Pouring rain, fog, freezing gales, deepheat, nuts, bananas, a smelly minibus, Ben Nevis, Scafell, and Snowdon. Three peaks in 28 hours. Well done team, and many thanks to everyone who has supported us all the way.
Beetroot proven to boost stamina
9th July 2011
According to scientists from the University of Exeter drinking a glass of beetroot juice has been found to boost stamina, allowing ‘athletes’, such as ourselves, to endure strenuous physical exercise for longer. Research shows that the nitrate in beetroot…
Frozen peas and hot water bottles
6th July 2011
After the simple ‘frozen peas phase’ of getting the hamstring back on track I’m now on the hot / cold / hold / cold phase. This is a very odd sensation, especially when you are on the…
S N O W D O N
2nd July 2011Call it last minute but with 2 weeks to go until the big adventure I thought it was about time my training involved some hills. Today I will be attempting Snowdon! The 3rd of our peaks, we’ll be setting off…
Hamstrung! My Derek Redmond Moment
1st July 2011
Well, it was the Dad’s race at Buckhurst Hill Community School rather than the 1992 Olympics, but a similar outome – hobbling towards the finish line, with a dodgy hamstring. A visit to the physio the same…
Desert by the sea
28th June 2011
Geographically one of the flattest locations in the South East, Dungeness might not be the obvious choice for three peaks training, but I made the most of the visit with a 10 mile round trip from New Romney across this…
Thank you!
27th June 2011We’ve reached the fantastic milestone of £1000 through online donations! Great work team and thank you to everybody who’s sponsored us so far. We all really appreciate your support in raising money for such a great cause.
Better days behind us
26th June 2011
Half way through my 10 mile walk, I stumbled across these two old beauties.
Once prime, well oiled machines that could turn heads as they sped through the streets of Essex. Now broken and abandoned, sitting in an …
sunday sun
26th June 2011
‘Phewww!!! what a scorcher’ as the Sun used to say. A 15 mile hike on what seemed like the hottest day of the year certainly made it a testing afternoon. 4 litres of water, two bananas and two harvest…
Rambling Race Night
17th June 2011
A packed pub full of happy (drunk) punters gambling on the Rambling Races, (filmed last month in Brockwell Park) helped raise over £500 for the 3 peaks challenge. A great result – unlike the overall…
The ten peaks (of Loughton) challenge
12th June 2011
three virtual peaks challenge
11th June 2011
Saturday night at the gym – that can’t be right. The step machine at Virgin Active is coming in handy for some intensive climbing practice. Climbing 300 ‘floors’ in an hour certainly takes it out of you. But how…
plaque to plaque
10th June 2011
Our training night walk of 22 miles
8th June 2011
Friday 13th May. O2 Arena 10pm to Greenwich 6.30am = 22 miles.
nightwalk map
Martyn, Rebecca and I decided that we should do a long distance night walk to get our bodies and minds into gear…
T-Plus 100 years: A historic ascent of Ben Nevis
24th May 2011
In 1911 Henry Alexander, a Ford agent based in Edinburgh, drove to the top of Ben Nevis to prove the ruggedness of the Model T, and 100 years to the day some nutty enthusiasts decided to do it again.
The…
A small step for man…
17th May 2011
The new training regime of taking the stairs instead of the lift / escalator starts with 65 steps on the (stationary) escalator at Bermondsey tube station.
Filming Rambling Races
14th May 2011
How did a daft conversation about fundraising end us up here in Brockwell Park in South London with a full on film crew (well, of one), and a script about whacky ramblers? Some cracking ideas – for whatever reason…
Green and grey
13th May 2011
London: A city of contrasts. A scenic five mile pre-work stroll through leafy Woodford Green, then just a couple of hundred yards down the road you walk over the north circular, and down to South Woodford tube.
Let’s get physical, physical
11th May 2011
Last week I joined a brand new gym in Southwark called Fitness 4 Less and indeed it is much much less than most gyms. Only £15 a month! What is the catch I hear you…
Fancy a lift?
10th May 2011
Read an article in the Sunday Observer that Snowdon is the busiest Mountain in Britain, with over half a million visitors a year. No doubt helped by the option of catching the train to the top. We are due…
