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rf_fozzy Nov 2019 11:39am, 27 Nov 2019 9,267 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy (except the ultra bit)
flyingfinn Nov 2019 11:51am, 27 Nov 2019 1,370 posts	Quote Pin flyingfinn And that you know the course in advance and can recce. I rarely need to look at a map in an ultra, so having spent 35 years doing a lot of both, mostly nothing like orienteering...
flyingfinn Nov 2019 11:55am, 27 Nov 2019 1,371 posts	Quote Pin flyingfinn I could for instance go out and run the 10 Peaks in anything except very low vis and run pretty much the whole thing without a map.
SimonF Nov 2019 5:08pm, 27 Nov 2019 97 posts	Quote Pin SimonF It wasn't set up as a navigational challenge and has actually come a strange route to the race it is now. It was a charity event the first couple of years and when no-one finished the first year was suddenly billed as impossible :). I have run the long Lakes course a couple of times and took quite different but really enjoyable routes each time. It is 2/3rds of a BG so the first time I did it it gave me a gauge on how ready I was for one. Since I last ran it in 2016, Shane Ohly took it over it for a couple of years and I imagine smoothed off the rougher, less polished parts of the race organisation (including vague 'out of bounds' sections) before handing it on to Kong. I think it's a brilliant route and covers some of the best of the Lakes mountains whilst being a tough day out. Still not sure about the Skiddaw loop at the end though ;).
rf_fozzy Dec 2019 4:35pm, 12 Dec 2019 9,294 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy Anyone doing the Totley Boxing Day race? If so, have you pre-entered? I haven't as yet, but if it's going to be busy otd, I will.... (I remember the last ALS before it went Pre-entry and was lucky to get a number)
Ding Derby merrily on Tup Dec 2019 5:02pm, 12 Dec 2019 36,627 posts	Quote Pin Ding Derby merrily on Tup Giants Tooth on New Years Day for us
rf_fozzy Dec 2019 1:19am, 13 Dec 2019 9,311 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy I always do the orienteering on NYD. ALS on NYE is my fellrunning bit. Ogden is such a long way to go for 30mins of running....
Ding Derby merrily on Tup Dec 2019 7:45am, 13 Dec 2019 36,671 posts	Quote Pin Ding Derby merrily on Tup 15 mins in the car for us fozzy
Dave A Dec 2019 7:46am, 13 Dec 2019 22,289 posts	Quote Pin Dave A I made a morning of it a few years ago. Bradford Parkrun followed by Giants Tooth.
Ding Derby merrily on Tup Dec 2019 7:50am, 13 Dec 2019 36,672 posts	Quote Pin Ding Derby merrily on Tup Sounds good Dave