Lakeland 50/100 in 2013

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Derby Tup Aug 2013 8:20am, 16 Aug 2013 6,764 posts	0 Derby Tup ENTRIES FOR 2014 will open 9:00am September 1st 2013
FR Aug 2013 8:23am, 16 Aug 2013 16,673 posts	0 FR The BGR is 'just' a walk, you'll be fine, flip
Derby Tup Aug 2013 8:28am, 16 Aug 2013 6,765 posts	0 Derby Tup There's more running involved in a sub 24 hour BG than you'd need to do in the L100 if you took over 35 or 36 hours
Northern Exile Aug 2013 8:40am, 16 Aug 2013 2,541 posts	0 Northern Exile That's for dead sure. I think FR is quoting someone else's [famous] words here ....
Derby Tup Aug 2013 8:43am, 16 Aug 2013 6,766 posts	0 Derby Tup I reckon the 100 is 'walkable', contrary to what the organisers claim. A strong fellrunner (top ten in Classics Trophy?) could do it. My understanding is Billy Bland is the only person to walk a BG and it's well beyond all but 'super-heroes' imho
ogee Aug 2013 9:03am, 16 Aug 2013 19,757 posts	0 ogee Kevin Marshall walks the 100, finished it a few times now as well. No idea about about the BGR. Haven't looked at it as its not on my list.
Velociraptor Aug 2013 9:18am, 16 Aug 2013 26,617 posts	0 Velociraptor Flip, when are you planning to do your BGR?
Northern Exile Aug 2013 9:19am, 16 Aug 2013 2,544 posts	0 Northern Exile I don't think the two are comparable, really. There is a huge amount of climb involved in a BGR, it's a different beast altogether.
Northern Exile Aug 2013 9:22am, 16 Aug 2013 2,545 posts	0 Northern Exile MG - for your Leg 1 recce, do you mean you took the line to the West and then came out by the Blencathra center? I know what you mean, but if conditions were a bit dodgy and you didn't fancy Halls Fell (and I don't blame you), Doddick would probably have been a very viable and shorter option.
MOUNTAIN GOATESS Aug 2013 10:51am, 17 Aug 2013 472 posts	0 MOUNTAIN GOATESS Northern Exile...yes but I didn't go right to Blencathra centre, cut across left off Blease Fell to Threkeld, if I'd had other running people with me I would have gone down Halls Fell