Yeah I can understand people’s reluctance of shelving out £50 for a race but for ultra races in the mountains you do need really slick organisation, with people manning checkpoints as well as food stops. And great food at the end and whatnot. Ascend Events are really great and all of the races they organise they organise well. They also took over the old (LDWA?) 4 Lakeland passes race which would’ve otherwise ceased to exist so I think they’re a big positive for mountain and trail running.
That said I like the bob up on the day and pay a fiver races too![]()