It was a 3.30am start … having only got to bed at 12.30am it was a very short night; on the plus our journey went like clock work, and we are now now nicely settled in the centre of Nijmegen. We are staying with Vanessa,  in her lovely flat right in the city centre (the accommodation Read More…

The bags are packed, the children are down in Somerset, the dog’s at his brothers …. it is very quiet in our house. Too quiet! I am rather apprehensive, this will be the biggest test of my training to date. I have loads of miles under my belt; I have started strength training with Tommy Read More…

I couldn’t resist telling you about an article in the ‘weekend’ section of the Saturday Telegraph by Pete Wedderburn. “Golden Retrievers are far from thick (take note Dizzy & Lindy!), and are actually among the cleverest of dogs” The article says that much research has been carried out on the brain power of dogs by Read More…

Jo has been a bit lapse with her updates, so I thought I better help her out a little! I am Charlie-Dog, I do most of the training with Jo, so I am probably in the best position to update you on her progress …! I am the one sniffing the poppies – don’t smell of Read More…

Sunday 6th June dawned a beautiful sunny day – great. I had 26 miles to walk along the Clarendon Way for Naomi House and I didn’t fancy doing it in the rain. I had a busy schedule. Up at 5am to get son no. 2 to school for 6.00am; he had an exciting week in France Read More…

Jessica Brinton wrote an article recently in the Sunday Times supplement about female adventurers. Brave women, great women, women with fortitude running through their veins –  warrior women who don’t do fear! I am not sure that is really me … well not yet! I have talked to a few of these warrior women, Rona Cant, who sailed Read More…

              What a fabulous evening! Rosie cooked a high protein tea at 5pm, then we caught the train up to London. From boarding the train at Andover, the sea of pink (full mooners) and white hats (half mooners) increased at every station. By the time we got the tube Read More…

My song of the moment is The Climb by Miley Cyrus. It’s keeping me focused! My immediate support networks (husband & parents) have abandoned me for 7-10 days, and I am getting a little frustrated about the amount of time I can give this project, which obviously has to be fitted around the kids and Simply Stuck  but to quote my song Read More…

What a great weekend! I managed my 50 miles (51 actually!) and feel surprisingly good. Although I am a little worried about having to do four days of similar distances for the Nijmegen Marches in July. On Saturday, in glorious sunshine, Lucy, Rosie and I strolled in shorts and t-shirts through the lovely Hampshire countryside from Read More…

I have had a great week! John & I have both had our entries into the Nijmegen Marches accepted. 49,352 people applied to participate; the limit for the ‘Four Day Marches’ is 45,000, so we are well chuffed! We will be marching 50km (31miles) for 4 consecutive days. On the official web site it mentions that some competitors Read More…