Colin & Viv's Himalayan Trip

 

They trekked for 10 days in Nepal and then headed for Darjeeling to compete in the 5 day Himalayan 100 mile Stage Race (which included on day 3 the Mount Everest Challenge Marathon)

 

Viv Kilgour was first lady in the Mount Everest Challenge Marathon and finished second lady overall in the Himalayan 100 Mile Stage Race.

 

Some details;

 

Day 1: Sunday 4 November 2001 24 miles assent 5,215 ft to 11,815 ft (note: Ben Nevis is 4,406 ft). Winner : 4hr 25min   Viv 6hr 5min (4th lady)  Col 8hr 47min

 

Day 2: Monday 5 November 2001 20 miles. Winner : 2hr 40min   Viv 3hr 42min (3rd lady)  Col 5hr 4min

 

Day 3: Tuesday 6 November 2001 26.4 miles Mount Everest Challenge Marathon: Winner : 4hr 13min   Viv 5hr 47min (1st lady)  Col 7hr 49min (1st V50)

 

Day 4: Wednesday 7 November 2001 13 miles: Winner : 1hr 31min  Viv 1hr 55min (2nd = lady)  Col 2hr 26min

 

Day 5: Thursday 8 November 2001 17 miles: Winner : 2hr 10 min  Viv 2hr 44min (2nd lady)  Col 3hr 23min

 

Overall 100 miles: Winner : 14hrs 58min   Viv  20hr 13min (2nd lady + 1st LV35)     Col 27hr 29min (3rd V50)

 

 Viv had a splendid run despite starting the week with a respiratory infection.

 
 Colin thinks he may have performed a bit better if he hadn't had the trots for the whole 5 days and survived mainly on soup !!! (Still a great performance though - Ed)

 

The race enabled Colin and Viv to see 4 of the 5 highest mountains in the world (Everest, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu). Quite a privilege.