Fell running author Steve Chilton has brought out a book on the Three Peaks Race, which coincides with its 70th anniversary this year. He talks to John Blow.
Eleven entered, six started and only three finished when, seventy years ago this month, the first proper Three Peaks Race set off from the Hill Inn at Chapel-le-Dale to take in Ingleborough, Pen-y-Ghent and Whernside. Decades on, though it has gone through many changes, the 23.5 mile route with an ascent of 5,279 feet remains a challenge which hundreds of serious fell runners compete in each year.
Bagley also won that first event, completing it in three hours and 48 minutes. The race record was set by Andy Peace, of Bingley Harriers, in 1996 – though the route has changed numerous times over the years, and did so in 2023. His time of two hours, 46 minutes and three seconds was unbeaten despite an international field in 2008 when the race hosted the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge.
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