This must have been recorded before this year’s race, but was just uploaded. This is the most detail I’ve heard Laz describe around the race.

303abuser aye exactly that, the mistakes element he talks about also throws in another huge variable, how long do people spend searching through undergrowth for a book in the dark?

I’ve done orienteering before, great fun but a pain in the arse when you are off piste hacking through brambles

      Hursty I like the context where he says his job as the RD is to create the environment for people to achieve greatness. That said, I agree, the orienteering part of it has no appeal to me. I have enough trouble not getting lost on flagged courses. 😂

          303abuser Damo Hall is doing the Northern Traverse race in early April here in the Uk, basically it’s the classic coast to coast route, around 180miles non stop starting in the Lake district and finishing on the east coast
          I’m hoping to do it in 2026 for my 40th

              Hursty Good for you, that’s a proper goal. I can’t get my head around that kind of distance yet. How long do you think it will take you, 3 days?

                  303abuser yeah at least I would say, you get 6 days I think so plenty of time if you can keep moving!

                      Hursty I guess if you take it at a slow pace and plan to sleep a little here and there, maybe it’s manageable. Is it self-supported? How are you managing the logistics for eating/sleeping?

                          303abuser there are checkpoints along the way, I’m not sure if you can use a crew to be honest. It’s pretty rare here in the UK, I know it’s more prevalent in the states

                          I need to get this 100 miler cracked first, 4th time lucky! Keep getting to 80 miles then retiring for different reasons

                              Hursty It’s so helpful to have a crew. My wife has crewed my 50k races, think I did 5 aid station in something like 15 total minutes last time. Run in, swap bottles, grab a ziplock of chips/candy, ice in every pocket, and back out. For 100 miles or more, it’s probably nice to have a little morale boost at times too.

                              What’s holding you back when you get late into that distance?

                                I’m riding 800km through the Alps from Geneva to Nice in early July - 18,000m of climbing and ticking off a ton of classic Tour climbs. 6 days, but 6th day is a shorter mostly downhill day.

                                  Managed to break my arm playing golf Friday.

                                  Scones!!

                                    How on earth did you manage to do that MC?!

                                    Along_the_Wire I enjoy running single track, watching bikes fly by me on the downhills, then I pass them up the next climb. I feel like it bruises their egos lol. Those mountain climbs must be ridiculous for the average person.

                                    Mad_Cyril Seriously, how?

                                        We absolutely need deets, MC.

                                        Old-Dutch If you managed not to break your arm, you’re at least one up on mc.

                                          Fell backwards off a wall trying to retrieve a ball.

                                          TLDR: Stupidity

                                          Not my dominant arm though, so cracking one off is still an option!

                                            Ah the ol Humpty Dumpty, hope it’s not too bad. Good thing you’re not Grant’s age, would take forever to heal.