Among the finishers of the Berghaus Dragon’s Back race at Cerreg Cennen Castle were the father and son pairing of Glenn and Huw Davies, certainly the first father and son pair to finish the race, with Huw the youngest ever finisher too.

There were no surprises on the final day of the Berghaus Dragon’s Back Race with race leader Jim Mann crossing the line to claim the winner’s trophy and Jamine Paris following soon after to be the first female finisher and second overall.

It’s day 5 of the Berghaus Dragon’s Back Race – the final day of this iconic mountain run and those who have made it this far know the finish is within reach ... just 56.5km of and a crossing of the Brecon Beacons still to go!

Day 4 of the Berghaus Dragon’s Back Race took the remaining runners through lower and fewer hills in central Wales today. There was still 64 km to cover but only 8 checkpoints and 2273m of climbing.

The end of day 3 is always going to be a high point on the emotional roller-coaster for some, and a low point for others.

Speaking to some of the international racers tonight, both were evident and it’s clear some of the visiting racers have still not quite come to terms with the Dragon’s Back, while others have embraced it.

Runners are starting to arrive at the Day 3 finish now, at different speeds and by different means.

A few have arrived by taxi having cut their day short and managed to contact a taxi firm, who have probably been alerted by now that they could be called out to the middle of nowhere to collect some rather smelly athletes, and take them to a different middle of nowhere! There must have been some perplexing phone calls with racers trying to explain where they wanted collecting from!

The sun shone through the second day of the Berghaus Dragon’s Back Race as the runners made their way from Nant Gwynant to Dolgellau via the Moelwyn and Rhinog hills. The day was a little longer then day one, with a bit less climbing, but the big difference was that the runners were feeling the effects of the previous day, and of the heat.

The Berghaus Dragon’s Back Race woke up to glorious sunshine on day 2 after the first night’s camp at Nant Gwynant and was soon alive with activity as everyone prepared for the second run.

This takes the competitors across the Moelwyn and Rhinog hills to the second camp near Dolgellau and the stats are that its 54km and 3544m of ascent, so it is slightly longer than yesterday, with only a little less climbing.

There is a very different mood in the day one Dragon’s Back camp tonight, compared to the last race 3 years ago.

This evening the weather has cleared and it’s a lovely, fine night to enjoy a sheltered valley location, surrounded by rocky outcrops and native forestry. Although with the wind now dropping the midges are biting, so you can’t have everything!