Running Punk Panther A Bridge Too Far Ultra Marathon. Six Dales Trail Otley to Pateley Bridge & Back

Punk Panther's latest race was a psychological out-and-back challenge running the Six Dales Trail and running from Otley to Pateley Bridge and back! I entered this ultra marathon in case the return of parkrun was delayed and I'm so pleased I did! I really enjoyed the beautiful scenery and despite being worried about a few of the hills they were actually manageable on the day! There was the option to turn back at Heyshaw and make the race 32 miles (and miss the huge hill coming up out of Glasshouses) but what fun would that be?! So I went for the full 38 miles. The race route passes so many of my favourite places and it was great to learn the trails that link all of them together: Swinsty Reservoir, Fewston Reservoir and Thruscross Reservoir. As always there were a few cow fields taking me out of my comfort zone and it was a hot day making running pretty hard at times. Part 1 takes me to the turnaround point 'Pillars Past' at Pateley Bridge. Enjoy! Nicola :)