Starting in Chateau Chinon, a small town in the national park region, this event is part of the International Fell Running calendar. With a choice of distances on offer, team Wilmott opted for the 18 and a bit miler starting at 4pm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cJust over an hour till race starts….18 miles of mountains in just a little heat? What could possibly go wrong?\u201d quips Pete on Facebook just before the race started.<\/p>\n But it turned out that the heat was the last of their worries as the mirage of the \u201cfairly challenging run with lovely views\u201d that they\u2019d hoped for quickly faded into the reality that this course was a bit of a beast.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have both never experienced anything like it\u201d says Jodie<\/p>\n 3500 feet of elevation was crammed into the 30k route, with some inclines so steep our audacious pair were scrambling on all fours. Punishingly up and down all the way it took all their physical and mental strength to keep going. Pushing on, through forests, jumping over felled trees, squeezing through rocks and even running up a stony stream until they got to the final crescendo of a hill to get them back to the town and across the welcome finish line.<\/p>\n In true Wilmott style, the pair gave it 100% with Peter finishing in 3.14.19 giving him 11th overall and 1st in his age category. Jodie crossed the line in 3.37.36 giving her 31st overall, 4th lady and 3rd in her age category. Cracking performances.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/891D5D6B-B94F-4374-85A5-6062EC3C3C67.jpeg\")
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