Thank you to Kirsty L for her Boudicca Way 50k Ultra report:
On Saturday 20th July, Andy, Lucy, Kerrie and I took on the inaugural Boudicca Way 50k. Organised by Boghopper races, it started at Diss and wound its way upto the finish line at Trowse, not far from Norwich.
On the day, and unless you were completely oblivious, it was absolutely baking hot. All day and with barely any shade. Even gathering in the church hall for the pre-race briefing it was stifling at 815am. We set off on our way, Lucy and Andy running their respective races and Kerrie & I together doing ours. It was a beautiful route which despite the heat, could still be appreciated. Along the way we chatted with several others and kept a nice atmosphere. This was good, not only is it nice to know that hopefully you’re still on the right route (and not all lost together) but the heat made us a little quieter than usual so extra people buoyed our spirits a little.
There were four checkpoints, two with actual toilet facilities! The ultimate luxury in trail running surely 😉 They were fairly well stocked, sadly some had run out of flat coke but luckily there was a pub enroute and I also had some in my ‘lunchbox of Notre dame’ backpack for us to share.
We had been given a list of mandatory kit to carry which was pretty extensive and heavy! This led to a situation at the kissing gates where me and my bag were too big to fit through 🤣 this definitely lightened the mood, especially when it was the same at the other end of the path!
Although not everyone’s favourite part of the day but at one point, we ran through a boggy section which cooled my feet a treat. When we finished however, we were told it was pig waste 🤢 which Andy confirmed the following day that he could smell it on his trainers.
I would definitely do this again, a lovely route and fantastic company as always. Although we didn’t all run together, we did car share which adds to the excitement and atmosphere. Plus more company when you’re walking over a mile back to where the car was parked!
Kirsty L
