Is that the West Highland Way Race, John? I recall doing it in 1988, it was a very minimalistic and rather bizarre event then. A handful of us set off at 3am from Milngavie and the organisers had a sort of mobile checkpointing arrangement which didn't always work. I had a car at Bridge of Orchy so managed to resupply there but it was a very individual affair. Great fun through the mists of time - good luck!
Why don't you try the Bob Graham after that?

I like that idea Garfield, and to that end i intend running the WHW in 24-28 hrs, in 2weeks time.

Have a nice weekend all

I prefer events which take BOTH days !! Garfield

Perhaps the debate should be not Sat or Sun but weekend or weekday - with the rise in weekday full day walks??

Mike - we don't really care which day but we know of people who need public transport to get to events and this is usually better on a saturday.

Sunday is better, usually less traffic, plus less people work. If you want to atract younger people Sunday is better.

Prefer Saturday as most events I need to be up for 6am in order to get there and I appreciate the lie in on Sunday before the grind on Mon......

I like Saturday events as it gives me the chance to do another on Sunday.

John.

Mike when did an RM Boss getup early in the Morning?.
But three observations
If you work shifts a Sunday is probably the best day for a challenge, except if you have a Sunday night start.
If you work five day office hours then a Saturday is probably best, as it is a good excuse to get out of shopping with the gaffer and you can recover on the Sunday. It also gives the organisers a day to analyze what happened and do any repairs.
If you are retired or an RM boss or a teacher, what difference does it make?.
David H

Advantages of Saturday
1) You can burn off the fury you built up during the week about that dunderhead at work.
2) You can mow the lawn on Sunday (traditional day for lawns).

Advantages of Sunday
1) If you feel shattered next day, it's in company time, not private time ;)
2) Good excuse to leave the lawn until next week.

Personally I'm not bothered which day it is.

Do people prefer events on a Saturday or Sunday? Getting ready for a Saturday event always seems a rush after a week at work and it's pleasant to have a lie in on Saturday before getting up early again on Sunday. The majority of "single day" events are on Saturday, so am I the only one? Any thoughts?