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Course recce Buxton to Hope for dusk til dawn done today, mix of walking and shuffling. Couple of map reading errors, one section I defo need to visit again - if it had been race night I'd have fallen into an old quarry for sure.
There are some punishing climbs around Chinley, one had me stripped of top layers to cool off despite walking up it.
Nutrition was done the Ron Turnbull way, water, banana, custard creams, fig rolls, lunch of fish n chips & half pint, then only one more banana and an eccles cake saw me to the end. Recovery drink was Spar Banana Milk in Hope, then half a pint & some peanuts.
Weather forecast was wrong in my favour, was glorious out there this arvo.
Did Strava most but not first bit from Buxton or a shop detour out n back after lunch. Reckon on hitting close to 30 all in which was a surprise, thought much less.
Need to reduce faff. Moving time and total time are worlds apart, missed having stuff quickly to hand in waist-bag as only took OMM rucksack with plenty stuffi didn't use in day but might overnight.
/csb
Pic: Shining Tor path
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