Photos from the 2008 Grindleford Gallop, a 21 mile walk around the Peak District to raise money for Grindleford Primary School. This was my third time on the walk and I was joined by a couple of work colleagues, Sue and John. It was overcast and damp but not as muddy as it had been on previous attempts; sadly we missed the sun which came the day before and after. John retired after the Eyam checkpoint and headed back to the pavilion, via a cafe for a full-English breakfast! This was my first long walk with a proper pole, a Leki Makalu Carbon, and it made a huge difference, making some of the steeper climbs and the final descent much easier. Sue and I took it easy going round and we completed the course in 9:20 hours which included a total of 1:20 hours of stopping time. At Edensor we happened to meet Lou "The Ancient Brit" from the Dead Runners Society, the oldest participant in the Grindleford Gallop at 81 years! He put us to shame as he disappeared into the distance with his fellow deads! Sue did really well in getting around the course, not having seen it before, and the thought of soup, tea and monkeybaths kept us going. However we just missed the cut-off and when we got back to the pavilion it was closing up. We made do with some cake, and Lou had left me a tshirt as a present! The GPS tracks were recorded with a Garmin eTrex and graphed using GARtrip.
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