Itinerary changes

Hello all,
I have just updated the "It's all starting to come together post" due to changes to where we will be staying. Just trying to keep everyone in the know.

John

Dear John

Hi Guys...
just a short note to John....... its really scarey this what we are about to undertake, but it should give us some wonderfull memories to talk about and embelish over the years, and who knows i hope this will not be a one off. but being the first will always be the best...

What do we need to take?

Hello everyone,

I have just been thinking about what we will need to carry each day on our trip. I guess it has to be kept to a vital minimum to minimise weight, I don’t really want to be carrying tot. I have never done anything close to this before so am totally out on a limb. I must arrange a meeting with David to discuss...........in the meantime, if any of you readers out there have done anything similar then please ....answers on a postcard. While I wait to hear from you..I will compile a list. Speak to you all soon.

John 

Training run

Hello all, just back from a 9 mile easy run, strangely it didn't feel none too easy...which is a bit of a concern. I know the snow & ice make it really difficult & I haven't run for a while but somehow it highlighted to me just how tough this "adventure" is going to be...note to self "I really must step up a gear & lift the training up a level if this is going to be a success". To run 7 days without a break running in what is in effect 7 mountain marathons back to back, with one day being 37 miles (Patterdale to Kirkby Stephen - 28th June) is going to be quite an achievement!
Take care...John

Happy Christmas

Hi all,
Its Christmas day! Santa was kind enough to bring me a new Montane ultralight running jacket ready for our adventure, I also have a copy of Matt Beardshall's "life on the run: Coast to coast" which is going to be read very soon. I have also just discovered that the modern coast to coast route is now more like 200 miles due to a few course changes, some parts are now private land so are now inaccessible and some changes are down to erosion, oh and final booking confirmation came through yesterday...happy days!

Merry Christmas all.

John

It's starting to come together!

Well, at last it's beginning to happen! David has been busy arranging & scheduling (Big thank-you to you David), so far this is where we are at.....Click on the links to see where we will be staying...

• DAY 1 - 25th June - drive to Richmond (205 miles 4 hrs approx) where the car will be parked for the duration untill our return. Stay overnight at The old brewery. 
•  DAY 2 - 26th June - take the bus from Richmond to St Bees. Straight into day 1 of our crossing. 23 miles to The Black sail youth hostel here we will spend the night.
•  DAY 3 - 27th June  - Black sail youth hostel to Patterdale. 23 miles...we will spend the night at Noran bank farm.
•  DAY 4 - 28th June  - Patterdale to Kirkby Stephen. 37 miles...we (if we make it) will spend the night at Redmayne house.
•  DAY 5 - 29th June - Kirkby Stephen to Reeth. 23 miles...we spend the night at Dales bike centre.
•  DAY 6 - 30th June - Reeth to Danby Wiske. 25 miles.....we spend the night at Ashfield House.
•  DAY 7 - 01st July - Danby Wiske to Blakey Ridge. 30 miles.....we spend the night at August Guest House
•  DAY 8 - 02nd July - Blakey Ridge to Robin Hoods Bay. 29 miles....where we stay at Streonshalh
•  DAY 9 - 03rd July - Bus back to Richmond to collect the car & drive home 205 miles & 4 hrs approximately. 

back soon.

john