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…
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Brummie Cut
As I have done recently, I nipped into work for a few hours on Saturday morning. In the past I have gone in on public transport and them walked home. However, I needed to drop some stuff off and bring some stuff home so used the car and went for a walk from work, returning…
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…
Sandwell Saturday
In what is becoming a bit of a trend, I had swapped my Friday afternoon at work for a Saturday morning. The benefit of this is that I can use, even quieter than usual, public transport to go to work then walk home afterwards giving me a change of scenery. The forecast, until Saturday morning…
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…