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The Hardy Half Marathon
12th May @ 10:00 am
Running through a landscape immortalised by the famous writer Thomas Hardy, the inaugural Hardy Half takes you on tour of this fantastic area of Dorset countryside.
The majority of the course is trail with some challenging terrain and around 1400 feet of elevation to climb.
The road sections will be on closed roads.
During the run you will pass through the picturesque village of Martinstown, circle a monument dedicated to another famous Hardy, Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy, a man made famous for being at the side of Nelson at the point of his untimely death on HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar.
The route heads down into Hells Bottom, appropriately named as you then turn to climb back towards Dorchester.
Finally you will climb the western side of Britain’s largest Iron Age fort, Maiden Castle, before finishing back at the rugby club for a well earned refreshment or two.
England Athletic Affiliated £25.00
Non-England Athletic Affiliated £27.00
