Trial video… YouTube Video

In five week’s time it’ll all be over !A few things to report from the last week…New ShoesThe shoes that were bought for the challenge have started to show signs of wear so a new pair is needed. Regular readers may remember that I was given a £25 gift voucher as a spot prize at…

I was up early and out of the door by seven on Sunday morning, arriving in Hartington just before eight thirty. I soon found the event HQ, registered and received my control card. This had to be punched at each of the six control points to Prove that I’d been there and Let the organisers…

Overview of the route showing start, midpoint and end I’ve discovered some google maps with the route of the Thames Path shown. This may not be the exact route ( especially around Brentford and Twickenham where there are alternative routes ) that I will be following on 14th September but it’s close enough to give…

This week’s training schedule called for a five hour walk ( the training plan works by time on feet ) so using a conservative four miles per hour made that a twenty mile walk. Consulting the charts, I created a twenty miler, all on the canals. After a gruelling morning at work ( stop sniggering…