Four of us have signed up to do the MoonWalk in May 2010 (This was before any thoughts of the Polar Race!); as part of our training we have agreed to try and fit one long walk (18 – 22 miles) a month into our very busy family schedules. The boys whilst being very supportive of our little venture, are not so happy when we disappear of for the day, leaving them to juggle all the various activities (we have 14 kids between us!)

Stonehenge Stomp 31st Jan 2010 (31k)

On Sunday we donned many layers (it was -6ᵒ C), hats and gloves and squished sandwiches and thermos flasks of hot drinks into our rucksacks. We met bright and early at Amesbury Sports Centre. The event was hosted by The Amesbury Walkers, and it was fantastically well organised. There were 5 check points on our walk (you could opt for 10, 20, 30 or 40k). At each point you were signed in, and there were sweets, biscuits and cold drinks to keep you going. All this for an entry fee of £2.00! Our route took us South of Amesbury towards Wilsford Cum Lake and down to Great Durnford, before looping us back round Stonehenge to Amesbury. We all knew we had walked 18 miles, but were pleasantly surprised with how good we felt on Monday morning. 

Having walked 6 miles on Thursday and 10 miles on Saturday it was a good week!

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