FLEET & CROOKHAM
Athletic Club

I am not very good at running downhill, so I try and find uphill races to work into my Summer holidays. This year we headed for South Tyrol in Italy to attempt the Stelvio Trail half marathon. It starts in Prad am Stilfserjoch (915 m) and finishes at the top of the Stelvio Pass (2845m) The race is along mountain paths. All my YouTube research did not prepare me for some of the drops alongside the trail! We passed through the steep mountain village of Stilfs (Stelvio), headed