After taking part in a Marathon the day before, my legs were a tad achey, but with 3 good friends with me, we donned our elf costumes in the Car Park and headed for the start, we were all running together for some pre christmas fun, after doing it last year, i had roped the others in on the promise of some real trail running fun, they were not dissapointed.

Last year I ran it in 1hr 25 with another friend, and we treated it more like a race, this year we threw the time out the window and laughed all the way around, espicially when ten penguins started gaining on us up Rattler Hill, with the call of "Quick the penguins are gaining on us". If you want fun, mud, hills, fun, cider, wine, fun, mud, water, mud then this is for you, its what running is all about.

Why the 4/5 for logistics, no bag drop this year and changing in the car park after the race is always a tad tricky using just a towel to protect others from a sight they really do not need. But these are very minor issues.