400km Cape Wrath Expedition Run in Scotland (start today 10am!)
In 4 hours I will start in the 8-day stage Cape Wrath Ultra in Northern Scotland with 94 other participants. I have not done any running training in the last 2 months of travelling (Nepal hike was demanding, but Myanmar was too hot with 35-45 degrees!), so I am not really fit for this tough ultra. I plan just to finish and concentrate on taking nice pictures. For that I take a Sony A7R2 with 16-35mm 4.0 and a Canon 5dsR with 70-200mm 4.0 with me.
I hope to improve in the next months, as I have many very nice events on my agenda:
45km Zermatt Ultra (Switzerland, July) 55km Laugavegur Ultra (Iceland, July) 125km Irontrail Davos (Switzerland, August) 170km UTMB (France, August) 320km Valle d'Aosta (Italy, September)
In Scotland there will be a professional live coverage, as each participant carries a satellite tracker! I expect about one third to not finish and this time it could happen even to me. I think after 3 days I know whether it would be possible for me to continue. Anyway, expect me at the end of the field already on the first day!
On the following webpage you see the exact route and live-progress of all participants (very nice and interesting format!)
http://franktschoepe.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32d7440e232676313d2323df1&id=1908266032&e=3330066c6a
For a blog and my own tracking please visit my website:
http://franktschoepe.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32d7440e232676313d2323df1&id=ee6dbed990&e=3330066c6a
All other details on the run you find also on their website:
http://franktschoepe.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32d7440e232676313d2323df1&id=ff0e71d5f7&e=3330066c6a
On Friday I ate Fish&Chips in Glasgow and I got sick from the fish! Diarrhea and Vomiting was the result. Also I forgot a second pair of Inov running shoes. So I bought a new pair of similar INOV shoes yesterday. I will start with the old black ones however.
Surprisingly I already met Gene Dykes in Glasgow and I could join him and other runners in their car to Fort William. There will be 14 tents and I share one with him and 6 other runners.
3 runners are from Germany and 4 from the US. Overall 95 runners participate, with most of them coming from Great Britain. There will definitely some rain during the event and many rivers up to 80-100cm to cross.
Accomodation (Bed&Breakfast) is quite good and they even have the traditional English breakfast and also a talking parrot in the living room.
The first stage looks on paper as one of the easier ones. There are no markers, so runners are dependent on their navigation skills. Each runner has a very good water-proof map and most use a GPS device.
http://franktschoepe.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32d7440e232676313d2323df1&id=ef0f2c06bd&e=3330066c6a
Stage 2 is already demanding and stage 3 will be very tough. Hopefully I will be still in the run then. I plan to start on the following stages as early as possible, which is 7am. Faster runners are allowed for a start till 9am. Each runner decides himself. Starting early has the advantage to have it easier at the time-controls during the run!
So this time I will struggle, but I will try everything to finish or at least run as long as my body allows!
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