The South Downs 50km is a race put on by Maverick Race as part of their Adidas Terrex X series.
Hosted at the Goodwood Racecourse in Chichester, South England, runners get a choice of four routes including the 51km ultra, the 43km long, the 25km middle, and the 15km short. I, along with 140 other runners, opted for the ultra route.
Having booked this a few days before the race took place, I didn’t really know what to expect but I was excited to again put on my trail shoes and explore some of the South Downs finest trails and hills. Here’s how I got on.
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14 Comments
Zach? Is that you? Well done on the PB!!
Wow, Craig. I definitely want to run like you when I grow up 💪😁 That's a great finish time. Well done 👍🏻🏃♂️
Yes Craig!!!! Great stuff mate! 👏🏅 Big congrats on the PB! Looked like a superb race. Right up my street. 😎🤘
Great running!
Awesome man, so enjoying your running journey!
Wow! That is a great time with the elevation. Good job on the hard work!
Great running Craig! This was a race that I had looked in to, maybe next year!
That looks lush! 😊 I have done the Jurassic Coast Maverick Ultra, it was brilliant too. Very well organised and fun races in lovely settings 👍🏻 Congrats on your PB! 💥
Great job Craig, you did your marathon quicker than my flat course goal pace 😂. Keep up the great content 👍
Epic race when you only booked it a few days before. that time you did was brilliant and beating your old time by 20 mins is crazy. the views were not too bad either
Congrats on the PB! You've sold me on the event… looks like a fantastic course with plenty of variety (I think zookeepers call this enrichment 😀 ) and running through woods has to be the best!
Great video and a well executed race Craig. I'm not personally sure about PB's at ultra running events as they are all so different but i can relate to PB's on the SAME course. I appreciate this makes me sound like a bitter middle age runner.. i guess that's exactly what i am! 🤣
Glorious Goodwood!
Well done mate