THE VIRTUAL SPINE RACE
Virtual Spine Day 22
Virtual Spine Day 22
Distance Covered Today – 10.90 miles
Total Distance covered – 218.29 miles
Virtual
Cold and bright day
This is a long day and feels it. Plus there’s the culture shock of suddenly walking with lots of people, some of them wearing clean clothes, as the Way briefly teams up with Hadrian’s Wall Path. At Rapishaw Gap I break from the stones and crowds towards the silent Wark Forest, then farmland and a little bit of moor. The day’s finale, along the road to Bellingham, is tortuous and will be a favourite for the Worst End To a Day’s Walk on the Way award. Got down under 50 miles left to go now so I’m on the home straight 🙂
Reality
Col start to the day with icy roads
Walk 5.40 miles – Usual boring route to work and other than listening to some awesome Ska music it was fairly uneventful.
Walk 5.40 miles – Came home over the top of Reedley tonight but then did a bit of an extra bit towards clone and under the viaduct resulting in me leaving myself going into the weekend with less than 50 miles to go. A good boost as I enter the final 9 days.
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 🙂
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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.
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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 21
Virtual Spine Day 21
Distance Covered Today – 8.10 miles
Total Distance covered – 207.41 miles
Virtual
Cold and very windy most of the day
Today I was told I was in for a visual treat and my mind in for a historical treat, but my calves are in for … the opposite of treat. There are lots of ups and downs today along Hadrian’s Wall- the third most ascent of a Pennine Way day (after Cross fell and the first day). On the plus side today is another Pennine Way classic. It follows the wall for 8 glorious miles (12.8km), including its most dramatic stretches. It’s thrilling to walk in the footsteps Roam soldiers and there are magnificent views to match. Wainwright thought the Pennine Way should end here, with Hadrian’s Wall providing a wonderful climax. But no I must walk and run another 60 miles to get to the end. There was a detour to the wonderfully named Once Brewed, which is really only a pub and a youth hostel, or a stop at a friendly farm late on.
Reality
Rain hail and snow early on clearing to a cold windy day
Run 7.04 miles – A bit of a mix up with who was in the office today resulted in me working from home which I didn’t want as I was hoping to walk to work and back rather than run again as my legs were tired. Anyway, it got to lunchtime and I just decided it was better to run in daylight than another cold dark run so I got changed and went out for an 8 miler. Wasnt great but wasn’t too terrible either. I struggled uphill so walked a bit but 8 miles in 1:24 isn’t the worst run. It also took me past 200 miles on the challenge which was a big boost.
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 20
Virtual Spine Day 20
Distance Covered Today – 7.04 miles
Total Distance covered – 199.27 miles
Virtual
Heavy rain for most of the day
Another damp horrible day with very sodden ground as I make my weary way across the soggy wilderness of Blenkinsopp Common. The Way zigzags between fields, farms, walls, bridges and bogs and as Wainwright said “if you meet a Wayfarer with dry feet in Greenhead you’ll know they cheated and caught a cab”. I defy anyone to have anything dry with this rain. Its not all bad though as I meet up with Hadrian’s Wall before I end the day at Greenhead.
Reality
Heavy rain for the day with the risk of flooding
Run 7.04 miles – Really didn’t want to get out tonight with the rain lashing down and the temperature falling quickly but I guess I just have to. As I keep telling myself, this wouldn’t be much of a challenge if it was doing just the things I like. So I set off and was drenched within 10 mins heading up Colne and, well, all over the place really. I couldn’t decide where I wanted to run so I just made it up as I went along. Turned out that wasn’t such a bad plan as I didn’t know what would come next. The rain stopped near the end and it went very cold making me think it could snow tonight. And sure enough about 2 hours after finishing it was like a blizzard. Glad I went earlier.
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.
