The Peak Way - my fastest known time attempt

Part Three

Thanks to all my readers for coming along for this journey along the Peak Way - which is ending up almost as long as the run itself. The first post discussed the history of the route, and the ultra-lightweight kit I packed to run/hike/camp along the 160-mile footpath. In the second post, I described the first two days of my run - from Stockport to Bamford - and my realisation that my plan of covering 50km/30+miles per day with a 7-8kg pack in c.26-degree-heat was perhaps too ambitious to be fun. This post will take me from that cliffhanger (Bamford-Edge-hanger?) to the end.

Day Three: Bamford to Matlock (52.5km, 1143m ascent)

I woke up on Day Three with a decision to make. Before setting off from home, I had put all my plans into a Google Sheets spreadsheet, along with information about places en route where I could source gas for my stove, as well as breakfast and washing clothes. According to this spreadsheet, on Day Three I was supposed to be running from North Lees campsite (a few …