The Spine 2018

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Northern Exile Jan 2018 9:50am, 14 Jan 2018 4,559 posts	0 Northern Exile I can't be the only one glued to the tracker ..... live.thespinerace.com
Northern Exile Jan 2018 9:57am, 14 Jan 2018 4,563 posts	0 Northern Exile The leaders nearly at Snake Pass already. Looks like the Irish are leading the charge ....
Northern Exile Jan 2018 9:59am, 14 Jan 2018 4,564 posts	0 Northern Exile Eoin Keith is the course record holder - he's the guy who had to pull out last year with a broken rib, I think he may have a point to prove this year. I think it's a really interesting contest in the men's race, the top 5 - 6 runners are all exceptional.
Northern Exile Jan 2018 10:35am, 14 Jan 2018 4,565 posts	0 Northern Exile Does anyone know if there's a tolerance as to how far you can stray off the route before it becomes a problem? I just saw a stream of runners go up one of those misleading gullies as you approach the Wainstones, they're back on route now but they were probably 75 - 80m off the Pennine Way. Assuming the tracker is correct of course!
Angus Clydesdale Jan 2018 11:10am, 14 Jan 2018 13,028 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale They’re doing WHAT?!!
Meglet Jan 2018 11:44am, 14 Jan 2018 18,929 posts	0 Meglet One of my clubmates is running. Not the same one as last year.
swittle Jan 2018 12:27pm, 14 Jan 2018 46,997 posts	0 swittle Correct if I'm wrong - I often am - but do I recall the leaders at some point last year straying onto a road for a certain amount of time without penalty?
Derby Tup Jan 2018 12:32pm, 14 Jan 2018 24,540 posts	0 Derby Tup Can’t see that straying off-course should be an issue
Derby Tup Jan 2018 12:34pm, 14 Jan 2018 24,541 posts	0 Derby Tup Amazingly dry our way at the moment. Could be some quick times (till the inevitable rain, hail, fog, snow etc arrives)
swittle Jan 2018 1:08pm, 14 Jan 2018 46,998 posts	0 swittle Indeed. This morning's shipping forecast spoke of a depression of 936 millibars