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If, like me, you like to make up your own little ultra distance runs and adventures then post the details and photos here...
Last Saturday I did the 45 miles of the GUC from Tring to Paddington. Next weekend, weather permitting, I shall have a go at SDW going East to West from Eastbourne to Winchester. I'll post photos and a report....
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Lirish.. it's looking good for the weekend... I have the Harvey map and there are water taps marked on it... it looks perfectly feasible to do self-supported... I'll report back next week with some feedback..
I ran some of Peddars Way at the weekend. Just done a bit of research, it's a rather pleasant 46.3m, so I think that might make a nice challenge for a winter training run. There's a few miles of road, then a lot of field paths, so it will be a balancing act for waiting until the long grass/vegetation has died back (it's not a hugely popular route) but not too long that it's got VERY muddy...
Would be nice to have some company, but as no-one lives around here I guess it's going to be a solo expedition!
LIrish... I was out on SDW yesterday.. it is definitely do-able solo.. the water taps are well marked and positioned. The terrain was so much harder and hillier than I expected though.... I am rubbish at hills and really need to focus on that and the result was that my progress was slow. It wasn't helped that I had to carry my powders for fuelling, but really I'm just rubbish at hills...!
Lovely run.. superb location and views and very enjoyable.
Hey DV - sounds like a good run nonetheless...
I've just read a bit about National Trails etc - if I get on Peddars Way at the North Norfolk coast (nearest trail to me) apparently I could get all the way to Lyme Regis on the Dorset Coast!! Peddars Way links to the Icknield Way, which links to, then criss-crosses, the Ridgeway, which then links to the Wessex Ridgeway, down to the coast....
Now that would be a challenge - perhaps for my 50th...
Dark Vader, I am in awe of your plan to run the SDW! I have the Harvey's map and used it on a walk from Eastbourne to Winchester some years ago. I don't know what your food plans are and how much you will carry, but I just wanted to say that the shop marked on the map at the village of Washington is no longer there.
My own little baby-ultra plan was to run the Avon Valley Path this summer from Salisbury to Christchurch (35m). Unfortunately we had those 6 weeks of rain leading up to my planned dates and the path was underwater in lots of places, so I postponed the run and will try again next year.