Isle of Man Easter Festival of Running - Peel Hill Race

Organised by Manx Harriers, the Isle of Man Easter Festival of Running has become an annual ritual for multiple universities and UK clubs, with many long-standing rivalries and friendships. The festival has four main parts – three of these involve running and the fourth is for unwinding after a hard weekend of racing. On Saturday afternoon, action moves to Peel a fishing village on the west of the island, about 11 miles from Douglas. The race starts and finishes near the quayside at the House of Manannan. The men compete over a four mile course and the women over a three mile route. The races are held separately. With the exception of the first and last half mile the course is on grass. There are two main climbs on the route for the men and one for the women with a number of short sharp climbs as well. The descent is less steep. Therefore, the climb suits the fell/hill runners but they have less of an edge over the road and track runners on the downhill.