On the longest day of the year and being a Lutonian born & bred there was only place I wanted to be at 4:30am was running on London Luton airport runway with the sun coming up over the horizon!

Course

Very simply it is out and back course along the length of London Luton airport runway with a total distance of about 2.6 miles covered! The bizarre thing is that is not flat with a gradual raised high point on the runway!

Also, there was a sticky tar section on the runway that I can only put down to where the planes first hit the tarmac when landing!

Points to note

• This is not a timed race
• Maximum time of 1 hour to complete the course
• Required to either produce a passport or photo ID driving licence to get through the security check
• As they say travel light through the security gate

This race was a great social event to attend and make sure you do the obligatory plane wings when you come into the finish with a cool waiting for you 🙂

Facilities

There was free parking available before the start of the race and was about 10-15 minutes walk away from the meeting point at gate 6. Please note there are no toilet facilities available at this event!

Final verdict

I would like to thank everyone involved in organising this event both before and on the day for a very professional job well done! The most important thing is all the proceeds went to one of the noblest of charities in Macmillan Cancer Support with the current total standing at an excellent £4,390.00, brilliant!!!!

For me it was great to be around so many local running friends on a perfect summer morning with the sun rising as we run along the runway it was sheer heaven!

So finally as the famous 1970’s Lorraine Chase advert line said, “Were you truly wafted from paradise? No Luton airport!” Well for me it was paradise and will last long in the memory!

Best

Mark aka Silent Runner