This is superb. I had no idea there was a UK version of the Barkley. Just signed up for next year! I would never have come across it without this video, so many thanks!
Great to run with you Mark, brilliant video and really interesting to see how your lap 2 went. I kept expecting to see you coming the other way on lap 3!
Well done Mark, was good to see you there, and thanks for the brilliant Video! Hope your ankle is on the mend and we see you back next year for 4 laps !! X
What a fun event. So different from the US Barkley but that is probably a good thing so that normal humans can enter it (not just super heroes like John Kelley and Jasmin Paris). Well done Mark for hangin in there with the rolled ankle.
Great video Mark, good to see you there - got to go for those 4 laps next year! (Am trying to convince Heather it will be great fun assuming no ankle injuries)- I blame those cows for the ankle crunching fields! Hope not too serious 🤞🏻
What a cool event!! Congrats on pushing through! I'd actually love to give this one a go, unlike the original! 😂 All the bushwhacking and brambles and hidden books make that one seem more of a struggle than fun- and we non elites are just in it for the "fun". 😅 There is nothing quite like ultras... the atmosphere, volunteers, runners, food, and views make them an incredible experience
Interesting concept, but as the riddles are a thing, they should try disperse the runners more. There should be five different options for each stop (50-100m apart) and each loop you get different box. That would split the runners in five and if half start opposite direction, then you get maximum of 10th of the runners at one stop at the same time. Although altering starting direction would require even number of loops (and same amount of dispersion spots) so that everybody runs the same course, but in different order.
It's only really the first few boxes where you get congestion. And marks group was exceptional. We all soon spread out, it's works really well as it is :)
Unfortunately far, far less than I planned, which is why I was stoked with how good I felt. I have been enjoying recently becoming a Dad, so training has taken a back seat 😊
You'd be surprised! Slowing down pace and taking a short stop here and there to eat etc, means a lower intensity than 5ks. I die in 5ks, too, but I've found my happy place in ultras! 😂
