Cometh the hour !

Well here we are - less than a week till kick off !

Everthing is looking up - England are World Champions at 20 / 20 cricket , the weather is warming up and the occupancy in our Region is increasing !

We now have over 50 walkers taking part ! But i won't be getting too carried away until i see who actually turns up on each day !!!

Seriously , the support from the Region has been superp and we now have eleven Homes who are supplying walkers and organising 10th Anniversary Celebrations to assist with the Fund Raising.
They are - Reigate , Epsom , Tandridge , Emily Jackson , Newington , Winchester , Friston ,Thackeray , Park View , Paternoster , Ashminster .

There is also the potential for a lot of positive Pr - so thanks to Aisling and Chantel.

Sponsorship is looking healthy and if each of the 11 Homes raise two to three hundred pounds we won't be far off target ( £5,000 ). Special mention must go to Ann Saunders and Jim Fogden who have both manage to use their influence and contacts to give the Sponsorship a real boost. But i am not forgetting the many other individual walkers who have already reached the £100 mark.

Overall i am happy with my training. Although i have not done many long walks ( due to a lack of time ) , i have been running 3 to 4 times a week over the last five months mixed with a bit of gym work. Interestingly , whilst i have lost a few pounds , Ruby ( my dog ) who has been running with me has put on a few pounds but she is looking good on it. I phoned the Vet a couple of day's ago to ask whether it was ok for a smallish dog to walk 100 Miles in 5 day's. He assured me that her legs would be the same length at the end of the walk as they were at the beginning !! However , they might have to shoot me !

I am slightly nervous about the physical challenge but also really looking forward to it. The hardest part is going to be getting going again after resting overnight.

I also know that for some of my colleagues , training has involved a 400 yard walk down to the Post Office to post a letter. Well next week they are going to be walking 20 miles and i love them for their attitude and spirit !

Catch up soon.