David Jordan hits our Country Roads

 

David Jordan hits our Country Roads

Part of the teams training for the Three Peaks Challenge is to end ergo endurance training to help us keep on top of the training and help us prepare for the challenge that lies in front of us next year.

David's Country Challenge

David wanted to see what my cycling route was like and asked if he could tag along, naturally i agreed, i picked up his bike and headed back to the starting line, which was situated in middle Winterslow.

The journey starts off with what i call the 'training triangle' which is a steep hill followed by various other challenging hills which in my opinion gets the heart pumping and legs stretched.

Then comes the pleasant 10 mile cycle through villages like East Tytherly, West Tytherly, lockerly and Dean. 

The beauty of all these villages are amazing, the views are outstanding, all of these villages are surrounded by fields. 

 

After being stuck by outstanding views we continue the cycle through  Bentley Woods which again is surrounded by beautiful scenery.


When we come out and headed across some fields the dirt tracks eventually lead us to our last mammoth hill of the journey, this really was tough after 90 mins of cycling this felt really hard, when we got past that barrier we came to the final stretch which is a down hill sprint to the finish.

It was an amazing cycle and i really enjoyed Davids company, very motivational when the pain kicked in. 

To few our cycling route please click here

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Sports Tracker, ideal for gprs tracking whilst training

 

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By joining the Sports Tracker service and downloading the free application to your smartphone, you’ll launch your training to a whole new level. Easily track and analyze your exercises and have fun training by sharing your workouts and photos with your friends and other similar-minded people via the Sports Tracker community, Facebook and Twitter. You’ll enjoy monitoring the development of your progress like never before.
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Ed Hand Takes a Hike

Ed Hand Takes a Hike

To start getting used to The Three Peaks challenge Ed has started hiking and is using his phone to track his progress. Click on the links to see where he has gone.

8 Miles Castle Road Loop

12 Miles Salisbury to Whiteparish 

Dont forget its not too late to Donate towards 

Ed's adventure Click here

 

What a nice place to train 'The Beach'

Walking Along the Beach 

what a nice way to train

Distance between them is 6.8 miles

Sandbanks Beach

Thought to be Poole's number one beach, Sandbanks is the winner of more blue flag awards than any other British beach. Situated just four miles from Poole centre on the Sandbanks Peninsula the beach, a five kilometre stretch of golden sand, is a bustling haven for swimmers, children and water sports enthusiasts alike.

Southbourne Beach

On the other side of Henigstbury Head is Southbourne, home to a part-sand, part-shingle beach popular with local families and surfers. The beach is large, safe and quiet with regular bus and train services from Boscombe and easy access to cliff paths.

The distance of a return trip is 13.6 miles, this is only half the distance of the Three Peaks Challenge but what a place to start training on long distance walking.!!

Thank You Salisbury Journal for the support

 

Challenge inspired by Grandparents

An adventurer from Middle Winterslow is preparing to take on the three highest mountains in Britain to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. 

Chris Brown, 28, hopes undertaking the Three Peaks Challenge in August next year, will raise around £3000 for the charity.

He said: “I’m doing this event for my dad and my late granddad who both had skin cancer, my gran who had breast cancer and my other granddad who has been diagnosed with lung cancer.
“My grandparents mean a lot to me as they were there when I was growing up, we spent most of our summers with them and they were always there for us when we needed them.”

To make a donation visit justgiving.com/TruthOnTheThreePeaks.

Just wanted to say a big Thank you to Salisbury Journal for there support, coverage and shared believe.

Chris Brown (Fitness Results)

Welcome to my Fitness Results

Over the next 18ths or so i will be doing different activities so i can keep myself in some sort of shape ready for the Three Peaks Challenge 2013, I'm using a HTC Sensation and an app i downloading from play store called Sports Tracker App . I have split the results into 3 categories, Walking, Running and Cycling this should make it easier to read 

WALKING
03/08/12 Winterslow and surrounding willages 14.9 miles Check out the route
****FROM DEC '12 to JULY'13 i will be walking 3 miles a day part of my training****
17/02/13 Winterslow 10 miles check out the route
20/02/13 Bournemouth 2 miles check out the route
20/02/13 Bournemouth 2 miles check out the route


RUNNING
04/01/12 Figsbury Rings 3 miles Check out the route


CYCLING

11/03/12 Bentley Woods  6 miles Check out the route

27/03/12 Bentley Woods 6.49 miles Check out the route

08/04/12 Bentley Woods 9.94 miles Check out the route

15/04/12 Clarenden Way 6.99 miles Check out the route

06/05/12 Winterslow and surrounding villages 16 miles Check out the route

30/05/12 Winterslow and surrounding villages 17 miles Check out the route 
17/06/12 Winterslow and surrounding villages 17 miles Check out the route 

22/07/12 Winterslow and surrounding villages 16 miles Check out the route
05/08/12 Sky Ride Bournemouth 27.3 miles Check out the route

10/08/12 Winterslow, surrounding villages, Grimstead 17.7 miles Check the route

Its been very difficult
 however its very rewarding 

especially as its been inspired by my Grandad who has been diagnosed with terminal lung Cancer

So please follow us on the blog or facebook group 
  and don't forget to donate

Chris Brown (Training in Winterslow)

Training in Winterslow

I'm lucky to be in the middle of a beautiful country side so i have loads places to cycle as well as walk, My favourite place to cycle is in Bentley woods, you have the views and tricky terrain of the woods and when you come out of the woods you then get the beautiful views of fields.

 When i go out i always pack the essentials :-

• First Aid Kit
• Bottle of water 2ltrs just in case
• waterproof jacket and trousers
• Fully charged mobile phone
• a case containing 6 Sim cards so i can get signal where ever i'm
• a pump in case of a flat tyre
• emergency patch repair kit

When i do go out i think a lot, reflect allot and i believe its a really great way to not only get fit and exercise you body but also to help you clear your head. That's why i love taking photos when I'm out cycling and walking because it reminds me that life isn't all about working, its about living life to the max, treating each day as its your last!!

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As you Can see i love cycling and I'm going to continue to do so as part of my training for the Three Peaks Challenge.