Highland Trail 2015

[ScotRoutes]

I noticed theres the odd orange one that isnt yet reported as scratched

Scratched but trackers still on.

[Mart]

Fraser by not sleeping has got ahead fo Alan and the others, but still going
Alan and the group, has made quite a bit of progress allready this morning but will he catch Fraser?
Glued to spot watching again today :)

[GregMay]

Scratch Updates:

Steve Field - Got really cold fixing puncture just out of Poolewe, only to get another one 30min later. Thought of spending time with wife won!

Phil FT - Hub SS freehub failure (again) lack of toenails not helping....eew.

[GregMay]

Pretty sure this is the most up to date list of scratched riders:

Karl Booth
Steve Field
Phil FT
Rich and Tom Siepp
Ilan Rubenstien
Jonathan Edwards
Bryan Singleton
Josh Ibbet
Steve Heading
Bert Platzer
Mark McPhillips
Darreb Kosliki
Amanda Brooks
Tom Gibbs
Alasdair McClean
Chris Alder
Giacomo Maltman
Ed Procter
Ashraf Kame
Kristan Rivers
Dave Barter
Steve Robbins
Andrew Hutchenson
Fabien Frohlicher
Nicolas Senie
Jean-Louis Doridot

[FLV]

Pretty sure this is the most up to date list of scratched riders:

That clears it up, thanks. I must have missed an update somewhere.

[GregMay]

Scratch Update:

Scott McGill - no reason given (@scottmcgillsr)

[Ian]

I think orange means they're no longer in the race, but the updating of the scratch classification isn't very good. No idea why.

Greg confirms 27 scratches so far.

So I think there's 23 left in it?

[ScotRoutes]

The Group Start lists 45 riders, the others are all doing an ITT. If that's now 27 scratched there should be 18 left from last Saturday morning but I make it 20?

Figured it out. Rich and Tom Siepp and Ilan Rubenstien were both marked as ITT. So, 18 of 45 still "racing".

[GregMay]

The orange is dubbed - Safety Orange.

If we mark them as a scratch they come off the map altogether. Due to the weather, and safety concerns, we figured an alternate colour would be apt so we could still track people in case something happened.

Orange = out of race.

Not that it's a race of course....

[Ian]

Jenny Graham having some difficulty getting across the river at Fisherfield. Tentative moments...

[FLV]

Jenny Graham having some difficulty getting across the river at Fisherfield. Tentative moments...

oh dear, sure shell make it soon.

[Mart]

Oh her spot shows her doubling back upstream - Conditions with the rains must be 'challenging'

[GregMay]

Bothy to dry out and wait for the river to not be in spate I suspect.

Smart choice.

[FLV]

Indeed. Shame to lose time but dry out, rest, food could all be good for morale

[FLV]

Can fraser keep it together for 3rd place. 40 miles ish to go with a 30 mile lead over Andy

[whitestone]

Rickie Cotter is going well though it seems that there's some odd data being reported such as 290 miles to the next checkpoint when Alan G just ahead of her is but 13 miles away. There seem to be big gaps in her SPOT history so it may be that she went in to stealth mode at some point. Actually her SPOT data is just weird, maybe Greg can shed some light on it.

[Ian]

Rickie Cotter is going well though it seems that there's some odd data being reported such as 290 miles to the next checkpoint when Alan G just ahead of her is but 13 miles away. There seem to be big gaps in her SPOT history so it may be that she went in to stealth mode at some point. Actually her SPOT data is just weird, maybe Greg can shed some light on it.

The running joke on Twitter (@wildcatgear or @HT_550) is that she has a cloaking device, a bit like a Klingon vessel. Occasionally she'll de-cloak and we can see where she is, other times, we just have to guess

[Ian]

Mike Toyn is finished. 5 days, 8 hours and lose change.

Jenny still having trouble with the river crossing. Must be a pretty daunting and lonely place out there right now

[Bearbonesnorm]

Jenny still having trouble with the river crossing. Must be a pretty daunting and lonely place out there right now

I take it there's been quite a bit more rain since the the rider in front crossed?

[Dave Barter]

It's shagged it down for days. Also Alan told us at the start that Fisherfield crossing was mandatory to get a confirmed ride. The road diversion is not on the cards this year.

[ScotRoutes]

It's shagged it down for days. Also Alan told us at the start that Fisherfield crossing was mandatory to get a confirmed ride. The road diversion is not on the cards this year.

Easy for him to say. How tall is he exactly?

[Ian]

It's shagged it down for days. Also Alan told us at the start that Fisherfield crossing was mandatory to get a confirmed ride. The road diversion is not on the cards this year.

In previous years, riders have been permitted to get to the loch shore, then back track to take the coast road (which would ensure it took you longer). That's definitely changed, has it?

[Blackhound]

Yes Ian, Alan said they had to cross 'no matter how shagging deep'* to get a time.

* or words to that effect.

[slarge]

So I had a cracking ride yesterday through Fisherfield, it is fantastic, but the macaroni cheese in Poolewe has sat heavy in my stomach all day and I've not been eating. So, I have scratched, as going into Glen Affric tonight with the weather as it is would make me a liability.

Enrico is going well, trying to get to the youth hostel in glen affric tonight.

The weather this year has been a major factor - the trails are generally either bogs or rivers.

[adjustablewench]

Surely if it gets to a point where it just isn't safe allowances have to be made...Not saying it has but who would know?