Ranger Ultras Pennine Bridleway 270km
Since the Spine Race I have had a bit of a void that needed filling. I spotted the PB270 as it is more commonly known that would fill the gap whilst still being a significant challenge. The Bridleway runs from Middleton Top, near to Matlock in Derbyshire through to Kirkby Stephen in Cumbria, running slightly West to the better known Pennine Way. The Bridleway runs along well defined tracks and roads and there is still some 6,500 metres of elevation to contend with, albeit there were no real individual ascents over 400 metres. Start at Middleton Top Start (Middleton Top) to Checkpoint 1 (Hayfield) - (37 miles) The first 15 or so miles are along an old railway bed so were very flat and runnable. I knew this was going to play to my strength so the plan was to just go out at a pace that felt easy and expect to take an early lead. This was pretty much exactly what happened and despite there being some long straight sections I was out of sight. I always knew that I would eventually run