Hi, This is a desperate appeal for anybody who could help pacing a leg for my up and coming BG attempt. I have lost people at the last minute, and if anyone fancies mucking in it would be greatly appreciated.
Im planning an attempt clockwise, 1AM start 15th July on 22.30 hr schedule - am desperate for help especially for legs 3 and 1.
Can anyone help? or do you know someone who might be able to ? Please call me/text me
Cheers
Andy
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company? kit lugging? navigation?
what kind of speed are you planning?
i guess the terrain is pretty gnarly.
I have a very-skeleton support team, and Im looking for help on pacing or navigating or someone with rockclimbing experience who can get me up broad stand on Scafell.
The pace is not quick, it averages 2.5/3 mph, but the terrain is very taxing - but also varies from leg to leg (there are 5 legs in total).
From the experience of my club, a moderately fit road runner with cross country experience can comfortably pace legs 2 and 5, thus being very useful.
Of course, ideally all the support runners would be expert navigators/fell runners with an intimate knowledge of the terrain - and id have 5 of these per leg.....
But in the real world...Its just do the best you can - which adds a bit of spice at least!
Anyway, drop me a line if you interested, you would be welcome to join in
cheers
andy
oh i just reread 1 & 3 .... changes the logistics only slightly anyway.
I cant access my emails here - but will respond first thing tomorrow
andy
Keep all my email stuff at work, dont ask why - its just my system!
Ed - Ive mailed you, chat later if poss
Monique - You are a forum junkie, see you down the club later ?
Yeh, only one place...
I'd though about it until I realised that for any recce runs I'd have to drvie 10 hours round trip.
It should be in the SW instead :-)
Andy,
I hope you get enough supporters, I'm guessing that you've recced the route stages anyway.
Let us know how you get on.
Colin
Ill keep you posted.
Monique - See you at Leggers thursday? David said he was going, ill bring your mug!
FYI andy made it round in something over 23hours.
a pretty awesome acheivement by anyone's standards.
Thanks, Im glad its all over!!! I can thoroughly reccomend this event to anyone who enjoys sickness and suffering for 16 hours plus the odd bit of good running
Ed -
You were superb on 5, it was simply crucial to be well supported on that leg, and you seemed to know exactly what to do.
Ill knock up a report for you when the old brain is working again, hope you got back OK and your wife didnt mind your absence!
Speak soon.
Thanks also,
Ill do a full report soon, maybe ill wait until the thought of eating a banana doesnt make me want to vomit!
You were crucial in getting Paula and co on the case for leg 3 - they were fab. Thanks for your help, hope to see you pre-ironman ??
Anyway - get back to work u slacker!
The support is crucial, its half the game, its more like a team event in reality.
Good luck (And to David)
was interesting to be on the supporting side of things for a change. not sure how much i knew what i was doing but i know from experience its good to have someone to follow (when julian dropped back a few occasions) and that its not a great time to try and engage in idle chatter!
have to say you were much better at asking for fluid than i am.... i usually have to be given it and told to drink it!
well done anyway, now i just have to avoid being tempted myself.. for now.
got about 4hrs sleep on the sunday morning, then had to drive cautiously to find an open garage as one of my tyres was a bit low on air.. which i didn't till the m6... coffee and some food got me another 20miles or so when i had to stop for 20mins kip & a stroll round the car park and then i was ok if not exactly spritely the rest of the way. expected to snooze on sunday but didnt.
quads are shot to peices from the descents!
anyway enough rambling.
crazy stuff.
oh and i ought to mention even the local drunks know a bob graham runner when they see one at the start/finish.
andy even got propositioned by a couple of young ladies at the end, seemed to think endurance was a good thing ;-) although i told them he wouldn't be much use to them just now.