The Italian leg of the 6 Nations 60k Challenge was in the mountains in Northern Italy on Sunday (8th March 2026) with the successful completion of the Lake Maggiori 10K which was run along the edge of the lake. Here’s an update from Anthony on how it went:
“Race 5 of the 6 Nations 60k challenge was a fantastic run along the edge of Lake Maggiori with the mountains of Northern Italy providing a dramatic backdrop. It was a very well organised event and was combined with the Lake Maggiore Half Marathon so a large field of runners and with a real international feel to it. Weather was almost perfect, fairly cool to start with some lovely spring sunshine so quite warm by the end:
Just Rachael and I for this one and the number of runners for the 10K was approx. 600. Rachael ran it in 58:46 which is her quickest so far and gave her 4th place in her age group. I ran it in 49:03 which gave me 3rd place in my age group so we’re both really happy with those results and celebrated afterwards with delicious gelato!!
With one race to go we’re on track to break the £5000 mark with the fund raising which would be fantastic! So if you can spare a few quid please help us achieve this by donating this week to spur us into the French race next Sunday.”
