Challenging conditions for Boston runners

On a rather wet and cold Mother’s Day over 1,330 runners took to the roads around Stamford and Burghley, joined by 14 runners from Boston Community Runners. Despite the very wet conditions from the start, BCR were raring to go and unfazed by the puddles and mud.

The 7-mile mixed terrain route started off in the beautiful grounds of Burghley House estate on the driveway heading towards the Tudor gatehouse of Bottle Lodges. Runners then headed out onto the rare traffic-free Georgian streets of Stamford. They then looped through woodland, the deer park and rolling fields up some challenging hills, before heading back into the private area of the estate where the runners were treated to a downhill finish in front of the magnificent Burghley House.