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ChrisThePuma Jan 2014 8:08am, 21 Jan 2014 2,548 posts	Quote Pin ChrisThePuma welcome to Fetch 01 - i cant offer any advice though as i am still an UV (ultra virgin)
DerbyTup Jan 2014 8:12am, 21 Jan 2014 9,106 posts	Quote Pin DerbyTup L100 is run over hard ground. I'd suggest getting as many miles / hours on feet in as you can both running and walking and include plenty of climbing (5,000ft per week, if not every week then maybe every other). Do not underestimate the terrain itself; for many runners (me included) its a real problem!
The Bogman Jan 2014 1:12pm, 21 Jan 2014 105 posts	Quote Pin The Bogman Good point DT, wet boggy ground is both energy sapping and mentally exhausting/demoralising particularly if there are long unbroken stretches of it. Not to mention what it does to your feet. Some interesting first thoughts coming out from the 'Spiners' and the mud/bog etc features heavily.
01 Jan 2014 3:47pm, 21 Jan 2014 2 posts	Quote Pin 01 Thanks DT, I'd not given a whole lot of thought to the terrain. I'm stuck between the Dales and the Moors, so it tends to be trails and/or bog .. not the worst prep?! Bit short on scree though (at least, I've not found any yet). Getting in the mileage and ascent not so much an issue, I think. Will check some L100 recces, though.
HappyG(rrr) Jan 2014 4:00pm, 21 Jan 2014 21,673 posts	Quote Pin HappyG(rrr) I got a good 50 miler schedule from a Fetchie, linked from Runners World (don't shoot me!) Decent mileage, I thought, for a "flat 50" (which mine isn't!) runnersworld.com
01 Jan 2014 4:42pm, 21 Jan 2014 3 posts	Quote Pin 01 Lovely, HG! Some decent mileage in there, especially the weekend. Might tweak the Tuesday run for a medium-long hill run, and replace rest with a recovery run but otherwise .. yes, very nice!
Frobester Jan 2014 4:48pm, 21 Jan 2014 24,698 posts	Quote Pin Frobester Very interesting plan, I'm tempted to use that for my flat 60!
DerbyTup Jan 2014 4:57pm, 21 Jan 2014 9,109 posts	Quote Pin DerbyTup 01, some time spent on classic Dales green lanes would be valuable. Problem with L100 is a lot of the ground is hard and rough (and tarmac :-O)
Northern Exile Jan 2014 5:07pm, 21 Jan 2014 2,888 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile Just found this thread. Still chuckling about Flip's comments on the HM30. He's right, it was a Tough Twat alright
01 Jan 2014 6:57pm, 21 Jan 2014 4 posts	Quote Pin 01 Good stuff, DT. Never heard of 'green lanes' before, but a spot of Googling and think I'm on the right track (haha!) - the old Cam Road along Dodd Fell I know. Fairly hard and rough, from memory Just done a fair ol' whack of the Hadrian's Wall path, so somewhat au fait with tarmac. Bit of a leg masher at the end.