Dragon’s Back Race
Monday 5 September 2022 to Saturday 10 September 2022
236.1 miles (380 km); 57,086 feet (17,400 m) of ascent
A stage race over a few hills in Wales. Parts of the route are over wild, trackless, remote and mountainous terrain. It is said to be the toughest six day mountain running race in the world.
Daily statistics are as follows:
|
Day |
km |
m |
“Gradient” |
Miles |
|
1 |
49 |
3,800 |
77.5 |
30.4 |
|
2 |
59 |
3,400 |
57.6 |
36.7 |
|
3 |
70 |
3,400 |
48.6 |
43.5 |
|
4 |
69 |
2,300 |
33.3 |
42.9 |
|
5 |
70 |
3,200 |
45.7 |
43.5 |
|
6 |
63 |
1,300 |
20.6 |
39.1 |
|
TOTAL |
380 |
17,400 |
45.8 |
236.1 |
|
FRA A race is 50m of ascent per km |
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FRA B race is 25m of ascent per km |
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Starters: 264
Finishers: 102
DNF: 162
First Man: James Nobles; M; 50:40:23
First Lady: 4th overall; Lisa Watson; F; Dark Peak Fell Runners; 53:46:22
Matthew Harmon: 31st; M; Dark Peak Fell Runners; 69:50:42
Claire Prosser: 79th; FV40; Dark Peak Fell Runners; 80:33:09
Sarah Harmon: 81st; F; Dark Peak Fell Runners; 80:57:07
DNF:
Steven Jones: timed out on day 2; MV55; Dark Peak Fell Runners
The weather was kind to the runners throughout the event with mostly clear dry days.
Lisa Watson did fantastically well and was over an hour faster each day than the times set by Katie Mills in 2021 to set the previous female record. Lisa’s new course record at 53:46:22 was 7:26:32 faster than the previous course record for the ladies. Quite an achievement!
Some more narrative to follow in due course.