You're right, it is a long way from Sheffield! The north is big. We had a panic start getting everything together.
I had a good run in a pack of 5 behind the lead pair. I then watched Spyke run up the hill from Arden Hall (I didn't run up that hill!) and catch the lead pair on Hambledon Hill with about 4 miles to go: he just shot off. I think Spyke broke the course record in 4h35m.
I got enough points to make the Downland Ultra a painful proposition.
The great thing about the Montrail series is that it gets you to races and places you wouldn't otherwise go to. It was fantastic to be back in the North York Moors.