The walk started easily enough with a walk out of town and along a track before leaving the tarmac (for now) at one mile and heading cross-country. The terrain was easy going – the ground was solid and the ups and downs not too up and down. A little before the first check point I…
#1000miles
Grounded
So there I was, out on my drive, fitting some mats into the car when my phone made an odd noise. I whipped it out (oh err missus!) and noticed an alert from the NHS track and Trace (T&T) app. It informed me that I had been in contact with someone who had tested positive…
Hurley
Surprisingly, I was up a little before five thanks to the dogs who wanted to go outside. I had set my alarm for 5:30 so it wasn’t too bad. After letting the pooches out and getting a feel for the prevailing weather conditions, I dressed my long walk. I did a walk a couple of…
Other Stuff
With a definite target at the end of May, the training now has a purpose. The LDWA has started a Facebook page for entrants only so I’ve joined that. It looks as though a lot of people, Covid permitting, are planning on walking a previous hundred route or picking all or part of a long…
Two Hundred
After crunching yesterday’s numbers, I realised a few things … I have almost covered two hundred mile so far this year I am almost a fifth of the way to achieving the #walk 1000 mile challenge I am in (one of the many) Springfields, US on my Route 66 challenge With my total standing at…