Tuesday 18 April 2017
I feel that I need to recce some of the route for the LDWA North York Moors 100 at the end of May. I dont have much time so I decided that sections where I expect to be running at night.
I used my hand held Garmin 35T GPS. I put rechargeable batteries in it and carried some spares. I had to change the batteries 3 times in under 3 hours, so I guess that rechargeable batteries are a no no, good thing to find out. I also used the route description.
I recced 2 sections, Glaisdale to Sleights, 7.7 miles. I did 8 miles, because I made a couple of mistakes. I also recced Sleights to Hawsker. This section I did not use the route description, I used the Garmin 600 bike computer that i had brought just in case. Just outside Sleights I mad a mistake, I was running along a hedge and suddenly the GPS warned that I was off course, i looked around, I had to be at the other side of the hedge. I retraced my steps a couple of hundred yards and found the gate which had been obscured by a tree from the other direction, I got back on the right route and the route to Hawsker was mainly tarmac, with some track,steps and mud in the woods. After arriving in Hawsker I turned around and made my way back.
I enjoyed the flowers and trees on route.
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