Ross Brackley and Chiara Franzosi cross a bridge during their earlier recce on Arran.
As many as 500 runners are expected to take part in a two-day off-road running adventure which is to be held on Arran next month. The event – dubbed the Ultra Tour of Arran (UTA) – will see the athletes descend on the island to scramble up peaks and race through forests, racking up 100km in 48 hours.
It it being held by Rat Race Adventure Sports, the UK’s largest provider of adventure races, and will take place on Saturday April 14 and Sunday April 15. Half of the runners are from Scotland and the rest from elsewhere in the UK and beyond.