Cannock Chase Trail half Marathon, definitely the tough half marathon Ive ever done (and Dave said the same).

The pre race instructors warned us that it wouldn’t be easy with long hills and tricky terrain. We were advised to take it easy for the first 3 miles but to be honest these weren’t too bad. The organisers were spot on when they said it was hilly, I particularly remember the 2 nasty steep hills straight after steep downhills between miles 8 and 9 and ‘The Cliff’ at 11.5 miles. There were a few swear words leaving my mouth on those particular hills.

I really enjoyed this race, it was my first trail half so I was a little nervous with thoughts that it was going to take me all day, thankfully it didn’t, I finished in a respectable 2hours 32mins about halfway up the field of runners. The miles ticked by quite quickly, probably because I was concentrating on not falling over. There were impressive views and meandering paths to keep me occupied throughout the race, Id definitely recommend this race. But be warned its tough. Turns out I quite like hills!