Ultra Marathons
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Jul 2021
8:28am, 27 Jul 2021
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swittle
[thanks for the info g/girl  ]
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Jul 2021
9:00am, 27 Jul 2021
23 posts
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Sparkee
Thanks everyone, I'd seen discussion of 50 and 100 milers and wasn't sure I was in the right room
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Jul 2021
9:01am, 27 Jul 2021
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NDWDave
Welcome sparkee. Definitely the right forum. All sorts of races in here and 36 miles across Dartmoor won’t be easy. How well marked is it? |
Jul 2021
9:01am, 27 Jul 2021
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MisterTea
lol Sparkee - some of us are just here for Trader tips!
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Jul 2021
9:07am, 27 Jul 2021
24 posts
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Sparkee
hi dave, fully marked apparently. It will be my first puretrail event, anyone have experience with them? puretrail.uk as for trader, I'm on week 14 from a low base so have been ramping up nicely |
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Jul 2021
9:12am, 27 Jul 2021
15,241 posts
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NDWDave
Not heard of them. 36 miles of self nav over Dartmoor would be challenging… There is also the advice thread which is very welcoming and a safe place to ask for kit/training/etc help fetcheveryone.com/forum/ultra-training-for-beginners-55137/147 |
Jul 2021
9:29am, 27 Jul 2021
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chunkywizard
LOL Mr T, I forgot to post in the trader thread. Hopefully you bought me last weekend!
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Jul 2021
11:30am, 27 Jul 2021
41,662 posts
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
@sparkee Puretrail are my favourite race organiser. (Although Action Challenge are nipping at their ankles after this weekend, but they're more of an event organiser than a race organiser.) I really like the look of The Crossing. I've done The Great Escape (which is most of the second half of The Crossing) a couple of times. Steve and Mark, the guys behind Puretrail, are both experienced ultra runners and know how to organise an event. Good route marking in the wilds of Dartmoor too. I think you and I spoke about Lundy too? That's another of theirs. |
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Jul 2021
11:53am, 27 Jul 2021
25 posts
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Sparkee
Thanks Synge. I've had my eye on this one for quite a while but with everything going on I'd held off signing up. Managed to get out on the moors at the weekend for 15 miles, including the part of the route from Postbridge to Princetown. Looking forward to it now but just hoping I don't pick up an injury or isolation period And yes, I'll be on the boat to Lundy in Sep too. |
Jul 2021
12:05pm, 27 Jul 2021
12 posts
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Mr. Grumpy
+1 for Action Challenge. I recently did my first Ultra with them, and found the organisation, overall set-up and route markings to be faultless. Admittedly, I’ve got nothing similar to compare it to, and although the event was quite expensive, and probably over-supported for the more experienced, I found it to be an excellent introduction to the world of ultra running, and would definitely recommend them to anyone wanting to enter their first Ultra. |
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