GPS Training Podcast – number 85

GPS Training Podcast

The Spine Challenger race - Special mid-month podcast If you can support us - Jon - https://www.justgiving.com/team/jonspine Andy - https://www.justgiving.com/team/andyayrespinechallenger In this special ‘mid-month’ podcast we are going to look ahead to the Spine Challenger Race, which starts on Saturday 17th June. As many of you may know Andy completed 95ish miles of this event last year, he is back again to ‘finish what he started last year’, and I will be also participating in this event. Therefore, you are going to listen in on our pre event chat, as I try and prize Andy’s expertise from him and learn from the lessons he learnt from participating in last year’s event. Podcast 72 – Andy’s pre-walk interview Podcast 74 – Andy’s post-walk podcast So, if people don’t know Andy, what is the Summer Spine Challenger South race?60 hours to complete? 108 miles in total? Total Ascent: 5451 metres Total Descent: 5449 metres Other events taking place over the same period -- Sprint race – Edale to Hebdon Bridge – 46 miles 18 hours to complete Total Ascent: 2017 metres Total Descent: 2033 metres - Summer Spine Challenger North – Hardraw – Kirk Yetholm - 160 miles Time Limit: 96 hours Total Ascent: 5,290 metres Total Descent: 5,591 metres - Full Spine race – Edale to Kirk Yetholm - Start: Edale, Derbyshire, UK Finish: Kirk Yetholm, Scottish Borders Distance: 268 miles Time Limit: 156 hours Finish Time: 20:00 June 24th 2023 Total Ascent: 10,732 metres Total Descent: 10,941 metres Spine Challenger walk - 108 miles Checkpoint 1 – 46 miles – Hebdon Bridge Soft checkpoint – Malham Tarn – 84 miles What are you going to do differently this time? Lessons learnt? What did you mainly navigate with – GPS Unit, watch, map? Hardest part of the course? What have you learnt about your body? What have you learnt about your kit, anything different this time? Registration Live tracking Many thanks for joining me on this special ‘mid-month’ GPS Training podcast