The Longest Day! | Can We Climb The Welsh 3 Peaks In One Day?

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  • Опубликовано: 29 дек 2024

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  • @gtn
    @gtn  2 года назад +17

    Did you enjoy this challenge? What would like to see us do next? Share your ideas with us 👇

    •  2 года назад

      I think I have a very good video idea for you guys. You should do a reverse triathlon challenge. Beginning with run and son on… could be Olympic or fast triathlon for the distances. Ready?

    • @1989srjones
      @1989srjones 2 года назад

      Big fan of the mountain/ fell running stuff. Be good to see you have another go at the Paddy Buckley or the Bob Graham. Or their swimrun equivalents Puddle Buckley and Frog Graham

    • @jamiefuhrman403
      @jamiefuhrman403 2 года назад

      The GODZone adventure race in NZ (or one similar)! Team GTN would kill it

    • @reecedawson6113
      @reecedawson6113 2 года назад

      Spartan race or a multi water sport triathlon down in Portsmouth or something, you paddle board and kayak with running and cycling

    • @lsmoothw
      @lsmoothw Год назад

      Epic. Great video guys!

  • @notmyrealname6272
    @notmyrealname6272 2 года назад +13

    Just a brilliant video. More like this! Come to Scotland!
    So nice to be reminded that triathlon isn’t just about racing or perfecting this or that/high elbow/shaving two seconds off transition etc but that it trains you to be able to do epic adventures like this. (Who needs swimming anyway) Gorgeous photography. Well done all round. :))

  • @NihilimZA
    @NihilimZA 2 года назад +6

    Its great to see how 2 ex pros can do something that makes them just as tired as a good long (much more modest) race or session can make us age groupers feel. Well done guys. Great video.

  • @jobanski
    @jobanski 2 года назад +1

    I am enjoying the chemistry between James and mark. Great video and great challenge!

  • @ngdawgs1
    @ngdawgs1 2 года назад +9

    Probably one of the best GTN vids! Thanks for taking us on this epic journey 💪🏽😎. Some amazing views and the filming on point as usual. How many pop-tarts did Mark end up eating? 🤣

    • @gtn
      @gtn  2 года назад +1

      Thanks a ton!

  • @alisonwilks302
    @alisonwilks302 2 года назад +1

    Well done you two , love GTB ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @RobBushTri
    @RobBushTri 2 года назад +3

    Love love love this kind of content. I get such a sense of adventure from watching it, inspiring stuff. Smashed it guys well done!

    • @gtn
      @gtn  2 года назад

      Awesome! Thank you very much - what would you like to see more of?

    • @issierichardson2589
      @issierichardson2589 2 года назад

      @@gtn more videos vlogging challenges/marathons/races! Most inspired I’ve been in years- this video truly hits different

  • @MatthewSpurr
    @MatthewSpurr 5 месяцев назад

    I absolutely love these videos so much. Amazing efforts lads, inspirational. Not sure I'm going to be attempting that any time soon, but I do like the prospect of it at some point haha.

  • @lindelystables
    @lindelystables 2 года назад

    You guys are amazing, endurance in every fiber of your bodies!

  • @notmyrealname6272
    @notmyrealname6272 2 года назад

    Wow. Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

  • @owenwoods6117
    @owenwoods6117 2 года назад +1

    This looks brutal.. I wanna try it!!!
    Well done lads! Smashed it

  • @btmzi55
    @btmzi55 2 года назад

    What incredible views! Thanks for sharing this great challenge.

  • @markmayfield4736
    @markmayfield4736 2 года назад +9

    Next challenge - swim to Isle of Wight 3 miles, cycle circumference on the island route (65 miles) and run across it 13.5 miles ?

    • @BjerkeRobin
      @BjerkeRobin 2 года назад

      That's just a weird, top heavy ironman though 😅
      Sounds fun

    • @danfurze
      @danfurze 2 года назад

      @@BjerkeRobin This sounds fantastic!

  • @huwsparky175303
    @huwsparky175303 2 года назад +1

    Check out the Dragon Duathlon. Similar kind of thing with the 3 peaks but slightly different route. It's s coast to coast as well so has another bike either end at the start and finish. Easily the best event I've done.

