Friday, May 19 2000

70 Miles 12000ft Category AL

Starts at 12:00:00

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From Oban to Troon

This is a super event!
What you do is run round Oban, clamber on to a boat, sail to Mull (While throwing up in my case), then clamber off the boat, then run 21 miles on road and hill, then clamber on the boat, then sail to Jura, then clamber off the boat, then run 15 mile on the hills, then clamber back on the boat, then sail round the Mull of Kintyre (nothing to do with the Mull you were on yesterday), then clamber off the boat on Arran, then run up Goat Fell, then clamber back on the boat, then sail to Troon, then clamber off the boat, then finish.
The deal is as follows-:
First find a boat. If you phone Curly he will know who is running the "Dating agency". Next find a partner (I went through 6 before I started). Now the next thing is get very fit.

The whole thing is full of incidents and events that will brighten up vacant or pensive moods for years to come. I remember going to sleep with the small waves chattering just inches from my head and then getting up in the night and seeing the moon rising over the coast and making the big ballon shaped sail glow in its cool light.

Do not doubt the challenge that this is! It’s a big, big event for the runners but is probably worse for the sailors.

Do it before you die!!!

 Men's Record is 9:23:58 set by Haines/Ashworth in 1987.

 Women's Record is 11:47:58 set by Mudge/Diamantides in 1996

  Contact details are Curly Mills,
5 Seaview, Kinghorn, Fife,
KY3,
Tel Not Available

  The Organisers says - : The race has several objectives: one is to encourage sailors to appreciate fell running, for runners to appreciate sailing and for both to enjoy what must be some of the best sailing and hill running in the world; another is to help to build the self confidence of the youngsters sailing in the Youth Teams; yet another is to raise funds for various good causes; but the main objective is to provide a challenging experience to people who may be too busy to devote weeks to sailing the Atlantic or trekking in Tibet but who still relish overcoming a challenge which is well beyond those normally encountered in our modern well insulated lives. See web site at www.sipr.zetnet.co.uk,

Grid refs Registration at nm851257 Start at NM851257
Visit the race site at www.sipr.zetnet.co.uk
Contact the organiser on liomills@aol.com


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