Excellent trail run through stunning scenery. Well organised and a great, fun atmosphere. Great for individuals, groups and family.

The event from start to finish was very well organised with great support from the marshals and locals.

I am a beginner to trail running and whilst some of the course was challenging, it was rewarding and great fun. All runners supporting each other.

The 12km turned into nearly 14km… not sure why as the course was clearly marked and marshalled… maybe a miss measure.. some free km ran on the day didn’t hurt.

Finally… the Ditch of Dooooom. Having never really ran a cross country trail run before I didn’t know what to expect. It was a shock to the system but fun at the same time… only problem was it felt like I was running with two sponges strapped to my feet for the last 2km (3 and a bit)

Overall.. fantastic day, great organisation and support and a nice medal at the end.

Thanks again and see you next year

If you have never done a trail run like me, this is the race for you. The trail is fun and very enjoyable with many small and some larger hill but equally many many long and steeper downhills. The only criticism I would have is that the event is advertised as a 12k run but it was 14k and also that there is a water station every 3 miles. I thought I had ran past it. I am a slower tail end runner at the moment and still postpartum so I needed the water. I was fine but would have taken water with me had I known there wasn't going to be a water station.

On a changed course this year , loved it even more

I've found a few 10k trail runs skimp on the route, instead giving you two laps of a 5k route (not that there's anything wrong with that—they're usually well organised and fun), but the Dirty Dozen was a single lap along a really good mix of trails. Undulating flats, technical downhills, some short hard climbs and long slogs, and that's without mentioning the deep ditches, which were awesome fun. This was almost 14k in the end, and no one objected to the extra. Friendly competitors, well organised from start to finish. Can't wait for next year!

My first event and the longest run I've done , absolutely loved it , well run by a very professional bunch of people,big shout out to all the marshalls,
Will deffo be back

Elevated heart rate, elevated views.

My first Dirty Dozen and absolutely loved it. Ditch of doom was fantastic ❤️

Longer start section before the single tracks worked well. Great tour of the best single track trails. Could have done with a water station at @4k point (start finish line). Lived up to its reputation for being 12k PLUS! (I clocked 13.75km

Would just add that I thought the water station was going to be earlier in the run and then running back passed the second station was then too close

Ditch of doom was great! Logged 13.88k for this 12k race!