Article - Running the Cotswold Way

[Pauline]

A very good description of running the 102 mile Cotswold Way in under 20 hours!!

The Guardian - The Running Blog - Running the Cotswold Century - again
Damian Hall: The 102-mile race along the Cotswold Way National Trail was so exhilarating the first time it just had to be repeated

 

[Kathy]

Wow... having walked all 102 miles (over 10 days), I can really appreciate what this involves! Especially doing it in less than 20 hours and part of it in the dark. Thanks for posting this Pauline.

 

[Pauline]

When walked the Cotswold Way last year, we saw the end of the Cotswold Grind, where they walk from Dursley to Cleeve Hill, 40 miles I think, and they walk through the night. The walkers passed us at the last part of their walk. We saw the winners who did it in 12 hours I think. And we saw all the other walkers. Mostly young people. Most looking good, some looking like they were no longer coping with it.

I agree, it would be interesting to walk in the woods in the dark.

 

[Kathy]

I had to look up the word "rave" (where he saw the pot smokers in Standish Wood at night). It means "a lively party or gathering involving dancing and drinking." (or I guess pot smoking.) This must be a British term?

 

[Pauline]

Perhaps you were busy in the 90s? I know I was. Isn't the term used in the US as well, where everyone goes and takes Ecstasy and dances all night? It was big in the 90s.

 

[Kathy]

I guess my partying-days were over in the 90's.... career, marriage, baby days instead... and the beginning of my European travel days.

 

[Terry]

After following along on online with your Coast-to-Coast trip this summer, Kathy, I cannot begin to imagine how hard it must be to run this hike, and in such a short time.

(as for raves, I do remember reading about them. I'm definitely out of that loop).