Just a bit of a recap on the first of our planned group 'Three Peaks' training walks. The second one of which is just days away and I had meant to write this a while back to hopefully tempt more of you into joining us for the walks, as even if you're not actually taking on the main challenge in August it would be fabulous to have as many people join as on the training walks as possible...
So the walk commenced in Lowestoft, where we all met in a car park, some of us never having seen each other in the flesh before, so a quick introduction all round, and then pretty much raring to go (ok maybe 'raring' is exaggerating it slightly!)
We began by tackling the 'Scores', a series of narrow lanes with steep sets of steps leading towards the sea. I have to admit to feeling a little concerned as we were about half way through the 'Scores' as I hadn't for one second envisaged feeling quite so out of breath! After all I consider my self pretty healthy and I've been doing a fair amount of running lately too. Anyway, I kept quiet about this until I heard a few murmurs mirroring my own feelings, so I relaxed and admitted to feeling slightly concerned. I think these steps alone have been a bit of a wake up call as to how much training there is to do. This Three Peaks challenge is going to be serious!
Anyway, once the 'Scores' were complete we marched on through the remainder of the town and onto the promenade, time to start enjoying the sunshine beating down on our faces. Oh and a few thoughts of likely rewards when seeing the ice creams and doughnuts from the stalls we passed. Although sunny and a blue sky it probably wasn't warm in temperature but walking at a fair pace with several layers on made it feel hot and we were soon wrapping jackets and jumpers around our waists. Thank you Mr Weather-man this helped with momentum, the essence of Summer was all we needed to put a 'spring' in our steps!
Our stunning coastal walk commenced through Kessingland and the stunning beach of Benacre,
where we stopped for a snack, a sit down and for some of the group an opportunity to play their own version of pooh sticks! It was a shortened stop as we were a little behind time, as instructed by our lovely leader James Muir. He was keen for us to keep up a good pace, after all this will certainly be the case if we are to complete the Three Peaks within 24 hours! Some of us may not have been keen to hear that we were a little behind time but when we finished up in Southwold quicker than we imagined, there were alot of smiles to be seen, or perhaps that was due to the next part of the walk being a simple strut through the town to get to the pub serving cold beer and fish and chips... hmmm, I'll let you make your minds up about that one!
There were 10 of us on this first walk, so a nice sized group and always someone to have a chat to whilst walking. I made sure I spent time talking to each person and got to know the two people whom I had never met before. Everyone was lovely and if this is an example of the time we will have when it comes to the challenge itself we really are in for a treat! Bring on the next one!!
So the walk commenced in Lowestoft, where we all met in a car park, some of us never having seen each other in the flesh before, so a quick introduction all round, and then pretty much raring to go (ok maybe 'raring' is exaggerating it slightly!)
Our stunning coastal walk commenced through Kessingland and the stunning beach of Benacre, 
where we stopped for a snack, a sit down and for some of the group an opportunity to play their own version of pooh sticks! It was a shortened stop as we were a little behind time, as instructed by our lovely leader James Muir. He was keen for us to keep up a good pace, after all this will certainly be the case if we are to complete the Three Peaks within 24 hours! Some of us may not have been keen to hear that we were a little behind time but when we finished up in Southwold quicker than we imagined, there were alot of smiles to be seen, or perhaps that was due to the next part of the walk being a simple strut through the town to get to the pub serving cold beer and fish and chips... hmmm, I'll let you make your minds up about that one!
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