Alnwick Trail Half-Marathon, 26th May 2024

Chris Jones sends this report from the Alnwick Trail Half:

“The rain had stopped falling from the sky but there was a lot of it on the ground at the start of this multi-event day with a junior 2k, 5k, 10k and half marathon all taking place within the beautiful Hulne Park estate in Alnwick. The start/finish straight was a mud bath worthy of cross country, the next few miles were spent dodging deep puddles on stony tracks, then tarmac which made the long drag uphill at 3 to 4 miles slightly easier, followed by a very pleasant downhill trail to complete a roughly 6 mile loop. One lap for the 10k, two plus a little out and back for the half. I can thoroughly recommend this event for the fantastic views that helped to distract me from the fact that it really felt quite tough!”