Ramblomatic

Ah, what a day. It was possibly the last time that Ferris, Ben and I will be walking together before the main event, so we thought we’d challenge ourselves by doing a night walk and also ramping up the distance quite considerably.

The plan was to go from Petersfield station, meet the Trailwalker route after about 6km and follow through checkpoints 1 to 7, then break off down the hill to Hassocks train station. That would have come to 80km, so we started at 12:30 with the aim of reaching the station for the 06:30 train to London. Alas, it was not to be…
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So this was a slight let down. I thought it was 26 miles, 40km or thereabouts, so we were proper excited when we breezed through at pace, but once we’d stopped and had a pint and a think, we realised we must have got the distance wrong. Turned out it was a 35k, so we weren’t quite as quick as we thought. Still, for a dismal, rainy day it was a good walk - reasonable distance and plenty of speed. Now for a truly massive walk next week to see if we can hack it!

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What a fantastic day for a walk! Sunny, warm and glorious, with a lovely riverside walk from Marlow to Reading. Only 18 miles, but we made good time, covering the full distance in just 6 hours including a short stop in the Angel on the Bridge in Henley for a half-way pint.

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