Monday, 2 March 2009

Three day walking practice - day three

I've never taken a whole Saturday for a walk before and the difference from my usual Monday experience was striking. Walking on a Saturday is a much more sociable experience. I greeted horse-riders, dog-walkers and a detectorist on a moped.

Jennifer took me out to Tugby, one of the tiny villages on the A47, east of Leicester. I walked through four villages whose names sound like medical conditions: Goadby, Noseley, Carlton Curlieu, Burton Overy and two that don't: Three Gates and Great Glen.

A very pleasant 12 miles altogether, the enjoyment of which was only threatened when I turned my ankle on an uneven verge. I hobbled to the ground, swallowed Ibuprofen and took my time getting back to my feet. It's a bit sore but not too bad.

Compared with the way I felt on Thursday morning, I'm now much more confident that walking day after day is feasible, and that the gentle start to the Walk Home is just about right.

1 comment:

  1. Your medical conditions are also like a roll-call of childhood cycle rides for me. I grew up in Kibworth, but have lived in the North West for 25 years. Were I to set off on a 'walking home' pilgrimage I would have to pass that way. Before i left I often walked to Great Glen, Burton Overy or Fleckney for a pint or two with friends.
    Good luck with your walk.

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