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Monday, March 26, 2007

4 days to go...

I can't think about anything other than The Walk. I'm hardly getting any painting done. On Saturday I found myself looking at my watch and thinking - this time next week we'll be at the second checkpoint. This time next week, we'll be heading for Kinder. This time next Saturday we'll be - crawling on our hand and knees to the Cat and Fiddle.......
My mind is constantly traversing the route. I've been up and over Kinder in my head more times than I care to think about. And Torside. Dropped down into Doctors Gate. (In fact, I've done a Virtual Walk, so I don't need to do it now, ok? I've got a note from my Mum and everyfink)

The last couple of weeks have not been without their ups and downs. I've been hanging onto a really nasty virus, and was banned from doing the last Sunday walk, as every time I felt a little better, I'd go training and then go into a decine. It was such a nasty bug, I started to think that I wasn't ill at all, it was just me being lazy - I didn't have an ounce of Go in me! Luckily, the enforced rest has turned it around, and I am back to feeling full of energy.

We have all bought specialist fell running shoes. The Kit Inspectors for the walk insist that proper walking boots or fell running shoes are worn, and we are anxious that our lovely Asics Nordic Gels won't meet the criteria. Even though we've done all our training in them and I've worn out a pair and a half. But the alternative is, if 'They' don't like our shoes, "Their' decision is final, and we don't do the Walk....
Problem is, the fell running shoes are dead comfy, and we can't decide which ones to wear on the day. But, we KNOW our Nordic Gels. We've all walked over 25 miles in them, and not a trace of a blister to be seen. Not even sore feet at the end. And we haven't had an opportunity to wear our new shoes for anything longer than about 7 miles, so, I think I've just talked myself out of making them my first choice for the day! Ultimately, I won't be heartbroken if I have to wear the fell runners, whereas I would never be able to manage it in walking boots, it'd kill my joints.

We're having some great publicity - Radio Wales broadcast our interview on the Jamie Owen show on Tuesday morning, and they want us in the studio for a live 10.30am broadcast with Roy Noble. The Evening Echo did a great whole page spread on Wednesday.

If you've managed to read this far - please don't forget to sponsor us! www.gonordicwalk.co.uk has all the links. It's for a great cause. There will be a bucket collection in the Cowbrige HIgh Street on the Day, with live updates available as we phone through to tell you where we are.
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