The Frontline Walk 2019
A couple of years ago I replaced my insoles with Granger’s G20s. These gave me better support for my high arches as well as better support for the heel and some much needed cushioning. They’ve lasted pretty well to be honest but after a 56 mile walk over the last weekend I noticed my heels …
So after much geekish reading of reviews have bought myself some new boots. Have stuck to what I know and opted for the salomon quest 4D. This time a slightly larger size and men’s for the larger toe box. First little jaunt of 3kms or so and no sore bits and my troublesome little toe …
Such a nice day today I thought I’d better make the most of it. A quick 4 miler in the woods, averaged sub 15min miles so happy with that. No issues with boots or feet so onwards and upwards. £130 in the kitty already so we’re off to a cracking start. I’m giving a lecture …
After this blog being dormant for the last 10 months we have some news! Team Level Steps is no more, say hello to Team Dug-out Rats. We’ve signed up to do the Frontline Walk again in October 2019 and we’re hoping to exceed the £4,000 we raised in 2017. You can support our cause here: fundraising.soldierscharity.org/dug-out-rats …
Our fundraising closed on the 31st December and we’ve just heard from the charity that between us we raised £4,139.10 so we just broke our £4,000 target. Thank you for your generosity in helping us achieve that. The whole group (2 weeks worth of walkers) raised £225,000 which will be put to good use in …
This was the second time undertaking the Frontline Walk for me, but the first for Ceri. For anyone considering a long distance trek over a short timescale I thought it might be useful to jot down some of the things we found that worked. Of course we’re all different, especially when it comes to feet, …
I use endomondo on my phone to track pace, mileage and route. This links with a great app called relive – the results of which you can see below. Ignore the timings, I didn’t pause the app when we stopped for tea breaks and lunch. Day one https://video.relive.cc/1994123101_endomondo_1507220019559.mp4 Day two https://video.relive.cc/4305773101_endomondo_1507306935681.mp4 Day three …
As we walked through the Menin Gate we were presented with our medals. There were tears, handshakes, and hugs. Each had different emotions that just seemed to well over. The feeling of walking 100km over 3 days, coupled with the sights, and sites, we had seen, and the senseless waste, is very difficult to describe. …
Total mileage by my GPS tracker – 66 Total calories burnt over the 3 days – 12,994 Total steps – 178,588 Piece of cake! admin
Another early start as the coach had to take us from Arras to Langemarck, just to the NE of Ypres. The forecast was rain all day which is probably appropriate for walking across the battlefields of Passchendaele. We started at Langemarck German cemetery, an eerie place at the best of times. Over 44,000 men are …