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The 2017 Ythan Challenge race on Sunday 18 June starts at The Meadows Sports Centre in Ellon and crosses over differing terrains such as foot paths, muddy tracks, a river crossing at Ythan River, steep steps, hills and areas of the Esslemont Estate and is a true challenge of strength and endurance.
Just in case you find that too easy, there are obstacle courses to navigate and overcome along the way!
Entrants can race as an individual or as a team of four.
The race is limited to 300 entrants, though for the 2006 event this was raised to 400.
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The challenge usually starts at 1100 hours and is usually on the last Sunday in June. It has been run since 2001 when there were only 70 entrants.
There is free parking at The Meadows Sports Centre.
For the under 16s there is a Junior Ythan Challenge to compete in.
An entry form and more details can be found at their website www.ythanchallenge.org.uk
2006 Winner - Mike Stewart from Keith and District Club (43 minutes and 48 seconds)
2006 Over 50s Winner - Ashleigh Jermieson of the Cosmic Hillbashers (51 minutes and 40 seconds)
2006 Women's Race Winner - Elaine Whyte of the Fraserburgh Running Club
2005 Winner - Mike Stewart from Keith and Eleanor Reid from Inverness.
2004 Winner - Rob Taylor from Aberdeen.
2003 Winner - Rob Taylor from Aberdeen.
2002 Winner - Rob Taylor from Aberdeen.
For more details about the Ythan challenge and the Junior Ythan Challenge visit their official website at www.ythanchallenge.org.uk
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Ythan Challenge Ellon Aberdeenshire
- Information And Details Of The Annual Race Event:The Meadows Sports Centre Ellon
The 2017 Ythan Challenge race on Sunday 18 June starts at The Meadows Sports Centre in Ellon and crosses over differing terrains such as foot paths, muddy tracks, a river crossing at Ythan River, steep steps, hills and areas of the Esslemont Estate and is a true challenge of strength and endurance.
Just in case you find that too easy, there are obstacle courses to navigate and overcome along the way!
Entrants can race as an individual or as a team of four.
The race is limited to 300 entrants, though for the 2006 event this was raised to 400.
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Contact Me.
My new novel:
The Aberdeen skies are under attack from an enemy jet. It is spilling a strange yellow smoke. Minutes later, people start killing each other.
Former Royal Air Force Regiment Gunner Jason Harper witnesses this and then his wife, Pippa, telephones him, shouting that she needs him. They then get cut off. He sets straight out, unprepared for the nightmare that unfolds during his journey. Everyone seems to want to kill him.
Along the way, he pairs up with fellow survivor Imogen. But she enjoys killing the living dead far too much. Will she kill Jason in her blood thirst? Or will she hinder his journey through this zombie filled dystopian landscape to find his pregnant wife?
The Fence is the first in this series of post-apocalyptic military survival thrillers from the torturous mind of local horror and science fiction novel writer C.G. Buswell.
Download Now.
Buy the Paperback.
The challenge usually starts at 1100 hours and is usually on the last Sunday in June. It has been run since 2001 when there were only 70 entrants.
There is free parking at The Meadows Sports Centre.
For the under 16s there is a Junior Ythan Challenge to compete in.
An entry form and more details can be found at their website www.ythanchallenge.org.uk
Previous Winners of the Ythan Challenge
2006 Winner - Mike Stewart from Keith and District Club (43 minutes and 48 seconds)
2006 Over 50s Winner - Ashleigh Jermieson of the Cosmic Hillbashers (51 minutes and 40 seconds)
2006 Women's Race Winner - Elaine Whyte of the Fraserburgh Running Club
2005 Winner - Mike Stewart from Keith and Eleanor Reid from Inverness.
2004 Winner - Rob Taylor from Aberdeen.
2003 Winner - Rob Taylor from Aberdeen.
2002 Winner - Rob Taylor from Aberdeen.
For more details about the Ythan challenge and the Junior Ythan Challenge visit their official website at www.ythanchallenge.org.uk
More racing events in Aberdeenshire.
Have you seen my beautiful golden retriever Lynne out and about in Aberdeen? Ask her for a high-five! She's a Bravehound PTSD assistance dog, so we'll often be in shops, restaurants, and the cinema together.
We've written a book where I talk about growing up in Aberdeen and then joining the army to be a medic and nurse, and developing military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I also talk about losing my son to suicide and the therapy I have had at Royal Cornhill Hospital and grief support groups in Aberdeen.
The author, Damien Lewis, said of Lynne:
"A powerful account of what one dog means to one man on his road to recovery. Both heart-warming and life-affirming. Bravo Chris and Lynne. Bravo Bravehound."
Download.
Buy the paperback.
An army veteran moves his family back to his Aberdeenshire home, but his nightmare neighbour starts a battle of wits with him. Who will win this One Last War?
Buy this latest novel by local author C.G. Buswell on Kindle or Paperback.
Advertise Here from just £70.
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