On Sunday 25th January Peter King, his wife Charlie, Mark Thompson and myself went on a training walk around Dovedale in Derbyshire. We parked at the car park by the Izaak hotel in Ilam., about an hour and a half away from Milton Keynes.
Immediately struck by the peace and tranquility of the environment, we began our 9.3 mile walk at a brisk but not overbearing pace. Unfortunately due to my boots failing to be stable enough on the ice at Snowdon, I was wearing brand new boots (not too clever just a few days before the Kili climb) but it had to be done.
Half an hour into the walk the newness of the leather began to rub against my over-wide ankle bones. It did however ease a little as the walk progressed. Walking through quite beautiful scenery, though often slippery underfoot, the walk lasted some 4 3/4 hours (including a drinks stop on the way). It was also challenging in places, rising from 200ft to 1100 feet on two seperate occasions - in a continuous climb with no flat area to catch one's breath.
All in all we spent a great few hours walking in some magnificent english countryside. It is a walk that I will no doubt repeat many times. Having returned home I certainly know I've been out for a big walk today that's for sure. Great practice for the big one which is now only 12 days away.
Half an hour into the walk the newness of the leather began to rub against my over-wide ankle bones. It did however ease a little as the walk progressed. Walking through quite beautiful scenery, though often slippery underfoot, the walk lasted some 4 3/4 hours (including a drinks stop on the way). It was also challenging in places, rising from 200ft to 1100 feet on two seperate occasions - in a continuous climb with no flat area to catch one's breath.
All in all we spent a great few hours walking in some magnificent english countryside. It is a walk that I will no doubt repeat many times. Having returned home I certainly know I've been out for a big walk today that's for sure. Great practice for the big one which is now only 12 days away.
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