Yorkshire 3 Peaks, Parkrun Tourism & an Ironman - Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Welcome to the 2nd of 2 videos to bring you up to date with my summer running and adventures. I take on the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge, run at several new parkrun locations and watch my very first Ironman Triathlon. It’s been great fun!
Thanks to Donato for the use of his footage @PoetWithPace
Thanks so much for watching 😊
A Trail Runner’s Poem:
This poem first appeared in the Fall 2021 issue of our Trail Times newsletter. The poem was conceived and written at the Active at Altitude fall Trail Running Camp, September 16, 2021 in Estes Park, Colorado by Virginia Schultz, Jason Lenz, Allison Corcoran, Rebecca Kadish, Jim Armentrout, Brian Halweil, Dawn Vaughn, Carolyn Weber, Vicki Hunter, Jacqueline Chiplin, and Terry Chiplin.
Nature is Open
All sextillion years of R&D
every molecule mind and matter unite
synchronicity immersed in still omnipotent silence speaks to heart
and welcomes us, no matter our mood
the trails are a common ground where all are welcome
the trails are where spirits can be healed
flexing our mental muscles to embrace neuroplasticity and improved trail dancing
and the voices in the wind keep us singularly united
no trace of our passing, our visit, and the nourishment we take.
Music: Folk Bed
Musician: music by audionautix.com
License: creativecommon...
Music: Take it
Musician: LiQWYD
Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau is the national anthem of Wales.
The title - taken from the first words of the song - means "Old Land of My Fathers" in Welsh, usually rendered in English as simply "Land of My Fathers".
The words were written by Evan James and the tune composed by his son, James James, both residents of Pontypridd, Glamorgan, in January 1856. The earliest written copy survives and is part of the collections of the National Library of Wales.
Rachel, I am sooooooo happy to see you running happy! Brilliant stuff. ❤👏👏👍
Thanks Alec. It’s been really nice to share my running with Rory 😊
Hi Rachel, what a lovely video. Looks like you've had a fantastic summer. So glad you made it to Yorkshire! I live in Harrogate where there are loads of lovely running routes. You should definitely give Fountains Abbey parkrun a go. Wishing you all the best for your future goals! 😊
Hi Tom, thank you! Yes, Yorkshire has so much to offer that we definitely want to go back. We’d like another run on the 3 peaks route again and we want to give Fountains Abbey a go too. We watched Running with Andy’s Yorkshire marathon video where he ran FA parkrun the day before and it definitely sold it to us 😁
Great video Rachel, so glad you are back smiling and cheerful. I hope you get sub 20 5km soon. 1 second..... that is tough to handle, let alone twice !! Id be calling for a stewards enquiry.
Like any results, official parkrun times can vary to what the watch says. On the 2 times I got 20:01 I was hoping for an improvement on my own watch time. Unfortunately they were spot on both times. Might have been wishful thinking though as I’d have needed them to take 2 seconds off on both occasions….least they didn’t add any on 🤣
I’m out again tomorrow for another crack 🤞
Such a lovely video. Great to see you enjoying running and life so much. Have a great weekend.
Thanks Neil. Weekend wasn’t so great 🙁 I’ve pulled my calf muscle again but I definitely won’t be making the same mistake as I did before. As much as it pains me, no running for a while!
This was epic! Thank you for sharing! Love from across the Pond ❤
Hi Mary, thank you. After a bit of time off with injury I’m back training again and have another trip away planned for next weekend. Should be good fun 😁
Great amazing adventures! 20:01 ahh so close! You have to give it another go for sure.
Thanks Thienan, I ran a 20:05 last week and I’m off to run at another flattish parkrun tomorrow so will be giving it another go then as well 🤞
What a great video .
And what a good looking fella Rory is 😉
Thanks….and yes, he sure is ❤️
Brilliant video. It's really enjoyable to watch your adventures over the summer.
I look disinterested at the end 🤦🏻♂️ I thought that it was a photo 😂
🤣 I should have pre-warned you that the camera was rolling for longer than for just a photo. I think we can both be forgiven though, we had just run 31 miles 😁
Yorkshire three peaks looked great :) If you don't fancy investing in a bike, theres always that crazy world of "swimrun" you and Rory could both get into at the same time? Multiple transitions from swimming to running and back again. Its something I have like the idea of.
A while back I did have a go at a few aquathlons and quite enjoyed them but decided to just stick to my running. We’ve seen the swimrun and have thought about a possibility of having a go at one. I think the biggest thing for me is that I get really cold when I do open water swimming. I’d need to go somewhere tropical 😁
@@racheld1844 agreed, me too!!!!
