Britannia Ovens (esp Range cookers) your experience

[Wiggle39]

I need a fitness challenge and running really isn't my thing, walking however I think I can just about manage. I really like the sound of the moonwalk but don't know anyone who has done it. I'm hoping to sign up some friends to train and fundraise with on a girls escape to the pub night tomorrow (I'll wait till they've had a few before asking ) so I need to sound like I have some idea what I'm talking about.

[Alis girls]

Thought about it - yet to do - I should as mum died of it. I will do it one day.

[iar fach goch]

My sister is doing it this weekend, she's heading for London as I type. I don't know that much about it, but will be able to tell you more next week. She has been training for the past couple of months, steadily increasing her mileage until she can manage 20 miles, as apparently once you can manage 20 anything is possible. She is doing it with a colleague from work, so they have been training independently, doing one big walk together last weekend. She is not super fit, just your regular type, who goes for the occasional walk and attends yoga classes.; this is the first time she has attempted anything like this. It has taken up a lot of time, she has no children therefore has been able to devote her weekends and evenings to it, I doubt I would have managed to keep up with the training schedule. She is now a lot fitter, and has lost lots of weight, not that she needed to, we're all hoping she'll put some back on after the event. I think she is starting off in Hyde Park and then walking through London in her bra overnight, hoping to complete it between 4 and 6 hours. She has been given a pink t shirt and a bra which she has been busy decorating with flowers donated by various companies. Hope this helps. Will post more info and maybe a pic when she gets back!

[Wiggle39]

Thank you, it has helped lots. I want to do the Icelandic walk that they're doing next year, I need something big to aim for so that I keep motivated.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I know a couple of people who've done it. One said she'd never do it again in a million years but the other has done two already (I think) and is doing the Edinburgh one next month. She's also doing the Icelandic one next year.

 

I gather you really do need to train quite a bit and it's quite time-consuming but if you're looking for a fitness challenge and have the time, I'd say it's a great thing to do .

 

I'll be marshalling at the finish of the Edinburgh one this year .

[chickencam]

A work colleague of mine has done it quite a few times. She is in her late fifties and I think that all of the ones that she has done have been since se turned 50 and her mum died. She does a lor of her training in the evenings as the nights lighten up but she only works util 3pm so that gives her a little more time. Walking is a great way to get fir and lose weight, I can't believe how much my ED has lost since she started walking a couple of miles a day.

[Wiggle39]

I'm hoping that my 2 five mile dog walks over the weekend are a good starting point, I can squeeze in a few pavement speed walks midweek and start building up from there. I had a rather painful knee that I had fixed just before Christmas but due to not feeling comfortable exercising as much as I did before I've gained 2 stones over the last year and a half that I really need to shift.

 

Also I work better if I've got a set deadline rather than one that I can move to suit me! I went to Iceland with Hubby 6 years ago in the middle of winter and it was such a beautiful place that I said I'd love to return in summer to see it green instead of white, also to go whale watching. So as I can kill two birds with one stone so to speak, it seems perfect. Obviously being able to raise money for a very good cause helps too!

[chickencam]

My son went to Iceland last summer and loved it

[sadietoo]

I did the London one a couple of times several years ago until dodgy knee forced me to quit. I really enjoyed the challenge, and the atmosphere. I'd say go for it!

[iar fach goch]

Had a quick chat with sis after she got home. She thoroughly enjoyed it and is already planning her next walk. She said it was amazing. Her feet were fine after - and she has bad feet, huge bunions, but don't tell her I told you! Her hoped for time was 8 hours, but they took 9 1/2, largely due to the sheer numbers of walkers in front of them. They were in the last group to start, so were a little restricted by the first groups. Had a quick look at her medal and bra - both of which were worth seeing! She says go for it, you won't regret it!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Back from marshalling at the Edinburgh Moonwalk . Bit of a shambles organisation-wise, we were dropped by an officious twerp with a clipboard over a mile from where we were supposed to be (he wouldn't listen ) and were never actually told what we were supposed to be doing. Found our own jobs in the end - 2 of us handed out water and 2 helped with a road crossing. Lots of very weary, footsore folk at where we were at mile 23.5.