While most Carnethies were busy running the C5, Michael Wilkinson and another Carnethy, Ian, decided to run a less hilly race (1600 feet, 6.75 miles) at Parbold in Lancashire. What the race lacked in height it made up for in depth and area of mud. 1:03 was slower than previous years, but still slightly faster than my brother, Peter: http://www.ukresults.net/2014/parbold.html
The cold showers at the finish had improved from the traditional hose pipe from a water tanker I remembered from previous races. A new multi-nozzle high pressure system has been added that is more effective, but just as cold.
Michael Wilkinson