Thank you for Mark Johnson from Carnethy Running Club for this report.

Heart of the Park 12k Adventure Trail Race, Braemar, 24th July

This was a race with a bit of everything thrown in. Essentially a trail race, there were a few 'challenging' sections and enough hills to keep the hill runners happy. The route circled Braemar heading up towards the Morrone viewpoint to start, then over to the Lions Face and round Creag Choinnich, and finishing by criss-crossing the Dee Valley (and river twice!) just to make sure everyone got really wet as well as muddy. All the obstacles were natural features, the deep bogs in Corrie Feragie were probably the highlight, luckily there seemed to be a few rocks below the thigh deep liquid mud to stop anyone dissappearing completely!. A great fun event, won in the end by Andy Kitchin who put his love of rough terrain to good use on the tougher sections. The Braemar hill race/adventure race weekend will be repeated next year, so definitely worth a visit.