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fuzzyduck79 Jan 2022 11:39am, 26 Jan 2022 792 posts	0 fuzzyduck79 I'd wear VF from what you've said there. Wore them in similar circumstances twice before and didn't regret it
Windsor Wool Jan 2022 11:44am, 26 Jan 2022 5,367 posts	0 Windsor Wool I'd wear VF and be prepared to dig my toes in a little bit at the start / finish if I needed to! btw - I ran the Snowdonia mara in pair of well worn VF
fuzzyduck79 Jan 2022 11:47am, 26 Jan 2022 793 posts	0 fuzzyduck79 Also did Snowdonia in Next% and the final descent (huge rain the day/night before) was...tricky. But still worth the time saved over rest of course.
jda Jan 2022 11:56am, 26 Jan 2022 11,865 posts	0 jda I'd do VF but would be happy to go carefully over some very short sections. I ran in VFs for a marathon that had 1-2km of unpaved mixed path round a reservoir (grass/dirt/gravel), admittedly it was summer but still potentially a bit slippy. You've still got 42km of road to handle!
jda Jan 2022 11:57am, 26 Jan 2022 11,866 posts	0 jda (sorry 21km but the point stands)
Gobi Jan 2022 12:34pm, 26 Jan 2022 75,662 posts	0 Gobi I'd wear the VF
Velociraptor Jan 2022 1:10pm, 26 Jan 2022 56,124 posts	0 Velociraptor If it's tidy grass I'd wear the VF and not worry. If it's messy grass I'd wear the VF and be a wee bit careful on the grassy bits. I've worn mine in a local 10k with a turning point that's a little loop on grass and gravel and although they weren't at their happiest it wasn't a problem.
Big_G Jan 2022 1:18pm, 26 Jan 2022 1,422 posts	0 Big_G OK, thanks all. I haven't done the race before but the grass parts look flat with a decent enough surface.
Brunski Jan 2022 4:27pm, 26 Jan 2022 1,948 posts	0 Brunski Big G - Pretty sure you could've anticipated the answer to this from the vaporfly thread? 😂 I agree with others, unless you've got 200m of thick mud at the start/end you'll get more from the VF than switching to something else that's got better grip.
Hills of Death (HOD) Jan 2022 8:50am, 27 Jan 2022 36,184 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) I wore AF for a mix and match 10k it worked well

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