Virtual West Highland Way Race 12 June - 21 June 2020

                                     

                     Virtual West Highland Way Race

12 June - 21 June 2020

Okay, so much as I would like to think I had the ability to run 95 miles in one go, I know I haven't but the lovely organisers of the West Highland Way race have opened this year's race up to us mere mortals (well virtually anyway). 

So the challenge is 9.5 days to run/walk/crawl 95 miles. I would love to think I have it in me right now to run 10 miles a day for 9.5 days but I don't so I am going to tackle this distance through a mixture of running and walking (with my trusty running buddy Kobes). 

Running and Kobes have been my saviours throughout lockdown and this challenge was too good to miss. It is also a fundraiser for SAMH (who you will know I did my garden ultra and half marathon for) so I was more than happy to take part in this event with entry fees going towards the charity.

I am going to record my mileage (with photos) each day on my blog. 

There are three check points:

Inversnaid -  Leg 1: Total 36 miles that must be completed by midnight Mon 15th June

Victoria Bridge - Leg 2:  27 miles, total 63 miles to be completed by midnight Thurs 18th June

Fort William - Leg 3:  32 miles giving a total of 95 miles to be completed midday Sun 21st June

Each day I will attempt to complete a run and a walk to help me reach the mileage up to each checkpoint. There a number of different sections on the west highland way that I am going to record my mileage as to help visualise the distance I am running.

• Milngavie to Drymen (12.11miles)
• Drymen to Balmaha (6.84miles) overall 18.95miles
• Balmaha to Rowardennan (7.70miles) overall 26.65miles
• Rowardennan to Inversnaid (7.26miles) overall 33.91miles
• Inversnaid to Beinglas Farm (6.63miles) overall 40.54miles
• Beinglas Farm to Auchtertyre (9.54miles) overall 50.08miles
• Auchtertyre to Bridge of Orchy (9.26miles) overall 59.34miles
• Bridge of Orchy to Glencoe Ski Lodge (10.82miles) overall 70.16miles
• Glencoe Ski Lodge to Kinlochleven (10.55miles) overall 80.71miles
• Kinlochleven to Lundavra (7.58miles) overall 88.29miles
• Lundavra to Fort William (6.99miles) overall 95.28miles

This is my own challenge, not a fundraiser, but I thought you might like to amuse yourself in lockdown by following my progress. I have absolutely no idea whether I will achieve this or not! It is a huge challenge.

Wish me luck, it all starts on Friday 12th!