RUNNERS FACE UPHILL CHALLENGE
Organisers of the annual International Snowdon Race are putting on a new event this year to complement the main event.
At 11am on the morning of the 10-mile race, now in its 38th year, the Snowdon Super Cup will be held, with the field limited to 50 elite athletes.
The race will be uphill only, finishing on the summit of Snowdon, and this year it will be a demonstration event to see whether the concept is successful.
Race co-ordinator Matt Ward said they had been considering it for a couple of years but it was essential that it should not detract from the main event.
"We actually feel that the uphill race will complement the up-and-down race as it will attract a different kind of runner, those who perhaps wouldn't ordinarily do the full race with its challenging descent," he said.
Uphill -only races are particularly popular on the continent, whereas many British runners are renowned for their fearless descending.
The 2013 event will be an invitation-only race, with applications invited from men who have run the 10-mile race in 76 minutes or women in 90 minutes, and who have represented their country on the mountains or in road races in the last five years.
Fifty athletes will then be selected to take part. Applications should be sent to Matt Ward at matt@runcomm.co.uk by June 10 and those chosen will be notified by June 24.
Organisers of the annual International Snowdon Race are putting on a new event this year to complement the main event.
At 11am on the morning of the 10-mile race, now in its 38th year, the Snowdon Super Cup will be held, with the field limited to 50 elite athletes.
The race will be uphill only, finishing on the summit of Snowdon, and this year it will be a demonstration event to see whether the concept is successful.
Race co-ordinator Matt Ward said they had been considering it for a couple of years but it was essential that it should not detract from the main event.
"We actually feel that the uphill race will complement the up-and-down race as it will attract a different kind of runner, those who perhaps wouldn't ordinarily do the full race with its challenging descent," he said.
Uphill -only races are particularly popular on the continent, whereas many British runners are renowned for their fearless descending.
The 2013 event will be an invitation-only race, with applications invited from men who have run the 10-mile race in 76 minutes or women in 90 minutes, and who have represented their country on the mountains or in road races in the last five years.
Fifty athletes will then be selected to take part. Applications should be sent to Matt Ward at matt@runcomm.co.uk by June 10 and those chosen will be notified by June 24.
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