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Scotland based runs & runners 2020

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IanS Oct 2020 6:03pm, 30 Oct 2020 2,212 posts	Quote Pin IanS Some great races by the sound of it, but 9 hour cut off for the 50 miler rules me out as well
Dave_K Oct 2020 6:25pm, 30 Oct 2020 912 posts	Quote Pin Dave_K Mrs S & Ian, just run a bit faster 😂
K5 Gus Oct 2020 6:42pm, 30 Oct 2020 4,118 posts	Quote Pin K5 Gus The cut-offs do seem very inconsistent across the series :- Dafa Way 50k, 7 hours - 13.5 mins/miles Coastal Trail 50 miles, 9 hours - 10.8 mins/mile Speyside 37 miles, 9 hours - 14.6 mins/mile Speyside 66 miles, 18 hours - 18.4 mins/mile Moray Way 100 miles, 24 hours - 14.4 mins/mile The 50 miler is especially aggressive, with same time allowance as the 37 miler. It starts at 7am, so all to be finished by 4pm, and in June, so tons of daylight - strange. Wonder if he's mis-calculated, or perhaps there's some logistical reasons why
IanS Oct 2020 6:46pm, 30 Oct 2020 2,213 posts	Quote Pin IanS Sure the 50 miler is fairly flat but some of the route will be along the beach/dunes so that will be hard work. The Dava has a bit of climb but 7 hours would be do-able for most, I might think about that one
IanS Oct 2020 6:47pm, 30 Oct 2020 2,214 posts	Quote Pin IanS Dave - you know I only have two speeds these days - dead slow and stopped
mrs shanksi Oct 2020 7:25pm, 30 Oct 2020 11,429 posts	Quote Pin mrs shanksi Cheeky bugger Dave_K! I like to take my time, I'm with IanS 😊. Thanks for the info K5Gus, I could maybe train hard for the Speyside 66.
mrs shanksi Oct 2020 7:26pm, 30 Oct 2020 11,430 posts	Quote Pin mrs shanksi It's also a strange time to open entries, noon on a Thursday? Most folk will be at work.
57.5 Degrees of Pain Oct 2020 8:25pm, 30 Oct 2020 6,265 posts	Quote Pin 57.5 Degrees of Pain Best way to avoid crashing the booking site I'd have thought! I wonder how he'll lengthen the Dava Way route. From memory, Grantown to Forres was about 24 miles. Nice trails either end for another 7 though. The Coastal trail is very flat and runable. Even the 'beach' sections have firm trail just back of the beach, and the old railway has a lot of tarmac these days. Lots of work has been done to improve the Dava Way but it can still be muddy in places and has a fair climb.
57.5 Degrees of Pain Oct 2020 8:31pm, 30 Oct 2020 6,266 posts	Quote Pin 57.5 Degrees of Pain The big question is can I still run 100 miles in 24 hrs? Not that I've ever done it, but the WHW is worth 100 I think. The Coastal path would be great with a Kinloss to Lossie Half style 'wind tunnel westerly'... and no fun at all if an easterly blew up.
Ally-C Nov 2020 7:34pm, 2 Nov 2020 1,044 posts	Quote Pin Ally-C GO33 postponed to December 5th apparently.