Running 1:26:00 [4] 6.7 mi (12:50 / mi) +950m 8:55 / mi
Ian Hodgson Relay Leg 4.
A bit of a shambles from Holmfirth, with our 2nd leg runner not showing up (turns out he was waiting at the beginning of Leg 3) - so we fudged it together, with a weakened team.
I was with James Durrans on Leg 4, which mainly consisted of a big first climb, an undulating ridge run, and a quick drop back into Patterdale. The first climb was tough work, and I was fairly evenly matched with James, but could have opened up a lot more on the ridges. Struggled to know what pace to go at, probably ran a bit too far ahead of James, maybe had another 10 minutes or so in me solo. Also accidently brought my old Inov8 255's (a knackered, gripless trail running shoe - the hazards of a 5AM wake up), so I was even less confident than usual going downhill).
Team came 34th I think. Enjoyed my first IHMR.