West Highland Way Challenge and Ben Nevis Race 25.05.24

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A fantastic grassroots ultramarathon along one of the most iconic national trails. The Challenge is an anual race taking in the West Highland Way in the southerly direction, from Fort William to Milnagavie. Every year a small group of participants take on the additional challenge of climbing Ben Nevis before joining with the main event. Out of 5 such runners this year, I was over the moon to finish first.

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@paulsummerly8203 3 месяца назад

Loved it agreat video loved the scenery and well done to you many thanks.

@mattjuchniewicz2243 3 месяца назад

Thanks Paul, glad you enjoyed it! The first half was stunning indeed and we had fantastic weather. The night and morning of day 2 was brutal. Fantastic race though. Thanks again 👍

@jimmacgregor4122 2 месяца назад

Cracking effort - and well done for videoing as much as you did.

@mattjuchniewicz2243 2 месяца назад

Thank you, it was a toughie! These race videos make for a nice race memento and remind me to slow down a bit and pace myself!

@runnerrossco2483 3 месяца назад

Cracking effort mate. Adding Ben Nevis to the challenge is no mean feat. Hope you recovery goes well 👏👏💪💪

@mattjuchniewicz2243 3 месяца назад

Cheers Ross, this was a toughie indeed. You can definitely feel the Ben climb in your legs for the rest of the race. Truth be told, I've never been so fatigued after a race before, even RAS. Off work for a while now, so plenty rest. Thanks again 👍

@peterjgordon 3 месяца назад

Thanks for your video report, I did the WHW challenge race but fell badly at the bottom of the Devil's Staircase and DNFed. Would love to try the Nevis section in the future.

@mattjuchniewicz2243 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching! Sorry about your DNF. There are lot of very rough/rocky paths on that section and on that particular downhill it's very easily done. Hope you'll have another go and I would definitely recommend the Ben Nevis option. It definitely is a toughie. The Ben climb stings and you'll feel it for the rest of the race. It's awesome 👌

@henrygale77 3 месяца назад

Fantastic mate! I did it as well (just the WHW challenge) and found it so difficult especially through the night between bein glass and rowardennan. Cant imagine adding in Ben Nevis before it as it was really past my limit already. I came in just under 26 hours

@mattjuchniewicz2243 3 месяца назад

Well done and thank you! The night section was tough indeed. That Beinglas to Rowardennan scramble was brutal and for me it was at about 70 miles into the race. Half way through it I banged my head on an overhanging rock, chipped my tooth and nearly knocked myself out 🤣... As for the Ben Nevis addition, you definitely feel the initial climb for the rest of the race!

@haggis2112 3 месяца назад

Fantastic , i was was on the shorter course that started after you .

@mattjuchniewicz2243 3 месяца назад

Thank you. Hope your race went well too and you enjoyed it!

@belwynne1386 3 месяца назад

Congratulations! That is an insane achievement. Could you tell us more about your training for 17,500 ft of elevation gain and that sort of distance?

@mattjuchniewicz2243 3 месяца назад

Thank you, racking up miles and elevation in training. Nothing else for it. My cumulative weekly mileage is around 60 miles and includes back to back long runs on the weekend. I train in the hills, whenever I can, work and other commitments permitting. The hillier the event, the more hills you need to do in training (calculate feet of elevation per mile or meters of elevation per km of the event you're training for and then try to replicate it in your training). That's my approach anyway and it certainly works for me. Ultra running is a very individual thing though...