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Trail Race Up The Beast 2009

Posted on the July 13th, 2009 under Outside, Run, Social/Event by Sam

Last Wednesday evening I took part in the “Trail Race Up The Beast” fell race, from Maeshafn, Mold. Having done this last year I’d hoped it would seem easier, but disappointingly it was just as bone crunching as last time

The route is of mixed terrain – muddy forest, onto track, the ascent of the “Beast”, then a lovely soothing green pasture descent, a touch of road, then the steps of doom(!) past the quarry (No! Not the steps!!). All in all, a challenging run which continually tests, not giving a chance to get into a steady rhythm. This is the second year of the “Beast” race and I am already looking forward to another thrashing next year.

This time I finished 17th/45 in 32:30. The results are here.

Big thanks to Peter Douglas for his pics of the race. Keep up the good work Pete!

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