Ultra Marathons

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Badger Nov 2023 5:23pm, 19 Nov 2023 16,768 posts	0 Badger Storming work Sam Jelfs ! If I'd twigged you were coming through Cambridge (and hadn't had an early start this morning for a much shorter race) I'd have come and thrown jelly babies at you or something.
Vixx Nov 2023 5:32pm, 19 Nov 2023 2,019 posts	0 Vixx Congrats Sam! How are you feeling now?
Chrisity Nov 2023 6:23pm, 19 Nov 2023 23,248 posts	0 Chrisity Well done Sam. Two of my clubmates were in it, reaching Melton Mowbray before stopping. Mind you, they did Braunston parkrun on the way.
flanker Nov 2023 7:48pm, 19 Nov 2023 21,056 posts	0 flanker funny, I was thinking yesterday that if I did this (clue: I won't) that a key part of the planning would be to have a couple of parkrun options (ideally ones with a good cafe!) on the route for Sat morning.
Sam Jelfs Nov 2023 9:34pm, 19 Nov 2023 1,421 posts	0 Sam Jelfs Thanks for all the congrats folks. I can just about walk today, my right ankle is a bit messed up, but hopefully nothing a bit of rest can't fix. Always like the plots showing the different routes everyone took.
damo_HAC Nov 2023 11:05pm, 19 Nov 2023 633 posts	0 damo_HAC That map looks crazy, I would have thought there would be more consensus on what the best route was.
damo_HAC Nov 2023 11:07pm, 19 Nov 2023 634 posts	0 damo_HAC Fling entry in for me, my 2nd time doing it. First one was not pretty (bouts of vomiting in the first half) so I've got a score the settle. Definitely the toughest race I've ever done.
aussiescall Nov 2023 9:59am, 20 Nov 2023 104 posts	0 aussiescall That map looks crazy, I would have thought there would be more consensus on what the best route was. surely some boffin out there has worked it out. I assume best is easiest? but then I guess it's personal unless you were competing and really going all out to get all the marginal gains possible.
fetcheveryone Nov 2023 10:12am, 20 Nov 2023 29,865 posts	0 fetcheveryone I think a lot of people run towards wherever is home; or if they’ve done the event multiple times, they freshen things up with a different route.
aussiescall Nov 2023 2:36pm, 20 Nov 2023 105 posts	0 aussiescall I think a lot of people run towards wherever is home; or if they’ve done the event multiple times, they freshen things up with a different route. I might move to Meriden and enter the race. Marginal gains.😃