Gareth Pratt took part in the Langdale Marathon, this billed as the UK’s toughest road marathon with over 3,400 ft of climbing & a do not finish rate of 15%.
This event is a 2 lap course starting and finishing at the New Dungeon Ghyll Pub. The first mile is lovely and flat along the bottom of the stunning Langdale valley, providing a nice warm up for the challenge to come. In mile 2 runners start the toughest climb on the course a brutal 400 ft in half a mile. Runners are rewarded with breath-taking views of the valley and fells and followed with an equally steep downhill.
The remainder of the race was a roller coaster with many ups and downs. Once Pratt had completed the first lap it was time for the second lap of the brutal course.
Pratt had an epic run finishing in an awesome 4:24:36, coming 61st out of a field 141.
