Another Winter #MontaneSpineRace has drawn to a close, vans unpacked, memories made. I've got weeks of post race admin and kit sorting to do, but for now, it's home to the family.
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From building start/finish lines to delivering briefings, then getting the privilege of starting races.. Behind the scenes of the first few days of the @spinerace.bsky.social #MontaneSpineRace
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YouTube Spine Race 2026 library.
Home after a fantastic 5 days at Hawes CP with a lovely group of volunteers. Bags unpacked, dirty laundry in the washing machine, and now dot watching whilst catching up on the daily #SpineRace YouTube updates.
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Runners dropbags lined up, ready for their arrival.
A bin full of pairs of trekking poles.
Runners muddy shoes lined up on shelves.
Runners wet clothing hanging in the drying room.
6 hours to cut off, and Hawes CP is still busy.
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Large pans of Veggie Chilli and Carrot & Butternut Squash soup.
Pans of Chicken Thai Green Curry and Beef Bolegnase.
Pans of rice pudding and Quorn Thai Green curry.
The cooking continues, and the tunes are playing in the kitchen at Hawes CP.
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A bowl of gluten free porridge made with gluten free oat milk and a coffee in my beautiful Nova Ceramics travel mug.
Breakfast following a much needed sleep. Yesterday was a 16 hour shift.
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Registration for the Northern Challenger completed at Hardraw; now for a 12 hour shift at Hawes YHA looking after the full Spiners. #montanespinerace
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Slush and ice outside CP2.
It's Spiney outside!
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Table with toast, cereals, meat & Veggie sausages.
Table with toaster and various breads and cereals.
Volunteer breakfast at Hawes CP2.
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In a show of incredible mental and physical resilience, Stephen has persevered and is now climbing up onto the Cheviot's on the final stretch to Kirk Yetholm. Go touch that wall, Stephen!
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Athletes packing large dropbags with spare kit in a tightly packed youth hostel lounge.
Athletes kit-faffing and preparing to depart checkpoint 2 before the 8pm cut-off.
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Two women athletes wearing lots of warm clothing and carrying heavy kit bags pose with big smiles in front of a flag with Spine written on it.
Mel Syke @nuddypants.bsky.social and Beverley Clifford departed Checkpoint 2 at Hawes with big smiles earlier this morning. They are looking 💪
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Go, Edwin! He's currently due to finish the Challenger South 5 minutes ahead of the cut-off time. An amazing achievement to finish the race in these conditions. I so want him to get a Finisher Medal.
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Kim Collison leads the #MontaneSpineRace after a quick rest at Checkpoint 2, now back on the Pennine Way. Eugeni Roselló Solé is just 20 mins behind. Tiaan Erwee, Sam Skinner & Dave Phillips are running together in 3rd, with John Kelly chasing hard. Stay tuned! 🏃♂️💨 #SpineRace
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A washing up full of orange GPS trackers.
Trackers removed from the packs of retired runners at checkpoint 2 in Hawes.
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Large holdall style bags lined up in a corridor with blue plastic sheeting on the floor.
Dropbags ready for arriving runners at Checkpoint 2 in Hawes.
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Snow drifts almost completely covering a large farm gate.
A runner wading through thigh deep snow.
A runner wading through thigh deep snow.
The snow got a lot deeper up towards Ten End.
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Current Pennine Way conditions between Ten End and Gayle/Hawes.
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Best of luck to Kyle doing the #MontaneSpineRace for #UWFRA. Heading towards Gargrave with another 8/9 miles to go
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Four Spine Race volunteers pack away the starting line structure in a very foggy and snow-covered field.
And there there was quiet!
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Start of the full Spine Race.
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What an event. LDWA members might be interested to know that Rod Hollands is back for another go. Now this is a man who is focused on the end goal. His number is 168.
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The most worrying aspect of the #montanespinerace is surely the kit check. I've checked, unpacked, packed and unpacked several times now. 🤞 all will be fine.
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Mesmerised by watching dots on a map. @COLTtriathlon 's very own John Knapp currently in 3rd on the #montanespinerace after nearly 240 miles of racing #powerknapp
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