Ultra Marathons

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Sam Jelfs Jun 2019 8:50am, 29 Jun 2019 360 posts	0 Sam Jelfs 14 laps / 50 miles done, just another 14 to go. Looks set for 33c temperatures this afternoon...
zp Jun 2019 9:06am, 29 Jun 2019 466 posts	0 zp Well done Sam!
JCB Jun 2019 9:28am, 29 Jun 2019 541 posts	0 JCB Nice!
STOOSH Jun 2019 9:36am, 29 Jun 2019 3,133 posts	0 STOOSH Good luck on the next 14 laps Sam! Has anyone run the Cumbrian way ultra and can recommend it - was considering the 73 if it was a good one to do?
Raemond Jun 2019 10:12am, 29 Jun 2019 2,781 posts	0 Raemond If anyone is interested/bored with their Saturday enough to want to watch such a thing, I'm live streaming the start of each round on faceache, it should be visible to non-friends as well facebook.com
Velociraptor Jun 2019 10:44am, 29 Jun 2019 42,084 posts	0 Velociraptor The Cumbria Way Ultra is a good event, STOOSH. I haven't run it but I've worked at a feed station. The route is scenic but not brutal and it's well organised and supported.
oumaumau Jun 2019 10:49am, 29 Jun 2019 1,139 posts	0 oumaumau 14 laps for 50 miles? I thought it was the 'Big Dogs standard' 4.166 miles per lap, so 100 miles in 24 hours... If not, even tougher
Raemond Jun 2019 4:17pm, 29 Jun 2019 2,782 posts	0 Raemond The RDs aren't very good at measuring distances, so they claim each lap is a bit under 6km, whereas everyone's tracking devices say more like 6.4km Either way, 28 is the number you have to complete if you're doing the Slam.
oumaumau Jun 2019 6:33pm, 29 Jun 2019 1,140 posts	0 oumaumau Jeepers, sounds like an ultra torture.. Many left in?
Sam Jelfs Jun 2019 7:01am, 30 Jun 2019 361 posts	0 Sam Jelfs They claim is 5.995 km per loop, but for the official results they use 6.25 km. The RDs just like to make people run that bit further! In the end 1 person ran 29 loops, and 10 finished at 28. 175 km roughly... 8 of the 10 were the grand slam runners. Something like 750 km run over 4 races in one year. Just got to wait until October for the trophy now...