Sunday 27th April.....6.30am.........off we go!
Personal trainer & I set off in temperatures of 12-13 degrees, yes, even at this early hour, it was very mild, perfect to try for the longest walk yet........
I had cooked myself a HUGE tuna hash with rice & potatoes last night in preparation for this morning's walk. I also dusted off my juicer & juiced carrots & apples (all part of my new diet, carrot juice is very good for growth & repair of body tissues & to fight infections, don't want a cold!!), was lush & made extra to have for my pre walk snack this morning.
I think eating properly is now helping me so much because.....
I had the spring in my step once again! Although the first two miles were a bit tough on my legs as usual, I soon got into the swing of the walk. In fact, it was only after 11 miles that Tracey started to pull away from me, so must have felt better.
The weather was surprisingly humid & we even got rid of our raincoats at my house....maybe tempting fate, you know how unlucky we have been with the weather! For the first time, I was now walking with nothing tied around my waist to hide my arrrrse, "does my bum look big in this?", felt a bit self conscious to begin with but then...what the hell...who cares! Would you believe it, just two miles later, it started raining!! It wasn't heavy & in fact was quite refreshing as it was so warm. Luckily, it only lasted a few minutes otherwise we would have had very wet t-shirts.........
Before I knew it, we were starting off along the High Road for those usual 6 miles. I tried not to worry about the twelfth mile (you know that's often the tough one) & Tracey gave me a couple of jelly tots to help me through it! I had also read (or did I dream it??) that Green & Black's dark chocolate is very good to give you a bit of a boost of energy (I thought it was just for endomorphines.....one track mind...!) so I just happened to have bought some on Saturday...I had a few (only three & they ARE tiny) squares during the fifteenth mile & don't really care if they have walking benefits because I enjoyed them anyway!
We completed the 15 in 3 hours 5 minutes & Tracey asked if I wanted to go on to do 18...only another three...why not?! I was feeling ok, very tired legs but what did I expect after walking 15 miles?!
So, 18 it was......it took us 3 hours 46 minutes, the longest time & distance we have ever walked for (previously did 16 in 3 hours 38 minutes!) & although my body ached & I was very tired, I felt fantastic, really positive. It was good to do this distance as I now have some idea of how my body may feel on the big night, it's not easy, but didn't expect it to be!!
We have a couple of speedy walks during the week & then next Sunday is the big 20 miler. How quickly that has come round!
After today's great walk I may even suggest just going two more miles to make it 22.......!!
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