If you’ve ever done Walk the Wight over the years, you will know first hand how challenging the course is in places. It’s famous “undulations” are a test of mind over matter. But as if that wasn’t challenge enough, a few. of our amazing Roadrunners decided to do it in reverse, in the dark and run… nuts!
27 miles, (or 14 if you were doing the first “half”), using mostly off road trails and footpaths, cutting down the centre of our Wight Isle. The terrain is pretty brutal…. add in the humidity remaining in the July air from one of the hottest days of the year.
Starting at 9pm from The Needles our tenacious (and slightly bonkers), team all set out in an Easterly direction with their headtorches, the light already sinking into the sunset behind them . They all went off at their varying paces… running solo or in twos and threes.
Over Freshwater Golf Course, Mottistone Down and through Brighstone Forest they ran before finding themselves on the Tennyson Trail then dropping down to Carisbrooke.
It was here that Dave Cass and Tim Cordery collected their medals, having signed up for the first half only.
The rest continued, some of them being greeted by some very familiar “Marshalls” on the way
“It was great!” said Jane Andrew “Briony and Richard popped up 9 times along the route”
They all made it to the finish at Yaverland in good spirits, (one or two falls on the way however) They enjoyed a complementary bacon sandwich and welcome cup of tea at the end. No times, no prizes…. just a great experience had by all.
