04/05/24 – I really questioned my race life choices today. New race for me tackling the Stuc A Chroin hill race. Over 21km and 1700m elevation.
Race started in Strathyre and headed up through forestry tracks and rough ground to Meall Mor overlooking Glen Ample. Descending into the Glen then straight back up with a steep (hands and knees using heather to pull myself up) climb along the west ridge of Beinn Each to the summit. Next was over to Bealach Nan Cabar. This was the cut off point but made it through to continue on the north ridge and eventually reaching the summit of Stuc A Chroin where every runner left a stone to help build a memorial cairn. By this point 11km done and 1500m elevation hit. Now about turn and back down a slightly varied route.
It was hard, I won