Midnight Mountain Marathon

Very tough course. You need to be super-fit to do it. Generally well organised. However, I thought it would be safer to have someone strolling along after the stragglers to check that no-one was in difficulty (they did have a sweeper-up, but that was later). Also, the little green flags and arrows that marked the course were easy to miss, especially after dark. How about an LED light on each one - could make a big different to someone wandering off down the wrong side of a mountain in the dark, or getting back safe? I almost missed one in the dark, but fortunately someone else called me back. I did also wonder how much use the medical station at the top of Pen-y-Fan was. Anybody with anything more than the most minor problem would not be able to get to the top of Pen-y-Fan. Having it lower down Pen-y-Fan would have been more helpful to anyone in trouble, I would have thought. If you're going to do it, make sure you do proper training (like I didn't), and have your head-light (NB: get a good quality, very bright one) and gloves (my hands got cold) where you can easily access them. Carry at least 800ml of water, and some energy foods, and all the other things required, of course (you'll be sent a list). Otherwise, you could always do the half-marathon.