Hi Hippo, The 100 is going to be fairly harsh so if you had a high workload already this year you might wanna stay at 50.
The loop I am designing does not have any real long climbs like you will get in US 100's, but it is going to be a rollercoaster type of affair. Some very steep, short up and downhills and lots of 'em. The aim is roundabout 1400ft of climb per loop, so 14,000ft for the total race if you do the full enchilada.
Stoney uphill struggles, lots of treeroots and other ankletwisters, some nice sandy uphills, deep rutted tank tracks.....
One thing I think is useful is to let you make your mind up as you go along, so if you feel good, feel free to keep running. If you had enough, you can stick at 50.
Loz, I am aiming for the weekend of 7-9 October. The limitation is what the MoD allows me to do depending on whether they plan any major troop excercises around that time.
They said, it's mine if I want on that date. Summers are out, English Landscape does not allow any events on that plod of land between Feb and October.
Oh dear... I'm only up at this time of the morning cause I'm still starving hungry after doing T2T on Saturday..... I must have clicked on the wrong thread!
oooh - quite fancy the 50, would be probably be hillier than anything else I've done - except perhaps for that that blinkin' ravine on the Lyke Wake ... C'mon Hipps, lets boost the ranks of the slow-but-reliable runners
Henk - this looks really good - just a suggestion - I realise that 100-milers are in short supply and that you want to attract 100-mile runners, but you might get a few more peeps for the 50 if the thread title says 50 as well as 100?
Having lived in the area, and done some marshaling when motor rallies have been helf through the area, I think this is going to be a tough one underfoot. I would prefer a more solid and consistent surface if I was running that distance. How many laps for the 100??
Having looked at the web site Henk has obviously not ventured much in the direction of North Camp or Farnborough, as there are numerous hotels and eating establishments in the area. I should know as I lived in North Camp for 6 years.
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Naked is fine by me as if you're female and goodlooking...
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/henk.vanderbeek/caesars100.htm
im busy with short races in october
just the 50
The 100 is going to be fairly harsh so if you had a high workload already this year you might wanna stay at 50.
The loop I am designing does not have any real long climbs like you will get in US 100's, but it is going to be a rollercoaster type of affair. Some very steep, short up and downhills and lots of 'em. The aim is roundabout 1400ft of climb per loop, so 14,000ft for the total race if you do the full enchilada.
Stoney uphill struggles, lots of treeroots and other ankletwisters, some nice sandy uphills, deep rutted tank tracks.....
One thing I think is useful is to let you make your mind up as you go along, so if you feel good, feel free to keep running.
If you had enough, you can stick at 50.
Hope to see you there, follow Caesars Centurions!
Henk
When in October is it Henk?
nooooooooooooooo
(like between the other 4 maras)
i dont think of maras as short
I struggle doing 8
what am i doing here
;-)
oh? that wasn't what you meant??
but looking at me calnedar-it should be
Im nuts, i cant even run 8 miles without walking
finish me maras though
and the ultras
I am aiming for the weekend of 7-9 October.
The limitation is what the MoD allows me to do depending on whether they plan any major troop excercises around that time.
They said, it's mine if I want on that date.
Summers are out, English Landscape does not allow any events on that plod of land between Feb and October.
See ya there,
Henk
Lindi
youve done it now
Luckily we have our office christmas dinner today but it's not till 1pm so I may have to pop out for some nibbles in the mean time :-)
Aldershot is quite local for me
mmmmmmmm
C'mon Hipps, lets boost the ranks of the slow-but-reliable runners
you are getting as bad as shades
yesh, why not
4 maras and an ultra in a month
and then back to work
How many laps for the 100??
Will check the website, might be a bit rufty tufty for me.
The main concern for me is wether the terrain might be a bit tough going in the Nike Frees.