Between Moelwyn Mawr and Moelwyn Bach |
The route of
the race makes an excellent walk with fantastic views but the front runners in
Ras y Moelwyn don’t pause to take in the scenery. In 2015 there was a record
turnout of nearly 400 and the course record was well and truly smashed - a runner
from Scotland finished first in just 1 hour 13 minutes and 9 seconds for what
most people would take a whole day to walk! This short film sequence gives you
an idea of the terrain.
At the other
end of the scale was Kurmang Rashid, the Blaenau Ffestiniog baker who is famous
for his spicy Kurdish Pasties. He always competes and completes … in about
three hours. It’s not the winning but the taking part!
Another
local race starting in the town square of Dolgellau is Ras y Gader (The Chair Race) which takes you to the
top of Cadair Idris and back. It’s the same length and altitude gain as Ras y
Moelwyn but it isn’t a circular route. As you slog up the mountain it can be
very dispiriting to see the front runners flying past you on their way to the
finish line. This year’s Ras y Gader is on 20th May.
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