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Shine Walk 27th – 28th September 2014

Well I did it!! All 26.2 miles of it. George was off camping with Scouts for the weekend, so Mark, Emily and I left home at 7pm on the saturday to drive to Southwark Park. The organisers had suggested that … Continue reading

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Friday 26th September 2014 – I must save my energy.

I popped to see what I could do for just a couple of hours today. I’ve got to conserve my energy for tomorrow evening when I do my Shine Walk. The weather looks good, which is great news. So I … Continue reading

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Sunday 21st September 2014 – The last of my training walks.

Well off I went this morning on the very last of my training walks for my Shine Walk. I’ve really enjoyed wandering around, although some places have been a little scarier than others. It was lovely to be able to … Continue reading

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Saturday 13th September 2014 – The emotional roller coaster of walking 26 miles!!

Now I’m not being dramatic, but it really is very up and down, like most of the roads I was walking on. Today I was doing a practice walk of 26 miles, to see how long it would really take … Continue reading

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Sunday 7th September 2014 – Get me a cold beer ready please!!

The perfect thing waiting for you after an 18 mile walk to Shalford Mill is knowing that there will be a lovely cold beer waiting for you in the pub over the road. That was what I’d requested Mark do. … Continue reading

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Sunday 31st August 2014 – Back to the training for my Shine Walk.

It’s only 4 weeks away until I to my Shine Walk, which is rather scary to be honest. I’ve had a bit of a break from walking whilst I was on holiday. I did walk a bit though, to mum … Continue reading

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A weekend of two halves!!

Well what a weekend. Two contrasting days at both ends of the spectrum. So let me begin at the beginning, which is usually the best place to start. Saturday was beautiful and sunny, very warm, and the perfect day to have … Continue reading

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Sunday 27th July 2014 – Long walk to Winkworth Arboretum.

I’m continuing with my training for my Shine Walk, which is only about 2 months away now!! If you would like to sponsor me, here’s the link to my Just Giving page. So today after bell ringing I walked the … Continue reading

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Sunday 13th July 2014 – Box Hill is a long, long climb!!

Now if you add up what I walked today, which is from home to bell ringing, bell ringing to Polesden Lacey, Polesden Lacey to Box Hill view point and then finally from Box Hill back home, it all adds up … Continue reading

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Sunday 6th July 2014 – I didn’t like that gate stile.

Now I have nothing against them per say, but when you’ve been walking for 17 miles and then have to go over one, it can be rather tricky. I was continuing my training today for my walk in September, and today … Continue reading

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