Be inspired by reports on recent events by our intrepid runners: we go the distance!
“Why?” and “Are you utterly mad?” are two of the most common questions I fielded after I had clicked ENTER on the Spine Race 2020. Spine Race race is a 268-mile ultra, which takes you along the Pennine Way in some of the most inhospitable places in England. On top of which, the run is undertaken in the depths of winter starting on 12th January. I guess people are justified asking those questions.
We lined up under the start gantry as the light started to appear on the morning of the 12th. The klaxon sounded at 8am on the dot. From now on, the clock was ticking. It would not stop until either I did, or you timed out at 168 hours.
The first 16 hours seemed to have a sample of everything I would encounter multiple times over the rest of the race. I got lost, I chatted, I ran in silence, I fell into bogs, and got rained on (a lot). My feet seemed never to be out of mud or water… and then I slipped and fell.
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