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Name
of Race: Glen Ogle
Ultra Marathon
Location:
Strathyre, Perthshire
Distance: 33
miles
Month Held:
November
Number of
Participants: 100
Website:
Glen Ogle Ultra Marathon
Twitter:
@go33ultra
Information:
The first running of the Glen Ogle 33 Ultra Marathon will take place on
Saturday 5th November 2011.
(From the Website)
The race is 33 miles long and starts just outside Strathyre. The route is
run on a variety of surfaces, but all good underfoot, so it would make a
nice race for those looking to step up from marathon distance. Of course,
being Scotland in November, the weather might add a wee extra challenge to
the proceedings.
The route is out and back, so you don't need to worry about transport back
to the start.
The race will start from Strathyre at 8am. There's no hard and fast cut-off
time, but the plan is to head to the pub at 4pm so that's your target time
for finishing. That's about a 4mph average which should be more than doable
for everyone over this course.
We'll provide water every 7 miles or so and once you've finished, pick up
your goody bag and head to The Inn Bistro for your complimentary race bowl
of hot soup and a drink. We'll also have some Elete Water electrolytes
available at each CP along with some 9 Bars too.
Here's the race course profile with the altitude shown in feet. The first 5
miles or so are on very quiet country B roads out the back of Strathyre,
headed towards Balquihidder. After this, the rest of the route is on cycle
paths and forest trails so its good conditions underfoot and nothing
technical although depending on the weather, the forest could be a bit wet
in places.
After a sharp, short climb at around 8 miles, the section up the Glen and
over the viaduct itself is very gradual. You do most of your climbing in
that short section and then you'll be surprised by how high above
Lochearnhead and the road over to your right you actually are.
Glen Ogle Viaduct - (Picture by Chris
Fleming)
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