105 miles 10 000 feet ascent
Wet, wild and windy - yet somehow I enjoyed it! The weather started on us just at the 9am start and didn't relent all day. Over 200 likeminded nutters turned out for this beautiful, rolling route from Hawick Rugby Club. We headed of to Bonchester Bridge and swept down to Newcastleton for the first tea and cake stop at 30 miles. I caught up with fellow Westies runner and now Borders resident Damon Rodwell here. A steep climb out of here took me up on to the high moors and down to Langholm where it was bucketing it down. I turned round here to head north via Eskdalemuir, passing the Tibetan monastery en route to a sweeping descent with a Falkirk cyclist down to the 66 mile tea stop in Ettrick. Gloves, balaclava and tights were donned here for the very hilly last section - Berry Bush, The Swire, Woll Rig and Leap Linns, before a cracking fast last few miles from Roberton where I passed a bonked Damon. I was really pleased merely to have got through it all in the dire weather and even more chuffed to finish in just over 7 hours and about 80th of 215 starters.
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Sounds like an epic! well done :o)
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