OH MY GOD!!! I managed 13 miles.........

I'm not going to write much as i'm a bit sore and I want to flake out on the sofa with my gorgeous kiddies as it's mothers day. I set out my route this morning and loaded my ipod with tunes and off I went.

I got Darren to drop me a few miles from home and I worked my route out from there. The sun was really warm which was nice. I've decided i'm not going for speed i'm going for distance. With it being warm I can't walk too fast for fear of collapsing so I just plod along at my own pace. When a fast song comes on the ipod it helps me speed up a bit.

I was determined to complete 13 miles today no matter how much it hurt. Jade Goodey passed away this morning and it was thinking of her that made me carry on. Thinking of how many people are in pain a million times worse that won't go away after a nice soak in a hot bath. This is what it's for and i'm proud I finished the 13 miles. I know it's only half way but I walked up a hell of a lot of hills today. It's helping build my stamina for the actual night which i'm hoping will be pretty flat.

My beautiful Husband had run me a lovely hot bath ready for when I got in which was greatly appreciated.

The first thing I did when I walked in the front door was burst into tears and ask for my inhaler. 13 Miles has been my mental block so now i've done it I hope i'll start to feel a bit better. 

Thanks to everyone who has sponsored me so far. It's for such a worthy cause and every penny really does count. I'm off now to veg out and rub some lovely cream into my feet.

Thanks for reading xx

What a beautiful day for walking!

So I did!!

I dropped Elliott off at nursery and off I went as usual. Today I hadn't planned any route. I just thought i'd see where my feet took me. Quite a few hills today which slowed me down a bit but I am going for distance not speed. I have some great music on my ipod, (I remembered NOT to sing today as I was caught on Thursday and felt like an idiot) the sun was shining brightly and was so warm on my face. I pushed myself a bit today to try and walk faster even up the hills.

I got home after collecting Elliott and plotted my walk on Google Earth and was a little disappointed that i'd only done 8.5 miles. I was hoping i'd completed 10 at the most. Ah well it's better than being sat at home I suppose.

Darren and I started our diets again today. I'm almost off the steroid that was helping the weight gain and i'm in the right frame of mind to get losing again. Out of the 2.5 stone I lost last year I have only put on 1 stone 5lbs! This cheered me up as I thought i'd put nearly all of it back on.

So onwards and upwards. I'll go for another walk on Thursday and then I am hoping to do a long one over the weekend at some point. I need to complete 13 miles. I think once I've done that then some of my worries about actually being able to complete the 26 will go... well I hope so anyway! 8 weeks Saturday!!!

Cheers for reading xx

OOOPS! Forgot I did 8 miles on Thursday!

I totally forgot to update my blog on Thursday.

I have been feeling a bit poorly. I caught Emma's cough and cold which went straight to my chest and made my Asthma flare up again. I had been coughing just walking up the stairs so thought it was best I didn't walk until I felt a little better.

I dropped Elliott off at nursery on Thursday and off I went with my ipod full of tunes! It was a bit of a struggle but I managed 8 miles. It's now Saturday and my ankles are still really hurting. I think I may be having a flare of my Lupus too which isn't helping. If the weather is fine tomorrow I'm going to go out again and get a few miles under my belt.

Next weekend I'm going to Southampton to get fitted for some new trainers. I haven't had such a problem with blisters this week but my trainers still don't feel as comfy as I'd like.

Cheers for reading and i'll update after my next walk x

Feeling poorly but still managed 9 miles.

Emma started sneezing and coughing a few days ago. I woke up yesterday aching all over and feeling rubbish. I knew I needed to go for a walk as I didn't go for one on Thursday.

So I got ready with plenty of tissues in my pocket. My mum met me after a few miles and we ambled on.

I was really hoping to do 13 miles. I spent ages on Google Earth planning a 13 mile route. I think I got to about 8 miles and I started getting some chest pains so I thought it would be best to just head home.

Got home to my Mums and we had a lovely cup of tea. I get really really cold when I stop walking so that helped a bit. She drove me home and I got into a lovely deep hot bath. I hopped onto Google Earth to see how far I actually walked and it was 9 miles. A little disappointed but never mind. Better than nothing I suppose.

I'm supposed to be walking again tomorrow but i'm not sure yet. We all have really horrible coughs and colds. Maybe I should leave it for a few days until i'm feeling a bit better.

So far out of 6 training walks I have covered 42 miles. I'm quite chuffed really.

Watch this space and thanks for reading xx

Goodness me I just walked 10 miles!!

As the title says really I just got back from walking 10.24 miles. That took me 2.5 hours and I really enjoyed it. 

I would have enjoyed it more had my little toe stopped rubbing but I plodded on anyway. I have fantastic socks so I think the next thing to try and change is my trainers. Maybe some with a bigger toe area. The thought of walking 26 miles is scaring the life out of me at the moment but i'm sure it'll all be fine!

Off to have a soak in the bath now. I'll be back soon xx

8 miles walked today - Result!

And now my ankles are hurting and i'm starting to ache a bit.

It was a really fresh morning. Blue sky and the sun was shining. However there was quite a hard frost which made it a little difficult to walk at any speed for a couple of miles. I was enjoying my Podcasts and music. I have noticed that my pace is picking up a little. The last time I walked I did 5 miles in just under 1 1/2 hours. Today I managed 8 miles in 2 hours which I thought was pretty good.

My new socks are just perfect and i'm glad I spent a little extra as they are SO comfortable. My little toe started to rub a bit towards the end but I think it's where it was broken years ago. It's a bit of a funny shape. Will get some cushioning for that I think.

I'm hoping to go for another walk on Saturday. Probably not as far as today. Maybe 5 miles. Then the walk after that i'll do the 8 again but see if I can get another mile sneaked in at the end.

Thanks for reading if you got this far. I'll report back soon xx

I haven't walked for a week!

So I am hoping to get a jolly good walk in tomorrow. The sun is supposed to be shining and i'm really looking forward to it. I wasn't really able to do any walking this week as we've had snow and torrential rain!

I have just been out and bought some new socks. They are made my Falke and they cost me £11 so they better be good or i'm going to be most upset. If I still get a blister tomorrow then I think it'll be time to invest in some more trainers. I didn't want to change the trainers 1st. I started with the cheap option.

Elliott is at nursery tomorrow so that gives me 2 1/2 hours. I should be able to walk a fair distance in that time as long as I remain blister free!

Wish me luck. I'm going to need it after having a week off. I'll report back tomorrow xx