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Jul 2012
4:06pm, 29 Jul 2012
5,049 posts
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flip
Johnny, the first 30 of the hundred ( the hardest part of the course imho) conditions underfoot were the worst i've ever known. It was like a different course to last year ! With the rain we have had long grass and slipery mud was covering and inbetween all the jaggerd rocks on a lot of the decents. I normally make a lot of time downhill but it was lethal. Folk were going over ,sliding into others and taking them out. It was hard to overtake when you did have a good line as folk as you were scared of doing the same to someone. I ran that section in the ice at christmas and flew down but it wasn't on this year.
The bogs on section 2 were not just a series of bogs but almost constant . Never seen so much saturated ground my feet were soaked for 31 hours . Mind , i don't have a single blister - glad i stuck to my shoe choice of Muzono wave harrier.
Rob thanks for the Tip, thery are in the fridge. 
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Jul 2012
5:00pm, 29 Jul 2012
13,514 posts
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JohnnyO
That would explain all those people covered in mud that I saw!
I,have limited experience of this, but there is little I like running in less than waterlogged bog.
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Jul 2012
5:26pm, 29 Jul 2012
27,103 posts
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Hills of Death (HOD)
Sounds horrific well done Flip great attempt
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Jul 2012
7:10pm, 29 Jul 2012
3,686 posts
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2 Flat Feet
I think I have trench foot. My feet just never dried out and I can concur with the slipping and sliding!
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Jul 2012
7:54pm, 29 Jul 2012
10,716 posts
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FRU (KeepTheFaith)
I think you are all bloody amazing - we were at Coniston this week and I was hoping to see the start as I did last year.. but they changed the weekend? Anyhow.. 50 and 100 - each are amazing to be having a go at. Flip it's good to have the reality check, they called off the tiddler fell run I was going to have a pop at and my little piddle abouts were a new experience as you say because of how much rain.
Anyhow - to each and every one of you - whatever the result - I take my hat off to you - bloody top work!
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Jul 2012
9:24pm, 29 Jul 2012
1,598 posts
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LythamRUnner
Great effort Rob - was good to see you if only briefly.
Well done to all who took part!
I got round the 50 in 11hr 41 ... with a big wobble (cramps) early on.
Lots of salt and steady running seemed to sort me out.
Great support along the route too - plus awesome marshalling / checkpoints.
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Jul 2012
10:49pm, 29 Jul 2012
1,198 posts
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heffaroo
Finished the 100 in 35.21....I now have no feet! Agony! But a satisfied agony I suppose!
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Jul 2012
10:52pm, 29 Jul 2012
27,109 posts
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Hills of Death (HOD)
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Jul 2012
5:47am, 30 Jul 2012
1,772 posts
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154 Rob
Well done Heffaroo!
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Jul 2012
3:34pm, 30 Jul 2012
1,774 posts
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154 Rob
I'll have to come back next year.
#unfinishedbusiness
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