Race The Train

An annual cross country race where, in the main event, runners compete to beat a steam train on the preserved Talyllyn Railway over a distance of 14 miles (23 km) from Tywyn to Abergynolwyn and back. The course is mostly over public footpaths and farmland, with the first and last sections on public roads. Although only the elite runners stay ahead of the train for the full distance, the train stops in various locations allowing the chance to overtake. Passengers lend their support from the train carriages.