k, I'm about to leave the house in about an hour and head for the start, think I've got everything packed. Don't really seem to have much food this year, maybe I'm just being paranoid.
Despite the disappointing performance in the Fling I think I've learned from it and am feeling pretty good about the race. I plan to take it easy at the start, Drymen in 2 hours and not the 1hr 38min of the Fling - so I'll be keeping away from Marco !
The forecast is for clear skies tomorrow, with temps not too bad, about 8deg at 0700 hours, rising to 16 deg at 1600 hours. The wind could be a problem as it going to be northerly all day so we'll be running into the wind all the time. Gusts of 27 mph expected at the northern half of the route (nothing like the overnight conditions 2 years ago tho !). Here's what the Beaufort Scale says about a 27mph wind - "Large branches in motion. Whistling heard in overhead wires. Umbrella use becomes difficult. Empty plastic garbage cans tip over." On the positive side it will be quite cooling.
Don't know what to expect this year, training's been going better and even though last year was an hour slower that the previous year it could pretty much be put down to a leg at the top of Loch Lomond and an excessively long stop at Kingshouse, the rest of the legs were fairly comparable. So I guess I'd like to go under 20 hours again, but aiming for last years time is probably more realistic.
Good luck everyone !!
Despite the disappointing performance in the Fling I think I've learned from it and am feeling pretty good about the race. I plan to take it easy at the start, Drymen in 2 hours and not the 1hr 38min of the Fling - so I'll be keeping away from Marco !
The forecast is for clear skies tomorrow, with temps not too bad, about 8deg at 0700 hours, rising to 16 deg at 1600 hours. The wind could be a problem as it going to be northerly all day so we'll be running into the wind all the time. Gusts of 27 mph expected at the northern half of the route (nothing like the overnight conditions 2 years ago tho !). Here's what the Beaufort Scale says about a 27mph wind - "Large branches in motion. Whistling heard in overhead wires. Umbrella use becomes difficult. Empty plastic garbage cans tip over." On the positive side it will be quite cooling.
Don't know what to expect this year, training's been going better and even though last year was an hour slower that the previous year it could pretty much be put down to a leg at the top of Loch Lomond and an excessively long stop at Kingshouse, the rest of the legs were fairly comparable. So I guess I'd like to go under 20 hours again, but aiming for last years time is probably more realistic.
Good luck everyone !!
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