ac , ▁with ▁around ▁ ▁less ▁of ▁clim bing . ▁After ▁around ▁, ▁as ▁they ▁started ▁over ▁R ann och ▁Mo or , ▁they ▁decided ▁to ▁ce ase ▁compet ing ▁against ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁ran ▁together . ▁They ▁set ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁hours ▁ 4 8 ▁minutes ▁ 3 0 ▁seconds . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Sh ield s ▁and ▁Watson ▁opened ▁up ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁some ▁fellow ▁run ners ▁to ▁race ▁in ▁the ▁opposite ▁direction , ▁Fort ▁William ▁– ▁Mil ng av ie . ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁saw ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁established ▁direction ▁of ▁running , ▁South ▁– ▁North . ▁Of ▁eleven ▁star ters ▁seven ▁arrived ▁in ▁Fort ▁William . ▁Jim ▁Stewart ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁organisation ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁as ▁the ▁foot path ▁was ▁now ▁complete , ▁the ▁course ▁was ▁changed , ▁increasing ▁the ▁distance ▁to ▁ ▁with ▁only ▁ ▁on ▁road ▁and ▁more ▁clim bing ▁was ▁introduced . ▁With ▁this ▁increased ▁difficulty ▁run ners ▁were ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁out ▁longer ▁and ▁now ▁a ▁bigger ▁percentage ▁are ▁out ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁night . ▁ ▁D ario ▁Mel ar ag ni , ▁who ▁had ▁completed ▁the ▁race ▁himself ▁three ▁times , ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁race ▁director ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁He ▁developed ▁the ▁format ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁by ▁involving ▁local ▁mountain ▁rescue ▁teams ▁who ▁provided ▁emer gency ▁response ▁during ▁the ▁event . ▁He ▁also ▁inaugur ated ▁and ▁developed ▁the ▁race ▁website , ▁which