when you know you have to run up it later on… the “enjoy the music” sign was just before a guy playing a steel pan brilliantly which cheered me up no end.
the course started in the grounds of the house, and after 1.7 miles (or according to the announcer, “2 miles on the dot”) we ran back through the finish line before heading out into the surrounding country lanes.
we then had a long bit of out and back- you turned at 5.5 miles so i had a long time to watch for faster runners on the other side of the road. at around 6 miles i started to get a 