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Steve Birkinshaw's Wainwright round

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 steveriley 16 Jun 2014
Hardcore joggers may well have seen this already... Steve Birkinshaw 3 days in to a little run around the Lake District:
http://stevebirkinshaw-wainwright2014.blogspot.co.uk/

All the Wainwrights in 7 days running. The live tracker is http://steveb.opentracking.co.uk/ and updates every 90 seconds.
JustGiving page for MS: www.justgiving.com/Steve-Birkinshaw1
In reply to SteveRi:

We did an interview with him a couple of weeks ago: http://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/item.php?id=68947

Best of luck Steve
 jpicksley 16 Jun 2014
In reply to SteveRi:

Hey Steve,

Thanks for posting the reminder. I'd forgotten when he was attempting it. Why aren't you a support runner?

Cheers,

James.
OP steveriley 16 Jun 2014
In reply to jpicksley:

Hey James - Because I'm a dullard and a slow coach. My mate Chris is doing a stretch or two (mainly because he wanted to do Great Cockup!)
 butteredfrog 16 Jun 2014
In reply to SteveRi:

Good luck to Steve, my knees are aching just reading the blog.
 jpicksley 16 Jun 2014
In reply to SteveRi:

Steve - I think that might be the first self-deprecation I've ever read on a UKC forum. It's most refreshing. Congratulations!
Lusk 16 Jun 2014
In reply to SteveRi:

Is he still going? Rydal at the moment.

Had a quick look at the blog, how's he managing on so little sleep?
 karlt 17 Jun 2014
In reply to SteveRi:

Just want to bump this back to the top, so Steve raises as much money as possible!

Its an awesome challenge for great causes - two Multiple Scerosis charities.

Here is a link to the website: http://stevebirkinshaw-wainwright2014.blogspot.co.uk/


The links to the Just Giving pages are there
 ablackett 17 Jun 2014
In reply to karlt:

He is smashing it today, due in Kentmere at 1607, I reckon he might be there by 1430 looking at the tracker.
 ablackett 18 Jun 2014
In reply to ablackett:

He has made up about an hour on his schedule today, was a bit behind this morning and has just got to dockray 15 minutes early, looks like he is moving well, did the 6.5km down from Clough Head in under an hour. Mind blowing stuff.

OP steveriley 19 Jun 2014
In reply to ablackett:
Last seen taking a little nap on Great Cockup
http://instagram.com/p/pbQobOBpwE/
...going strong.
 mattrm 19 Jun 2014
In reply to SteveRi:

Seriously impressive. Seems like he's getting nice weather for it as well.
 Ridge 19 Jun 2014
In reply to mattrm:

> Seriously impressive. Seems like he's getting nice weather for it as well.

Nice, but it's been bloody warm. Incredibly impressive stuff.
 Bob 20 Jun 2014
In reply to Ridge:

Just 24 tops to go now!

If anyone wants to join him on the last bit then they are more than welcome, see post 105 at http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/showthread.php?20941-All-t-Wainwrights-attem...
 Bob 20 Jun 2014
In reply to Bob:

Steve finished at around 10pm meaning he took

6 days 13 hours

to do all the Wainwright tops. Well done that man!

Lusk 20 Jun 2014
In reply to Bob:
Amazing effort!!! Well done indeed.
I've been tracking him all week and he seemed to be really suffering earlier today. Hope he has a quick recovery.


(Fell runners are slightly mad in my book! )




I'm astounded at the lack of interest shown by UKC on this!
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 Mal Grey 20 Jun 2014
In reply to SteveRi:

Absolutely amazing feat! Hats off.
 Mark Torrance 21 Jun 2014
In reply to Lusk:

> I'm astounded at the lack of interest shown by UKC on this!

Me too. So I'll register interest.

Definitely amazing.

Trashed feet seem to have been a limiting factor for Steve just as it was for Joss. Clearly nothing achieved in 27 years of shoe development.
 lizard-16-07 21 Jun 2014
In reply to SteveRi:
Been following this all week, incredible effort. The blog and pictures are well worth a look. The just giving to donate as well!
 Wonrek 21 Jun 2014
In reply to SteveRi:
I've been following Steve, hats off to the man. He really pulled off an epic feat!
OP steveriley 25 Jun 2014
In reply to Wonrek:

Stunning. Still time to bung him a fiver:
https://www.justgiving.com/Steve-Birkinshaw
https://www.justgiving.com/Steve-Birkinshaw1

Go on, you'll spend that on your next coffee, or getting halfway to the crag in fuel
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