Moonwalk

Wow MTYBF - you ARE super fit

Wiffey, I have been trying to remember to stretch, which does seem to help. Are you trying to follow the Moonwalk plan for training? I am also worried about having the stamina to last the whole walk, but we are building up the length of our walks, so hopefully.....

I am sure ou will be fine. I also cycle when ever i can, i also workout to coleens disco DVD 3 times a week, and swim up to twice a week. ( i also play on my wii everyday, although not sure you can call that excercise!

OMG that makes me sound super fit, but i asure you i am not, although o probably havr a weight disadvantage over most, although i have lost quite alot since increasing walking.

Well the weather bit was obviously a lie, I had a beatiful sunshine walk today.

Legs felt a bit heavy towards the end of 9 so I think I need to do more stretching. I'm getting a little concerned that I might not have the stamina to walk for 7-8 hours ?? Are you all doing other exercise & lots of stretches ??

Oh yes, FP! I did see the doctor yesterday - he was very nice, and checked me. I thought it might be something to do with my monthly cycle and he agreed, but I am being referred for a mamogram anyway (yuck!) I'm glad I went, even if it is nothing

Yes, we have blocked out all Saturday mornings adn Thursday evenings till the night for walking - DH's doing all the childcare

Juggling the walks and kids and work is a little tricky at times to say the least.

I know what you mean about mindset funny, I never thought I would start to look forward to a 13 mile walk

Going to do 8 this morning as haven't really done much this week apart from my tap class.

There are designated sets of portaloos and water stations and they are all marked on the map you get a few weeks before the day.

mtybf has got me thinking... anyone know if there are lots of toilets along the way?

Yuck to bad weather
We're having a relatively easy week - couple of short walks then 10 miles Sat am (can't believe how much my mind has altered - since when was nearly 20 miles in a week 'easy' )

Is anyone else having trouble juggling diaries to fit the long walks in??

Oh, & thanks spoungebrainbigpants - nice to hear that all this is going to eb worth it.

Bigtillymint - did you see the doctor yet? How did things go?

training not going so well this week am planning a long-ish walk on Thursday, if i can muster up the energy! [af due, hence why not much happening here!]

Afte thursday should have good training happening. fingers crossed for me everyone, and good luck to everyone else this week, we shall make it in the end.

Just saw this on Active Convos and wanted to post and wish all you lovely ladies lots of luck!

I did the Moonwalk in 2004 and it was the best thing I ever did - amazing experience. Didn't get in this year so very envious .

Have fun, train hard and enjoy every minute!

I need to get going now with my training. I shall start with a nice easy 5 miler this sunday to ease myself back into it.

I did walk about 2 miles last night on the treadmill at the gym but most of that was uphill so not really a good comparison.

Hope you all have good strong legs ladies and get in some good walks over the week.

Yes, intending to do 13 miles on Saturday too, gulp!

Is the weather forecast bad then?

How's it going this week ladies ? I think the weather is going to be against us in the south for a few days

Looking for a nice 13 mile one for Saturday, walking 1/2 of it will feel like a huge acheivment.

well done lovely ladies!! Those distances are a huge achievement... you are both well on the way to comfortably completing the course.

wow, well done morethanyoubargainedfor - I'm also jealous of all your off road stuff! And great work on getting out three times countingthegreyhairs.

We did just short of 14 miles on Friday night (slightly by accident, we were planning on 12 miles & remembered our route wrong!!) We really went for it in the last half hour or so, and it took us 3hrs 15, so reasonably pleased with that. Slightly sore calves this morning though...my first genuine walking injury

yes BTM it is alot eaier on all your joints walking on grass and i n fields, even when your feet are being slpayed out at a 90 degree angle because of the slippery mud! or when you are ankle high in thick mud(trust me i know)

Walking on roads is tougher in the sense that you can feel every step you take! it impacts on every joint in your body. you don't think about the impact until you have spent so long walking on one or the other for a long time, then swap them over.

I try to vary my rouyes BTM or Iget a bit bored, didn't bring in a very good tome day - 3hrs for 10.5 mile but had a real energy low at about 8 miles & the last 2 were alot slower.

As I drive the routes first I have a rough idea of a few mile marks.

Off to watch some rugby now, Scotland might even win for once

Yes, it must be nice away from all the traffic - not so easy in London! Is it more bouncy on the fields - no mud / long grass to get in the way?

thanks BTM, every day i walk through fields, and yesterday we prob did around 5 miles in fields and the rest on the road. i have to say i think we may have been spoilt walking through fields, as it is so much easier than road walking! We have a walk planned for tuesday that is 11.5 miles but all on the road! hopefully all will go ok.

Well done MTYBF! Do you walk on roads or through fields?

Wiffey (and everyone else!), do you do a different route each time you go out, or just add more onto each walk? We are adding more onto each walk, which is quite good as you get used to seeing the same landmarks, so you can see what you're aiming for next.

Does anyone know when the Moonwalk route gets sent out?

If it'a anything like my old retriever about 2 hours !!!!

Just off to do 10, see you all later (in between rugby matches & cider)

it took us just shy of 5 hours. we think next time we do a big walk we will leave dogs behind to see how much quicker we can do it without them.

17.5 OMG! How long did it take you?

hello, i'm back! ndits still daylight. in the end though think we did around 17.5 miles, but still not bad.

Even the dogs enjoyed it, but will probhably sleep for rest of weekend now, ucky things!

Wow! 15 miles!

Planning to do 11 - 12 tomorrow.

I am not doing very well on the £50 trick - it feels strange and then I keep forgetting