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2010 PUMA HellRunner: Hell Down South Sunday
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Hey All,
I'm doing my first ever Hellrunner this Sunday, and I just wanted to ask a kit question. Is the whole thing run on trails/mud? If so do we think XC spikes might be a better idea than trail shoes?
I'm thinking of bringing both and taking a decison on the day, but I don't want to put on the spikes and come across a two mile stretch of tarmac!
Really looking forward to Sunday, see you all in the Bog!
Go for it Miss Knees.
I had no intention of missing anything out at TG either, but if you're slow, you get forced in the end. So try & stand your ground. If you all refuse to cheat, then they can't really force all of you!
Ooooh....snow is on its way!! Hehehe.....
I did a very boggy, muddy, hilly training run around Ogden Water and the moors up in Yorkshire last weekend, shoes came off in peat bog, socks ruined. It was a good leaning exercise though, I know to do my shoes up extra tight, running in muddy conditions is about five times more exhausting than on firm ground and that the only way to run down very steep hills is sideways.
I was thinking there was only one water obsctacle. From some of the posts above it seems there's quite a few. Oh lordy.
The Bog of Doom is the small water hazard, there was one that could only be described as a lake to wade/swim through last year and the muddy bank on the other side was a nightmare to get up!!
Come on sunday!!!
Yes, thought it was quite nasty of the event only to advertise the bog of doom and not mention the lake (only know about that as hubby ran it last year!). Fore warned is fore armed as they say!!
Wish I was!
Wish we were!
shouldn't have spoiled the surpirse should we
I've studied many vids so am aware of most of the nastiness but the organisers assured me they will always throw in an extra twist to keep it fresh and miserable.
I've just bought some Speedracer 2s as I face planted twice on last weeks uphill mud run. It looks as if there might be a Devil on stilts in the Lake of Woe (might have made that name up...). Surely it wouldn't be a bannable offence to take him out ?
Are we there yet wrote (see)
oh lordy............
Stupidly, ridiculously excited about it - cold and all. There's 5 of us doing it now - 1 speedy one and the rest of us hanging about near the back making a nuisance of ourselves.
For me, the worst is the sand dunes at the end - last year I had a bit of difficulty getting going again after bog of doom so spent a lot of the last couple of miles walking - the sand dunes were a nightmare for me so have been working on stronger legs for this year - we'll wait and see.
My favourite bit will be seeing hubby at the end and knowing he has BBQ on in the carpark with a fat burger and a mug of bovril!!
BRING IT ON - WE'RE READY!!
Photos of previous races.
Don't click if you wish to be surprised on the day.
http://www.tri-anglia.co.uk/2007/images/HellrunnerBog2.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3173/3044833031_616d4463f2.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_pcleS7SPTXI/SwBZjPm0dLI/AAAAAAAAHbs/qV9jFoVeFOE/Over+they+go...+%23hellrunner
http://www.superstarsofsport.com/images/Hellrunner06/e7a8re2.jpg
Oh my...
TWO MORE SLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPS!!!
Miss Knees am I right in thinking the dunes come near the end ???
Judging the state of my knees on recent runs this will be very, very difficult indeed. I wonder if I can shed 10kg before Sunday..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXO3gKfOUN8
I think I'm going to wear bunny ears
3 more sleeps for me - I'm doing Sunday - can you Saturday lot make sure you don't churn the place up too badly please?
I looked up my photos from last year just now and I can't have hated the dunes that much because I've got the stupidest grin on each of the photos (well, what you can see of my face under my "bog of doom" beard)
I think I'll be on my hand and knees up those sand dunes.
Ridiculously it is only just dawning on me how tough this is. What an idiot! I just thought it was a muddy run with a bit of water at the end.
Everyone in the photos looks to have proper gear. Oh dear, dear me.
Anyway BRING IT ON.
Equally scary is I have signed up my daughter for the kids race. I wonder if they go through any of this stuff. Anyone know?
Well not all tough
Go the tutu, Are We There Yet! I have finally decided to wear mine regardless of mud, sand hills, bogs and possible snow!
I've been away a few weeks from the forum and now suddenly there's a lake!!!! What lake? I've been preparing mentally for the Bog of Doom ( and putting heel lifts in my trail shoes in the hope that will make a difference to whether they have to trawl the Bog for a five foot three inch runner in a black tutu) but there wasn't any mention of a lake! Must remember to wear the waterproof mascara instead of the regular lash boosting one....
I can't wait until Sunday ( I think) despite no running for two weeks due to lower back issues.....but I bet I don't get a wink of sleep the night before....
See you all in the mud on Sunday
On one side really looking forward to a good old tough race, lots of hills, lots of mud, should be a good finale to my month of mud.
And on the other side...Boy it's cold outside, I think weeing in the bog of doom is obligatory just to keep ourselves warm.
Do have a question though, currently dithering over what to wear, I got cold legs at Turbo X last week when running in shorts, I do have some good wicking tights but am worried that they're going to just store up cold water and get me even colder. Any views anyone?
Bunny ears miss knees, very nice,
Please don't wee in the Bog...think of all the slower, shorter people behind you....
And bunny ears do sound like a nice idea...but will they keep me warm?!