At the unfortunate time of 5am, we arose to make our way to Killin for the start of Glen Ogle 33 ultra marathon. While off to a chilly start, it was an absolutely beautiful day with the sun shining and only a small amount of wind. The first six miles were beautiful forested trail with lovely views of snowcapped mountains. Nikki started off with some dodgy gurgling coming from her stomach from some sketchy bacon, but by mile 10 had decided to keep it all down. The next 12 miles went quite smoothly with only one or two hills that made me question my life decisions and why this is my idea of a holiday. By mile 23 I hit my own bad patch and decided that it was time to have a good cry about missing my dog… but by the time I managed to chase down Nikki again I was feeling quite cheerful and we ended up finishing with 10 minutes of each other. Overall, it was a really lovely race, with terrific weather, cheerful marshals and only a few desperate dashes behind boulders to pee!
Anya