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It's my understanding that he's going to try and be at both the start and the finish. 

We will now have Hoka One One present at the event, with an expert (Martin Driscoll from Sidas UK) to answer any of your questions.

There are now 120 days to go until the race and almost 50 people signed up so far. Plenty more are showing interest in signing up closer to the date, so it looks like it should be a great day out in the East Anglian countryside! 

Regarding the question about shoes, if it has been dry leading up to the race you could certainly use road shoes for the route. If there has been a great deal of rain in the weeks leading up to the race, a lightweight offroad / trail shoe could be a better option. There are a number of field crossings on the route and the clay soil can be heavy if it's very wet (as it was much earlier in the year). The route itself is mostly flat, although there are a number of climbs in the latter half that will allow competitors to stretch some different muscles and should be a 'welcome' relief.

Regarding head torch - we are aware that a good number of people will complete the route in daylight hours. However, as a safety precaution we have made this a mandatory piece of equipment (injury or loss of bearings may mean that runners who are normally fast require a light source for the final stages of the race). If runners are confident of completing the route in daylight hours, a small travel torch or lightweight headtorch could be appropriate for emergencies.

Hope that helps.

Perhaps you are right Steve. She would be very welcome if she wanted to race  I'm sure she would give the top men / women some stiff competition.

Great, look forward to seeing you in September. We will try our very best to help you through the entire course. We would obviously love to see everyone safely cross the finishing line.