Ultra Marathons

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torey Feb 2017 6:35pm, 24 Feb 2017 168 posts	0 torey thanks Carolyn. Next event is a twelve hour "one mile laps" through the night in early Spring. One of those "see how far you can go" things...am doing it to assist a friend who is a bit slower than me. 4 mile recovery run done with no problems.
torey Feb 2017 6:36pm, 24 Feb 2017 169 posts	0 torey ..wow.. run free--great running!
run free Feb 2017 8:48pm, 24 Feb 2017 3,015 posts	0 run free Thanks all. Flanker - how about Arrowhead 2018?
run free Feb 2017 8:55pm, 24 Feb 2017 3,016 posts	0 run free Flanker - think you'll also like Rovaniemi. Great place and winter stuff is cheap at the moment as the race is during sale time Saw Oakley googles for 45 euros!
carolyn_t Feb 2017 2:33pm, 25 Feb 2017 127 posts	0 carolyn_t Wow, that sounds hard, torey! Much respect for anyone who can do lap races for that long. Next event for me the the Grizzly (20mi so not an ultra) in Devon in a couple of weeks. Just parkrun today though!
Loulabell Feb 2017 5:17pm, 25 Feb 2017 5 posts	0 Loulabell Hello all , hope you don't mind me joining in , I've had an official invite from Dvorak I'm the new girl, an old resident of RW but thought I'd pack my suitcase and have a new adventure .. lil bit about me .. started with a fun run in 2009,kept doing little jogettes, got to HM and did a couple , found out about this ultra malarkey & did first one 2012 and pretty much that since
NDWDave Feb 2017 5:22pm, 25 Feb 2017 2,120 posts	0 NDWDave Welcome Loulabell. It is quite a range here from 50km to the Spine race.
Loulabell Feb 2017 5:23pm, 25 Feb 2017 6 posts	0 Loulabell Noticed someone is doing Rtts 100k , it's a good event especially if you at worried about nav . Only gripe is the cost , but a very nice route . A cheaper alternative and just as good is the Ridgeway 86 which I'm doing this year .
Loulabell Feb 2017 5:26pm, 25 Feb 2017 7 posts	0 Loulabell Hi Dave , yes Ive done a few 50milers now , mostly with centurion ( yes I'm centurion family / army ) .. and did the grand slam last year . Got sdw100 coming up in June . The Spine is a bit chilly for me , hoping to do Transgran maybe next year . Thank you for the welcome :D
NDWDave Feb 2017 5:29pm, 25 Feb 2017 2,122 posts	0 NDWDave All of my ultras have been centurion. I did the 100 Slam last year. The SDW100 was my favourite - a lovely trail