  • @Lenny1656
    @Lenny1656 2 года назад

    Brilliant Video! What a challenge! Feeling inspired! Well done! 👏 👌

  • @alansmith2593
    @alansmith2593 2 года назад

    You guys are bloomin epic. What an inspiration.
    Thanks GTN

  • @ChrisMarshallUS
    @ChrisMarshallUS 2 года назад

    Congrats guys that was awesome, I used to holiday with my dad in the region and loved seeing the routes.

  • @bobmckenzie394
    @bobmckenzie394 2 года назад +1

    Massively impressive feat, awesome work, folks
    Next one, longest night, all with lights on

  • @Mylittledistraktions
    @Mylittledistraktions 2 года назад

    Sooo epic. New to watch endurance stuff. This is amazing

  • @marie-louisekarlander2366
    @marie-louisekarlander2366 9 месяцев назад

    Hi,
    You know Heather, she done the Swimrun Från Ö till Ö in Sweden 🇸🇪.
    I think Mark and James could choose between..
    1) Laponia triathlon , one Ironman distance up in Gällivare , the most northern triathlon. You actually got a good chance to win the race. It start at midnight. Magical :) Cold yes, elevation yes. Not as tough as Norseman but tough.
    2) Höga Kusten Winter trail . Running in the snow. A lot of elevation.
    It would be nice to see you here…
    // Marie-Louise

  • @gwenllianroberts5857
    @gwenllianroberts5857 2 года назад +1

    Da iawn (well done in Welsh!), very impressive! Picked a great weather day!

  • @phillwhitlam6999
    @phillwhitlam6999 2 года назад

    Great video guys, well done. On the longest day in 1991 we did the National three peaks in the same way. Starting in Sheffield, cycled to Snowdon, ran up and down it. Then Cycled to Scafell pike, ran up and down that. The last stage was cycle to Ben Nevis and finishing at the top of Ben Nevis. A team of 10 completed this in a relay to raise funds for Killingbeck Hospital. Started on morning of 21st June around 560 miles in total. Cycling was with two on the road at any one time and then two running up and down Snowdon and all of doing Ben Nevis. #challengeGTN I’ve got photos if you want 🚴🏽‍♂️🏃😎

  • @carolbrough9787
    @carolbrough9787 2 года назад +1

    Gobsmacked you had Snowdon summit to yourself!! Cracking day out 😊.

    • @gtn
      @gtn  2 года назад

      Lucky right 🙌

  • @jassaljs
    @jassaljs 2 года назад

    Truly an endurance spirit! That was some effort and great will power! Keep up the good work.

  • @sethgriffiths6539
    @sethgriffiths6539 2 года назад

    Awesome. More. Please!

  • @toonburg111
    @toonburg111 2 года назад

    Speechless.

  • @danemishler8658
    @danemishler8658 2 года назад

    Great video! Fantastic job getting that task done.

  • @amaclach
    @amaclach 2 года назад

    Adventure training helps take the monotony out of training and as part of a team activity is brilliant. A bunch of us from our team went gravel biking in the mountains a couple of months ago and thoroughly enjoyed it - legs absolutely destroyed and was actually good training!

  • @bryanwalsh886
    @bryanwalsh886 2 года назад

    My favourite GTN video to date, you’ve just given me an idea for next summer (not all 3 though 😂).

  • @melibaut
    @melibaut 7 месяцев назад

    Great video and beautiful views!

  • @AaronGoodTimes
    @AaronGoodTimes 2 года назад

    Epic journey! Awesome video!

  • @gilsonpsvita8446
    @gilsonpsvita8446 2 года назад

    Brilliant, well done guys.

    • @gtn
      @gtn  2 года назад

      Thank you!

  • @marie-louisekarlander2366
    @marie-louisekarlander2366 Год назад

    I just 🥰 loved this video. So beautiful, so tough ,so nice. It tickling me to do it. Who knows, this year my goal is Kona, but maybe in the future.

  • @Lindemann0815
    @Lindemann0815 2 года назад

    Amazing and nice weather for a change

  • @madshansson20
    @madshansson20 2 года назад

    Really awesome video. More like this👍. So inspiriring

    • @gtn
      @gtn  2 года назад

      Thanks so much - you can check out another of our epic challenges here 👉 gtn.io/NorsemanGTN

  • @mikew6840
    @mikew6840 2 года назад

    What a great challenge - very entertaining!

