I’m entered but got lower back issues at the moment so not overly confident; contacted the organiser but was told no transfer of place/no deferment to next year/no refund……they will keep my money and charge someone else £50 to take my place though, that sounds fair.

I think there’s a pub…

There’s a toilet, a shower and a pub next door. if you want anything else you might be out of luck!

I am in. Got a waiting place list mid August. Hoping to go sub 5 hours after 5hours something less than 20 last year. Always working overseas on site without bikes though. So we shall see. Going to be camping. It is just a field in close proximity to the pub. Cannot remember any facilities, but that is not to say there are not any. Pub has a toilet. Big que for food and seats though last year.

It’ll be my 11th………V50 this year!!

Really fancy this, how fit do you really need to be? not bothered about a super times or owt, would just like to make it round the course

I’m back in the game after two years out. Hoping to beat my PB of 4:20. However, working away and no bike has meant most of my training has been road/trail running. Be ‘reet I reckon. To all the noobs, resist the temptation to keep pace with the elite in the neutralised start cos 6 miles down the road the hike-a-bike up Simon Fell is going to kill you :/ And by the time you get to Pen Y Ghent and all the elite are racing back down to the finish line will be further demoralisation. 🙂 But keep spinning and plodding and you’ll get there. All in all, you’ll feel smashed at the end, but its utterly addictive and by Monday afternoon you’ll have a date in the diary to sign up for the following years race. Enjoy.

Did’nt realise the popularity of this, should of done my homework ages ago!
No tickets left this year, suppose it gives me a year to train.
Good luck

I’m in. It was all going well, but I’ve been ill for the last 5 days, so I’m really hoping I recover in the next day or two. No last minute training for me.

No support crew, so Camelbak and 3 spare innertubes for me!

Would not mind coming along to spectate any recommendations as to where to watch it from?

heebyjeeby, If you are going to stick to one location the best place to watch it would be on the lane from Horton in Ribblesdale up to Pen y ghent because the race goes up and down the same way. It has the best atmosphere.

thewilllnton, leaving a bag or box somewhere there with a label saying it is for race day is the best you can do. There are lots of little caves at Ribblehead but personally I wouldn’t want to go caving at that stage of the race. A hiding place in the wall on the road to Pen y ghent might be better.

I’ve seen wooden poles bashed into the ground with a plastic box nailed to it and filled with bottles. Usually accompanied by a note which says “Billy No-Mates feed station, please leave alone!” 🙂

Yes, I’m in. Missed last year (voluntarily!) but this will be my 6th time. First time on disc brakes too which should be a nice change from my previous white knuckle death grip on ever failing cantis!

Got a B&B over near Cold Cotes so an easy 20 min drive in the morning. Might just leave the gf there to enjoy breakfast in peace and she can then ride up to the Ingleborough descent at her leisure.

I did it self-supported last year and left a stash behind a lovely big tree about 10m up the PyG track, just on the right. Really, really needed it at that point too!

I did it last year with no support and did not feel in anyway hampered.

I took a very small pack with a 2 litre hydration bladder and some gels in my back pocket.

Thanks for the suggestions, I’ve managed to tag on to a friend of a friend’s support team.

Could those that have done it before please give me an idea of what time they’d suggest arriving at Helwith Bridge?

Start is at 9.30, need to be registered by 9am, but is there a lot of queuing/faffing, or if I arrive at 8.45 would that be ok?

I’m driving up from Sheffield so it’s gonna be an early start whatever!

I’m a noob this year. Going unsupported, looking forward to it.

Is there some kind of bag drop at the start? I’m thinking I’ll want to keep warm in the start queue, but will want to take whatever off just before start.

@blah: nope, if you’re on your own your only hope is to find a friend – maybe ask someone parked up near you or take some clothing you don’t mind losing. A really old fleece or some cheapo arm warmers that you can just throw to one side and not care about.

Got my bike sorted, the survival bag is taped on, just final packing now then I’ll head up there. B&B for us tonight over at Cold Cotes so just a short drive in the morning. See you there, good luck everyone!

So how did people get on? Very good conditions, maybe a bit warm. Knocked a chunk out of my time from last year to finish in 3h46m.