Saturday, July 10, 2021
“Your force determines your reality.” ..Qui-Gon Jinn “Resist the dark side, you must.” ..Yoda “Do. Or do not. There is no try” ..Yoda These empowering signs dotted the Dark Side of Black Mountain. The Star Wars crew hiked up to the Dark Side before the crack of dawn. Their task: ...
“The descent from Black Mountain is so steep that some runners fly down as if the surface was falling from under their feet.” …Salvador Miranda, 3 time Knee Knacker finisher These are the last two sets of race day photos from Salvador Miranda. He has spent more time on his...
“Ah Grouse….one of the more challenging sections, both physically and mentally. Gnarly roots, inconveniently placed rocks, oh and a pretty intense climb to spoil any hope of digesting that Nutella sandwich you crushed at Cleveland. Also, Nancy Greene…WTF? I attempted to conceal myself in some foliage in an effort to...
To summit Black Mountain, the runners had to resist the Dark Side of the force and face down Darth Vader. Once successfully passing Darth Vader and the lone Stormtrooper, they were greeted by Luke Skywalker, Yoda and Princess Leia, who refueled them with refreshments and sent on their way with...
“As a volunteer photographer at the finish line, you witness a very wide range of emotions and the way runners express them: joy to the point of jumping, pain while trying to run those last few metres, tears as a result of the sense of accomplishment of something very difficult,...
“It was great to see how happy (or slightly daunted) everyone was having finished the first climb of the route and setting off down hill. So many big smiles! Congratulations everyone.” …Chris Bellamy, photographer Chris Bellamy’s race day photos from the Dark Side of Black Mountain in this photo album....
