27. The Three Peaks Fell Race
Date: 25th April 2009
Distance: 23.5 miles
Ascent/descent: 5,200ft
Route map
Time: Did not finish
So yesterday morning, the hills looks fantastic, the weather was ideal, I was feeling fit and raring to go. I had a pretty good game plan, hoping to take it easy up Pen y Ghent, and pick up time after that, especially in the last half of the race. And I went up Pen y Ghent quite well, turning at the checkpoint after 41 minutes and then blitzing my way down, overtaking loads of more 'prudent' runners.
Unfortunately, just at the corner of the 45 degree path off of the side of Pen y Ghent, I turned my right ankle on a tussock and boy did it hurt. I originally did this ankle in at the Edale Skyline, not enough to stop me running, but enough to have four or five episodes of it giving way since, none of which were bad but all painfully reminding me of the ankle's unreliability. I knew straight away that yesterday's injury was worse though and, despite trying to carry on running, my pace was shot, every time I planted my right foot I could feel it and I was really worried about it going again and turning it into a major injury. All the 'prudent' runners from before now whizzed past me so I jogged down to Whitber Hill and called it a day.
I've been keeping my foot up since....
... but things are really touch and go for the Fellsman now
Originally Posted by Stolly
27. The Three Peaks Fell Race
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