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Has anyone done any multi-day running trips where they've carried sleeping/cooking kit with them?
Escape from Great Britain was this for me. I wanted to be self sufficient and as a result had 32l bag plus about 5l waist & chest capacity. There was more hiking than running as a result although the hilly profile I followed contributed to that too.
Fwiw as it was a race and my first time racing over 2 nights unsupported I learned from it and would carry much less next time. I'd also sacrifice hot food & hot drink to save on stopped time plus weight & space of jetboil.
I would want to make it enjoyable – ie actually getting a full night's sleep each night /stopping for swims etc – but maybe it'd just be miserable?
This would be much less miserable than the relentless need to press onwards in a competitive setting!
The Cicerone Book "The Big Rounds" breaks all 3 down into suggested hiking itineraries. BG is suggested as 6 days backpacking but I'm guessing if moving faster this could maybe be done in 3.
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Thanks for the info! I’ve got a light bivvy set up, but my concern is that I get horribly cold after sweaty long runs, so would have to bring a fair amount of warm clothes to make it enjoyable.
On second thought, I might consider doing a similar route to the BG round, but stopping at youth hostels some nights.
No hot food or drink?! That’s determination! Did you enjoy esc GB? Looks like a mad race.
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Lovely piece that's making me miss the mountains so much right now! https://www.ft.com/content/f21d1148-8309-11ea-b6e9-a94cffd1d9bf
Has anyone done any multi-day running trips where they've carried sleeping/cooking kit with them?
The creeping insanity brought on by lockdown is making me think up all kinds of post-corona challenges, and kinda fancy the idea of running the Bob Graham round over 3 days (though maybe 4 more likely?) at the end of the summer (if we're allowed out then), carrying everything with me. I would want to make it enjoyable – ie actually getting a full night's sleep each night /stopping for swims etc – but maybe it'd just be miserable?
I'm spending lockdown with my inlaws in Bristol, ad am enjoying finally having some hills to add into my daily run (unlike Hackney, where I usually live)!