Ultra_Tales_Issue_13

EVENT REPORTCHILTERN CHALLENGECHILTERN CHALLENGEBY RICHARD STILLIONA word on weather – you may live in a desert or ajungle, I don’t! I am acclimatised to England andholiday in cooler climates, namely Scotland, sothis race, to me, was very hot and very humid!Rather than expand, XNRG – the multi-dayspecialists - have contracted for this race and laidon a one-dayer! Labelled as an “Intro-Ultra” as it isjust over the 26.2 mile mark, this race could, ofcourse, be for anyone. I personally chose it as aprep for a couple of long ultras that I have comingup and with XNRG hosting in their own back yard ofthe Chilterns, this promised to be a well organised,well balanced looped race – hilly, scenic, woodland,fields – challenge, and it didn’t disappoint!With a few e-newsletters prior to the race, we weregiven our start times. There are three start times;8am for walkers, 9am for general runners (me) and10am for the elite end. The check-in was at PrincesRisborough School with plenty of parking andfacilities. There was complementary tea, coffee andhot chocolate in the main hall at check-in beforeour briefing.Richard StillionThe start was just above the school on the IcknieldWay. There were many “Ways” on this route, theaforementioned Icknield, Ridge, Chiltern and South28 ULTRA TALES | OCTOBER 2014Sponsored by thehttp://Bloghttp://richyla.wordpress.comTwitter@RichylaRichardChiltern Challenge ResultFinish Time5hrs 58minsFinish Position39/149 Finishers