West Highland Way

Mine have mainly been in Scotland:

WHW x 3 95 miles
Devil O The Highlands 43 miles
Highland Fling 53 miles
Two Bridges 35 Miles
Round Rotherham 50 miles

The Round Rotherham is suprisingly enjoyable and through such diverse areas, from the industry of the Don Valley to the fields around Roche abbey. Also very well supported.

The Devil and the Fling are also great races, and well organised. The Fling is ran so you can do it solo, with food bags left at every 10 miles or so for you. It's run by runners for runners so something like £10 to enter which is brilliant.

I'd recommend the Fling, The devil and the RR and then the WHW is a great race, and deserves its accolades as the hardest footrace in the UK IMO.

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Originally Posted by IainR

Ah yes I remember you now. Yes I remember being really envious of you as you were just bouncing away full of energy.

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Runningfool is always like that. I'm told he was like that even as he completed his epic winter WHW on the shortest day

For my part i have done all the above + Fellsman, Dartmoor Discovery, Connemara Ultra in addition to a few LDWA events That cover more than 26.2 miles, DD and Connemara are road races therefore damned hard on the limbs .

Two Bridges sadly No Longer exists as a race.

Whilst i echo most of the above comments i would not recommend one from another as i find they all have a character of there own.

As to the WHW being the hardest footrace in the uk i have to reserve judgement until i have done them all.

Just pick any Ultra and you will enjoy it because that is the nature of ultra runners.

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Originally Posted by JohnK

Two Bridges sadly No Longer exists as a race.

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As to the WHW being the hardest footrace in the uk i have to reserve judgement until i have done them all.

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Good point re doing them all. I need to do a few more.

Re 2 bridges I did it in 2004? and just did not enjoy it at all, it was all on hard concrete trails or road and I just ran counting the miles. Of the ultras I would not do that one again. Of the rest they were all much of a muchness, though I enjoyed the Fling most, but mainly because I had a good run.

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Originally Posted by IainR

I enjoyed the Fling most, but mainly because I had a good run.

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As with all things in life it is all subjective and depends on the prevailing conditions etc on the day.

Maybe see you at RR Iain if not before, only be at the start though as you are a damned sight quicker than me.

I doubt I'll be at the RR, my wife may be, but I play football so my running season finishes mid august. Still undecided though for next year, may announce my retirement from the game so I can concentrate on running :-)

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Originally Posted by IainR

undecided though for next year, may announce my retirement from the game so I can concentrate on running :-)

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Smart move preserve your limbs and joint`s

The race is to be featured on BBC scotland tonight at 6:30, those of us who live in the South can watch it if we have Sky.

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Originally Posted by IainR

The race is to be featured on BBC scotland tonight at 6:30, those of us who live in the South can watch it if we have Sky.

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I'll have a go at recording it on my PC tonight. If I'm successful, I may be able to upload it somewhere for general viewing.

Tim

cheers , will have to get fit and do one once my knee has a word with itself