We’re all familiar now with the challenge Sarah Myers has set herself for 2027, awesome to say the least. Keeping up with the training is going to be a challenge in itself but she is certainly off to a formidable start since she announced her intentions. Not least completing a double race weekend this Halloween Saturday and (Bonfire) Sunday! The Stone Circle (full and) half marathons promised a great day out in the Yorkshire Dales on an enjoyably challenging multi-terrain course comprising: fields, footpaths, canal towpaths and a short section of country roads on route round to see the Broughton Stone Circle. A looped course (half = 1 loop, full = 2 loops) with 3 refreshment stations per loop, both races were billed as suitable for runners or long-distance walkers and there are plenty of places for spectators to support you as runners made their way round.Finishers received a sustainable medal and post race recovery refreshment involving Yorkshire tea, home-made cakes and Yorkshire’s finest chips at the finish, courtesy of The Frying Yorkshireman, where the organiser Erin Carter works! The Stone Circle races are non-profit, entirely volunteer led races raising funds for Erin to attend the World Scout Jamboree in Gdansk 2027. Having been selected following a rigorous selection process, Erin (age 15) is required to fundraise over £3,300 to enable her attendance – this can’t just be paid, it has to be fundraised and what better way than to organise a raise, which is just what she did! how is that for an inspiring story?! What a fabulous cause to support on the way to her own challenge, Sarah finished the testing course in a fantastic 2:46:17, well done Sarah!
