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Lakeland 50/100

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Feb 2011
10:01pm, 19 Feb 2011
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Bez-head
Fortunately i live only 1 hr 14 mins drive from lakeland so the aim is to know the route in sections but putting it all together on the day :) so far so good as the route last night I had done already on some extreme MTB challenge 2 yrs ago ha ha that was fun!!!
Feb 2011
10:15pm, 19 Feb 2011
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2 Flat Feet
Troutbeck to Chapel Stile, even at night, is the easy bit ;-)

Enjoy, will miss it this year
Feb 2011
10:22pm, 19 Feb 2011
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Bez-head
I know lol - lookin forward to the rest.. will be a grand day out with a bit of a sting here and there ;)
Feb 2011
10:30am, 20 Feb 2011
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Fenland Runner
Agreed, 2FF, but was afraid to say so ;-)
Mar 2011
8:55pm, 4 Mar 2011
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Fenland Runner
May have spotted the school-boy error from last years run! 11.2 miles to Howtown, covered in 1:48, that was quicker than the same sort of distance when running the flat Winter Poppyline 50.

Lesson has been learnt!
Mar 2011
9:46pm, 4 Mar 2011
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vamosprabalada
Nah you have to run the first bit fast, get as far as possible in the light...It is doubly difficult in the dark both navigation and keeping any speed going...
Mar 2011
11:37am, 5 Mar 2011
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Bez-head
Last nights was a Black Ops mission from Skelwith Bridge to Coniston. Myself and 3 other L50s from the running club did this part of the route. Easy peasy (but not after 30+ miles I know) to Langdale campsite then the fun started lol. Steepish up the hill but shorter than I thought and then around Blea Tarn was tricky under foot and quite easy to lose path. Then onto quarry was up and down but even better when wemissed parking bay and reached main road and had to double back but hey exttra miles lol..:) then out of quarry was steep and no doubt cramp inducing steps on the day and up up up onto open moorland where the path was and could be easy to lose..then down into Coniston, bugger bugger that descent with hurt like f&%k on the day ....and could produce a few tumbles when shagged to bits after 48 miles never mind 98 ... All in all a really good 14.5 miles in the dark :) :)
Mar 2011
12:54pm, 5 Mar 2011
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2 Flat Feet
Good memories! The section from Blea Tarn to the road is probably the most difficult to nav of the whole route!
Mar 2011
7:36pm, 7 Mar 2011
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flanker
I'd agree that's the trickiest nav of the whole lot. maybe something to do with being on the go for 40-odd miles. Will be even more amusing after 90-odd :-O
Mar 2011
8:05pm, 7 Mar 2011
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Fenland Runner
I've done that section during a recce when it was light and still couldn't find the path. Providing you keep heading south, south/west you're bound to hit the road ;-)

About This Thread

Maintained by Dogtanian
Race website: lakeland100.com

Group for anyone interested in recce weekends: http://www.fetcheveryone.com/groups-view.php?id=968

The Lakeland 50 route: ukhillwalking.com

Blogs:
Terry Conway (2011 L100 winner) - terryconway.blogspot.com
Stuart Mills (2010 L100 winner) - ultrastu.blogspot.com

Official Recce Days:
November 27th - Ambleside to Coniston
January 22nd - Coniston to Buttermere
April 1st - Dalemain to Ambleside
May 13th - Buttermere to Dalemain
June 23rd & 24th - Dalemain to Coniston over 2 days, stopping at Ambleside.
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