Terrex C2C Adventure Race

This bank holiday weekend is the Terrex C2C Adventure Race . My preparation hasn't been ideal with a full week at Outward Bound Ullswater but it's shaping up to be a great race if a wee bit wet and windy!

Each team carries a tracker and their progress can be followed here http://www.adidas-ar.com/2011/tracking/tracks.php. I'm racing as Solo 19.

Day 1 (Friday, 10am start)

• Sea kayak from Whitehaven to St Bees
• Cycle to Loweswater
• Kayak Crummock Water & Buttermere
• Fell run along Robinson & Cat Bells
  
• Swim across Derwent Water

Day 2 (Saturday)

• Cycle to Thirlmere
• Kayak the length of Thirlmere
• Fell run over Helvellyn via Swirral Edge to Patterdale
  
• Kayak the length of Ullswater
• Cycle to Kirkby Stephen
  

Day 3 (Sunday)

• Fell run over Nine Standards Rigg
• Mountain bike through Swaledale
• Cycle through the Vale of York to Northallerton
  

Day 4 (Monday)

• Continue to cycle through the Vale of York
• Fell run over Carlton Bank
• Mountain bike over the North York Moors
• Cycle through the Esk Valley to Robin Hood's Bay
  

A few other links which will have updates and photos are below;

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/openadventure.
Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/openadventure.
James Cracknell Blog http://www.jamescracknell.com/home

Big thanks to everyone who's got me to the start line - Sarah, Ian, Anna, Carrie, Tim, Craig, Carl & Jo

Lakeland 100

This coming weekends entertainment is courtesy of the Lakeland 100, a 103 mile trail run around the Lake District with a 40 hour time limit. Training's been going pretty well but I suspect I shall be taking full advantage of the time entitlement! The event starts from Coniston at 5.30pm on Friday evening. From here we visit the Duddon Valley, Eskdale, Wasdale, Buttermere, Braithwaite, Blencathra & Dockray through the night. I'm aiming to be at Dalemain, the half way point, by mid morning on the Saturday from where the 50 mile event starts at twelve oclock. The second half of the route goes via Howtown, Mardale, Kentmere, Ambleside, Chapel Stile & Tilberthwaite before returning to Coniston before 9.30 Sunday morning. For me the crux will be at around 85 miles when we pass within 100m of my house containing a very comfy bed! I will endeavor to provide some updates on Twitter so you can share the blisters and hallucinations! The Lakeland 100 website will also have live tracking throughout.

Friday night film - Adidas Terrex 2010

A full length documentary on the inaugural Adidas Terrex Adventure Race in the Lake District, July 2010

http://www.dreamteamtelevision.co.uk/view-programmes/adventure-sports/adidas-terrex/

Rab Mountain Marathon

Just back from a great couple of days running in the north east Lake District for the 4th Rab Mountain Marathon. This was my first foray in to the Elite category and really pleased to have come out with 12th place and 9th in the solos. The weather was absolutely perfect which usually favors the runners - I'm more of a navigator - but I made some good route choices and got some nice lines which meant I finished with a score of 465 points. In total my running time was just over 12 hours covering 65km with 6700m of ascent. Even more pleasing was that these were my 13th & 14th days out on the hill on the trot. All good training for Ama Dablam in a couple of weeks.

Route Gadget UK has my routes for Saturday & Sunday compared to some of the other competitors.

A couple of reprobates found at overnight camp!