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2010 PUMA HellRunner: Hell Down South Sunday
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I have just got back from dropping my little brother off at Longmoor camp for an army cadet weekend, took the time to have a look at the start of the run, it's really wet!!!
Oh and the bog of doom defo looks deeper than last year and mudier if that is possible.
One week to go and it's only going to get wetter!!
Thanks Flat Footed. I'm only little so I think I'm going to drown next Sunday.
I must remember to put a bin liner on my list of things to take for the muddy stinky gear.
Bagsy not first in the bog of doom - they'll have to crack the ice! Hopefully by the time I get in it (about 2 hours later) it might have warmed up a little.
Struggling to follow my own logic on this but hey ho!
Is no-one else remotely concerned that the temp is going to be -1 next weekend?!?!.....or am i just being a wimp!!!!
Oh and I'm concerned. I hate hate hate the cold!
I'm thinking of taking my sledge for the hills of hell if the weather forecast of snow is right.
Sounds like a plan....so just to recap, I'm looking for someone in flashing devil horns carrying a sledge and ice skates....that shouldn't be hard to miss!
Hell is fun so at least we can have a bit of a laugh before the big day!!
PS Your running can't be any worse than mine, I call myself a jogger not a runner cos I'm back of the pack fodder
hey all,
really looking forward to this but just 1 question, how far in before you get soaked???
I know lol im just thinking that my feet will be shreded to pieces if their soaked from the start.....dare i say new trail shoes will get their 1st outting aswell lol
Trail shoes are the easiest thing in the world to clean - much easier than normal running shoes
Your feet will be a bit wrinkly by the end though - not much advice to give there apart from wear good socks so at least they stand a fighting chance!
Cogga, trust me, TG is a LOT harder than this. It's a great warm up though. TG is only really hard because of the cold. Having to keep going in cold water, & submerge, is very chilly. Get a neoprene hat & gloves! Before you get to the Killing Fields (the big obstacles) there's about 6 miles of cross country plus the slaloms, up & down a big hill. But if you're slow, you'll be put under pressure to miss all the slaloms out. You may well finish TG with a medal having missed most of the race out! So stick to your guns, & don't cheat. Most people will cheat if told to by the marshals, which will leave you at the back if you're slow & refuse to cheat. Then you'll be told to miss all the good stuff out because you're too slow! You get a raw deal at TG if you're slow....Oh, & if you complain about being made to miss stuff out, you'll be banned for life......!! Good luck! If you get to do the whole race it is a great race. But don't take that medal if you've missed half out. I sent mine back when I realised how much I'd been forced to miss out....
Hehehe.....you have rubbish weather on the way!! Southern softies!!! [Runs off back to Up North thread]
I'm still deliberating over the correct outfit for this one. I'm thinking lightweight is the way to go and single layers. Dont see any benefit in multiple layers if they are to be soaked. 0-2C on Sunday. Brrrrr..
Gloves ? If so should they be kinda wetsuity ? Numb hands would be miserable.
I did a test run to get used to streams, ponds etc and found my knee support ketp washing off
Space blankets CHECK
Camping stove CHECK
Thermos CHECK
Nip tape CHECK
Max Strength Ibuprofen CHECK
Solar camping shower CHECK
Old towels CHECK
Adult Sized Armbands - Do they even do them ?
Gonna be fun.
Wow, you sound organised! My hubby ran this last year and made do with baby wipes (he was travelling in someone elses car so I didn't complain!) - not sure I want the mess in the car this time with 2 of us!
Was wondering about clothing options too - I hate cold hands so am going with waterproof gloves (sealskins), but other than that I think you are right - no point in several layers getting wet....I guess if you're cold you're not working hard enough anyway!!
Well we'll be there with Dorothy the Land Rover and we will be using her as our changing room so if anyone is in need of some privacy then look for the large silver Land Rover with no rear windows. You may have a wait for us to finish the race though
Nice pub around the corner in Greatham too. With 2 fire places. My pal who Im running with is only 5'2 so she may well be doing some swimming too.
I've not done anything like this before. Started running in August. I've got two 10kms races under my belt and I've done 20km (Brighton Prom) and 16km (nasty Ashdown Forest) more recently. Knees failing, hips failing but still excited and terrified about this one.
Did a Hellrunner lite training session last week to get used to the damp stuff. Ouch.
Apologies for occasional swearing my bleep editing failed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW-pSaGOis0