Scotland based runs & runners 2020
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Oct 2020
6:03pm, 30 Oct 2020
2,212 posts
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IanS
Some great races by the sound of it, but 9 hour cut off for the 50 miler rules me out as well 
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Oct 2020
6:25pm, 30 Oct 2020
912 posts
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Dave_K
Mrs S & Ian, just run a bit faster 😂
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Oct 2020
6:42pm, 30 Oct 2020
4,118 posts
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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 |
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Oct 2020
6:46pm, 30 Oct 2020
2,213 posts
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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 |
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Oct 2020
6:47pm, 30 Oct 2020
2,214 posts
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IanS
Dave - you know I only have two speeds these days - dead slow and stopped
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Oct 2020
7:25pm, 30 Oct 2020
11,429 posts
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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. |
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Oct 2020
7:26pm, 30 Oct 2020
11,430 posts
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mrs shanksi
It's also a strange time to open entries, noon on a Thursday? Most folk will be at work.
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Oct 2020
8:25pm, 30 Oct 2020
6,265 posts
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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. |
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Oct 2020
8:31pm, 30 Oct 2020
6,266 posts
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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. |
Nov 2020
7:34pm, 2 Nov 2020
1,044 posts
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Ally-C
GO33 postponed to December 5th apparently.
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