World Mountain Running Championships

Man what a day for runners.. (Sunday 25th) it was just fantastic and the crowd support was the best I have seen in any event..

Jonathan Wyatt won the mens race in 53min and 23secs. (Senior Men 13.5km ) Kate McIlroy won the Womens in 39min and 40secs. (Senior Women 9.1km )

Both athletes were from Wellington.

The course started from Wellington’s oriental parade waterfront then an acscent up Hay Street to Mt Victoria. The basis for each race is a 4.3km lap with 310m of altitude gain. The athletes first ran 400m on the flat before they started the steep uphill. Each lap contained one major climb and one minor climb with the final section descending back to the waterfront.