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Lakeland Trail Weekend

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Fancy a weekend of trail running in the English Lakes?

Join a group of 24 like minded people for fun on the trails. Geared for all abilities and certainly a great opportunity for those new to trail running to take part in the confidence that you will have company and support for the whole weekend.

This will be an informative and fun weekend with group meals and a talk/ film planned for the Saturday evening.

Dates for arrival are Friday 21st September with departure Sunday 23rd September.

Based in Grasmere, we will be staying at Thornley How hostel and we will take over the ‘whole’ premises.  We will have ample facilities for parking and if travelling by train, Windermere station is not far away.

Price per person is £125 pp and includes 2 nights accommodation, breakfast & dinner for both days and guides for the whole weekend.

More details and booking HERE

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Gordy Ainsleigh and Western States

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Seems appropriate that with Western States just literally days away that maybe we all should remind ourselves how this race started…

August 3rd 1974, Gordy Ainsleigh was the first to run the course of the Western States Endurance Run. At the time, the trail was used only by horses participating in the 24-hour Western States Trail Ride. When his horse went lame prior to the race, Ainsleigh decided he would run the torturous 100 miles (160 km) of mountain trail. This was the beginning of the Western States Endurance Run.

Listen to the Talk Ultra interview here:

Gordy Ainsleigh