OV Siblings’ Scilly60 Success

This month, OV Annie Park (Cl 13-20 and Old St Alban’s), her siblings Caroline (W 07-09) and Jack (S 08-13), and Annie’s partner Callum, successfully conquered the Scilly60 Marathon!

Annie explained further, “Set in the stunning Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty that is the Isles of Scilly, this unique 42km multi-island trail race requires runners to circumnavigate four of the archipelago’s inhabited islands (St Agnes, Bryher, Tresco and St Martin’s) before a final 5km sprint on St Mary’s.

“The real challenge lies in the cut-offs: because of the unique inter-island format and tidal deadlines, runners must beat the clock on every island to secure their place on the boats carrying us between stages or face a DNF (“Did Not Finish”). This psychological pressure, combined with the rugged, technical coastal trails and elevation, make the race a real test of endurance. The event also required us to be entirely self-sufficient with our fuelling and hydration across the entire 12 hours.

“We were thrilled to all beat the boats and complete this one-of-a-kind challenge on our first attempts. We were also very lucky to have the much-needed support of my parents, along with Caroline’s husband Ed and their 18-month-old son George, at each leg – bringing back many happy memories of them standing on the sports pitches at King’s.

“It was a brilliant day out which we’ll all remember for a long time.”

Annie also kindly shared their Strava map show the course!

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