Lakeland 50 or 100 in 2021 😀😀😀

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Gromit Jul 2021 2:59pm, 13 Jul 2021 1,652 posts	0 Gromit Cool lets hope that is the same on race day ......... my experience of the Ullswater way race hasn't left me filled with confidence.
NDWDave Jul 2021 3:09pm, 13 Jul 2021 15,155 posts	0 NDWDave I was planning to start at the back. Mainly for pacing so I don’t go off to quickly but I don’t really fancy the usual pre race pens. I assume there will be a few bottle necks but not UTMB/CCC style
flanker Jul 2021 3:17pm, 13 Jul 2021 19,907 posts	0 flanker Couple of bottlenecks in the first mile or so, mainly at the miner's bridge and the trail around there. After that you won't have a problem. Last time around Kinky, Fenners & I were the last three through the gate at the bridge. Happy to do the same again; there's plenty of time to push hard later, and it's nice to spend the next 58 miles picking people off
FenlandRunner Jul 2021 3:46pm, 13 Jul 2021 6,865 posts	0 FenlandRunner More than happy being last at the Miner's Bridge. But also more than happy being the last finisher.
NDWDave Jul 2021 4:18pm, 13 Jul 2021 15,156 posts	0 NDWDave I was having a look at the splits from 2019 and it looks like people go out pretty quickly to CP1. 7 miles with 2,000ft+ of climbing in about 90 minutes for mid pack sounds quite punchy. Pace crashes after CP3. I’m aiming for something a bit more even…
flyingfinn Jul 2021 4:37pm, 13 Jul 2021 2,785 posts	0 flyingfinn Dave the pace crashes for a number of reasons after CP3. Firstly it gets dark, secondly you hit the first proper climb and finally the runnability drops (I.e even the descents are rougher and steeper). I'd say they all play at least as big a part as the early pace being too quick. To maintain the same pace after CP3 you have to waste the good running early on.
Binks Jul 2021 5:00pm, 13 Jul 2021 8,074 posts	0 Binks Ooooh, a group on fetch about the race. The facebook is indeed full of idiots asking what the best socks are. Anyway, what are the best socks to wear for the race?
NDWDave Jul 2021 5:02pm, 13 Jul 2021 15,157 posts	0 NDWDave I’ve just been looking at the route stats to get my head round things. CP3-CP5 has the most climbing of any stretch so helps explain it plus the start of darkness I’m trying to get the balance between running when the going is good versus sprinting off at half marathon pace…
Rosehip Jul 2021 6:25pm, 13 Jul 2021 21,760 posts	0 Rosehip Gromit, I'll be at the back for the 50. Stopping at the portaloos after the estate lap and then trundling along and seeing what happens. A good quality mask will be used in the marquee and on the bus, restrictions lifted or not. Providing "evidence" of a negative LFT test isn't evidence at all when you self-report the result.
Dave A Jul 2021 6:35pm, 13 Jul 2021 23,082 posts	0 Dave A Portaloos? There’s trees everywhere for that kind of thing.