All started well, all be it a tad early for my liking. It was 5.30am when the alarm went off and I felt surprisingly awake having had a broken sleep in the travel lodge we had booked for the night before the race. We had left the previous day after work, stopping in Fort William for some essential supplies and equipment. On our last practice run, up the Bealach na Ba on a very cold, very foggy day we had decided that we were not well enough equipped for the cold and wet so

In three weeks time I am taking part in the Original Mountain Marathon, OMM for short. It is a team orienteering marathon over two days, carrying all the equipment required to be self sufficient. So for the last week or two I have been brushing up on my map reading skills. This is going to be quite a challenge, but one I am looking forward to. it is a hilly course with 2500m + ascent and the total distance covered depends on how we plot our route. I went up Beinn a Clac