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Blog posts June 2026

Lundy Half Marathon

Dubbed “The island race” the first challenge with the Lundy half marathon is getting to the start line. The island is ten miles off the North Devon coast in the Bristol Channel, so the day begins with a two hour boat ride on the MS Oldenburg. The race is held at the end of June so ...

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Hay Hotfooters were cleared for take-off at Shobdon Airfield for Race 2 of the Summer XC League. In his brief pre-flight briefing, the Captain spoke vaguely about the course being “mostly flat”, with “a hill”. After the initial taxi along the flat runway,however, it so...

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This year’s update from the iconic Brecon AC road race series in Llanfrynach, a stunning location nestling under the backdrop of the highest Beacons peaks. A simple format of a bi-weekly 3mile then 4mile then finally a 5mile race is not so simple in execution. A massive entry of around 20...

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Hay Hotfooters made a great start to the Summer XC season at Treworgan, taking on the 4.64-mile course that always seemed to have yet another climb waiting just around the corner. Full of pent up energy, the initial pace of the pack was fast as we raced out of the farmyard, past the goats and in...

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