Monthly Archives: May 2019

This is the one when one of the runners decides to run a local 5 whilst in the race! Yes it really did happen! The front and back of the field are still pretty spread out with John Stocker, Bob Wild and Jon Rowles all storming off in front and Ellen and Peter a littleContinue reading “Monarchs Way 2019 Day 7”

The day’s are starting to blur a bit now, not just for the runners either. The runners have all had a great day and are strung out over around 50 miles or so now, from the Codrington CP (6) through towards Nettwood Farm where runners could again get a shower. Nettwood Farm was also theContinue reading “Monarchs Way 2019 Day 6”

Day 5, doesn’t time fly when you are having fun………. Said no runner in this race ever! Today saw the majority of runners between leg 5 and 6 which is heading towards Stratford upon Avon racecourse campsite CP which is posh and has showers and toilets! Proper plumbed in ones! And then onto Chedworth RomanContinue reading “Monarchs Way 2019 Day 5”

So day 4, well in summary some epic running takes place and some food is eaten! But its a little more complicated than that. The field is starting to spread out again and the leader,  John is out in front and heading towards CP5 (Chedworth Villa) in good shape and pushing hard but is inContinue reading “Monarchs Way 2019 Day 4”

And so the routine sets in! The runners are now into their 3rd day and the enormous task ahead of them is now becoming clear, they are starting the third day and are either hitting or have surpassed 100 miles and are heading for nearly 140 miles by the end of today. For one orContinue reading “Monarchs Way 2019 Day 3”

We are now into the second day on The Monarchs Way Ultra. Leg 2 goes up to Boscobel House and then does a left out towards White Ladies Priory and runs around two smaller loops anticlockwise and back to Boscobel. The reason Charles did this loop was that he was heading for a crossing intoContinue reading “Monarchs Way 2019 Day 2”

The weather was forecast for good weather and no rain for the first day (Saturday). That is exactly how the weather worked out, it was warm but not as hot as last year. As the runners ran out of the town the started to shake out into their respective paces with John Stocker and BobContinue reading “Monarchs Way 2019 Day 1”

The fourth running of the Monarchs Way Ultra was due to start at 10am Saturday the 18th of May.We had 7 Runners this year compared to 11 starters last year with 4 of those 7 having run and not finished last year. For those who don’t know the race its a 615 mile non stopContinue reading “Monarchs Way 2019 – In the beginning……….”