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Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge.
Posted: Sun 04 May, 2008 8:01 pm
by benny687
A mate of mine has just been roped into this. 25miles over Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough in 12 hours. He asked me to help him get fit and now I quite fancy having a go.
Anybody done this before or planning on doing it this year? happening in June I think.
Posted: Mon 05 May, 2008 3:38 pm
by harry hackedoff
Skeav`s oppos will sort you out, send him a pm
Posted: Thu 15 May, 2008 2:18 pm
by druadan
I've done it a few times, and it's only 24 miles
12 hours is ages, 10 hours is a good pace, but I've done that with my 50-year old father
If you're doing it as a physical challenge, aim for 8hrs with a daysack for a bit of a push. You should be able to stop at the pub half way round for lunch at that rate as well
Posted: Thu 15 May, 2008 4:30 pm
by benny687
Cheers for help guys.
I was looking at about 6-7 hours, possibly being a bit optimistic but I'm feeling fit! lol. Going to do the first of a few practice sessions on the hills next weekend, hopefully have more of an idea after that.
Thanks again!
Ben
Posted: Fri 16 May, 2008 4:51 am
by anglo-saxon
Posted: Tue 03 Jun, 2008 10:36 am
by derson
It's a good walk, a friend an I did a it a few years back, mind you... we got a tad lost which made the walk a touch longer
Had a load of photographs kicking around somewhere...
Posted: Tue 03 Jun, 2008 12:01 pm
by Lewis187
I did the Yorkshire 3 peaks last September in 7hrs 30mins. I had climbed the 3 National peaks (Snowden, Scafell & Ben Nevis) earlier in the year on separate occasions and found it to be great fun so thought I’d try this and joined a friends work team when a member dropped out.
If your doing it in 7-8 hours you’ll be finishing near the front. I came 2nd overall….however it is classed as a team event and your teams time will be when the last person crosses the line. There were however a lot of individuals just doing it for a crack. I took a day sack weighing about 20lbs and didn’t find it too difficult.
The parts I didn’t enjoy too much were the road walking between hills….but you could always run these and shave minutes/hours off your time. What did slow me down was the fact I didn’t have a map and was unsure where I was heading so just stuck with the front man….until his fell running and triathlon fitness outshone my own fitness!!
I’m planning on rounding up a group of 4 Para lads for this year’s event, which is Saturday 21st June 08.
Lewis
Posted: Tue 03 Jun, 2008 12:07 pm
by benny687
Lewis187 wrote:I’m planning on rounding up a group of 4 Para lads for this year’s event, which is Saturday 21st June 08.
Lewis
Thats the one we were going to do. Now looks like we will be doing it on our own the week after because of work crap getting in the way. Still, should be a laugh!
