Hill Race race 48:04 [5] 4.4 mi (10:55 / mi)
First ever visit to the Tinto Hill Race, officially 4.4 miles with 1500 feet of climb, in 48:04 (official) on a damp day with mist at the top. Busy start in the middle of a large pack of runners which gradually thinned on the steady climb to the top in 32:36, then briskly down trying not to slip or twist an ankle in 15:37 for an unofficial time of 48:13. Rachel made her hill race debut in a very respectable time of 60:55 (official), one place behind Sheila Strain. Poor marshalling of the junior race meant that Thomas did the senior race by accident (in 36:30, which would have put him in the top 20), Emma did 2/3 of the senior race before getting turned back, and Alice (the only one to actually do the junior course) beat them both back!