Sunday, November 08, 2009

My next project(s)

This is my next mini project(s) will be one of the two routes:

Route #1: Starting from Agios Vasileios, take the road up to Pititsa, follow the Panachaiko Wind Farm intersection, up the farm and down to Kastritsi and eventually Rio.


Route #2: Starting from Kamares, head up and pass the Agia Eleousa monastery, follow to the Panachaiko Wind Farm intersection, up the farm and down to Kastritsi and eventually Rio.


Distance for both: ~45-50k

Elevation gain for both: 0m to 1200m to 0m.

Terrain: Asphalt, Trail

Gear:
  • Good pair of running shoes
  • 5lt camel backpack
  • 3lt platypus water reservoir
    goes in camel backpack
  • 2x650ml handheld bottles
  • Cell phone

    extra battery or
    portable charger

  • GPS
  • Timer/GPS Watch
    (with return to start mode)
  • Printed map
  • Recovery bars
  • gels/chews
  • Saltstick + caps
  • Cream crackers
  • Cap
  • Sunscreen
Todo:
  • Will go for trail scouting to measure exact trail distance.
  • Weigh all gear. Should not carry excess weight
More tips/information: http://www.UltRunR.com/

Saturday, November 07, 2009

10 x Rio-Antirrio Bridge completed

My biggest 2009 project, to run the Rion-Antirio Bridge 10 times (~60k) was completed yesterday night after 6h37'40". It was very windy (no ferry was allowed to pass from Rio to Antirio) but it was worth it! I am proud to say that I spent over 6 hours of my life on a modern engineering marvel.