if people want to pay that fair enough, their choice, up to them. Sounds like they get a fair whack for their money anyhow, whether adds up to 15k of value is for the individual to decide.
Anyhow, on the route, does seem like an awful lot of road, the bit in particular on day 2 that goes round the road at the top of loch fyne on the A83.. Is there a a path there they can use these days? I cycled that bit on the road once, it's a horrible bit, very busy, can't imagine they'll get it shut off? Or is there a path? or I guess they could just go cross country down some parallel old logging route maybe.... I've always thought there should be a cycle path going round there cause you can cycle up from glasgow basically traffic free till that point, and it's a bastard of a bit.
dy 3 down to portavadie seems an odd choice too when there's tonnes of forest roads to use instead of that coastal road, not sure how busy that is mind, never been down it.
I came for the ridiculous event but I stayed for the ridiculous clothing.
Thrudark, just wow.
Its worth sharing that picture in all its glory
Pen Y Fan. A mountain so tough that the world worst hillwalker (me!) once ran up it shorts and trainers
The blokes behind that brand aren’t stupid - but the muppets buying into it certainly are!
Do you reckon you have to provide photographic evidence of your rufty tufty beard before they'll sell you owt?
No.2 is definitely Compo from Last of the Summer Wine (for our younger reader, that was a TV documentary about STW posters).
This photo from the race organisers is even more special:
If he’s going to run in that get up, there’s going to be chafing
there’s going to be chafing
Isn't that a film with Daniel Day Lewis?
Do you reckon you have to provide photographic evidence of your rufty tufty beard before they’ll sell you owt?
Those beards are Tier 1
Those aren't beards.....advanced bumfluff at best.
However, for an additional £15k I'm willing to provide a six month beard fitness and training course, complete with tips on soup management,
a personalised anti bogie trap device and a multifunction tangleknot tool.
This time next year Rodney.....
It costs not much more to marathon in Antarctica. Beards come in to their own there.
Those beards are Tier 1
🤣
Respect is earned groomed
Knew of a few "chaps" in London who would share a helicopter charter up to Scotland for a weekend's shooting. This is next level though!
Credit to the organisers though – if they manage to pick the pockets of 40 wealthy blokes to the tune of £600K then fair play. They’ll be earning it on the day mind – imagine being beholden to 40 mega **** for 4 days?
I doubt the frontline staff will see much of that money.
for our younger reader, that was a TV documentary about STW posters
You jest, I used to live on the street where they all lived/it was filmed. Next door to Cleggy, a few doors down from Howard and Pearl.
30 miles a day.
Pfft.
What it will be is the most carbon-intensive "ultra" marathon on the planet. But then that's what the ultra-rich are - the most carbon-intensive section of society by several orders of magnitude.
If you want to make very quick and easy headway into global warming there's a section of society that could be "rubbed out", so to speak.
Not that I'm advocating outright violence.
Or am I? 😉
It’s in April, midges won’t be out yet.
What it will be is the most carbon-intensive “ultra” marathon on the planet. But then that’s what the ultra-rich are – the most carbon-intensive section of society by several orders of magnitude.
The company also organise 4x4 tours and the NC500 by supercar...
Just wanted to put that out there so that we can hate them even more. 🙂
It’s in April, midges won’t be out yet.
That's a shame.
That’s a shame.
Might still be snowing though!
The company also organise 4×4 tours and the NC500 by supercar…
The parts of NC500 I've ridden on my bike, I seemed to spend a disproportionate amount of time stuck behind camper vans so I can't imagine a supercar being the best method of transport around it. Be stuck in first gear for a lot of it! Wouldn't fancy reversing a Lamborghini on some of those bends either.
Re Thrudark
marketing for the socks indicate they are for stamping on the heads of fallen foes
Well Dylan Hartley is one of the brand ambassadors so you’re probably correct.
NC500 by supercar
Very primal. I must have missed that part of special forces training.
marketing for the socks indicate they are for stamping on the heads of fallen foes
🙂
...pink and yellow Argyle for extra brutality?
I doubt the frontline staff will see much of that money.
They won't do badly. See comment from above by someone who worked a simialr trip.
Theres this TV show my Mrs watches about a luxury yacht charter company, the workers get the bare minimum wage but pull in an astonishing amount of tips. They all absolutely hate most of the guests and put up with all sorts.
They’ve been vandalising the Highlands
https://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/2022/04/exclusive_highland_kings_race_accused_of_vandalism-73043
It’s ok though as it’s biodegradable 🙄
Goat Fell ain't in The Highlands.
I was going to type islands but wanted to keep up the HK naming inaccuracies
I'm not an ultra-runner, but if I were the words 'luxury and exclusive' are enough on their own to put me off.
Whilst £15k for a few days running in rainy Scotland feels like a lot of money to most of us, the target audience are the sort of people who are paying £600 for a T-bone steak covered in gold leaf at that Turkish blokes restaurant, before retiring to their £5k a night 'luxury and exclusive' penthouse room in the Shard.
Ultimately it compares pretty well to 'luxury and exclusive' F1 hospitality weekends, Golf trips and the higher end of the cruise market.
Good on them.
Regrettably they don’t appear to have published the results. Can you imagine paying all that money and winning and not even being able to brag about it outside of your social circle.
Can you imagine paying all that money and winning and not even being able to brag about it outside of your social circle.
I can imagine paying all that money so that no one outside my social circle knows about it.
That said I'm not gauche enough for these sorts of things.
I think this quote could change my life.
I will now say it out loud every morning .“No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.”
Update...For the last 9 months I have been chanting this^^ mantra every morning ,while standing naked in front of the mirror.I have not noticed any improvement in my training,all it has done is frighten the cat.
Can you imagine paying all that money and winning and not even being able to brag about it outside of your social circle.
I think you'll find that that's entirely the point.
“No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.”
Biodegradable chalk. Biodegradable, four hundred million year old, chalk.
They’ve been vandalising the Highlands
https://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/2022/04/exclusive_highland_kings_race_accused_of_vandalism-73043
It’s ok though as it’s biodegradable
I genuinely think that a) this is proper vandalism and should be looked at from a legal perspective and b) the organisers should be out scrubbing this off.
Still no answer to the OP's question ? How many took part, if they don't publish results how are we to know?
Biodegradable chalk. Biodegradable, four hundred million year old, chalk.
Which also changes the chemistry of the rock surface, harming lichen on the rock.
Huge visual eyesore.
How the hell did someone think this is acceptable? small flags on canes are the usual way of marking things - or ask these 'elite' athletes to actually navigate....
Given that entrants get a free Garmin with the route pre loaded, then why were the markers needed at all?
Incase there's no GPS reception obviously.
Ah of course. Silly me.
Still no answer to the OP’s question ? How many took part, if they don’t publish results how are we to know?
I think that I've seen a video of the start....I think that there's 15 'Elite Athletes' on the start line.
the organisers should be out scrubbing this off.
Tey did claim they were going to do that the day after the event, like that would have made it OK. I'm guessing they didn't then.
They said this according to the BBC article:
"Living and working in the area, the team are acutely conscious of the environmental impact that events such as Highland Kings have" they told us.
"As such we sourced and used high quality biodegradable chalk for the event, but we are aware of the impression any sort of marking can have, so had always planned to have a team returning to the course this morning (the day after the event) to wash down all surfaces.
But then fail to mention why they haven't done it, how long before or even whether they're going to do it, just that 'we planned to'.... but must have obviously decided **** it instead lets let the paupers whinge on social media about it instead.
