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But you've gotta start. At least if you have a go, then you haven't 'failed' in my eyes.
Entry form about to be posted - what time did you put down V-rap & Juicer ??
At least we now know what V-rap is made of - 6kg of sinewy dinosaur and 54kg of chocolate
Hippo, you can't 'fail' if you enter, you can only DNF. Compared to 99.99% of the population entering is an achievement in itself!
Ducks LOVE mud. Surely the whole purpose of running, indeed life, is to jump in muddy puddles?
& get rained on to wash it off?
'Cos then you can jump in the boggiest bits without anyone noticing
At last fell run:
"Duck, how come you are so muddy? You even have mud on your nose."
"T, how come you aren't muddier? Did you cheat?"
...er...yellow sucking mud?
Maybe not!
You can't fail, cos if nothing else, it's always good training for the next challenge round the corner.
Hipps, you shouldn't be so hard on yourself :-)
Next challenge. Trailwalker, one week later. Yikes!
It's the only time you'll catch up ;oP
Oggling MY lycra clad bum, God you must be desperate !!
I've boinged it on URWFRC
(Ps. chocolate cake with my coffee please.)
I think hysteria is beginning to set in on the forum. People are beginning to get carried away with their enthusiasm.
To answer a few 'queries':
Reference to fell runners running all way. Even the best have to walk a little of it. All the route is suitable for walking; no one should have a problem in crossing the moor.
Even in July it can be very wet. Hippo is not exaggerating (too much). Jugger can be horrific in bad weather. There used to be a plank bridge across the beck but this got washed away. Currently trying to get the Parks to replace it. As you drop down towards the beck bear slightly left. If bridge is replaced that is where it will be.
Depth of mud is not bad apart from around Rosedale Head area. Then it can be v deep in bad weather.
Any runner entering should allow a little more time than they think they will need; this run does not easily equate to marathon times and conditions can vary drastically.
Hippo
As everyone keeps saying. Last year you did not fail. You covered a lot of miles, navigation let you down. This time you can draw on that experience and complete. You are capable. Think how you'll feel if the conditions are perfect and you didn't even try.
Weather makes a serious difference to time. From experience hot weather seems to affect entrants more than bad weather. (Hippo, I'm talking about serious fell runners here.)
am checking on call rota today
Wibble!
the ff fff fff rota isnt out
i am fff sick of this ff job
Might not be able to get out of sprog-duty.
OK, so me and Vrap are putting 12 hours? That's right isn't it? Shall send form first class tonight!
I haven't even checked sprog clearance myself!!
<<<wibbling away>>>
Race is so local I usually run to the start.
Excuses eh?
Wibble :oS
Better do some training!
'No excuses', eh, V-rap - how about not having ENTERED yet !!!
Juicer, I trust that you and the dinosaur are planning on some navigation work, after your exploits on the Lakeland hills at the weekeend??
Start worrying, I've got the maps