It was a beautiful day for our walk given how miserable the weather had been over previous weeks. I had decided to carry my rucksack containing a new 2L water bladder - which managed to leak all over the boot the car. The rest of the team will be glad to know, I now know how to wrap the tube around to stop this so no more wet gear I hope. I figure that we will all need to carry a rucksack for the event so I want to start as I mean to go on and get used to carrying the extra weight right from the start. I always thought I was a fast walker but the other three team members are all considerably taller than me and the laws of physics means with their longer legs they can all walk faster! Anyway with me feeling like the toddler (from the outset) walking behind it's parents we covered the distance in no time at all. It was a very enjoyable walk and we managed a good pub lunch before getting ourselves to the meeting. Unfortunately I don't have any photos from the day of us on the day as we did not stop along the walk or to get a team photo and we all had to rush away at the end. As I went to a similar meeting last year there were only a few extra points that I came away with (I can't speak for the rest of the team)
- Set up a separate bank account for money coming in
- Put as much effort into fundraising as the training for the walk - it is a two part challenge
- Don't stop at check point one as this gets congested
There's probably a lot more than this but it's all I can remember for now.
We're all progressing with our individual training and meeting up again for another team walk on the 4th April when we plan to do the next two stages together.
