14th July 2007: A sponsored 100Km 30 hour hike in aid of Oxfam and the Gurkhas
Trailwalker 2007
Fund Raising Total
£6257.00
...thank-you!
(this total includes Sun Matched Giving contributions)
 

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Friday Sep 28, 2007
Best bits, Worst bits

Next week we'll be able to announce our final fund raising total.

Meanwhile we thought we'd entertain you with some of the team's best and worst bits from the day:

JohnTZ

Best
  • Final straight
  • Bacon sarnies
  • Team "rest-break" on the hedge
Worst
  • Knowing that Brian has injured himself
  • Reaching the Jack and Jill checkpoint soaked through
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Craig

Best
  • The welcome we received at each checkpoint, with the Gurkhas clapping us in
Worst
  • The pain in my knees when walking downhill
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Andy

Best
  • Crossing the finishing line
  • Spag bol served up by our cheerful support crew
  • Oh and the paracetamol and pro-plus!
Worst
  • Blisters!
PS: I got very drunk and the following morning while suffering from a hangover I said "never again" But I did. I walked 60 miles on 'Trailwalker 2007' and while suffering from multiple blisters and aching legs and feet I said "never again".........
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Neil

Best
  • Seeing you finish with a smile on your face
Worst
  • The drive home having had 1.5 hrs kip
The Cloud as seen from CP 8

Colin

Best
  • Finding enough energy for the last burst on the final stage and overtaking lots of teams -I know it wasn't a race but sometimes you can't help yourself!
  • The extra break we all had just after the Spag Bol break - you really had to be there!
  • Steve's finding his true vocation - see photo on RHS....
  • The buzz of staying up all night
  • Looking back in the middle of the night and seeing a steady stream of hiker's torches behind us
  • Reaching the end knowing whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger;-)
Worst
  • The rain that arrived when I was just 500m from Jack and Jill checkpoint and getting thoroughly soaked through
  • Just before the end of the longest stage, still kitted out in full wet weather gear, baking Sunday morning sunshine, worn out, and worst of all I'd got mud on my Merrels!
  • Staying up all night (4am was the worst point)
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Posted at 08:42PM Sep 28, 2007 by Colin Johnson in Trailwalker  |  Comments[0]

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