We also supported at wales. Was an epic day. So many people 😮 We had such a good time. And im now joining you on aiming for that sub 20. Im a way of at the minute but im heading in the direction to give it a go next year 👌
We both watched your video from Wales. We tried to spot ourselves but we weren’t caught on camera 😁
Hope your sub 20 doesn’t take as long as mine is 🤣
Great video Rachel! 🥳
Hi Alan, thank you 😊
Absolutely brilliant, you've had so many adventures. The three peaks are deffo on my bucket list to do, also want a crack at that sub 20 parkrun. Ran sub 20 5ks in my 20's then stopped running. Started again at 50 now 59 and only 12 seconds away, going to give it a good go in a few months. Keep enjoying and posting the videos. Well done!! x
Thanks Jenster 😁 I can highly recommend the 3 peaks. I’m tempted to run it again as each time would be different depending on the weather. A snowy day or a sunny still day would be a complete contrast.
In 2019 I got a pb of 20:18 and it wasn’t till March this year, that I beat it. I’ve had 3 pbs since and not one has been under 20. It’s been the biggest number torture of my running career 🤣 Good luck with the sub 20 goal too 😁
Thanks Rachel, I'm sure you'll smash it with that big engine that you keep building year in year x
So many wonderful adventures! Lovely to see you smiling so much. I know it was only a short clip but your swimming tech looks fantastic.
Hi Jess, thanks! I pretty much gave up on swimming in April. I then did a 2k open water swim and thought it wasn’t too bad so thought I’d just go for it and see if I could get the 5k distance in. It wasn’t as near as bad as I thought. I’ve always wanted to do a 10k swim (with training) but even at 5k it was probably a bit too cold to carry on. Might need to go to the tropics to get that one ticked off.
Hope things are going well with you 😊
Wicked effort, yeah things are much better, have my first cross country race in over 11 years on Sunday!
@AMostlyFunctionalJess - cross country season has arrived 😱 - hope you have a great run! If there’s no mud, it doesn’t count 😁
Very excited to run around a field in Rotherham three times!
You look so happy with Rory
Thanks so much Stuart. We’ve got lots planned ahead and we’re both looking forward it 😊
@@racheld1844 you should look at triathlons and ironmans
What an amazing video. Loved the long run you guys took. Looks like it was challenging but the views were pretty cool. The take away on this video though was how happy you looked. The video you posted a few months ago expressing your loneliness was sad to see but now, you look really happy and have so many things going right for you. This was your best video yet. Keep posting!
Hi Eddie, yes, even I can see how much I’m smiling in all the clips in this video. It’s a good feeling sharing something I love doing with someone who is equally as passionate about it as I am. I finally feel like the videos are back up to date after a bit of a break so hopefully I can keep the momentum going again 😁
Love this, you look so happy! 3 peaks is on my list but I'm not sure I want to tackle it when it's that windy. I'll be taking the diversion to Hull Pot now though.
Hi Paul. We hadn’t expected it to to be that windy at all. I think the forecast was for 15/16 mile an hour winds, but it was definitely a lot stronger than that, especially on the summits. There’s a cross roads at 4.5 miles in and the main route is straight on, and for a Hull Pot diversion it’s just a right turn at the this point, the u-turn to get back on to the original path again. Hope you get to enjoy it as much as we did Paul 😊
@@racheld1844 yep that wind looked bonkers! Thanks for the directions to Hull Pot. Hopefully I'll remember my camera when I do it.
Bit late to this one, but great video, full of fun adventures. Good to see. Best of luck with the sub 20 👍🏻🙂
Thanks Mark. Sub 20 is still the mission. Slight setback with a calf injury atm but as soon as I’m fixed, I’ll be back on the 5k training plan 😊
Good to see you smiling and hear your laughter whilst running. Very glad you are happy. Remain competitive and no holding back to let Rory finish ahead of you.🙂
Thanks Donald. Rory and I are very equal on ability level and our times, especially over the shorter distances are very similar. Rory has gone sub 20 for 5k but that was a while ago so the competition is on to see who can break it first. I definitely won’t be holding back to give him a chance to break it first 😁
Oooh, I’ve been eyeing up the Brum to Worcester canal route!
Hi Mack. It’s a great route to follow and if you head from Birmingham to Worcester, it’s more downhill. There’s a small section where you have to come off the towpath and negotiate a housing estate but everything else is pretty plain sailing. We parked at Bromsgrove, caught the train to Five Ways and ran half a mile to get to the start at Gas Street Basin. When we finished in Worcester we caught the train back to Bromsgrove. I definitely think you should give it a go 😁
@@racheld1844I shall nab the GPX from Darren’s Strava and give it a look. Hoping to rope RunningWithAndy into it, haha…
Thank you for uploading, Rachel. Absolutely loved it from start to finish.
