With my big 50 approaching at the end of 2013 I thought I would set myself a few challenges.

The objective is too have fun, do stuff I haven’t done before, challenge myself and raise some money for charity.

Having had a few months off from extreme walking, I thought I would start the year quietly ….. next w/e the 19th-20th January I will be walking 90 miles round 7 of the white horses of Wiltshire. They will be long days, with walking starting at 6.30am and finishing around 8.30pm. Four to six hours of each day will be walked in the dark with head torches, and there is some vague talk of extreme temperatures and snow!!

I have been keeping reasonably fit since racing to the Magnetic North Pole in March/April 2011. I completed the MoonWalk and the Nijmegean Marches in 2011, and in May 2012 Rob MacAlister and I did a 40 mile walk round Oxford …. but my longest walk over the last 6 months has been 18 miles, with most being 4 mile long walking Charlie Dog. I know I am going to have to dig deep and keep focussed. It is only 2 days, and I have some  lovely support walkers keeping me company. The support walkers are doing various legs of the walk, and as they will be joining me fresh legged, will encourage me to keep my head & pace up!

I have had lots of help organising and planning the walk  from Heather, Neil and Trevor from Wessex Outdoor Training. I am raising money for the Trussel Trust, and they are kindly providing a support vehicle to ferry walkers back to their cars after completeing their sections of the walk. The walk is an LDWA walk and the route can be seen here. Please support me if you can.

White Horse - Hack Pen

White Horse - Marlborough

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