Race run from a small agricultural show in the village of Gargunnock, the 5 mile 1000' Hill Race is in its second year and had a good turn out of nearly 70 runners.
Arrived in good time to check out the livestock, a variety of prize sheep, cows and horses. Birds of prey you could get close up with and a post race falconry show.
Usual lap of the field to start then run through the village onto farm roads before crossing a couple of fields climbing steadily all the way. Onto the hill for a walk run on a narrow track to a broad peak.
The descent is on a farm track which winds through a few crags then a couple of fields.
At the bottom a short road section then a slight incline round a field, a wee sting in the tail. Just as the MC comes into earshot the route wanders through a wood before popping out at the back of the show field a hundred or so yards from the finish.
Lovely wee race no difficult or steep terrain in a nice low key village farm show with a vintage tractor parade at the end. Only problem they ran out of veggie burgers by the time I finished, 36th in 42:03.
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