Endurancelife Coastal Trail Series # 7
Exmoor is a Tough Finish to the Coastal Trail Series
Will Turner (Endurancelife) / 05.06.2009
Endurancelife’s Coastal Trail Series 2009, sponsored by Inov-8, made its last stop on its coastal tour at the dramatic and beautiful location of Exmoor, North Devon. The final venue in the seven part series lived up to everyone’s expectations and the trail runners were treated to yet another glorious day of competition.Widely regarded as the toughest yet most spectacular course in the series, the Exmoor event ticked all the right boxes: superb scenery, diverse mix of landscape, fantastic trails, demanding course, minimal road, slick organisation, great atmosphere and yet again perfect weather conditions!
The event was once again based from the Hunter’s Inn, nestled deep within the Heddon Valley. For the majority of the 500 strong field, this was their first time to this part of North Devon, and all were blown away by the sublime beauty of the event location and the surrounding areas.
The various courses of 10K, Half Marathon and Marathon distance all managed to take in the very best trails and showcase the extreme diversity of the region: the dramatic North Devon coastline, the open moorland of Exmoor and the densely wooded valleys that give the area its reputation as resembling parts of Switzerland!
As with all events in the Coastal Trail Series (CTS) the emphasis was on self reliance, adding to the sense of adventure. And at times, the Exmoor course quite literally pushed people to the edge. With narrow paths cut into steep-sided cliffs and a 300 ft drop down into the big blue, the trail running undertaken was, at times, more akin to fell running: lung busting ascents, calf burning descents and equal amounts of stunning scenery just around the next corner, or over the next hill!
With the sell out CTS 08-09 coming to a close, all eyes are on the dates for next year which have just been released and are now open to booking.
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