Just revisited your blog - well done - a pretty impressive slog! - And its nice to see the pictures as well now. It's a shame you couldn't have taken a little more time over it and had shorter days - your feet might have appreciated it too!
Yes and no, Alan. The road-walking on Day 1 caused some blisters. I should have been more careful - hopefully a lesson learnt for my next LDW (though I'm loathe to use the term LDW in your company!)
I could have easily taken an extra day to get from Kinlochleven to Fort William, but the weather had set in, and I got into one of my "sod it, I'll just push on" moods.
My low rate of knots made me appreciate how unfit I am, and according to non-medical scales, I lost 5kg on the walk. I aim to do something about my fitness over winter. Although I remember saying the same last year :(
Well done, buddy, and be positive! Stamina is a bit more relevant than actual fitness I think. Anyway, ye'll soon be presenting 'Coast' - at least you'll be far less annoying than Mr Trench-man Neil Oliver! Give the man the number of a dentist!! :-)
Getting on with my life and thinking about things.
well done!
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ReplyDeleteJust revisited your blog - well done - a pretty impressive slog! - And its nice to see the pictures as well now. It's a shame you couldn't have taken a little more time over it and had shorter days - your feet might have appreciated it too!
ReplyDeleteYes and no, Alan. The road-walking on Day 1 caused some blisters. I should have been more careful - hopefully a lesson learnt for my next LDW (though I'm loathe to use the term LDW in your company!)
ReplyDeleteI could have easily taken an extra day to get from Kinlochleven to Fort William, but the weather had set in, and I got into one of my "sod it, I'll just push on" moods.
My low rate of knots made me appreciate how unfit I am, and according to non-medical scales, I lost 5kg on the walk. I aim to do something about my fitness over winter. Although I remember saying the same last year :(
Well done, buddy, and be positive! Stamina is a bit more relevant than actual fitness I think. Anyway, ye'll soon be presenting 'Coast' - at least you'll be far less annoying than Mr Trench-man Neil Oliver! Give the man the number of a dentist!!
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I find him okay in small dose. I'm sure he's an expert in his field, but I think he has yet to find his presentation style.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen such a big and impressive primus micron in my life!
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