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Moelwyn has to be the ultimate fell run or mountain race and this year it
became part of the British Championship, with about 500 competitors, four times
as many as in previous years.
Finlay Wild from
Lochaber Athletic Club finished first in 73:09; that’s just 1 hour 13 minutes
and 9 seconds for what most people would take a whole day to walk! It was good
to see my friend Kurmang Rashid (inventor of the Kurdish Pastie) made it home
ahead of two others in just under three hours.
There was
surprise and excitement on the faces of many first time runners, with adventure
and jeopardy never far away. Pinch points, particularly on the descent from
Craigysgafn, caused the traffic to back up and prompted interesting diversions!
This is what it looked like at the half way point:
Many thanks to the organisers, marshalls and mountain rescue for putting on this spectacular event.
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