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Jun 2009
8:27am, 18 Jun 2009
10,665 posts
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flanker
My thinking is that the nav is easier in the later stages, so I'd rather leave it as late as possible before it gets dark.
Plus in 85 miles there is always the likelihood of problems (!), so I'd rather have the extra 2 hours of leeway on the cut-off times.
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Jun 2009
8:52am, 18 Jun 2009
2,301 posts
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Nightjar
So our advice to zoyen (welcome btw) is... ?
Take your pick. There will be slower runners starting at 12. I don't think most people would have an issue with the checkpoint cut offs, but like flanker says more time with an earlier start if problems occur.
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Jun 2009
9:02am, 18 Jun 2009
904 posts
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Anna Finn
Welcome to Fetch zoyen! 
I'm gonna start at noon. I think Jen J suggested noon, for some good reasons that I can't remember. But she's a wise cookie... I think one of her points may have been that it's nice to catch up with and overtake the people who started earlier. There was more to it than that though.
Good luck with the training anyway.
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Jun 2009
10:12am, 18 Jun 2009
8,934 posts
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Jen J
I started at noon last year, and will do the same again.
It's easier for me in terms of travelling on public transport to arrive in Tring later, plus from a personal point of view I hate having people run up behind me, so to have the majority of the field overtaking me would bother me lots.
I found starting at noon to be fine, but I'd recce'd the route first. Having said that, the route from Goring is straight-forward, so I'll just be aiming to get to Goring before dark this time (last year was about 30 minutes after dark).
Although official times on something like this aren't the key motivator, the fact that they penalise 10am starters who finish under 23 hours suggests to me that noon is the 'proper' start, with the 10am start for those who expect to be slow, rather than choosing that for the light advantage.
But that's just my opinion, and you are given the choice.
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Jun 2009
12:29pm, 18 Jun 2009
2,302 posts
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Nightjar
yup, I'm on the 12 start. Will have the route in my 3 Garmins again. I borrowed a mates last year and as far as I know it's still got them on it.
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Jun 2009
12:34pm, 18 Jun 2009
1,037 posts
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Joe Hawk
Good point I'm gonna have to borrow a garmin.
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Jun 2009
12:13am, 19 Jun 2009
10,667 posts
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flanker
I'll be on the 10 o'clock start. Maybe that makes me a slow un-proper runner
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Jun 2009
6:34am, 19 Jun 2009
1,487 posts
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Binks
3 garmins? You mean this can't be done in 8 hours?
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Jun 2009
6:48am, 19 Jun 2009
1,046 posts
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Joe Hawk
I was thinking 2. 1 to Goring and then another to the end
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Jun 2009
10:06am, 19 Jun 2009
1,445 posts
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Too Much Water
Agree with Jen's points, getting the extra advantage from the light when you know you ought to be under 24 hours is not really cricket, although I would dispute that official times aren't the key motivator... they are for some people.
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