Saturday saw a mini-team walk through Harefield and Ruislip nature reserves. Starting in Denham with high hopes of a light-entertainment celebrity star spot (our route took us through the golf course) we walked a modest yet speedy 13 or 14kms.
No celebrity spots but plenty of bridges - including this rickety beauty.
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…and you know that for sure.
At the recent TW event in Hammersmith, one of the presenters mentioned the phenomenon of ‘chubby hands’, a side effect of walking for any distance with your hands dangling fairly purposelessly by your side. The use of walking poles has been identified as one preventative measure. However, I have a [...]
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Hooray! Normal team walk service has resumed with 25km route taking in Medmenham, Hambleden and a bit of the Thames Path. Highlights include:
Several fowl sightings: a posh duck, a lost chick and flocks of mysterious birds (have a look at the video). If you know what these are - please enlighten us!
A game of guess [...]
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I read on another Trailwalker blog that running is a quick way to improve your general level of fitness. With Trailwalker being a mere two months away, I thought I’d give it a go.
So far I’ve been for two (very short) runs. It’s a bit hard on the old joints and I’ve yet to break [...]
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As our fearless leader mentioned in her previous post, some team members have been walking their legs off in a solo capacity. I myself have been trying to do at least 3 walks to and from work in a week. That’s 6 hours walking, which does seem pretty paltry when compared with a fast approaching [...]
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