Race Reporter Reece is back already to give you your latest instalment of the Spartan Race UK season after the last round in Scotland. It was only three weeks ago that we were lining up at London West for the season opener, and now we are already reflecting on the second race of the year.

Related: Race Report Reece’s London West Round Up

Race Build Up & Course

This was the second iteration of the Scotland race weekend after it’s return last year, hosted at a new venue compared to when it was previously in the calendar. With such a varied course the reviews from racers were positive, with many calling it their “favourite” course on the UK calendar.

There are a number of highlights on course that leave a lasting impression with all types of athletes. There’s the uphill start, the flowing trails, the chain carry into the sea and up the river, an extended river wade, obstacles on the beach, and spectacular views of the Firth of Forth and its three impressive bridges.

Ultimately, the only way to understand it is by travelling to Scotland and racing it yourself. I can tell that you won’t be let down.

The other aspect about this race weekend that had the excitement building was it returning as a “Day Trifecta” and the challenge that this brings with it. Usually the test for a Spartan is to take on the Trifecta Weekend, where you complete the three distances over the two days. Based on this, you can likely guess what a Day Trifecta is but if it’s not obvious now, it’s where you complete all three distances in one day, taking on 36+km and 75+ obstacles.

How My Race Unfolded

If you want the TL;DR about my race, it would be summarised as “didn’t go to plan”. If you want to know what I mean, read on and let me tell you.

The start of the race went to plan, settling in the same group of athletes that I was racing with at London West, feeling good in my own fitness and excited to see what could be achieved again, looking forward to the obstacles that I’m strongest at.

Moving into the middle third of the race, I was starting to feel the pace but annoyingly for me, this wasn’t in myself but my leg. Unfortunately for me, with the undulating ground it caused an aggravation to a tendon in my knee, which I tried to battle to get to the end at least. Sadly, I lost that battle and from the 4 mile mark, I could only walk it in to the finish. This allowed me to become a spectator and an “out on course cheerleader” for the women’s race and the front runners of the men’s Age Group racer.

Though I wished to be competitive here, I took the sensible option to no longer push the pace and cause any long term damage with more important race coming up for myself. Instead, it became a training “run” (or should I say walk?), where I could practice on obstacles to keep drilling my technique, and still earn that finisher’s medal.

Might as well make the most of the opportunities I have, right?

Coming across the line in 14th, this was no where near the place that I wanted to finish so the main positive I can take from the weekend is the fact that I did actually finish, and the technical obstacles were cleared without any issue.

OK, I missed the spear but hey ho. Admittedly, I wasn’t concentrating as much as I should be. At least it didn’t matter this time so I’m not too upset.

Elite Results

With my leisurely stroll through the Scottish wilderness, I missed the action upfront in the men’s Elite race, with an intense battle that was fought for the full duration of the race between Tom Tweddell, Morgan Maxwell and Roman Tóth as they constantly changed places. The first deciding factor was Tom’s spear throw not landing, leaving Morgan and Roman to race to the line, where Roman was able to narrowly beat Morgan by 12 seconds.

After this race, the current UK National Series top 3 is as follows:

1. Roman Tóth - 600 points

2. Tom Tweddell - 536 points

3. Morgan Maxwell - 456 points

With 3 races left, Roman could seal the Series in his next race, or will the comeback be on for him to be overtaken?

In the women’s race, we saw another head to head duel between Becky Neal and Blanka Adamova. Wanting to get redemption for narrowly missing out on the win at London West, Becky was able to get the result that she wanted, achieving her first ever Spartan Race Elite race win. After putting her best out there on course, Blanka came in second, with Lara Wieser rounding out the podium in her first race of the UK National Series in 2026.

That leaves the Series top 3 currently as follows:

1. Becky Neal - 564 points (leads due to tie break rules)

2. Blanka Adamova - 564 points

3. Libbie Joyce - 408 points

It looks like it’s going to be quite the battle between Becky and Blanka for the Series win, or will another athlete join the party to challenge them?

To see the full results, you can see the full breakdown here: https://uk.spartan.com/en/race/past-results/9593

Age Group Results

It’s not only the Elite field that’s hotting up, with the Age Group Series being hotly contested between some regular runners and some new athletes looking to break into those podium places.

As mentioned before, if you are interested in the full breakdown of these results, you can head over to: https://uk.spartan.com/en/race/past-results/9593

Next Race - When and Where

We return to UK National Series racing action on the 12th July at Midlands, where the battle for the top spot with be fought over the Sprint distance, giving us a little bit of a longer break between races. 5 weeks after that, we are at South West in Badminton, returning to the Beast distance for the Series race.

It’s still not too late to join us on the start line and see how you compare to some of the best Elite and Age Group athletes within Spartan Race. Could you be a dark horse, ready to come from no where and disturb the status quo? The only way to know is by signing up and finding out.