The location for the 2014 GL3D™ Event Centre is at Pooley Bridge at the North Eastern tip of Ullswater. Pooley Bridge is one of those quintessential Lake District villages surrounded by water and mountains and it will be a fantastic staging post for the adventure ahead.

It is very exciting to annouce that leading outdoor brand, Lowe Alpine, have confirmed that they will be supporting the GL3D™ once again in 2014.

In a break from tradition, we offered a simple high quality prize, to our elite male and female winners at the 2013 GL3D. These were limited edition prints from Heather Dawe. Usually, the GL3D does not provide prizes for the winners but we felt that Heather’s prints would make a fantastic memento for what proved to be another great weekend of adventure in the Lake District.

In recent years there has been a quiet revolution building in the Lake District. Each May, the Great Lakeland 3Day™ – or GL3D™ to its friends – has been attracting more and more participants to its unique three-day format.

It is early May, two days before the 2013 Great Lakeland 3Day™ and I am standing on the summit of Great Dodd. The weather is fantastic: perfect running conditions with clear skies, a cool breeze and warm sunshine. Placing controls is rarely a chore but today is one of those memorable ‘days in the office’ that makes being a race organiser really worth it.

Early Bird Discount Entry. Even though the 2013 GL3D sold out, we are still offering these great incentives for early entries into the 2014 GL3D™. Remember entries will close on Monday 21st April 2014 at 23:59 or earlier as and when we sell out.

We have pulled together a selection of blogs written by competitors at the 2013 GL3D™. If you have written something and would like it included please just email us.

The courses were on the long side this year. Traditionally day one of the GL3D™ has been significantly longer than the other days. However, this year, Charlie Sproson and I decided to have both day one and two of roughly equally length but with around 30% more height gain on the second day.

Race Director, Shane Ohly, presents limited edition prints from Heather Dawe to Stewart Bellamy and Catherine Holloway, the fastest male and female on the 2013 GL3D™ Elite course.