  • @livinginsyn4814
    @livinginsyn4814 2 года назад +1

    Great video! I wish I had saved it for when I'm on the trainer 😁

  • @waynewilliams5434
    @waynewilliams5434 2 года назад

    Glad you enjoyed our beautiful mountains and country ⛰️⛰️⛰️🌄🚲🏃‍♂️

    • @gtn
      @gtn  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for having us!

  • @deankrain
    @deankrain 2 года назад

    I love these types of videos

  • @Dunky80
    @Dunky80 2 года назад

    Awesome video really enjoyed it.

  • @tnan123
    @tnan123 2 года назад

    That was awesome. Nice work on such a amazing challenge!

    • @gtn
      @gtn  2 года назад

      Thanks for watching - what should we do next? 🤔

  • @chrisjones5192
    @chrisjones5192 2 года назад

    Well done guys, amazing effort.

  • @gdm_fashion
    @gdm_fashion Год назад

    ‘Epic’ is a word that often gets used inappropriately. Not for this. What an absolute epic day out!

  • @chinpoeykhoo6261
    @chinpoeykhoo6261 2 года назад +1

    Huge salute and thumbs up to these guys giving us such awesome and lovely contents, kudo to the GTN crews as well definitely. Nearly 16 hours of journey summarized into less than half an hour essential moments!
    As for recommendation to normal folks I guessed just one mountain at a time in a day is more than good enough while chilling with your friends unless you happened to have a bunch of ultra athletics friends 😅

  • @xosece
    @xosece 11 месяцев назад

    the views are stunning! The view of Snowdon and the little lakes below gave me the gossebumps. You only missed a swim on those lakes, but tbh better not. I am not british, but the UK has some really beautiful places. What about a trip to some of the highest peaks of the Scottish Highlands?

  • @peanutbutter604
    @peanutbutter604 2 года назад

    Up in Snowdon in clear day 🤩 WOW

  • @greenstuffs1
    @greenstuffs1 2 года назад

    Couple of beauties!

  • @chrisstrider
    @chrisstrider 2 года назад

    Three of my favourite peaks
    So inspired I ordered a GCN cap

  • @grasplanter
    @grasplanter 2 года назад

    Awesome views and indeed an epic day!

  • @ThePowerPCHub
    @ThePowerPCHub 2 года назад

    Unreal effort this boys. You may just have inspired me to give this a go next summer…

  • @LisaBartlettREALTOR
    @LisaBartlettREALTOR 2 года назад

    wow this was great!

  • @garystoten3734
    @garystoten3734 2 года назад

    Great challenge: well done guys

  • @innesdunbar
    @innesdunbar 2 года назад

    Nice work you two, that looked a tough one!

    • @gtn
      @gtn  2 года назад +1

      Thanks - it was a big day but we really enjoyed it! 🙌

  • @BeerMatt96
    @BeerMatt96 2 года назад

    Nice work, gents. Going downhill on the 100 mile bike section wouldn't have been a bad thing, TBH.

  • @islastaff5629
    @islastaff5629 Год назад

    You guys are awesome 😂

  • @chrisbowman905
    @chrisbowman905 2 года назад

    Top effort..

  • @johnauld9851
    @johnauld9851 2 года назад

    Well done lads

  • @richcrompton6891
    @richcrompton6891 2 года назад

    An epic day out! I hope you have a long edit of this planned for GCN+ 😊❤️

    • @gtn
      @gtn  2 года назад

      Hey, glad you think so! Unfortunately this is not a feature vid for GCN+, but maybe one day! 🙂

  • @markbentley4343
    @markbentley4343 2 года назад

    Next challenge - be the first to complete a succession of Iron Man distance bike/runs covering the route between Lands End and John O’Groats. Or, as an extension of the Wales 3 Peaks, do the England-Scotland-Wales 3 Peaks trail running and biking

  • @mikeflanagan4096
    @mikeflanagan4096 2 года назад

    You crazy cats. Congrats

  • @MrEsPlace
    @MrEsPlace 2 года назад

    That blue vest is identical to the Walmart employee vest. Dead ringer.

  • @MichaelSmith-sk8jj
    @MichaelSmith-sk8jj 2 года назад

    Learned something from this

  • @mitchatkins7402
    @mitchatkins7402 2 года назад

    Great photography guys, must be getting some training in cinematography, Mark. Impressive scenery!

