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Snow delivered for 10K Yeti racers in Leicestershire | |
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Organisers of a race in Leicestershire have dumped 40 tonnes of snow on the course to ensure competitors experienced an "epic endurance run". | |
About 370 runners took part in the 10K Avalanche Run - Chase the Yeti, held at Wrongs Farm, near Market Harborough on Sunday. | |
As well as snow, runners tackled mud slides, tunnels and scramble nets. | |
The event raised money for the Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance. | |
The snow, which was donated by Snozone, an indoor winter sports centre in Milton Keynes, arrived in two lorries on Sunday morning. | |
Organiser Greg Goodall said: "Last year, the race was fortunate enough to get a real blanket of snow, so the course was hard. | Organiser Greg Goodall said: "Last year, the race was fortunate enough to get a real blanket of snow, so the course was hard. |
"It made for some great adventure running and the obstacles took on new difficulty levels. | "It made for some great adventure running and the obstacles took on new difficulty levels. |
"So, it got us thinking, and we came up with the idea of guaranteed snow, whatever the weather." | "So, it got us thinking, and we came up with the idea of guaranteed snow, whatever the weather." |
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