Devilla Trail Half Marathon

Our first run at a Scurry Events race and it was a cracker. They even organised sunshine after a few cloudy days.

The whole race day has a nice relaxed vibe about it even although there are several races on the day. Once you go to the registration tent you are given number that is coloured to your particular race. All the signs you see on the route relating to your race are coloured the same. No need to panic when the blue sign tells you it is 5km when the Garmin is saying 15Km.

There are two water stops on route and in 2026 we were really glad to reach the second one. Should really have run with a hydration vest, but who knew the sun would be out.

The route itself is a real mix of terrain. Starting on a nice grass field you are quickly onto a trail where the tree routes are hard to see with lots of runners beside you. However, it changes many times over the course of the race. Some parts are narrow and low level technical, while others are wide forest roads. The interesting thing is we thought we were going uphill much more than the Garmin recorded - others felt the same in that there was more up than down - which is nonsense of course. Don't panic about getting past other runners if the trail is narrow, an opportunity will come up quickly on a more open section.

There are some lovely views along the way as well. The last section of the race is across the grass which is a pet hate or ours as the legs just turn to jelly. Here though it wasn't the case and it was a very enjoyable finish to say the least. The half marathon route was well marshalled and lots of signage along the way. A huge thanks to all the marshals on this one, the positive encouragement and a smile go such a long way.