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I would like to hear from people who have done this in the past few years, any info would be great ie, training routines, advice while out there etc.
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Right. It's hilly. Not undulating. HILLY. Mountainous even.
Day One, 24 miles ~6000 feet climb
Day Two, 20 miles out and back, at altitude, with a fair bit of up and down
Day Three, marathon-ish, 3500 feet ascent, 9200 feet descent
Day Four, half marathon, about 1375 feet descent, 1585 ascent
Day Five, 17 miles, about 1995 feet ascent in first 10k then downhill.
Basically, the first three days are VERY ROUGH underfoot. This is not 'bumpy', this is tricky for a Land Rover that's been through a war and is driven by a nutcase. You really need to be happy on uneven ground. Dodgy ankles are no use. Off-road shoes are.
Leg strength is key for all the climbing. Practise practise practise on hills. If you can find hills with rocks then even better. I simply concentrated on mileage in the months up to the trip. Don't worry about speedwork.
It's tricky to acclimatise to the altitude. You either cope or you don't. If you've added a few extra days at the beginning then it might help. I tried that but it didn't seem to do much for me. I found that from pm on race day 1 to pm on race day 3 I couldn't eat. I survived on sports drink and two bags of some sort of drip that the doctor stuck in me. Medical support is excellent.
Race support is excellent. Don't be worried by the clapped out vehicles. The logistics are fantastic. Food is very good and plentiful and the bottled water is not at rip-off prices. You can take purification tablets if you like.
Pretty much everyone wears a rucsac of some sort, most had a camelbak. The support, refuelling stations and check points are excellent but it's not the same as FLM! You'll need to be prepared for changes in temperature. It was very cold the year I did it and you start early mornings, so need to be able to take off layers and carry them.
Take a camera. Very few people are in this to win. You're in an amazing part of the world and unlikely to be back, so take advantage and capture those memories. You will get views of Everest, not many people can do that.
It is a truly amazing event.
Was it the altitude sickness that put you off your food?
Hi Womble, thanks for redirecting me to this much more up-to-date thread. It was very interesting and useful to read your summary above. If you do have a copy of your race report that would be great!
Do you ahve any other interesting races lined up?
Hi we are booked on this trip this year. Have been talking about it for four years and now its happening. Our places and flights are booked. Very scary. Training is not quite as planned I am a bit behind schedule but did a sponsored walk at the weekend which saw us walking 9 miles on Saturday, 16 on Sunday and 10 on Monday. Trouble is walking always seems to hurt my back - I can run for miles without any ill effects but walking and my back aches for days. We have plenty of hills to train on although much of my running is on roads. Looks like I need to practice the off road stuff, running with a rucksack and invest in different shoes.
Thanks for your comments Womble - will take your advice on board
MKW are you booked on too, if so we'll see you there.
I did this race with Womble! - its a great event and the scenery is stunning - good choice!
Altitude sickness is always an unknown factor - I was OK but it is like running with socks in your mouth!!! I always take the homeopathic remedy for Altitude sickness, works well for me. Recently I ran in the Atacama Desert in chile which is at the same altitude and a lot of the competitors drank Cocoa tea - doesn't tast too bad either.
All the best with the race and enjoy. A friend of mine in South Africa did it this year and she loved it.
That's what I meant! always get it wrong!
MIMI !!!!!!!!
I wanted to get in touch with you!! Well done on your recent record-breaking jogle. I want to steal your route secrets. I'll try and get in touch - I think I have your e-mail still. Otherwise, could you e-mail me through RW, please?
<bows before hero(ine)>
Hi Womble, you can get me through my website www.marvellousmimi.com
it would be marvellous to catch up
I was thrilled when my verification came through from the Guinness World Records - makes it all official - sounds daft but until I had that I couldn't really celebrate - have now drunk lots of champagne!
Went and did a 5 day staged race in South Africa 2 months afterwards - in the mountains so stunning but hard and you have to run it in pairs - really enjoyed it but have had to ease back on training since I got back to let my body have a bit of a rest - can't believe how long it takes to recover from such a long run - that will teach me!
now i can start training for next year!
;0) - very happy to help just let me know what you want. There is an American Lady walking/running it in 2010.
x
Hi Claire - we took a small party of four to the event and we're looking at taking a bigger group with us again this year.
As you will have gathered its a wonderful event - let me know if you need any info.
Thanks, I'll keep you posted!
This is a fantastic event, I completed it in 2008 and wil probably do it again in a couple of years time!