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Default The Cockermouth Marathon swim.

On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:23:31 -0700 (PDT), Weatherlawyer
wrote:

One would think that with the degree of outdoor training involved in
preparing to run a Marathon, the daft buggers would at least look up
now and again.


It's a mountain marathon - a two day event which has been going for at
least thirty years. Started as the Karrimor Mountain Marathon and all
competitors carry food and shelter. The weather this year was obviously
so extreme that it caught them out.

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.
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Walks and Treks:- http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/walks
 
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