Shane Ohly, the Race Director for the 2012 Dragon's Back Race® chats with Helene Whitaker (nee Diamantides) and Martin Stone and asks them to reflect on their victory twenty years ago.

Twenty years after winning the original Dragon’s Back Race™ Helene Whitaker (nee Diamantides) has confirmed that she will be racing again this September. Certainly, it is impressive that she remains sufficiently fit and motivated enough to take on a challenge as demanding as the Dragon’s Back Race™ but remarkably she will be joined by three other 1992 veterans.

Berghaus has confirmed that it will sponsor the Dragon’s Back Race™, a five day adventure race that will traverse the mountains of Wales in September. The Dragon’s Back Race™ enjoys near mythical status in the adventure racing community, both because it has only been held once before (in 1992) and because it proved to be such a tough challenge.

How exciting! The finishers’ trophies have just been ordered! They are going to be hand crafted bronze replicas of the original trophies. Pictured above is the original finishers trophy – don’t worry, the final ones won’t glow red!

We are very happy to be working with Joe Faulkner and his team at NAV4 for the provision of our exclusive Mountain Running Essentials™ course. This course is has been specifically designed for Dragon’s Back Race™ and Great Lakeland 3Day™ competitors but is also highly relevant to mountain marathon competitors and mountain runners.

On an overcast evening in September 1992, two weary but determined runners toiled up steep limestone cliffs to reach the ruins of Carreg Cennen castle in South Wales and complete the inaugural Dragon’s Back Race™ .