The Roman Temple in the early morning mist
Runners assemble outside the Spreadeagle Pub
Team Yeovil 2007
Runners head off down the road
Look right for a view of the fabulous gardens
Under the bridge
Right at the first corner
Look back at the waterwheel
Marion Mountjoy-Row, keeper of the gate!
Up the hill
Keep going!
You'll get to the top eventually!
Crest the hill - King Alfred's Tower looks a long way off!
Turn right up to Torment 1
Steep bit!
Steep and dark!
Through the woods...
Cross the path and into the next section of wood
End of the track, turn left..
Deb Stanfield's usual place - turning runners right to a welcome downhill bit
Drop down to the gate
Down into the Six Wells Bottom valley
The long boring valley - the Stourhead equivalent of Yeovil's Preston Road!
Heading towards St Peter's Pump
Approaching St Peter's Pump
On round the monument (apparently it was moved from Bristol - where it was St Edith's Well or something!)
a.k.a.Marshal's convenience
Through the gate and ... yep, uphill again!
On up!
Bear in mind that this hill's not steep enough to count as a Torment!
It flattens out eventually - follow the path round to the right.
Mind out for walkers - and little black dogs
Say hello to Vic - he'll warn you about the steep drop down to the left
Mind your feet
Bottom of the hill and head right - up Torment 2
This one just keeps going and going..
The view back down the hill
Just when you get to the top - you have to turn left, away from the Tower!
One of the nicest bits of the course
Between the trees - watch out for deer along here
Round the bend - literally!
Another friendly marshal - pointing you in the right direction
Race the marshal to the next hill
Take the path to the left - on a rare occasion where the correct path is the flatter option!
You're soon climbing again - think of this as the foothills
It goes up a bit...
....and a bit more..
Turn right..
.. to Torment 3!
Stand to attention - former Chairman on duty!
A first view of King Alfred's Tower
Round to the right of the Tower
The elite water station team
Back into the woods
Follow the flags - this bit of the course is liable to change!
Find a bit of track on the other side of the wood - and turn left
Another marshal on duty - it's Mixy's Mum!
Robs in stereo - two marshals make sure that you don't go straight on & avoid the mud!
A bit muddy round the edges
Mind out for the middle of the mud - it's a man eater!
Through the cross country section
Head up another hill
A short climb..
..to meet Fred Fox
Left, left and then right..
A long downhill stretch now
Follow the track round
A steep drop and then pointed right by the marshal
Chase the marshal...
...so that Brian can point the right way at the next junction!
Ignore turnings right and left - at the end of the track, hop over the stile
Follow the fence line
Down through the "ravine" - the course layers will hopefully have moved the big stones and sticks
Slalom through the fallen trees..
Another glamorous marshal opens the gates
This is not a hill - more an upward incline
Fancy a dip - or are you shearing?
You turn left up Torment 1 - only if you want a second lap. Everyone else will run stright on
Drop down the hill..
..and turn right across the field at "Black Dog Spot"
A little climb
Before a drop down..
..with a view of the lake
Past the lake and annoy the anglers!
Pucker up to go through the kissing gate and then dark woody bit
Up a little hill, cross the road and then the last proper climb
.. through the woods, and if you're lucky, there'll be a pool of water to run through at the top (sadly dry this year)
Time to reflect on the run and wave for the camera
Along the new track,
, across the field,
and sent left by the last marshal - sprint for home!
