I missed all the fun, frolics and cloud inversions at the Burdens because I was down in the Borders with my folks so I did this race instead. A race with capital letters and exclamation marks too, not to mention entirely unnecessary multiple river crossings at the end. It was pretty much a straight up and down from Ingram (just south of Wooler) up to the summit of Hedgehope and back. Similar distance and ascent to Feel the Burns but with even more mud and some smashing views across the Cheviots hills and valleys. Maybe the thinking behind making us wade across the river THREE TIMES at the end was to wash the mud off? We got a nice mug as a momento. The winner was Mark Lamb 1:43 and 1st lady Liz Gray 2:02. I was chuffed at 12th lady despite losing time to extract my shoe from a bog. Thanks to the organiser and helpers. Results here http://v1.racesplitter.com/races/3B3A89ED9
Nicola Dunn