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17 Jan
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paulcook
I would say the nav is fairly straightforward especially with so many other runners about. Though there are one or two little corners where it is easy to take a misturn mainly in the towns. I saw a couple of people miss the turn in Todmorden and the second year I started to go up the wrong climb in Hebden Bridge.
17 Jan
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cackleberry
cackleberry wrote:There probably is, but I'm not allowed to use it on the day!


That was to @larkim 's comment!

@Gromit I think if the organiser has two start times available, that is still OK. They just can't do an individual runner a favour.
That's how I read it anyway.
17 Jan
4:28pm, 17 Jan 2025
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cackleberry
Mind you, I'm not going to be going so fast that I will be a huge problem and I expect to have other runners in sight. I am neither fast enough to be trail blazing, nor so slow there is no one in sight.

I'm looking forward to it!
17 Jan
4:29pm, 17 Jan 2025
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paulcook
Gromit wrote:Also while we’re on hobble chat I wonder if there will still be the option to do the early start for “walkers” as the FRA has banned that ?


They allowed it last year. And from memory - but I’m not saying this with authority as I wasn’t going to use it - they said they’d got permission to use it for this race.
17 Jan
4:46pm, 17 Jan 2025
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Derby Tup
I’d suggest you contact the organiser with questions. He’s accommodating when it comes to early starts etc. And the nav isn’t bad. I only got lost once when showing other runners the route on a recce two years ago :-O
17 Jan
4:54pm, 17 Jan 2025
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Derby Tup wrote:paulcook wrote:Haworth Hobble might be a good guide to the original question. Plenty of road and harder packed trail on the race route, with some grass and mud thrown in on a couple of sections. Last year my feet were by far the least sore / blistered they’d been after Hobbling and it was my tenth outing. I’m a big fan of the Speedgoat to the point I have two pairs unworn laid in for future use


Me too - get em on sale and stock up
17 Jan
4:56pm, 17 Jan 2025
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zp wrote:@larkim Races run under FRA rules forbid the use of GPS devices to aid navigation.

Yep, I know that. But I'd use a GPX to plot what the route ought to be in advance, maybe for recce purposes or just to do a desktop exercise to check out the route. No reason not to use a GPX for that, which is what I had in mind.
17 Jan
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Rosehip
talking of The Hobble, anyone want a place? - I think I still have time to transfer it if so.
Too much life stuff having the potential to get in the way, so not properly motivated to train well enough
17 Jan
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Cheeky’s Dad
Thanks for the advice everyone. I remember hearing good things about the Speedgoat but had forgotten until you all reminded me. Thanks also @K5 Gus for the explanation of the Inov 8 range which I was confused about
17 Jan
6:06pm, 17 Jan 2025
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cackleberry
Derby Tup wrote:I’d suggest you contact the organiser with questions. He’s accommodating when it comes to early starts etc. And the nav isn’t bad. I only got lost once when showing other runners the route on a recce two years ago


*note to self, don't follow Tuppers*

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