Previous reviews made this seem easier than it was, it was undulating and tough at times. It was also longer than 13.1 which was psychologically tough at the end! Maybe this was me though as I did see some others had issues with markers. Overall pretty good though with ample aid stations, weird finish though, no-one really there apart from one person giving out a medal...

We ran the Half Marathon which started off well from the racecourse , we followed the arrowed route and about 4 miles we became aware that the arrow signs had stopped and we hadn’t seen any other runners in the distance, we waited for a few runners behind us and suggested we were off course somehow , we doubled back on ourselves and ran onto towards an A road to the nearest village where we met up with 2 marshals who were removing arrows , we explained what had happened to which both of them said they thought there had been foul play with someone changing the direction of the arrows and even said it was probably the ex-wife of the organiser and the same thing had happened the previous year , by now there were 4 of us and we were not impressed , it came to light that we had run an extra 2 miles off of the planned route due to this stunt . I find this unacceptable and so annoying, it put a sour taste in all our mouths and spoilt what was meant to be a pleasant trail run - not to mention not having provisions for a 16 mile run . We told the scenario to several people who were in charge and were never apologised to at the end . It’s such a shame because the area is beautiful, I now think that maybe that’s why there weren’t many competitors. People should know this is very unprofessional and think twice about attending this event , it ruined our day if I’m honest

This was my first trail race and I thought it was very well run, nice and relaxed, the course was clearly marked, a hard course for me a bit up and down, but a challenging course and very scenic. I would defiantly consider doing it again and a different event. Thank you for all the work you must have put into organising this event.

This was my first trail race and it was AMAZING! 50% of that is because i committed to training, but the other 50% belongs to the race - i felt safe and confident throughout the race, could top up my bottle at the aid station, found my way around pretty simply. It was mint! My only complaint were the wheezy hornets, but my partner (who also took part) and i named it “hornet hill” (around 10k into the half marathon) and saw it as a comical half way point (we didn’t run together, but knew exactly what the other meant when we asked “have you passed hornet hill”. Another personal favourite was “the grazing sheep” and “the i love you conkers” (family joke - we both picked one up, haha!). Will certainly race again!