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Lakeland 100 and 50 2018

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Northern Exile Jul 2018 10:17am, 23 Jul 2018 4,731 posts	0 Northern Exile I will be there at the 100 start also. I made the decision a few weeks back not to run the race, but of course I will be cheering Bobs and everyone else at the start.
_andy Jul 2018 4:13pm, 23 Jul 2018 10,338 posts	0 _andy Fifth time in a row for Lakeland and looking forward to next weekend. Despire Mark (RD)'s sage advice to not walk around the campsite in Coniston saying that one is only doing the 50, ... I'm only doing the 50. I reckon if you've survived the 100 and are just heading back for the fun run, that's allowed. But normal people, please note that the 50 is still a bonkers undertaking (I think there are still a few normal people here, somewhere).
mrs shanksi Jul 2018 4:38pm, 23 Jul 2018 9,077 posts	0 mrs shanksi 50 will be fine, I do hope to attempt the 100 at some point though. Might not be saying that after Saturday! Looking forward to seeing you Andy, and everyone else
Northern Exile Jul 2018 5:06pm, 23 Jul 2018 4,732 posts	0 Northern Exile I think the 50 is a great day out and very achievable with its generous cut-off. I sort of wish I'd entered it myself rather than taking a gamble on being well enough to do the 100. It's going to be blinking hot, please do remember the sunblock and salt tablets. I shall be at Dalemain to see you start and give you a cheer.
Rosehip Jul 2018 5:30pm, 23 Jul 2018 10,733 posts	0 Rosehip (some forecasts are showing fresher and wetter for Saturday - it's bound to get cold and wet - I'm camping ) I hope it's cooler for you all than it is here at the moment!
Velociraptor Jul 2018 5:33pm, 23 Jul 2018 38,677 posts	0 Velociraptor The 50 is still the hardest event I've ever completed.
jacdaw Jul 2018 5:41pm, 23 Jul 2018 2,032 posts	0 jacdaw Met office forecast isn't looking too bad...
DavidAP Jul 2018 5:42pm, 23 Jul 2018 656 posts	0 DavidAP It's an awesome event, whether the 50 or the 100. Not that I've been good enough to complete the 100, three DNFs, but did get further every time. Have a great day or day(s) out. And if you hear of any last minutes opportunities to help out on the marshalling front, I'm available all weekend.
Northern Exile Jul 2018 10:52pm, 23 Jul 2018 4,733 posts	0 Northern Exile Has anyone been taking a good look at the .gpx files provided on the website? They're a bit crap. Don't misunderstand me, they will do the job adequately and lead you to the end but there's several bits where you can tell there have been manual corrections, gone on the wrong side of walls, errors that aren't corrected, inconsistent sample rates. For a race of this magnitude I'd have expected better.
DavidAP Jul 2018 10:59pm, 23 Jul 2018 658 posts	0 DavidAP NE, (unfortunately) I've recce'd the route so many times I don't even reference the map or detailed notes.