Virtual Spine Day 19

Distance Covered Today – 10.15 miles

Total Distance covered – 192.25 miles

Virtual

Rain for most of the day

Wainwright labelled the section after the B6292 tedious, dull and complicated. ’if the remainder of the Pennine Way was like this (happily it isn’t), here would be the place to pack it in and go home.’ It’s not genuinely awful, just a bit, well boring, really. And in the torrent of rain that fell today, it was actually worse than that. Its the day I actually say farewell to the Pennines at Round Hill. The day started with a trek along a former railway line, ducking under viaducts, before joining the Maiden Way. Easy walking normally but very sodden today making progress slow.

Reality

Heavy rain for the day with the risk of flooding

Walk 5.30 miles – The boring route again but this time in torrential rain made worse by finding as I set off that my earbuds had run out of charge so no audiobook or music today. So it was just walking quick and try not to get too wet. The sad sight when I got to Burnley of several cars all smashed up and one in 2 halves across the road. An accident a few hours earlier the result of a police chase. Didn’t end very well 🙁

Walk 5.30 miles – Tonight I went home over the tops of Reedley again just to avoid the horrible main road for a bit. Audiobook back on as earbuds charged at work and rain still coming down heavy. I’m certainly being challenged by the weather this month. The Madness Audiobook is now complete and highly recommended 🙂

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE consider sponsoring me for this mammoth challenge, it’s for an incredible cause and inspired by an incredible person in Laura Nuttall 🙂

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/gd20in20

My motivation for this has come from a very special person called Laura Nuttall who in late 2018, was diagnosed with terminal multiple brain tumours at the young age of 18. Her determination and positive attitude to not only live her life to the full but also to help others as an ambassador for the charity is just incredible and I’m proud to join the fight in whatever way I can. You can read Laura’s story at the following link. Please be generous and help this great charity to raise much-needed funds for researching a cure.

https://www.facebook.com/DoingItForLaura/

The Brain Tumour Charity is the world’s leading brain tumour charity and the largest dedicated funder of research into brain tumours globally. Committed to saving and improving lives, we’re moving further, faster to help every single person affected by a brain tumour. We’re set on finding new treatments, offering the highest level of support and driving urgent change. And were doing it right now. Because we understand that when you, or someone you love, is diagnosed with a brain tumour a cure really can’t wait.

Virtual Spine Day 19