The KIMM

Hmmm. It occurred to me that this is a blog that might appeal to beginners. Perhaps beginners won't know what the KIMM is... Well, in case you can't be bothered to check the KIMM website out, here is a short explanation from someone who hasn't actually competed yet. It is an adventure race. Usually in England, in one of the hilly bits. At the end of October, for a bit of cold and rain. All the competitors camp wild on the Saturday night after running their own course during the day. Some will run a set course and others, like me, will go for a score - i.e. the more checkpoints found, the better. On the Sunday there is a similar set-up, but the start times are a little different and I guess quite a few competitors drop out. From the starting list, there must be a couple of hundred entrants in 3 race categories and 3 score categories. This year we start at Pooley Bridge, Ulswater, Cumbria, but the course isn't revealed until you start...
I think it might be fun, but I shall see. My partner talked me into it, and it was a challenge that to decline would be to admit defeat. I have noticed that some people seem to do it year after year, so maybe something is adictive. It is why I started hill running and I have to say getting fit in the outdoors is fun...