After nearly eight months, I have finally completed my virtual walk around the North Coast of Scotland. I started on the 1st of October last year and have slowly added all my walking (and a tiny bit of running) miles towards the challenge. I was nearly there a couple of weeks ago but with…
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Knee-rly there !

I managed to fulfil my obligation last Saturday morning by walking around the Babbs Mill parkrun course, coming in last in a time of 1:08:27. A slow time but I was one of the official Tail Walkers. It was the first ‘proper’ walk since my disasterous return to running and managed without too much discomfort….
Exercise Update
Hoping that my recovery goes well, I have volunteered to tail walk on this Saturday’s parkrun at Babbs Mill. ‘Only’ three miles nice and steady. Looking for something low-impact (so that definitely rules out running) I decided to dust off the bike and turbo trainer. I hit a couple of snags … 1) Zwift has…
The Kneed to Recover
The knee is still sore but at least I am able to get comfortable enough for some sleep. On Tuesday, I finally got through to the doctors’ receptionist only to be told that I was too late to get an appointment in the morning. “Can you book me in for this afternoon, then?” I enquired….
Kev Walks (NOT runs)
After my return to running and a few trots out last week, I have spent the last few days in some pain with a very swollen right knee. This has prevented me from any further jogs and even walking is difficult. A little history … Way back in 2017, I stumbled while out on a…