(22-04-2011, 09:01 PM)marathondan Wrote: Strewth, a full marathon with 5K of climb and "Medium mountain, possibilities of intense heat, burning sun, strong winds, fog or rain". Not often you see that combination together. And an 8 hour cutoff doesn't sound very generous: if the course record is 3:54 then that's like a 4:10 cutoff for a road marathon.
The figure given combines ascent and descent Dan. Only 2 ½ km of climbing then
The 8hr time limit should be accessible. I ran this race in 2003 and 2004 and got round in just over 6hrs although I was a lot fitter back then.
If you have time it’s worth watching the video. There’s one guy running in his traditional Basque shepherd outfit. His descending technique involved sliding down a long pole... he hardly touched the ground!
The snow last year surprised everybody. The most likely weather on the Aizkorri range in late May: cool, humid and perhaps misty up top.
