Even though I’d had a decent work out walking from Wolverhampton earlier in the day, the running training plan called for a 4 mile RUN today. Needing a bit of push, I arranged to meet the other half at The Griffin around 7 o’clock. I planned on running to said boozer a distance of 6…
Kev Walks
Walkies – Only 1000 miles to go
Luckily yesterday was a scheduled rest day which I took full advantage of – I only did 2632 steps – half my daily goal. Most of those were to and from the bar of The Griffin !!! This morning, I dragged myself out of bed and went with the other half to Wolverhampton. She…
Watch This
A couple of weeks ago, I walked from Cannock Chase to Lichfield along the Heart of England Way. To navigate, I used a recent purchase, namely a Garmin Foretrex 401. This unusual unit is a stripped down GPS unit with Barometric Barometer (and hence Altimeter) and proper compass. There are no maps on the unit…
Happy New Year
Firstly, may I wish everyone a Happy New Year ? I’m not one for resolutions so I won’t go on about losing so much weight, drinking less, running faster etc. etc. What I will do is highlight my plans for 2017. I will be having another stab at a 100 miler. The LDWA event this…
#1000 Miles
During my travels, I picked up a copy of Country Walking magazine. During the past 12 months the magazine has encouraged it’s readers to walk 1,000 miles during the year. This is something I could achieve so I’ve signed up to walk 1,000 miles in 2017. I’ve managed to walk over 1,500 miles this year…