So I’ve been given the honour of choosing the route for Team Walk 3. Amazing really considering driving in London this weekend I managed to get Viv and I totally lost and ended up in front of an unhappy policeman who kindly directed me to the correct direction to drive down a one-way street.
Anyway, I’ve [...]
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I never thought the day would come that I would be blogging. It just sounds way to much like d*gging. Anyway, I thought I should pop my head above the parapet. I may not be an avid blogger, but I’m the geek of the group and will hence be reporting on the walking stats… [...]
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A massive thank you to everyone who has sponsored us so far. We’re aiming to raise £2000 and we’ve just reached the £600 mark. But what does this actually mean?
Any way you slice it, Oxfam will put your money to life-changing use. £600 could:
Buy essential medicines for a whole village for 3 years
Buy materials and [...]
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Team walk no. 3 is planned for next weekend. We’re hoping that 3 team members and possibly a special guest will be taking part. The route is undecided, but will probably be another Buckinghamshire walk.
For walk number 3, I shall mostly be powered by peanut butter and jam bagels. More on this soon…
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As part of my Trailwalker preparation, I’m trying to walk to work as often as possible. It’s a short-ish walk, about 2km each way and I’m enjoying it including the rather steep uphill leg.
It’s a natural stress reliever. The other week, after a trying day at work, I marched home with such vigour that my [...]
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Team walk number two was successfully completed. We did the 13kms in 3 hours - that’s about 4.3km per hour including multiple photo call, tree climbing and snack stops.
Disappointingly, the weather held and our waterproof trousers never saw daylight. I’d thoroughly recommend a trip up Coombe Hill - the views are lovely.
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Our planned route for team walk number two is described (in my Chiltern and Thames Valley Walks book) as “one of the great walks of the Chilterns”. It’s a circular walk starting in Wendover, climbing to the summit of Coombe Hill and passing Chequers - the Prime Minister’s country residence.
It’s about 13km, which is a [...]
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I started planning for my Friday walk into work on Tuesday. I’d factored into the plan that I would be working from home on Thursday, so I took my change of clothes into work on Wednesday. However, it didn’t occur to me until Thursday afternoon that working from home meant that I would have to [...]
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