Race the Train 2011

George Watson 2

With only 12 weeks to go b 4 race day on 20th August some 677 of you have entered Race the Train,Tywyn to dated. So get your entries in now to avoid disappointment www.racethetrain.co.uk

Nick L

George...i am entered - 1st time running it, although my club has been coming upto Tywyn for many years....and taking over Kings YHA.

If you are taking number requests...then '376' would be nice! My name on here is my name I am entered under!

[Deleted User]

Hi Nick *waves*

Nick L

Hallo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

George Watson 2

Nick Good to here your coming for your first challenge. Tell your friends. Let's make 2011 a record year for entries.

Sir Cowarde de Custarde

I'm still trying to persuade some of my friends who fancy having a go "at some point" that there is no time like 2011.

George Watson 2

Exactly.No time like the present.They better be quick though as we were say at are meeting on Wednesday that we have to set an entry limit for the first time and may be forced to say the main race is full. We will decide at the july meeting.So tell the to enter now.

Nick L

George - check out how many from 'Almost Athletes' are going to be there.....plenty I assure you

HTA

Cant enter till after my big race on the 31st July George. Its 100 miles so legs might not work so cant enter till I know for sure

Sir Cowarde de Custarde

Rather you than me, HTA!

HTA

Cheers Sir

[Deleted User]

How's your training going, HTA?

(I keep managing to get lost when out for my longer potters  so am wibbling about the navigation, still. However, landowners aren't helping by "disappearing" paths that are clearly marked on the map!)

HTA

Ummm not too sure Frodo, Managed 5 marathons in 5 days last week, but not done a great deal of big hills. Need to do some night time runs soon.

[Deleted User]

My original plan with the 50 was to have done as much as possible in the light, but now I realise I am going to be trekking in the dark for quite a bit too - I'm a little bit concerned about that as well.

I keep deferring to my, "It'll all be fine" mantra - but I don't know how well that will carry me when the time comes. I'll know more after the Osmotherley Phoenix next month. Do you have any prep events?

George Watson 2

With ony 10 weeks left now until race day 800 of you have entered to date and the entries keep coming in.

George Watson 2

Public meeting 23rd June for the friends of Race the Train, and any one who wants to help.

George Watson 2

The farmers started ploughing the fields!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

George Watson 2

Good turn out two night @ Public meetingmLots of support for ket tasks.
Now up to 900 entries with 9 weeks to go . So we could be on for a large entrey.

jw in bristle

and we are coming up from Bristol,, not sure how many yet but 3 of us entered so far

hello Almost mob,

George Watson 2

JW that's good news.

[Deleted User]

I'm going to be knackered for this now! I'm entering my first ultra on the weekend before this....Grimsthorpe 70.

Oh dear....I had wanted to better my time from last year too....

Wonder if I can get Barry the Baton again for this one....I reckon he'd enjoy himself.   I bet George has never met Baz....

Barry Fan (Ria)

George Watson 2

No never met Baz, have seen him on face book.

[Deleted User]

Baz is a legend. Helped me get a marathon PB a couple of weeks ago.....We had 4 days of epic back to back races....He's with someone else now....

George Watson 2

But could Baz handle the ploughed field.

[Deleted User]

Together, me & Baz could take on the world....  He doesn't like mud though. I fell over coming down Cader, trying to copy the ninjas, & he went face first into the mud. You know you're losing it when you're apologising out loud to a wooden stick half way up a mountain, & wiping his wee face clean....

[Deleted User]

I'm sure he went through worse last year, BF. I for one nearly lost him in the sea on the way to Craster

George Watson 2

Well with the rain we are having. Here @ the moment the. Ploughed fieldv would a mud bath. Ria don't try being a ninja when crossing the hill @ RTT as you colud slide all the way
down to the bottom, and I wouldn't want anything to happen to Baz.

George Watson 2

Could all you guys and girls rujnning in this years Rotary challenge 14 mile race please make sure you use the toilets @ the start line. We have received complaints from the residents that men and women runners where peeing in the road and in peoples gardens So this we have put toilets at the start. So pleas pea in the pot and not the gardens or road. To many complaints could jepodise future races.

Sir Cowarde de Custarde

Well said, George.   Will there be a Gents' urinal - they speed the queues up a lot.

George Watson 2

Sir There will be one gents urinal wqhich can take six gents @ a time and at least twpo portaloos.