My first attempt at this event did not go well. You can read about it here
My last attempt at the race was better…
I haven’t done much training since completing Dramathon but I was confident the little I had done would get me through the race.
Its a long drive to Glentress from my house. Its even longer when Andrew phones the night before the race and asks for a lift from his house. I had to set off 40 minutes earlier than planned so I had time to pick him up.
He claimed he knew the fastest way there but his “shortcut” took us all the way south until we saw a sign saying “Welcome to England” and then all the way back north again.
We took my way back and saved about 40 minutes driving!
Annoyingly, despite signing up for the race in August, there was no record of my entry. I had to quickly find proof on my phone before I was able to start. Which would have been fine if I hadn’t left my phone in the car, a mile away from registration. I had to quickly run back and get the info.
The race was enjoyable. The weather was damp but it was warm enough to run in shorts and t-shirts. The first six miles is mostly up hill. There was some congestion on the climbs but it wasn’t as bad as the last time I did it.
Towards the end I bumped into a fellow glasgow triathlon club member. I said “Only one hill to go – the wee climb at the finish” She replied – “They aren’t doing that this year. The finish has been moved”
I’m glad she mentioned it as I’d have gone the wrong way at the finish if I had not known.
The new finish was flat across a field. Which wasn’t as interesting as the old finish. The last wee climb made the finish line feel sweeter but I’m guessing they aren’t allowed to use the road at the finish line so they had to move it.
A fun day out. Check out the February edition – https://www.highterrainevents.co.uk/glentress-trail-race
and check out https://www.coltmans.co.uk/ for post race food. Delicious baking and sweets.
Twin brothers swimming, cycling and running in Scotland 