About a month after volunteering at Alston for the #SpineRace I'm finally ready to have lasagne again 😂

Amazing weekend at the #SpineSummit with lots of creative ideas and helpful feedback. I feel lucky to work with such a brilliant bunch of people 🙌🏻❤️

#SpineRace

On the train home after an excellent first #SpineRace experience. Already plotting my return

Superb result for Jenny Yeo, first woman on the 2023 Montane Spine Race. She looked and sounded remarkably relaxed, despite having 268 miles under her belt and at least 3 seasons of weather! She had a very decent lead on the second placed woman, who in turn, has a large lead on the third!

Huge congratulations Jenny! 🙌🏻

#SpineRace #MontaneSpine #PennineWay

To say he nailed it is an understatement! What a phenomenal run by Dave Phillips. Winner of the 2023 Summer Montane Spine Race. Looking chipper as anything despite 268 miles of ever changing conditions and challenging Pennine Way terrain. His nearest competitor is around half a day behind him. Outstanding running!

Congrats Dave! Amazing achievement! 🙌🏻

#SpineRace #MontaneSpine #PennineWay

Took a break, went for a run, met some new friends #SpineRace
Not pictured: about 300 bunnies

I think this says everything about the temperate evening bathed in sunshine up here in Bellingham 😂

#SpineRace #MontaneSpine #PennineWay #PeskyMidges

Welcome to Bellingham. CP3 for the #SpineChallengerNorth, CP5 for the full #SpineRace
The checkpoint team here has done a fabulous job setting up and are ready for many athletes yet to come!

3rd & 4th men on the #SpineChallengerNorth went through CP2 in Alston earlier today. Jacob & Sion were still looking strong, focussed and were organised with their checkpoint admin. It goes without saying that everyone has been enjoying the #AlstonLasagne 😋

#SpineRace #MontaneSpine #PennineWay

The #SpineRace (volunteering) adventure has begun

Jovica, first man on the #SpineChallengerNorth looking strong in Alston… Lasagne in, bit of admin and back out just as second man Tom came in at a pace. Both looking and feeling happy despite a rather Cross Felly Cross Fell overnight! 💪🏻💪🏻

#MontaneSpine #SpineRace #PennineWay

Looking forward to heading home now and seeing this little doofus again. And of course to starting my #SpineRace volunteering adventure next week

The 2023 #SpineChallengerSouth is under way! #SpineRace #MontaneSpine #PennineWay

It’s time! #SpineRace #PennineWay #MontaneSpine
5 races ranging from 46 miles to 268 miles with 39,000 of ascent. And it’s hot 🥵

Last minute printing and preps!
#SpineRace #TrailRunning #UltraRunning #PennineWay

@stuffjolikes That’s the hardest part - watching people DNF towards the end. They managed to remain in good spirits and looked well when they came in to us in Kirk Yetholm. The runners on the #SpineRace are a different breed somehow 🙌🏻

@id1om Ah… it’s a slippery slope. I started with some innocent dot watching and now run the whole checkpoint department. I rota around 150 volunteers to the crew each year. It’s intense but hugely rewarding work! #SpineRace

Most amused that I'm now being presented with loads of ads for #ultra races #CharityWalks and #RunningShoes after spending most of the last week #DotWatching the #Montane #SpineRace

For those of you missing the #DotWatching now the #Montane #SpineRace is all over . I really recommend their short films on YouTube with great camera work, chats and stories of the weeks races. https://youtu.be/gGHSNs-ou7c

I've been boosting #SpineRace recently because I'm fascinated that a gruelling 264 mile race up the #PennineWay exists and I had no idea until this year.

The race began in 2012 according to this Wikipedia entry, when only three people finished...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spine_Race