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*Pictured above -  Road Runners Ben and Sarah Hudson. North Wales Road Running trio tackled the historic 100km Race to the Stones ultra-marathon. Report by Don Hale. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk   Three North Wales Road Runners competed in the historic, tough, but prestigious Ridgeway Ultra-Marathon, Race to the Stones event, over the weekend and staged over a gruelling 100km course including parts of the oldest path in Great Britain. The talented trio of  Ben and Sarah Hudson , together with club colleague  Jamie Tharme  accepted this exceptional ultra-marathon challenge which was run in decent weather conditions and along a picturesque but undulating route. The event organisers claimed it was the UK’s biggest ultra-marathon, and challenged entrants to conquer  Britain’s oldest road, confirming that the  Ridgeway , followed the same route over high ground used by herdsmen and travellers since prehistoric times.  In their publicity brief they stated,

Sarah Fergie Hudson is pictured (left) in the background with Emma and her brother Mark on his bike during a training session. Sarah and friends prepare for ultra-distance “Race to the Stones” charity event   Report by Don Hale   Sarah Fergie Hudson ran an amazing 31.07 miles (50k) last weekend as part of her endurance training programme for a demanding ultra-distance “Race to the Stones” charity challenge in early July along Britain’s oldest path, with two colleagues. The North Wales Road Runner is preparing to run the ultra-event with her friend Emma Vadhesha and Emma’s brother Mark Gasgcoigne, who are both raising money for cancer research, with the trio all determined to complete the 100 kms “straight through option run.” *Sarah Fergie Hudson (pictured above and lower page image) The “Race to the Stones” event is a live event scheduled for 10-11 th  July, subject to covid-19 restrictions, and has been voted the UK’s Best Endurance event for the past three years.  Sarah confirmed: ‘