I’m staying in Morvich for a few days so joined Rich and Tom for a couple of miles earlier this evening. Going nice and steady, only real challenge are the midges which are really bad now. Wind has died again so not surprised they’ve stopped at Camban. Amazing people!

Doesn’t look like Alex rested at all overnight!! It’s so hot up here that maybe he’ll stop fur a couple of hours during the day. Surely he can’t ride nonstop to the end?

Karl wrote:I'm having steak for tea tonight!

Is that an example of having the last laugh! Glad you can make light of it - but sounds really scary and that it could have been a lot worse. A crap way to exit the HT.

boxelder wrote:Cow?

Pull the udder one, sounds like bullsh1t.

From Twitter he was rammed off his bike by said cow. Includes a picture

....looks like Lee Craigie did the same, had to reverse it and it cost her half an hour - ouch!!

... and of course the hills are open every day of the year, but these are people who know about the event, know when the group start is, know they’re not part of it and yet have paid their money to put their dot on Trackeaders.... it is just disrespectful to the event.

I thought that starting an ITT the day before the group start was pretty insensitive. It looks like someone has started 4 hours before the Group start and added their dot to Trackleaders, which is just taking the p*ss. Anyway, best of luck to all the group start riders and the dot-watchers trying to...

Can pretty much echo everything said above. Very similar experience to Jurassic. And like others, the Stealth I have is brilliant. Probably the stand out bit of kit when I did the HT.

Hi Mike - lightweight TrekkerTent for me - I hate midges of any description with a passion and being able to escape from them could be the difference for me between completing or not (I figure there are enough other reasons why it's so hard to complete this route.....). I only live about an hour's d...

htrider wrote:

Howard wrote:Starting to get excited

I'm starting to get nervous....

Oh I'm definitely that as well

Was out last weekend for a play which included the 30 odd miles where the Borders 350 route follows the Borders Abbeys Way long distance footpath. A perfect day for being out in the hills and everywhere very firm under wheel. Long may it last. Starting to get excited :grin: https://farm1.staticflick...

Really interesting thread. I too wore contact lenses from back in the day and was told daily lens couldn’t be made for my prescription. So I’m embarrassed to say I broke all the rules on length of wear and hygiene until an optician refused to take me on as a patient because of the health of my eyes....

Ray I'm not letting you beat me with this route!!! Karl, good to hear :-bd Quite sobering stats for this route given I'm signed up for the Group 350 and I'm not as fit as I have been the last couple of years! Surely the conditions will be kinder in July..... Ray - I've never used SpotWalla - but th...

Massive thanks to Howard for convincing me to continue on the morning of the second day when I very nearly scratched and very sorry to hear you had to scratch yourself. My pleasure. You really would have kicked yourself if you'd scratched for no reason. I'm still struggling with my decision - espec...

Little did I know when I spoke to you in the RFC a day later! Your mental toughness is more impressive than the speed of the ride. Massive respect!!

Hard luck Howard. Take it from me, I wrote the book on pre-Fisherfield scratches! Twice I have scratched right there. I was not a happy chap both times. But it is the right decision, carrying a debilitating injury into Fisherfield is not a good idea. Thanks. "not a happy chap" is an under...

Although I'm still showing as active on Trackleaders, it'a pretty obvious I took the (very difficult) decision to scratch. I started with a rib that was only just healed but despite that I went well for the first 200 miles. Like lots of people, I was 7 hours up on my previous time by OBH. But then m...

Javi wrote:Plugged in Huw Oliver's laptop and is working now! Relief!!!
Thanks!

Good - was going to offer you mine but not due into Tyndrum till about 7:45. Any idea where everyone will be - (who aren't off for a Mike Hall drink?)

but would not have missed it for anything. You were out there, enjoyed it, and came back safe. That's the main thing :-bd OOOOOOOOH salt in the wound! It was your schedule I was using and couldn't match :oops: @Mariner - Oops - sorry didn't mean to! I have genuine respect for anyone who gets out th...

You're assuming that rejoining the route in Kinlochewe is sufficient? I was, but now I'm thinking otherwise :lol: I "think" that the alternative route was pre 2016 - before the Postman's Path was introduced, when you would have rejoined at Poolewe. I "think" that now any road al...

Mariner wrote: but would not have missed it for anything.

You were out there, enjoyed it, and came back safe. That's the main thing

Good on yer, if at first etc etc.... I've decided I'm not looking at weather forecasts until the day before when I'll choose layers to wear and make the bivi bag or tent decision.... Either this is going to be a supremely fast completion or you have more faith in long range Scottish Forecasts than ...

Martin and I made it to Aviemore for about 1:15am, got burgers from the late night butcher and then four hours of rest at the picnic area behind the Tree Zone place. We got into Pitlochry at 9:30pm, so 35:30 which I was very happy with. How did you manage dry feet? Of the two Americans, Louis pulle...

I wear Shimano xm9 boots, they're great for hike a bike with the vibram sole unit and once I broke them in they are really comfy. They're gore-Tex though so once the waters in it stays in What Blair said. But I also wear merino compression knee length socks under sealskin mid length socks with the ...

Well done on finishing Howard. A tough year for it with the inner loop snow and wet, and that horrific headwind hindering progress. Did you stop for any more pints after Glenmore? I was on the Jones, struggling with a flat (supposedly tubeless) tyre. Yep - Tomintoul and Braemar :-bd I didn't realis...