Not a race I’ve yet to compete in and judging by the route map and previous runners comments I’m not sure I have ambitions to participate in any hurry. This is a two lap course with one very challenging hill.

That comes around the halfway point of each lap and is best described as brutal. If you’re looking for a 10k PB then look elsewhere, but this could be a very good training run and a nice replacement for a hill session.

As with any race, get there in plenty of time and make sure you do an extensive warm up, including 10 minutes jogging, some dynamic stretches and some running drills. Finish the race with a light cool down jog and some static stretches.

Good luck, you might need it.