The Three Peaks
It’s three weeks since I ran the Paris Marathon, but now I need to start training again. My brother challenged me to do the Yorkshire Three Peaks last year at a bonfire party. My sensible said that to do it in May would be too soon after Paris, but I didn’t want to turn down this challenge.
The Three Peaks involves climbing some 4,000m of ascent over Yorkshire’s three highest peaks: Pen-Y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough (usually in that order), which in total is approximately 25 miles. The challenge which has been laid down to me is to complete all three within twelve hours.
Now I consider myself fitter than I have been at this point in time, but this is a totally different kettle of fish from running. I’ll be walking it – definitely not running – and there’s the fact that the route climbs three mountains and the temperamental weather that can bring. So this is no small ask.
Unfortunately, trying to ease myself into training hasn’t come very easy, even though I’m only running a very easy distance (three miles, three times a week). An injury from before Paris needs resting and I wanted to spend more time resting after Paris, so I’m finding it difficult to motivate myself and get myself back into the training state of mind.