If you like Coastal paths, Cornish pasties, Colossal steps, Camaraderie and cold weather, this is the race for you. A rewarding, but challenging step up from your average 💯 mile jaunt. I said i’d only do it once and so i’ll see you all again for my 2nd attempt in Jan 🏃🏻‍♂️🤘🏼

Wonderfully scenic & challenging route, amazing aid stations, incredible sense of achievement on completion especially after 2016 DNF! Can't recommend this race/ organisation highly enough. Although support crew is advised, I managed to complete it without although weather was dry but in wet conditions you might want a change of footwear! Support from Mudcrew was epic. 

The Arc of Attrition is an amazing race of real character. Everything from the entertaining race briefing to the challenging and varied terrain make it an unforgettable experience. The stunning Cornish coastline makes up for the inevitably inclement weather and the extreme friendliness and attentiveness of the organisers and volunteers helps to ease the pain of running 100 miles with 4000m of climb. The added incentive of achieving the sub 30 hour gold buckle is a great feature that gives something else to aim for beyond simply completion, which is a massive achievement in itself. I can't recommend this event highly enough.

This was my first AoA and my fourth 100 mile race. I found it the hardest of the 100's and up there in the most the brutal of ultras ihad done. 

I hadn't recced the route before so was expecting to get lost at times. Most of route is easy to navigate but there were places that could be marked out but on reflection, these were probably unmarked because they would have been so hard to get to.

I would defo rate this race as brutal but so rewarding. I don't think anythink needs to be changed and if it does the organisers are probably aware of it anyway.

Thank you to all the Race Directors and team for putting on such a challenging yet rewarding ultra.

It's a coastal path winter endurance event. Pack all of the minimum kit and trust me you might need it all and then some more. Be thankful if you dont!

Organise crew if you can because several sections of this race mess you up. The cuts are tight and the gaps are long. It's a stern test for good reason. It is designed to be brutal. But you will be safe, big brother watches you and the aid is plenty adequate, infact outstanding if you get to it!

Don't underestimate the third quarter and beware of the sting in the tail. The course is Beauty and the Beast, the weather most likely Tempestuous or Biblical (a pre booked residency by Fergie for the Mennack). The terrain is energy sapping and awe inspiring in equal measures. And beware of PIRATES, SMUGGLERS AND MINES.

Bring your kit and your smile and the Arc Angels will deliver you from the Demons. Forget either and enter at your peril!

This event is outstanding, I can only say great things about  this event because it keeps getting better and there is nothing to parallel it. The people are quite nice too.

Where i grew up the saying was "cum'n ave a go if ya think yer ard enuff" 

Having done a good measure of 'events' in different parts of the country over many years including multi-day events I thought this 100 mile trip around the coastpath of Cornwall would be reasonable with the 36hrs allowed. Oh.. how little did I know . Having entered in 2016 and ended up with a DNF after about 60 miles and facing being timed out in a howling gale I had to admit defeat for the first time ever. As MudCrew state 'we don't do easy'.

So 2017 and round two . Not quite as bad weather but still 'testing' conditions  cold and sleet at times . The route .... amazing with stunning views and terrain that was as testing as mountain routes I've run.

The support..... amazing from the pre race brief , medical cover and of course the 'Arc Angels' support team. Every step of the way they provided all the help and encouragment you could wish for and by far the best event I have entered.

Oh... and I did finally finish in 2017 !

Thank you Mudcrew.