At the beginning of 2012 Ourea Ltd, which owns the Dragon’s Back Race™, the Great Lakeland 3Day™ and Marmot Dark Mountains™ joined 1% For The Planet movement.

Dear Competitors,

We are just over two weeks away from the 2013 GL3D™ and everything looks set for fantastic long weekend of mountain running... I have even got a good feeling about the weather!

For years, the Great Lakeland 3Day™ (also known as the GL3D™) was an event known only to a select few; indeed the first race in 1998 had just seven participants including the then race organiser, Joe Faulkner. Since then it has been building up a loyal following of mountain runners.