Kennet & Avon Canal Walking Challenge; How Far Can I walk In 1 Day
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- čas přidán 20. 06. 2024
- In Bristol there's a twice yearly 'Green Man Ultra' event (Once in the summer and once in the winter.) where people have the chance to run either the 30 mile or 45 mile route in under 24 hours. Ages ago my eldest niece and a friend attempted to walk the 45 mile route in under 24 hours. When she told me about it I decided I had to try to do it myself (If you haven't seen my video yet, here's the link:- • The Green Man Ultra. A... )
The day after that attempt, a friend of my wife's mentioned the Isle of Man parish walk; people have 24 hour to walk a 85 mile route. I did initially plan to give it a shot but eventually decided not to; I hadn't exactly kept up with training for walking 85 miles in 24 hours, plus it's a long (And potentially pricey.) journey from Dorset to the IoM.
Even though I'd given up on the idea of attempting the IoM parish walk, a part of me couldn't shake the feeling though that I wanted to do a long walk to mark the Summer Solstice but I just couldn't decide what kind of long walk to do. Then, pretty much right at the last minute, I had a brainwave; I could walk the K&A canal, a 85/90 mile route between Reading and Bristol.
Yesterday (Thursday 20th June.) I did day 4 of 4 of 12 hour shift and caught the train to Reading; I grabbed a late dinner at the local Spoons then started my journey along the K&A. The question is, how far did I get?
Happy solstice Blessings to you xxx
Blessings to you too; hope you had a happy Solstice :) x
I've never been awake for 25 hours. I think 17/18 hour days are bad enough 🙈 and that's without the walking after a 12 hour shift at work. Beautiful to see those floating swans asleep.
I finally got into bed about 2pm; 33 hours with hardly any sleep. The lack of sleep and overall tiredness was really getting to me towards the end lol; my tired brain was convinced Great Uncle Bulgaria is Zebedee in disguise 😆
I'm going to attempt a long walk on summer Solstice 2025; I'll be making sure I'm better prepared for it
Forgot to add; it was lovely seeing the beautiful sleeping swans 😊 It's the little things like that that make early morning explores feel so special 😁
Hey Dave, keep safe,
Hiya Paul :) I'll do my best :) You keep safe too my friend
wow, that is still a good set of miles, and after all those 12 hr shifts. who have me thinking for next year 🙂
Aye, it was a good set of miles :) Next year I'm definitely going to book the time off work and have a proper rest beforehand ready for a big Summer Solstice walk
Are you a vegetarian?
No offence at all..
No, I'm not a vegetarian though I wouldn't find it too hard giving up meat