Lakes 24 hour record - Steve Birkinshaw

I am having another go at the Lakes 24 hour record next weekend, starting at 3am on Saturday 19th June at Braithwaite. The aim is to complete 78 tops (90 miles and 40,000 ft of climb) and return to Braithwaite within 24 hours.

I had a go last year and gave up at Wasdale after 16 hours over an hour behind schedule. The weather and a cold that I was suffering from did not really give me a chance. So far the forecast looks good and it is certainly much drier underfoot than last year. But I still have doubts about if I am capable of doing it. I can say I have trained as hard as I can and I have been taking it easy for a week and my strength seems to be returning. But I have not been helped by 3 colds in the last 3 months and I have a slight niggle in my knee (but that seems to be recovering well whilst I have been resting in the last week). I have a good groups of pacers lined up to help and Jane is again sorting out the logistics and road support.

After throwing up at the Fellsman getting the food and drink right on the day worries me but hopefully that was a one off.

I am having a GPS tracker with me (or at least with my pacers!!), so that my progress against my schedule can be seen. This is supplied by Rob and James at Open Adventure and it should be good if we can remember to transfer it between pacers. The website is:
http://www.openadventure.com/lakes24/

If anyone is around and would like to help my email address is:
s.j.birkinshaw@ncl.ac.uk