Variations on a theme

by Madman2 Posted on August 7, 2008

Variations on the theme

the discussion now seems to be whether or not to use any form of transport around the road sections of the walk. The sane amongst my friends suggest that road sections should be done by car, enlisting drivers and helpers to do the ferrying. The slightly mad would swap the cars for bicycles, I’m still thinking the challenge has to be all on foot.
46 miles in 24hrs remember so this means that the road sections will have to be jogged at least for the majority of the way and I’ve never been a distance runner. So I’ve started training.
Day 1: route from office is down hill towards the Tyne for 3/4 of a mile, then back, average incline : 20deg average state of legs afterwards : rubbery.
The immediate target is two of these a week.

About Madman2

Iconoclast, recently lost all sanity, shaved moustache off after 33 years and still getting used to it, taken up fell running of sorts. Interests: Mountaineering, food, cooking, people, friends, politics, education, photography, thinking, kites, making people laugh, fell running, adventure running. Favourite Films: The Long Good Friday, Laurence of Arabia, Thomas Crown Affair, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, Slumdog Millionaire, Fargo, anything by Poliakoff. Favourite Music: Jazz, Norah Jones, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Joss Stone, Dido, Dave Brubek, John Coltrain, Florence and the Machine, Lily Allen Favourite Books: The Unconsoled, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, The White Spider, Touching the Void
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