Who else enjoyed tonight?
Not cold, low visibility due to most and a good course (m50).
Many thanks to all at LOC who put this on in the damp conditions. Some poor volunteers will still be out collecting controls.
Edit, meant low vis due to mist but I think most got it anyway
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Yes, great stuff. My first 'proper 'night event and first time at Great Tower. Very exciting event.
Thanks to all the volunteers from me too.
Thanks to all the volunteers from me too.
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A great event and course. Pity about the thick cloud for early starters - I reckon I had nearly 1 hour of it - but that's just the luck of the draw. Thanks LOC.
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King Penguin wrote: I reckon I had nearly 1 hour of it
Me too. I loved the challenge but struggled to be competitive.
Well done to all the winners; well deserved British Champions!
Thanks Derek and LOC for a great event. Bigland wasn't too bad either
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Brilliant event thanks LOC and particularly Derek for the excellent courses - challenging but fair even in the mist.
Bigland - hmmmm.
Bigland - hmmmm.
To oblivion and beyond....
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Congratulations to all the Maroc juniors who had a great weekend
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Really enjoyed the Great Tower challenge - night, drizzle, mist/fog and continuous mud, with a detailed map and technical courses. thanks.
Technical point - at the BNC I wore Inov8 Talons with metal studs and grip was fine, but at Bigland I wore Inov8 Mudclaws with rubber studs - fatal in those wet conditions. Grip was non existent on rock and muddy slopes so a lot of slow walking, not always in the right direction either.
Technical point - at the BNC I wore Inov8 Talons with metal studs and grip was fine, but at Bigland I wore Inov8 Mudclaws with rubber studs - fatal in those wet conditions. Grip was non existent on rock and muddy slopes so a lot of slow walking, not always in the right direction either.
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A really enjoyable weekend, despite my having major issues in the fog on Saturday night. They're both great areas - every time I run on Bigland I'm surprised by how varied it is - and I thought the planning both days was excellent.
My only complaint is that being lumbered with a 1:10000 map at Bigland inevitably made figuring out the long leg something of a unfolding-refolding challenge. Personally I'd have happily paid a few more quid on the entry fee to have had 1:15 litho printing.
I also thought the course closing time on the Sunday was a little harsh - I made it back with less than a minute to spare . Admittedly I didn't have a brilliant run, but I didn't think it was that bad either. At least it was a good incentive to keep running hard through the last few controls...
I wore Mudclaws both days - they were fine at Bigland, but I went flying a couple of times on the bare rock at Great Tower (although not as often as I did at Whitbarrow the previous weekend). Despite what the advertising claims, I've always found Mudclaws to be hopeless on wet rock - they're particularly lethal when descending "repaired" mountain paths.
My only complaint is that being lumbered with a 1:10000 map at Bigland inevitably made figuring out the long leg something of a unfolding-refolding challenge. Personally I'd have happily paid a few more quid on the entry fee to have had 1:15 litho printing.
I also thought the course closing time on the Sunday was a little harsh - I made it back with less than a minute to spare . Admittedly I didn't have a brilliant run, but I didn't think it was that bad either. At least it was a good incentive to keep running hard through the last few controls...
ianandmonika wrote:Technical point - at the BNC I wore Inov8 Talons with metal studs and grip was fine, but at Bigland I wore Inov8 Mudclaws with rubber studs - fatal in those wet conditions. Grip was non existent on rock and muddy slopes so a lot of slow walking, not always in the right direction either.
I wore Mudclaws both days - they were fine at Bigland, but I went flying a couple of times on the bare rock at Great Tower (although not as often as I did at Whitbarrow the previous weekend). Despite what the advertising claims, I've always found Mudclaws to be hopeless on wet rock - they're particularly lethal when descending "repaired" mountain paths.
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Does anyone anywhere know a shoe which is good on wet rock? NO because no such thing exists. Mudclaws perform as well as anything else in my experience.
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Wet rock = metal dobs. Much better grip and miles better than Mudclaw with rubber studs.
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ianandmonika wrote:Wet rock = metal dobs. Much better grip and miles better than Mudclaw with rubber studs.
100% agreement
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Re: British Nights
Anyone who read my 'know the controller feature' in CompassSport will have seen that in the south Lakes woodland it's a no brainer and spikes are the only choice!
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Getting off the topic, I know, but does anyone have views on best shoes for sand dunes? Which are better, dob spikes or Mudclaws/equivalents or does it not (as I suspect) matter?
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DJM wrote:Getting off the topic, I know, but does anyone have views on best shoes for sand dunes? Which are better, dob spikes or Mudclaws/equivalents or does it not (as I suspect) matter?
My only rule in sand-dunes is to wear old shoes because the sand gets into all the seams and helps destroy the threads holding everything together.
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Dobs certainly make a big difference on wet hillsides.
Sad to hear the comment about course closing times at BNC - the same complaint was made last year and it's a shame to hear that the problem remains.
Sad to hear the comment about course closing times at BNC - the same complaint was made last year and it's a shame to hear that the problem remains.
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