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Lakes Day 3 - Morning hike to Wansfell Pike

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Another Wainwright ticked off the list! This morning’s 7.5-mile hike up Wansfell Pike took 2 hours 45 minutes, with 380m of elevation gained and a steady average heart rate of 119 bpm. The climb got progressively tougher, peaking with a 127 bpm effort on mile four, before a long descent brought the pace back up — finishing the final mile at a much livelier 3.46 mph and stopping for coffee in Ambleside.

A cool 13.7°C made for pretty ideal hiking conditions, and after the final downhill stretch, it was another satisfying summit in the bag.

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Another Wainwright ticked off the list.

mileelevationtimeavg speedavg hr
1118.8 mtr23m 51s2.52 mph122 bpm
244.420m 54s2.87115
3103.421m 11s2.83117
492.227m 44s2.16127
55.424m 21s2.47121
6-286.227m 16s2.2121
7-123.222m 43s2.64113
8-1509m 27s3.46106

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