Montane Howgills Trail Half Marathon
25th May
2014

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Tom Beach 2.19.59


Two days of rain made for exciting conditions for my first trail half marathon. The start was in Sedbergh, Cumbria and there was a 10k, half and full marathon option. The 500m climb in the first 5 miles meant that it started out as a fast hike but the views were amazing. The next 2 miles were on a very steep downhill section past Cautley Spout falls and this was as difficult as the uphill portion! The next 5 miles were on similar terrain to an average cross country event (with plenty of gates between fields) and the final mile was uphill on roads back into the village.

This was a really well organised event which I would definitely do again. A medal, T-shirt, goody bag and a roasted meat or vege roll were included in the entry fee. Check out the other Montane trail events at www.trail26.com.

795 - metres climbed
13.1- miles run
3     - streams run through
2     - flies swallowed
1     - cowpat slipped on!