Sunday morning revealed blue skies, no wind and a rising thermometer. This event at Delamere Forest in Cheshire was the first of two Hellrunner races with the second taking place later in November on the South Coast. Described as being “over 10 but less than 12 miles” the race took us on a twisting route
There was a “window” of ideal weather last Saturday for one of the most scenic road races I know. The Duke’s Pass north of Aberfoyle was snow-lined and under a shroud of mist, but a number of cars and runners made it to the 12 noon start – unfortunately nobody I knew, and fewer starters
One thing I’ve learned over the years about the Black Rock 5: never trust the weather forecast! The weather was fine, and the threatened rainstorms didn’t materialise. The second one I learnt as I looked across the Kinghorn sands from the train as we approached: you can’t judge underfoot conditions from a distance, just suck
Beatiful sunshine accompanied by an easterly breeze greeted the competitors at the start by St Margaret’s Loch at the foot of the crags. A large convention of Boggies in evidence – this was after all an excuse to celebrate the great man’s half-century – and we were entertained by YP himself at the start, outlining