Ladies 3 Peaks Silver Success
Eynsham Roadrunners Racey Ladies successfully completed the Fire Service 3 Peaks Challenge last week. We started at 4.32pm last Thursday afternoon at the bottom of Ben Nevis and reached the top in 2.42, with a clear view of the mountains around us. We then got to the bottom in 2:06 giving us a total Ben Nevis time of 4:48. Then onto the Lake District with Larry throwing the mini-bus around the winding roads of Glen Coe and almost causing myself and Linda to be sick. We started Sca Fell Pike at 4:04am, reaching the top in 2:09 despite the windy conditions and again a clear view for miles around, then down in another 1:41 giving us a total time of 3:50. Finally, Larry again in charge of the winding bits…(uuuuurrrrggghhhh, pass me the bag!)…..off to Snowdon. 2:21 would see us achieve a silver medal and though once again, it got tough, at the top, (Jenny’s wall got used again), we completed it in 2.09. This gave us a total walking time of 10:47 and with the driving of 11:00 our final time was 21:47 under 22 hours, so we got our silver. I’d like to thank the whole team, Linda Breaker, Jan Kavanagh, Jacky Pinnock, Julie Weiskrantz and Elaine Butler for being a fantastic team, sticking together and helping each other through the tough parts; to Ian Keeley and Larry for being brilliant drivers, for keeping us entertained and for taking advantage of the non-governed minibus so that we had a bit of breathing space before climbing the next mountain. I’m officially retiring as the 3 peaks ladies team leader, I do not need to go up Sca Fell ever again. If any one wants the ladies purple box of maps for next year, I am happy to hand them over.
Denise
Full Report to follow…
