Getting longer (but a bit quicker)

Distance Walked: 6 miles

Time Taken: 1 hour 45 mins

On Tuesday I did a six mile walk. I've been a bit slack at getting out there recently so it was a bit harder but I did it.

I got a pain in my back as I walked. I really need to lose some weight before May but I'm working on that.

It was the usual cold and dark story but it wasn't raining and it wasn't windy. It was long but not too bad.

Last night I went to the gym and met my new personal trainer. He gave us quite a hard workout to do which really works the legs so hopefully this will help when I'm walking.

I'm looking forward to actually walking with my sister on Sunday. It'll be good to know each others style and pace etc. It'll be good to have a gossip too!!

Gale force 8

It was really really hard to walk 3.7 miles last night in the wind and the dark. Someone suggested I do my evening walks in the gym on the treadmill until it gets light. Good point. I will.

Half way there!

Well, with fundraising anyway!!

We're now 53% to our fundraising target. That's fantastic.

Thank you to everyone who has donated. It really is a motivator when the walks are not quite so much fun to know that other people believe in you.

If only we were half way on the training front too!!

Come rain or shine

Distance: 4.2 miles

Time: 1hr 15mins

Weather: Crap

Despite the fact that I was freezing cold all of yesterday and that at one point it was actually trying to snow, I decided that I would stick to my guns and go for a walk last night.

As before, I went home, watched the news, had a cup of tea then pulled on my trainers and off I went.

By the time I got about a mile down the road, I was freezing. I was walking quite fast but with it being dark and not having anyone to spur me on, I found myself walking increasingly slowly which is why I think my walk lasted a lot longer than Hannah's!

By the time I got half way round my walk it had started to rain. Quite heavily. I was 2 miles from my flat in any direction and feeling really quite miserable.

About a mile from my flat I was incredibly annoyed by the swarms of running club members who tried to barge passed me on a foot wide pavement. I really wanted to turn around and scream that I was training too. That I was trying to do my bit and make a difference. That I wasn't a runner but that didn't mean I wasn't trying to get fit or raise money for a good cause.

I didn't. I pushed myself into the bush and let them go by.

I didn't enjoy my walk last night. It was hard and there was a little doubting voice in my head that actually I'm not going to be able to do this.

I shall not listen to it though. I shall pull my trainers on again on Thursday and set off for round 2.

further

Distance Walked: 4 miles

Time Taken: 53 minutes

Desire to shout at Husband: high by the end

We went a whole mile further yesterday. James had the watch and once we had gone about half way he started settign time targets for stages. Like we have 2 minutes to get to the end of this road. It was fun to start with but towards the end of the walk he got quite annoying.

But we made it round in 53 minutes. So I guess it worked.

Hannah