All finished,safe. Fab race. Pics to come

 At Mallaig, off to meet the race now. I'm guessing no mobile phone coverage across on Knoydart, will take pics

 Amazing train journey, beautiful

up here

Highland Ultra, 2021

 Well, this long anticipated event is the first time the event has been carried out, a new event from BTU. Even trying to get close to the event start is a bit of an adventure in itself. 

It is 125 km over three day stages, on a small island Knoydart, accessible from Mallaig. Semi self sufficient : carry all food and medical kit, filter own water throughout the day: camping at nighttime. It looks pretty wild, to be honest. 

The event itself looks so well organised.  I think the BTU team are probably more excited than we are that its going ahead, due to the disappointments of lockdown postponements. Quite brilliantly, there are organised talks each evening by ultra runners, event organisers, or local conservationists. More brilliantly than this, there is a strong emphasis on supporting the environment through this company : they are working with the Knoydart woodland trust to promote woodland replanting, plus local trail maintenance. You just gotta love 'em.

Highland Ultra 2021

All packed, getting too excited for words.

Whats that, a weather forecast for rain every day ?   Oh...

Highland Ultra

 Starting to prepare for next week's Highland Ultra, with Beyond the Ultimate.

Definitely an adventure : already a resilience test as the local trains have been cancelled on the way home.

Exciting exciting. Amazing to track down running kit and start sorting running packs and kit. Oh my.