Cape Wrath Ultra from Fort William to Cape Wrath , 400km over some pretty harsh terrain over 8 days what could possibly go wrong! Finally after 28 months of waiting and training, and two cancellations (May 2020 and May 2021) we finally set off last Sunday 1 st Aug!! I had purposely not reccied the route, so the whole route was new to me!! Day 1 Fort William to Glenfinnan Approx. 23miles, 500m elevation Kit check and briefing had all been carried out on the Sat. so all we had to do was get the ferry across Loch Linnhe for the start. Start was planned for 10am, but 2 nd ferry group was a bit late in arriving so we eventually set off at about 10.15am. Departing Fort William Everyone was just raring to get going, I think the really long lead into the event, all the planning for kit check etc I for one was desperate just to get started. Cape Wrath Ultra start - did we know what we were getting into!!? First section was mainly road and then gradual rise up the f...
The Prep! The seed was sown for entering 2022 Dragons Back Race after completing Cape Wrath Ultra in August 2021 . Naively, I entered without really reading the small print and the detail and it was probably early 2022 before I started looking into the stages properly. It was clear it was going to be long days, with big elevation and particularly at the start of the week some technical ground. And then on day one there was also the infamous Crib Goch – I am not good with heights so Crib Goch was causing some concern and worry!! I decided that if I was going to be serious about completing then I should maybe try and put a bit more structure round my training, so I contacted Jack Scott who I had crewed for on his FKT for the Southern Upland Way and we worked up a plan! For last couple of years I have mixed running with strength and flexibility work – I am never going to be the most flexible but the strength and flexibility has certainly improved my running and reduced my inj...
ARC 2024 Photo David Miller A slight improvement on 2023 with a few races completed but the ongoing theme of enjoying some time out in the hills and wild space. As always report written in date order, but the top 10 list is as follows - 1. ARC Of Attrition 100miles 2. NAV4 Tour De Helvellyn 3. Bruce's Crown Race 4. Trail Des Cedres, Morocco 5. Sea to Summit of Sveti Jure, Croatia 6. Cairnsmore Hill Race 7. Highland High Points with Trail Running Scotland 8. Salomon Buttermere Skyline 9. Braemar – Cape Wrath / Dragons Back reunion! 10. Moffat Chase Hill race 26th January 2024 – Arc of Attrition 100 Miles Ranking 1 – Unfinished business from la...
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