Ben Rinnes hill race

5th go at this race, run from Dufftown Highland games 14 miles and about 5000' of ascent. Out and back over Little and Meikle Conval and Ben Rinnes. About 100 in this years race. Previous times 3:07 to 3:21 or so, always wanted to beat three hours. Race strategy was run where i could, then walk. Ran most of the Convals and the first two parts of Rinnes walked as quickly as i could up the final zig zags. Stuck to the path on the way off Rinnes, a few took short cuts. Steady walk back up the steep rough part of the 1st Conval then slow jog n walk to the top. Running again across the top and down the rough track to the last climb up Little Conval, not so little on the way back. Reach rhe top and push on, quads complaining, a runner goes past, keep working and happy to finish inside 3:02 a 5 min pb