The 44km stage from Kinlochewe to Inverbroom saw the two leading men, Graham Walton and Thomas Øderud, cross the finish line together and although Graham retained his lead, he is now just six minutes ahead of Thomas, who was the fastest runner of the day. Thomas commented: “It’s been a very good day. It’s been pretty fun. I’m feeling strong.”

It wasn't all sunshine on day five of CWU2022 - Photo ©  Cape Wrath Ultra No Limits Photography

Meanwhile, the lead changed hands in the women’s race. Despina Berdeni had to pull out due to a shin injury and Laura O’Driscoll is at the front again, having recovered sufficiently from her ankle problem to keep going. Fastest woman on the day was Vicky Savage, who is in second. Vicky commented as she headed towards camp: “The trail at the start was amazing – it’s just this boggy bit here that’s hard.”

Vicky Savage was the fastest woman on day five of CWU2022 -  Photo ©  Cape Wrath Ultra No Limits Photography

The weather was kinder on day five, with sunshine mixing with the rain. However, the cumulative effect of five days of the Cape Wrath Ultra means that of the 270 starters, only 120 are still in the full race.

Male

1^st Graham Walton (30:55:15)

2^nd Thomas Øderud (31:02:49)

3^rd David Barry (31:21:57)

Female

1^st Laura O Driscoll (34:46:17)

2^nd Vicky Savage (37:37:58)

3^rd Claire Gordon (39:53:36)

A round up of the day’s action is available on the event website - Day five: the beautiful Scottish landscape comes into its own — Cape Wrath Ultra®.