Mourne Mountain Marathon (MMM) 21/22 SEPT 2013

[LandyLiam]

That's me now signed up for my 2nd attempt at D class, doing it with my younger son this year as he's now come of age  (but he's faster than me  ) anyone else up for it?

www.mourne2day.com

[Rusty Madra]

I'd love to have another crack at it but work commitments and other sports stuff have conspired against me this year. It's the best event that I did last year (and I tried alot of them!) Did the class C and loved it: was pound for pound the toughest event and the most enjoyable: have fun!

[Rich.H]

Just how hard a course is this for the C & D classes? I'm currently badly out of shape and suffering from a possible long term back injury (need to see a doc as up to now I just have a cup of tea and get on with things). Providing all is well I'm aiming to get out as much as possible and get into some serious training so was thinking this could make a nice goal marker.

Course if anyone would want to partner up on this one that would be handy too.

[ChuckMcB]

Here's last year's route cards:

http://www.mourne2day.com/app/webroot/files/File/Route%20Cards/RouteCards%202012.pdf

Class D Day one looks like it was: Tollymore - Trassey Track - Hares Gap - Ben Crom Reservoir shoreline - Blue Lough - Annalong river  -  Annalong Wood (17.0km / 770m)

Easy enough route, fairly good paths.....but it's a fair ould dander as well

edit: to include pic


D1 by mourne2day, on Flickr

[Rich.H]

Thanks for that Chuck, that route doesn't look too bad then as far as elevations go. So I'll have a chat with the doc on monday and see what he thinks about my back issues.

Providing all is well I'll be on the hunt for a team mate for a Class D/C 

[LandyLiam]

If you can do the 7 7s with a light daypack then you'll be ok for class D, maybe even C if at least 1 of your team can navigate well.

[clairebear]

pm'd ya there rich

[twentyclicks]

This is definitely on my calendar again. It's about that time of the year when I email my team mate and see if he's up for it (we don't actually know each other outside of the mmm)!

Try and convince him to tackle elite this year.

[LandyLiam]

For those of you still thinking about entering the event., don't forget that the entry fee goes up by £10 after 31st July.

[twentyclicks]

entered today!

[LandyLiam]

Elite class karma for bravery 

[twentyclicks]

LOL ... provisionally, if we just aim to finish and I'm prepared to drop to B if my partner doesn't feel up to it come September. See how the training goes. I did 4hrs today and I'm wrecked!

[Rich.H]

Just got my confirmation email from them for the class C for myself and clairebear from here. Time to start upping the ante on time outdoors me thinks.

[clairebear]

first time doing it so any useful info would be greatly appreciated......bring it on. 

[LandyLiam]

How's your navigation?