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by Callander Steve
Tue Jun 21, 2016 1:18 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 87438

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

I'm still waiting for full feeling to return to my toes and the soles of my feel. I had a similar problem last year which I put down to the constant damp conditions and changed my shoes (and sizing) for this year. So I don't think it's anything to do with the damp or the shoe fit. I'm putting it dow...
by Callander Steve
Fri May 27, 2016 10:29 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 87438

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

I'd thought the new route would be quicker - apart from one 2k bit of boggy path and one 2k bit of slightly boggy track its all on good surfaces and there is 200m less climbing. No horrible HAB climb up the devils staircase, no slow rocky descent down to KLL followed by a massive climb on a loose r...
by Callander Steve
Mon May 23, 2016 8:24 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 87438

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

I'd thought the new route would be quicker - apart from one 2k bit of boggy path and one 2k bit of slightly boggy track its all on good surfaces and there is 200m less climbing. No horrible HAB climb up the devils staircase, no slow rocky descent down to KLL followed by a massive climb on a loose r...
by Callander Steve
Sat May 21, 2016 2:38 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail route.
Replies: 383
Views: 76859

Re: 2016 Highland Trail route.

Anyone thought of warming up the guys in the pizza shop in Ft Augustus for Sat night? I arrived there around 9 last year and they were grumpy as hell with ht riders turning up late. Might be polite to give 'em a heads up. I thought about that for a bunch of places en route. But then where does 'pre...
by Callander Steve
Mon May 16, 2016 8:31 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail route.
Replies: 383
Views: 76859

Re: 2016 Highland Trail route.

Anyone thought of warming up the guys in the pizza shop in Ft Augustus for Sat night? I arrived there around 9 last year and they were grumpy as hell with ht riders turning up late. Might be polite to give 'em a heads up.