The Final Challenge

The last challenge - Hornsea - Southport along the Trans Pennine Trail is now less than 10 weeks away.  Finally been able to do a bit f training this week following the Leeds Liverpool Canal run.

A superb video of my run

A brilliant video put together by my lovely niece of my run along the Leeds Liverpool Canal

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC31ewnEmNU

The Next One

The last of my 3 challenges is running the Trans Pennine Trail from Hornsea to Southport.  I will be finalising all that planning over the next couple of months with the plan being to run it in June.  Please come back and follow me on that as well.

Videos & Photos

When my media man (dad) has sorted all his hours of footage out I will post it up here.  I will also do a full report of the run.

The End

Ladies and gents i give you liverpool 0 miles to go

Just a marathon to go

Just a marathon to go

Chris where are you

Beautiful wigan just in front of us 35 to go

Day 3

Day 3 - wouldnt say I feel the best but hey its only 42 miles to Liverpool be there for tea time

Not a bad view for a saturday morning run

87 miles i think leaves me 40 tomorrow feel a hell of a lot better than i did last night

Walton summit another 6 miles then thats it for the day

75 miles in the bag all ok ish

100 bridges to go

Blackburn 68 miles all ok

Right 2nd leg off we go 20 ish before bed

Burnley 55 miles the rain is a pouring

Foulridge tunnel no towpath im going left overland Swav what about you?

49 miles in nelson and the rain has started

Day 2 a bit nervous but here we go

Day 1 Done

43 miles done today.  A little down on what I wanted but light and tiredness have done me.  Up a touch earlier today to claw a couple of miles back.  Left myself 30 to do tomorrow so if I need to do an extra 5 then it should be ok.

Felt a bit dodgy last night but what seems like the longest sleep in the world (8 hours) I feel a lot better and whilst not raring to go am up for it.

Legs feel surprisingly good or surprisingly alright should I say.

Will keep updating as I go thanks for checking in on me.

Oh my word that hurt that was a hard leg

Halfway today

24.5 miles halfway for today

19 miles nearly at keighley. Chris Morley where are you when i need you 8 min miles for a bit then breaks on son

Bingley 5 rise very impressive but steep

Salts mill

Saltaire 13 miles done feeling fine

Rodley 6.5 miles looking good feeling good

Hill ?

Here we go just 128 miles to go

24 Hours to go

This time tomorrow it will all be under way - I cant believe I am about to try and run 128 miles in 3 days

2 days to go

Everything sorted.  Gear is all ready, food is all sorted except for cooking some lunch for friday.  Many, many kind people have supported me which is truly amazing so thank you all so much.  Have seen a draft copy of a story that is going out in The Irish World Newspaper next week.  Thanks to David for that one, really good.  www.theirishworld.com. I know I have said it before but getting very excited now, I think it is going to be really good, really tough but really good.

Feel fit and healthy, a lot fitter than when I did the first challenge and I managed 48 miles then so I should be ok, well for the first day anyway.