Hampton Court to Richmond.....and back again

With just over 3 weeks to go until our big walk, Claire and I set off on a long training walk today - we finished up covering 18 miles.

A few achy muscles and a couple of blisters but a lovely walk along the Thames!  We started about a mile before Hampton Court, via Kingston and Teddington to Richmond - then turned around for the return journey.

We enjoyed some really lovely views, and great to be training on similar terrain to the Grand Union Canal, along which we'll be walking 100 miles!

If you can sponsor us to help Harry help others, we'd really appreciate your support! Www.justgiving.com/100forharry

😊 Nancy

Kit!

Mo With less than 5 weeks til our walk, I thought it a good idea to get out and buy some of the kit I would need for walking 100miles!

Instead of driving to the shops, I walked of course, almost 7 miles - though I did cheat on the way home, walking 1.5 miles to the train station :D

I needed a day pack, big enough to carry water and food for a day of walking, as well as waterproofs, first aid kit, spare socks etc...  The staff at Cotswold outdoor were really helpful and helped me find one that fitted me correctly - really important to have a comfortable bag when walking 100 miles, need to look after the old back!

Anyway, a nice walk along the river, and a successful shopping trip. My plan from next week is to walk 8-10 miles twice a week, and one really long walk, 16-20 miles, a week. 

Nancy
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There's an app for that!

Well, it's been a while.....let's face it, we've been rubbish at blogging!

The thought of sitting down and cranking up my ancient laptop to blog after a long training walk hasn't been too appealing - and then today I had a eureka moment and discovered the blogger app, hooray!!

This means, not only can we blog about our training, and the actual 100 miles of course, but we can also do so on the go!

So, you'll be hearing a lot more from us from now on.

Of course, the reason behind our 100 mile challenge is Harry and the incredible work his mum and team do to continue the work he started. Please help us, to help Harry help others www.justgiving.com/100forharry

Thank you
Nancy, Amanda & Claire