Sounded fearsome reading a couple of accounts on the web but ultimately quite a tame beast – 2.6 miles, not very high,not so steep and not terribly heathery. Unique in having the turning point signalled to the assembled runners by letting off an orange flare some 400m up a nearby hill. Having entered and resoundingly come last in a couple of the track events I was not very optimistic; but once into the groove of a hill race things went a lot better. A refreshing shower came along at the right moment to cool us off, but annoyingly carried on afterwards, raising the spectre of a repeat of the great car parking quagmire of Kentmere. I have no idea who won and judging by the state of the finish recorder’s paperwork, we may never know the overall results.
Digby