Today, I have reached the £300 mark in my fundraising efforts. That’s from on-line donations (justgiving.com/kevbaldry) and cash that’s been handed to me. I’ve also got over £50 of promises that have yet to materialise into hard cash !

Seventy two days to go.I have recently bought some new kit, including…scarpa trail running shoesosprey kestral rucksack2 10,000mAh batteriesheadphonesThese items and stuff already owned are currently being tested so that any niggles can be identified and remedied before the event.Accommodation is all sorted.Fundraising is progressing slowly – £250 so far – perhaps I need to…

Above are my stats from endomondo ( a free training tracking site ). I am walking 50 – 60 miles a week with a little running. I’m still walking to and from work which makes for an easy seven plus miles a day without really trying.I have a half marathon on Sunday on the beautiful…

Since my last posting about new gear, I have had the chance to test it.BatteriesThese arrived last Wednesday and after fully charging them, I charged my iPhone exclusively from one of the batteries. The big battery failed sometime on Sunday morning but my iPhone was almost fully charged when I woke.I will, probably, take both…

I have recently purchased a few items for the walk… Batteries I have bought  a couple of external battery packs to keep the iPhone5 going. I intend to track the walk, provide live updates, listen to my banging tunes and answer any incoming calls during the walk. The battery in the iPhone has a capacity…