Such an action packed video, so it's very hard to know where to begin with the comments.
**Yorkshire 3 peaks - Looked like you both had great fun. This was a great insight into what looks a good challenge.
Despite being in my neck of the woods, I've never done this. I know you had a slight navigational error early on but was route easy to follow? Wind always adds to the challenge but it looked quite horrific on the day.
**Nice to see you ran at Skipton ParkRun. Done that one a couple of times and have also run Skipton to Leeds on the canal a fair few times. 29 miles - nice easy route to follow.
**100 meter walk looked fun. 😆🤣. Think they do an official track marathon running event on that track in Dudley. Just the 106 laps for 26.2 miles.
** Wow!! Massive congratulations, Rory. Iron Man is on a different level of awesomeness. As a non-swimmer and non-cyclist, it's so far out of my reach but I think it is certainly something for you to consider in the future. Everybody says the swim is toughest section. Your incredible 5k open water swim shows you'd nail that section, so I know you'd do really well.
**I saw your appearance on Donato's video. My reply to him was - despite the smiles, 20:01 must've been an incredibly frustrating run for Rachel. That sub 20 will happen soon, I'm sure. Thanks again, Rachel and very best of luck with future challenges. Keep up the awesome content.
Ps. Let's take a moment to appreciate Ribblehead Viaduct (3:25). What an incredible example of craftsmanship it is.
Hi Colin, thanks for your long reply 😁 I’m glad you enjoyed the video.
The 3 peaks was mostly easy enough to follow. It’s a very well trodden route and finger posts at most turning points. There could be a few spots that you might need a map of gpx though, just to be sure.
Skipton is the first route I’ve done with 4 laps. I didn’t think I’d enjoy it too much but it was good fun looping round. We’d watched the parkrun in 5 mins video to get an idea before we arrived but it made it look more flat than it was. The volunteers were very friendly and we were told a bit about the history of the park and where to head for a cool down (along the canal). We both enjoyed the part of the canal that went through the town, very picturesque. Skipton to Leeds sounds good fun, a bit like my local canal route I like to do from Birmingham to Worcester.
I didn’t know about the 100 mile on the Dudley athletics track. I’ve seen a few like this and it actually is something I’d quite enjoy!
And yes, even in the natural beauty of the Yorkshire Dales, the architecture of the viaduct was a great sight. As the middle peak is a large horseshoe shape, we saw the viaduct for a large section, even though we’d covered plenty of miles.
Hope the Yorkshire Marathon went well fr you Colin?
@@racheld1844 Thanks Rachel. The event at Dudley track is thankfully ‘only’ a marathon (106 laps), rather than 100 miles. 🙂
Yorkshire Marathon went amazingly well. I finished with a PB of 2:49:52.
Could not have gone any better. Still buzzing from it.
@@MrCol104 Wow! Contractions Colin 😁A pb after not being well and also a week after Chester! An amazing time 🏃🏻♂️ Some races just work and when they do, it’s one the best feelings. It makes all the training and races that didn’t go so well all worth it in the end. Hope you have a rest ahead? Or have you booked anything else?
@@racheld1844 No rest just yet.
I have a very different challenge this weekend. I’m guiding a lady who is 100% blind at TWO marathons (Saturday and Sunday).
Pace will obviously be a lot slower but guiding and running at an unnatural pace is so much harder than standard running.
@@MrCol104 - hope it all goes well Colin, enjoy the ‘easier’ miles 😁
What a great summer of adventure. It's so good to see you having fun with your running and getting stuck into some new adventures. Seems like you've found someone who will share those with you, too. 😊 Happy running! 🙂🏃♀️🏃
Thank both. I’ve had a great time and we’re looking forward to lots of new parkruns and some new events too 😁
So glad to see that you had an adventure-filled Summer and a bunch of running successes! I also call it a "detour" when I take the wrong turn 😂 Congrats on finishing first lady at Parkrun and completing long runs of distances I can't even wrap my head around! After that open water swim I won't be surprised if you sign up to an ironman one day Rachel!
Hi Chloe, thank you! I think at some point I may just have to sign up for an ironman, just to see if it’s something I like. Watching and taking part are completely different 😁 My biggest hurdle is the bike leg and as it’s the longest part of the event, I’d have a bit of work to do in training myself up to those distances… and I’d have to buy a bike too, and learn how to fix it 🤣
Your summer has been equally impressive with your massive improvements over the 5k. It wasn’t long ago that our paces were similar on that distance but you’ve brought that time down loads. Great things ahead for us both 😊