Oh how pleased I was to wake up and find it was a sunny day. Michelle and I have had the date in our diary for some weeks and decided come rain or shine I had to get out and start walking. Michelle is one of the lovely people who has offered to join me on some training walks and will tackle the 3 Peaks challenge with me in June.
I reckon this is the first time I have been out walking since I did Duke of Edinburgh Bronze at secondary school . . . now that was a very long time ago! I turned up with no map or compass but plenty of enthusiasm and the hope that I didn’t get anywhere near as lost as the old D of E days!
I had such a lovely day wearing in my walking boots, having a girly natter and just getting out in the fresh air. It wasn’t a particularly challenging route but we had a couple of steep inclines which gave me some idea of where I need to focus my training in the coming months. If all training is as fun as this, I am in for a lovely summer.
So what were the highs and lows?
On the plus side it would have to be making it across the stepping stones, partly submerged in water without a typical Karen clumsy moment. Then just being out in the sun and bumping into friendly people on route. And finally the Cadbury’s Creme Egg that I took along for lunch.
Not so good was having to pay to use filthy toilets at Clapham Junction on the way home. But it’s bedding me in, little by little, for the lack of toilets on Kili!
All in all a lovely day. Michelle even spotted a future Mr Karen and pointed out what she referred to as a ‘silver fox’. So there I was all excited about a George Clooney stunner until I saw who she meant – sadly he was a white haired (not silver) old rambler.
I reckon this is the first time I have been out walking since I did Duke of Edinburgh Bronze at secondary school . . . now that was a very long time ago! I turned up with no map or compass but plenty of enthusiasm and the hope that I didn’t get anywhere near as lost as the old D of E days!
I had such a lovely day wearing in my walking boots, having a girly natter and just getting out in the fresh air. It wasn’t a particularly challenging route but we had a couple of steep inclines which gave me some idea of where I need to focus my training in the coming months. If all training is as fun as this, I am in for a lovely summer.
So what were the highs and lows?
On the plus side it would have to be making it across the stepping stones, partly submerged in water without a typical Karen clumsy moment. Then just being out in the sun and bumping into friendly people on route. And finally the Cadbury’s Creme Egg that I took along for lunch.
Not so good was having to pay to use filthy toilets at Clapham Junction on the way home. But it’s bedding me in, little by little, for the lack of toilets on Kili!
All in all a lovely day. Michelle even spotted a future Mr Karen and pointed out what she referred to as a ‘silver fox’. So there I was all excited about a George Clooney stunner until I saw who she meant – sadly he was a white haired (not silver) old rambler.
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