  • @timstriathlonjourneys7575
    @timstriathlonjourneys7575 2 года назад +1

    Never heard of the dragon duathlon? You’ve missed out the ride from Anglesey to llanberis, and pen y fan to Swansea. Come on guys, go back and finish the job!

  • @stephenneal23
    @stephenneal23 2 года назад

    If you are confident in your mountain climbing skills, might I recommend the Longs peak Triathlon in Boulder. 38 mile ride uphill, 7 mile run up a 14,000' mountain, a rope climb up the face of the mountain and then a run and ride back down. It sounds easy compared to this, but the air is thinner and you would have to learn rock climbing.

  • @the_trooper_72
    @the_trooper_72 2 года назад

    That really really surprised me that when James and Mark stopped for food at the bottom of Cadir Idris they ate crisps and pork pies... 😂

  • @chrisplatten2293
    @chrisplatten2293 2 года назад

    I'm curious what the calorie estimate from your watches was for each section and the total.
    You could also do a split of the mountain ranges in Scotland. Maybe highest North of the Great Glen (Carn Eige), Highest South of the Great Glen (Ben Nevis) and the highest not in the highlands (Merrick). Swim and bike opportunities that way.

  • @bikeanddogtripsvirtualcycling
    @bikeanddogtripsvirtualcycling 2 года назад

    you guys must have hit the summit of snowdon really early if there was no tourist queue at the top

  • @the1gofer
    @the1gofer 2 года назад

    Congrats! Guys one, Heather 15!

  • @aaronhyman1977
    @aaronhyman1977 2 года назад

    This is just so awesome! Great job guys! Just one question: where is Heather?!

    • @gtn
      @gtn  2 года назад

      Heather was resting up after her all out effort at Man vs Horse while we were filming this, we'd definitely recommend checking it out if you haven't already
      ruclips.net/video/MQ8WyFVW6os/видео.html

  • @garethjenkins3737
    @garethjenkins3737 2 года назад +1

    Really enjoyed this video - well done and more of the same please!

    • @gtn
      @gtn  2 года назад

      Thanks, will do!

  • @jordanaitken6682
    @jordanaitken6682 2 года назад

    What watches are the guys wearing? Love the white bands

  •  2 года назад

    I think I have a very good video idea for you guys. You should do a reverse triathlon challenge. Beginning with run and son on… could be Olympic or fast triathlon for the distances. Ready?

    • @gtn
      @gtn  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for the idea - we'll have a think 🤔

  • @peterwright4921
    @peterwright4921 2 года назад

    Well done! Was lake Bala a bit too cold then?

    • @markthrelfall3577
      @markthrelfall3577 2 года назад

      Haha it featured in initial ideas. Maybe one for another day 😂

  • @ptrigg10
    @ptrigg10 2 года назад

    Do you have a link to a Strava activity for this ?

    • @markthrelfall3577
      @markthrelfall3577 2 года назад

      Mine are all split into individual activities. Just hunt me down on Strava 😉

    • @gtn
      @gtn  2 года назад

      Check out Mark's profile here 👉 gtn.io/MarkStrava

  • @garybanfield1185
    @garybanfield1185 2 года назад

    Hey guys, that’s one extreme duathlon 🥵

  • @angelag5708
    @angelag5708 2 года назад

    ☀️

  • @nickcoldham4159
    @nickcoldham4159 2 года назад

    Excellent challenge, but unfortunately not the three highest Welsh mountains! Cader Idris is 893m, but Aran Fawddwy is 12m higher at 905m

    • @markthrelfall3577
      @markthrelfall3577 2 года назад

      You are correct. Hence the importance of my “highest and most iconic” line at the start 😉

  • @sureshot1100
    @sureshot1100 2 года назад

    Why did you use road bikes instead of your tri bikes?

  • @sinancetinkaya
    @sinancetinkaya 2 года назад

    Wow, this was brutal.
    James did you sign up for that? Was this in your job description? 😂
    And guys I enjoyed the video more than you did for sure 😊

    • @gtn
      @gtn  2 года назад

      Glad you enjoyed it

  • @mark20040
    @mark20040 2 года назад

    They're not the 3 highest in Wales

  • @summernewlands920
    @summernewlands920 2 года назад

    not gonna swim up any mountains? dissapointed

    • @gtn
      @gtn  2 года назад

      Sadly not, but it is Wales, so any other day and we may have had no choice but to swim