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The vaporfly thread

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fuzzyduck79
fuzzyduck79
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11:39am, 26 Jan 2022
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I'd wear VF from what you've said there. Wore them in similar circumstances twice before and didn't regret it
Windsor Wool
Windsor Wool
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I'd wear VF and be prepared to dig my toes in a little bit at the start / finish if I needed to!

btw - I ran the Snowdonia mara in pair of well worn VF :-)
fuzzyduck79
fuzzyduck79
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11:47am, 26 Jan 2022
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Also did Snowdonia in Next% and the final descent (huge rain the day/night before) was...tricky. But still worth the time saved over rest of course.
jda
jda
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I'd do VF but *would* be happy to go carefully over some very short sections.

I ran in VFs for a marathon that had 1-2km of unpaved mixed path round a reservoir (grass/dirt/gravel), admittedly it was summer but still potentially a bit slippy. You've still got 42km of road to handle!
jda
jda
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(sorry 21km but the point stands)
Gobi
Gobi
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I'd wear the VF
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
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1:10pm, 26 Jan 2022
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If it's tidy grass I'd wear the VF and not worry. If it's messy grass I'd wear the VF and be a wee bit careful on the grassy bits. I've worn mine in a local 10k with a turning point that's a little loop on grass and gravel and although they weren't at their happiest it wasn't a problem.
Big_G
Big_G
Jan 2022
1:18pm, 26 Jan 2022
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OK, thanks all. I haven't done the race before but the grass parts look flat with a decent enough surface.
Brunski
Brunski
Jan 2022
4:27pm, 26 Jan 2022
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Big G - Pretty sure you could've anticipated the answer to this from the vaporfly thread? 😂

I agree with others, unless you've got 200m of thick mud at the start/end you'll get more from the VF than switching to something else that's got better grip.
Hills of Death (HOD)
Hills of Death (HOD)
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8:50am, 27 Jan 2022
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I wore AF for a mix and match 10k it worked well

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