Ultra Marathons

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flanker Jul 2015 6:42pm, 2 Jul 2015 15,963 posts	0 flanker That's the other thing I'd need to do in advance - force myself to use Harveys to get used to their colour coding and (re)learn to navigate by altitude and contour lines since there's not a lot of other info on them! Did they leave the grid lines on the maps to allow you to locate yourself with GPS?
GeeeM Jul 2015 7:29am, 3 Jul 2015 853 posts	0 GeeeM flanker, yes they left the grid lines on! Actually, that was one of my revelations - using my watch, (garmin Fenix) to give me a OS Grid Ref which I could then use to locate myself (roughly) on the map. Very, very useful - especially in the cloud and mist. On Day 4 the maps changed to OS Explorer-style which was really confusing for a while as the colours changed, trails went from red to green etc. It also had all the additional detail you'd normally get on an OS Explorer map - navigation was SO much simpler!
flanker Jul 2015 12:53pm, 3 Jul 2015 15,965 posts	0 flanker I've got the long press on the lap button of my Fenix set to give grid ref. Can be very handy at times.
GeeeM Jul 2015 8:55pm, 15 Jul 2015 854 posts	0 GeeeM Big kudos and congratulations to Binks who's finished the Vol State Road Race over in the USA in 10th place... I expect there'll be some stories to tell facebook.com
Velociraptor Jul 2015 9:43pm, 15 Jul 2015 32,653 posts	0 Velociraptor Glad he's made it, I hope he's OK
santababy Jul 2015 10:15pm, 15 Jul 2015 71,822 posts	0 santababy Think a book may be in order lol
Bintmcskint Jul 2015 10:16pm, 15 Jul 2015 22,712 posts	0 Bintmcskint That's awesome! Nice one, Binks
Mr. K. Jul 2015 8:54am, 16 Jul 2015 3,425 posts	0 Mr. K. Well done doesn`t really cover it but awesome endurance running.
Toks Jul 2015 9:08pm, 16 Jul 2015 31,562 posts	0 Toks Who is doing Kent 50 Mile challenge this Sunday???
run free Jul 2015 11:06pm, 16 Jul 2015 2,852 posts	0 run free Gotta say the Race to the Stones was like a corporate do. Incredibly good value for what they gave you.