Seventy Miles

Another early start with Misty and me leaving the front door at five to six this morning. Following on from yesterday’s eighteen miler, the other half of the back-to-back weekend was another sixteen for today. Nothing exciting, the usual three mile Water Orton Loop. Very quiet so I let Misty off to have a good…

I'm in

Yesterday afternoon, after paying my fiver to show my interest in taking part in the virtual Hundred, I received an email with my login for the tracker and some details of the event. Just as with the real Hundred, I needed to qualify for the virtual version. Basically, I needed to state WHY I should…

Two Dogs and One Hundred Miles

I had a pretty crap night with stomach pains but luckily the other half, God bless her, got up with the dogs early doors. When I finally felt with it enough, I got up and so that I wouldn’t be out for too long, decided to take both dogs out together. I knew that today’s…

Thoughts on the BIG 100

After the initial shock at the thought of walking one hundred miles over a weekend had declined, I started thinking about what it would involve. If I do decide to go for it – the full instructions will be released on Friday – I would have to do the following … I would break the…

Sunday

Not a terribly exciting Sunday, walk-wise. After getting my head around the LDWA Coronavirus One Hundred challenge, I decided on counting my last hour of todays excursion. I picked this slot for a couple of reasons … I’d be walking with the quicker dog, Gabby I’d have warmed up a bit so should be moving…