Moonwalk

Just catching up with this thread and have managed to get out three times this week (only for 40 mins each time but better than nothing). Have tried the £50 note technique but dh says I have developed a pained expression when I clench!!

I'm in awe of the distances you guys are achieving!! Well done everyone!

I've just been out & mapped a nice 10 mile for tomorrow, need to be back in time for the rugby though

just leaving to do 15 miles, hopefully see you when i return, its bound to be sometime over weekend!

true... I'm putting the kai-bosh on a hotel realising that I won't be there to use it!!!

Hubs is planning a vege garden he is so painful in the planning process. I also know who will end up tending his produce . I'm sure me and the little girl will love it .

Cool funny, I'm so tempted to start growing my own veg and have an area at the front that would be perfect.

I fancy the hotel idea but there's a few of us doing it & I have to be at work on the Monday morning not sure how that's going to go !! As long as dh is on the line waiting I don't mind if I then just crawl into a car and get transported home for a great big sunday lunch .....

Oh, that's useful mrspnut, thanks!

We're reasonably local (25 mins on train to waterloo) so a hotel feels a bit unnecessarily indulgent ... sounds like a lovely idea though!

Wifey, I have raised veg beds (not pretty ones though!) on the patio - they are FAB!

I'm loving all I see when I'm out, noticed some very fine raised vegetable beds today which set me thinking

Have also thought I will probably keep walking once the official training is over.

Quite excited at the thought of the night & am totally prepared to cry at the end as most people I've spoken to did !!

We stayed at the Holiday inn at mayfair which was gorgeous and let us have our room until 1pm on the sunday too so I could have some sleep after the race.

It isn't far from Hyde park either but it is pricey. My OH went out on the lash whilst I was walking but he did get up to come and see me cross the finish line ( or he would have done if he'd been at the right side of the tent)

those links are all helpful, thanks! Mrspnut... I'm discovering lots about my new local area by exploring the bridleways. I never know where I am going or where I will end up.

Booking a hotel is the most fabulish idea I have heard!! Somewhere with a spa . Definately champagne at the finishing line too . I know that hubs will use the kids as a reason not to be out supporting me in the middle of the night.

this is good you do have to drag it across to england to be able to use it but it is fairly accurate.

It doesn't show footpaths or bridleways really so you have to know where you're going.

There are usually 4 start times - depending on what time you put for completing in determines what time start you go in.

The first start goes at 11pm and that are the fast finishers, the next is at 11:20, then 11:40 then midnight for the majority of the walkers.

There are roads to cross and because the traffic isn't stopped there can be delays when crossing roads not long after the start.

I could barely walk after the first time I did the full moon and I certainly didn't feel like breakfast but then I am quite hefty and I didn't put in as much training as I would have liked so it may be different for you.

my Dh is taking our DS to hotel, so they can sleep and then come to finish line at estimated time to hopefully see me finish.

i have just used runfinder and realised that most of my walks are longer than i thought and the one i did this mornig is half a mile shprter than i thought!

Evening ladies, did 8 miles this morning in 130min but I think lost the £50 note after about 3 miles

Legs are aching now as then did a 6 hour work shift with a 5 min sit down

I think funny I'll want champagne if I get over that line regardless of the time of day, not sure about having the kids there though as it means sorting something through the night for them while we're walking.

For route planning I've been using www.mapmyrun.co.uk/ which is really good. Need to sort out a 10 mile for the weekend so will be on there soon.

Coleen rocks! i really enjoy it and do it 3 times a week, although she has made me realise that my co-ordination is shocking! i master a rountine doing it one way then they go and change direction! it throws me completly.

I measure most of my walks in the car, so it is very rough as fields miles are longer than road miles iykwim!

Some days i am out walking for 4-5 hours at a time, and walk from village to village so know rough distances. I also know i can walk 1 mile in 15 minutes if at normal pace.

Good to see you all enjoying your bum clenching

Oh, yes mrspnt, I want to know more about how they do the start off too - and start time ... tell us more!

DH keeps vaguely saying he wants to bring the kids in to meet us for a celebratory breakfast afterwards - I'm not sure it's a) feasible (depends what time the whole thing starts/finishes) and b) whether I'll just want to go home & sleep

BigTillymint, I'm working on 4 miles in about 50/55 mins atm ... can't imagine managing 5 miles an hour for any length of time!

In terms of measuring routes, we're using www.runfinder.co.uk/ - you can plan out your route & check distances before hand ... cheaper than a flash pedometer (but not so good for knowing whether you're halfway there yet!)

Have fun in Vegas, marg!!

a few miles left at 3am Do you mean like 20 miles left mrspnut!!

I'm also wishing that I had signed up for the half-moon. I am so focussed on crossing that finish line tho . I am managing to walk about 2-3 miles per day with dd and pushchair. Love the bum clenching which I can feel helping my back.

How is Coleen's fitness video mtybf?? I admit to popping on Davina in the morning for her warm up routine as my daily stretch. I keep meaning to get organised and eat first so I can continue on and do the aerobics work-out. I find if I don't switch it on first thing, I find excuses not to do it during the day. Mostly, cos the curtains are open .

Question: I know someone mentioned having a flash pedometer but, otherwise, how do you measure your walking route??

yey, managed to get out today in the end as DS was feeling better, he was however in the buggy,(lucky he is small!) so i had dog, child buggy and mud, not a great combination but still managed about 3 miles! i feel so much better now, and it is easier to walk witht e £50 note in your butt if pushing a buggy, trust me i know .

How is everybody else getting on? Marg one more sleep to go, am very of your visit, hope you have a great time.

mrspnut, how do they start you all off? Does everyone start at the same time (and what time is it?!)

When do they send out all that information? (just nosey to know what the night could be like!)

You will probably be much slower on the night because there are just so many people. I didn't get a decent rhythm going until after about 6 or 7 miles.

I'm working on 4 miles an hour as well with ` view to completing in 7hrs (ish)

LOL Marg - that's how I look too I think!

Good reasons mrspnut (I wish I'd thought of some excuses......)

Is anybody really able to walk at 5 miles per hour for longer than an hour? 4 miles an hour seems entirely doable, but 5?

I tried the bum clenching on my way to shops, it made me walk faster it was as though I needed the loo!
I think I said before that the Pussycat dolls son 'sway' or by Michael Buble, gets the hips movin and a groovin!
2 More sleeps for Vegas

boo hoo, i am pretty much housebound for the next couple of days as DS was up all last night with tummy bug i still managed a quick 3 miles this mornig tho, and i have started riidng my bike when ever i can and i have become very well aquainted with coleen nolan and her disco routine!

i am still worried about trainers tho, as previoulsy posted i can only wera my HUGE walking boots due to very dodgy ankles(atleast you will all be able to spot me at 10 miles!)

Also do people really just wear it tier bras? not over t-shirt or anything?

Welcome mrspnut, it's nice to have some advice from someone who has done it, a friend who did it a few year ago suggested train as much as you can & then a bit more if you can !!!

It's not because the full moon is too long, more that I don't have enough time to do the amount of training required.

I'm studying for my accountancy qualifications so I have to do huge amounts of work as well as working a few days a week and having a toddler so doing the long walks is a bit of a problem.

I know I can walk 13 miles because I've done a number of walks longer than that so it seemed a whole lot easier.

My top tips are get fitted for a proper pair of trainers now so they are nicely broken in by the time you do the actual walk.

Loads of lip balm, tissues and some really good tunes on your ipod will get you through the night.

Most important of all though is to get the miles on your legs, because it is tough at 3 am when all you want to do is lie down and go to sleep and you still have a few miles to go.