27th February 2008 - 19 weeks to go + 5.7m = 29.7 miles

The second of the 3 Peak Squad Evening Walk - this time organised by Will. Another clear night too, about 4 degC but no sign of the moon so pretty dark.

Those who made it: Me, Will D, Shawn T, Nicki Y, Rich H, Paul J and Chris F.

I got completely disorientated once we got into Bourne Woods and thought we must be walking away from Farnham completely but Will took us on a circular tour, we even crossed over our path but no-one noticed. Stopped for a quick pint at The Spotted Cow (except Nick and Rich who carried on homeward bound). There were a few steep sections which thankfully didn’t last too long but I guess I’m going to have to get used to this…

Half way round the woods three guys on bikes come tearing past with halogen lights shining out the way as they fly down a really steep and winding path in the pitch black….!
The new boots seem to stand up to the pace, 5.7m in about 1 ½ hours, with only a bit of rubbing around the ankles. Shawn’s limping by the end of the walk - I think his new boots are causing him a little bit of trouble.

Little bit of torch envy too - Will’s head torch is much brighter than mine…. Hhmm £9.99 from Argos might not have been such a good deal after all.

Jane’s Mum bought me a pedometer today as an early birthday present so have given it an outing and have now calibrated it based on the number of steps taken and the total estimated mileage.

One other thing I didn’t bank one - sweating a lot in the cold is causing my glasses to constantly steam up and is a bit of a pain in the dark.