Run Britannia 2024 is billed by organisers, RatRace, as “the holy grail” of UK adventures, tackling this epic journey from Land’s End to John o’Groats, a major physical and logistical undertaking. The entire distance is still seldom attempted on foot in one sitting – and rightly therefore constitutes an enormous lifetime achievement for any runner or walker. RatRace have put together a fully supported, truly stunning 1000 mile, 70, 000 ft elevation, 37-day adventure that spans the entire length of this great nation on a bespoke route designed to take in the most beautiful trails in the UK along the way.
The race started by taking in parts of the South West Cast path on a route that passes through Padstow, St Ives, Bude and Bideford, plus a decent stint in Exmoor National Park. This first week has a huge amount of elevation. The perfect warm up for the rest of the journey through the British Isles.
The runners ended yesterday’s stage in Oswestry, a market town, in Shropshire, close to the Welsh border.
Race website: ratrace.com/run-britannia
Live tracking: Live.opentracking.co.uk/runbrit24
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