Wooler Trail Marathon
On the same day as the Wedge, and enjoying the same conditions, Joe Lofthouse, Douglas Scott, Lucy Smith and Matthew Holt made the journey north for the Wooler Trail Marathon in Northumberland. The course was just over 28 miles long with 6,200 feet of ascent including a seemingly never ending ascent from the first checkpoint to the top of The Cheviot. Joe Lofthouse had a great run to earn 30th place out of 300 runners in a time of 5 hours 15 minutes. Douglas Scott and Matthew Holt escaped this year’s event injury free in 6 hours 22 minutes, with Lucy Smith continuing her 2017 ultra marathon achievements by completing the course under her 7 hour target time in 6 hours 52 mins.