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rhb Feb 2019 11:11am, 19 Feb 2019 1,260 posts	Quote Pin rhb What length spikes are folks going for on Sat for the National? It could be quite dry all week and hot on the day looking at forecast...
larkim Feb 2019 11:16am, 19 Feb 2019 6,761 posts	Quote Pin larkim I seem to remember it being a little boggy in places when the Northerns were there last year, and not manicured grass. I'm not there, but if I was going I'd have been taking the usual 12mm/15mm spikes that I have, but with some shorter options in my bag just in case it was rock hard.
rhb Feb 2019 8:17am, 21 Feb 2019 1,262 posts	Quote Pin rhb Thanks Larkim, I'll take x-talon as option along with the 15mm'ers, all or nowt basically!
rhb Feb 2019 8:40pm, 23 Feb 2019 1,265 posts	Quote Pin rhb National. Grassy. Hot. Lumpy. Top 700. Happy.
Uyuni Feb 2019 8:47pm, 23 Feb 2019 1,551 posts	Quote Pin Uyuni Enjoyed it too. Great course, not for me time-wise but loved that it was just 2 laps, the views and the massive kites (if that is what they were) circling above. I should maybe have got my head down and run a bit harder but the finish straight was the only flat bit. The ground was rock hard and my glass ankles rebelled at the tufty descents
rhb Feb 2019 9:26pm, 24 Feb 2019 1,266 posts	Quote Pin rhb Yes the Red Kites! I got a pic of one after: Those descents were perfect, I didn't struggle to find a line of see owt. Wore xtalon in the end which were prefect.
Wriggling Snake Feb 2019 9:42am, 25 Feb 2019 21,511 posts	Quote Pin Wriggling Snake I have seen some videos. The starts look tremendous. I should go along one day. A small Stockport team turned up and a few of mine who ran well....
Uyuni Feb 2019 10:27am, 25 Feb 2019 1,554 posts	Quote Pin Uyuni The starts are always tremendous WS! I believe that it is at Wollaton next year, so home ground for me and reasonably central for everyone else. If the course from last time is anything to go by it will be lots of laps, no massive hills, mostly runnable but with some short sections of ridiculous comedy mud
Chrisity Feb 2019 2:41pm, 26 Feb 2019 16,511 posts	Quote Pin Chrisity The last two at Wollaton have been great fun, not too difficult until the last lap when the mud can get you. Prefered footwear waders.
Wriggling Snake Apr 2019 2:24pm, 1 Apr 2019 21,973 posts	Quote Pin Wriggling Snake Watching the World XC on catch up, very good, decent commentary and course.