The Bedgebury Forest Half Marathon - Hills And Lots Of Mud!

The Bedgebury Forest half marathon is a race put on by Nice Work, hosted at Bedgebury Forest, Kent, in Southeast England.
The event is split into a 10k and a half marathon, with those who do the half marathon running two laps around the forest with a slight variation in lap number two. This race promised to be an exciting challenge with lots of hills, plenty of twists and turns, and - as I was about to find out - extremely muddy terrain from the wet autumn weather. All part of the fun!
I lined up with hundreds of other runners on the starting line, eager to get going. In this video, I document my race day experience. Hope you enjoy!
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[@trailrunningphil]

Forests!!!!! ❤❤❤ 🌳

[@SwimBikeRunStu]

Looks like a peaceful chilled out race. My kind of race. Well done 👌

[@runningcafe1]

It was a top race, highly recommended! ☺️

[@markg99]

That's a rapid time, even without the stitch and the mud Olympics! 👍🏻🏃‍♂️

[@runningcafe1]

Cheers Mark! Both made it a challenge but happy with the time, nevertheless :)

[@julietmorrice3205]

That’s a great time on hilly muddy trails! 👏🏻 Well done for powering through that nasty stitch too

[@runningcafe1]

Thanks! Appreciate that. It was a great course 😄

[@Gez-C]

Nicely done! Ive done this half marathon a couple of times and its a great little race! The Parkrun at Bedgebury is also really good to do if you ever get the chance to do that

[@runningcafe1]

Thanks! I did the parkrun at bedgebury a month or so ago and I loved it! Great trail 5k 👌

[@BradleySingerRuns]

Great Work again Craig. made me laugh when you said its the Mud Olympics. im glad the stich didnt last long. but another great time in muddy conditions.

[@runningcafe1]

Cheers Bradley! Haha it was a mud fest out there! All part of the fun though.

[@racer125mx]

Nice mate 👌

[@mijzzzz]

Well done, hope your trainers cleaned up 😊

[@runningcafe1]

Thanks! The trainers need some TLC, that's for sure!