58 Days, thats like, less then 2 months, ARGH

As the title shows its now less then 2 months until the walk and things are still looking good :)
My feet altho unhappy with me have come to an understanding that they WILL be going through this and no amount of complaining or blistering is going to stop that.

Didnt do my walk home this week but will make up for it with our long walk next weekend (Dorking to Caterham) which should give a good indication of how good our team is at pacing things together etc. We've not walked as a team yet, but am sure we'll be fine.

Anyways am really looking forward to this weekend as its my nephew's first birthday and getting to see me dad for first time in ages too. Got to wrap a pressie and buy a gift bag etc (do 1 year olds actually care for wrapping/bags etc? or do we just do that regardless cos we love to wrap?)

Sorry this is such a short update but i am guessing the handful of people who actually read this probably dont mind ;) its not like they ever let me know if they bored or not with what i scribble :)

Dont forget to sponsor if you haven't already

66 days to go. Nervous? me? erm yes

Well the trail walk is now only 66 days away, and training has become more regular.

Walked home last week, and am walking home again tonight. 14km each time, all adds up. I will not go quite so fast tonight tho as the pace i did last week was averaging over 6kph and that hurt :)

Weather forecast not looking as nice as last week, but will see how it goes later..

We have a team walk booked for the weekend of the 27th, which will be on the north downs, going from Dorking to Caterham, nice 20km stroll heh, altho part of that `stroll` is Boxhill, which aint exactly flat :) also will bee an early start for that one so we're stopping in a Youth hostel friday night.

Sponsorship has been steady, and we've £120 (before giftaid) which aint bad, but could be better ;) *hint* surely the pic of us as Lara croft models hasnt been scaring you off has it?

In a months time we have a company `planned` walk which will be all day i think, and be 25-30km or something like that. Cant get away from it, this is becoming very real, and my feet/legs are gonna be very union-like and call a strike i can feel it.

May the 4th be with you, erm and definitely with me

73 days to go. erm.. eek. This trail walk is getting real!

Not panicking just yet, but definitely getting closer. Am walking home again tonight and will be tracking with `Runtastic` so can see how long and pace etc.. will be first walk with my new walking boots etc, so be a good test me thinks. The weather has been too nice for April, so am worried that the `April showers` will be the `downpours of May` which will truly bugger up my walking plans :(


Been a busy easter with my Brothers birthday and my girlfriend Laurie's birthday being in the last 10 days. So lots of food i've not eaten since xmas, and over indulgence.. Hopefully my walks will help keep that off :) *fingers crossed eh?*

Couldnt have a blog without mentioning the recent news could i? What a day eh? William and Catherine married, Pippa an `internet sensation` and Obama `dead`.. been said before but will say it again, what a Disney weekend :)

Anyways, thas me needing to get back to work now.. dont forget to sponsor ;)

T-86 days to go, but first comes Easter

Sponsor me ;)

Well decided to reset my countdown to match the one on the sponsorship page, which is based on start time/date of the actual walk, rather then the start of me heading down there etc (day before). Less confusing i guess. :)

Anyways, been doing lots of walks, tracking myself with Runkeeper app on my phone. Was out in Hampton Court yesterday in the blazing heat walking from Bushey Park to the palace (free parking never something to be sniffed at), walking around the palace and the shops in the palace :) All adds up to good training i reckon..

Well i had to do a bit more this week since its now Easter weekend, and the temptation for eggs and indulging in `over eating` is going to be hard to resist as will be at my brothers this weekend for his birthday, and then its Laurie's birthday next weekend, and with the bank holidays my `fixed walk` routine of walking home etc and walkaround Wimbledon at lunch wont be happening. Will have to do another walk home from work in the following week to make up for it i guess.

Anyways, i've bought new boots for the walk, and a new smaller lighter bag for stuff. oh and my plans for being `online` during the whole event has been boosted by my Solar charging device i bought from Maplins.. tis all coming together nicely :)

Anyways, thats enough waffle from me. Dont forget to sponsor :)

T-90 days - The training HAS begun

Well it was inevitable wasn't it. Less then 3 months will be aiming to walk 100km in as little time as possible (24 hours aimed for), and this week i did my first `trial` walk from Office to Home.

According to Googlemaps thats a 13.2km walk. GM also claims that it would take me 2 hours 47mins to do it. Good target i thought. Well with iPod on, and the weather looking decidedly dodgy i set off.

Hitting the 10km mark in the centre of Ewell in 100mins, couldnt get more easy on the math could you, 10km in 100mins, thats 1km in 10mins or 6km/h. Is that a good pace? it suggests i could walk the 100km in under 17 hours. Sounds alright to me.. well the pace was okay, but my feet were not quite so happy. Blisters.. well it was first decent length walk, so understandable i guess, but pain is good apparently.

I've since installed a piece of software on my Desire that tracks my walks etc, and i will publish these (might as well eh?) so can keep track of my pace over time etc..

OH and we now have our fundraising page up and running so you can all donate!

Trail Raiders team page - Donate here, PLEASE?

T-94 Days

Apart from sounding like a story about a tank, its now just 94 days until the walk.
Training has no quite begun in earnest, but i AM thinking about stuff.. I've popped into `Blacks` and `Argos` looking at equipment i might need etc (Boots, walking poles, bag, solar charger etc)

As long as weather is okay on Wednesday will be walking home, thats 13.2km according to Google (and they dont lie do they?). So should be a good test of my bodies current state (13.2% of final walk in 1 go sounds a good starting point!)

Need to find out whats happening with sponsorship stuff so can start spamming world and dog to get money :) hopefully be soon.

Going to be a hectic week work wise anyways, so at least should go quickly.

99 Days til my feet resign

Well, usually my blogs are boring and about techy things (okay there's only been 2, but that's 2 tech ones), however this one is a bit different, and they will be like this for a bit. You see i've signed up to do the Trail Walker 2011 challenge for Oxfam, which is a 100km walk, in under 30 hours. So my blogs will still be boring but about me doing this walk instead :)

Our company (Square Enix) is putting up the funds to help us enter etc, but then it's up to us to get sponsorship to try and raise as much as we can for the Gurkhas and Oxfam charities.Will post details of how to sponsor when its been sorted out.

The walk itself will start early Saturday morning, and end Sunday lunch time in theory, with the famous Gurkha curry waiting for us :)

Training has begun for me, well i say begun, i've thought what i need to do.. Walk a lot!.. i've already `planned` to walk home (13.2km) as often as the weather allows (starting, erm, next week!).

Just need to get meself some sturdy walking shoes/boots though. If anyone has any good tips be glad to hear em.. :)