I travelled up to Scotland from the lakes for the Skyrunning World championships to race the Vertical Kilometer and the Ring Of Steall Skyrace. I competed in the ROS last year but this time the race would be a lot more competitive with the worlds best Skyrunners descending on the small town of Kinlochleven, Glencoe. The Vertical Kilometer would kick off the four days of racing. A VK is an uphill race that gains 1000m of elevation usually over a short distance, in this case 5k