On the eve of my first proper event for a long time, I am needing to get all my gear ready for tomorrow. There is no compulsory kit list and the walk is eighteen miles, so what will I need ? Trousers (I don’t know the terrain so I’m not sacrificing my legs!) Wicking base…
Gear
Peak District Challenge
Needing another ‘proper’ walk before the RRR, I have been looking at an event in Derbyshire taking place three weeks before Rotherham. This weekend should be my last long walk before the RRR. Initially planned to be around thirty miles I have picked the 50k option from the available events over the weekend. The Peak…
Sawn Off
Still with three days of self-isolation to go (or the siege as I like to call it) any walks out side were ruled out so I had to dust of the treadmill. After a short trial yesterday, I became aware of a few shortcomings. The main one was that I kept bashing my hands on…
New Treadmill
During the first lockdown, from March 2020, outdoor exercise was limited to once per day so to get more exercise, I dusted off an ancient treadmill and used that. The old machine worked fine but it soon became evident that the belt slowed down at each footfall so that the readout couldn’t be trusted. I…
This week's walks
We, the dogs and I, took a rest day on Monday walking absolutely zero miles. Tuesday was a couple of dog walks totalling four miles. Nothing special but on my virtual Route 66 challenge I crossed over the Mississippi into Missouri. Wednesday started the same way as the day before. After walking the dogs through…