A climber, who suffered severe head injuries while ice climbing, is to support the charity Headway by running the three highest peaks in and cycling 500 miles between them.
Colin Watts, from Melksham near Bath , is raising vital funds for Headway by running over the highest peaks in each country in mainland , Snowdon , Scafell and Ben Nevis and cycling between them. He plans to do this over six days in June to raise money for Headway, the ’s leading brain injury charity.
Colin fell 200 ft in 2003 while ice climbing in North Wales suffering severe head injuries and multiple fractures. As part of his recovery, the 42 year old has taken part in a number of gruelling long-distance runs for Headway, already raising £6,500 in support of others who have brain injuries.
He plans to start at the foot of Snowdon at the Snowdon Ranger car park. He will follow this by cycling 250 miles to Wasdale Head at the base of Scafell, after running over this he will cycle the 250 miles to Fort William over the next 2 days. From there he will complete the run over Ben Nevis and finish at the Glen Nevis car park. He will be supported (in a car) by his partner Janet and hopes to be joined for some of the legs by family and friends.
“I have done several long runs before so did not see the three peaks to be much more difficult. Then, as part of my training, I ran over Scafell on New Years day followed by a bike ride the day after and my legs were aching for the next 5 days. I think it was running down from the summit that did it, as it uses different muscles. I view these runs as steps in my ‘journey of recovery’ and an opportunity to help others who have suffered brain injuries more severe than my own,” says Colin.
Colin will have to get accustomed to cycling 100-mile-days with legs tired from the hill running, but his training, which has already started, will help prepare him.
In May 2006 Colin successfully completed in six days the very hilly, 186 mile Pembrokeshire Coast Path.
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