Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run
Saturday, July 12, 2025
“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...
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...
“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....
