I did it. Well, partially did it. Remember the challenge to walk 100 miles in 48 hours? Yeah, I didn’t completely do that. But I did walk 75 miles continuously and in doing so I did achieve the secondary target of walking 50 miles in 24 hours. At triple the distance of my previous longest walk (27 miles), I’m very happy with what I did achieve.
Here’s three things I learnt:
- 100 miles is a very long way to walk
- 75 miles is also a very long way to walk
- Eating a pot noodle without a t-shirt on isn’t the best idea (it’s quite splashy)
Here’s three things I’ve done since finishing the walk:
- Slept for 11 hours
- Washed all my walking clothes
- Realised I’d left my earphones in the pocket of my walking trousers (they’re actually fine)
Here’s three things I should have done since finishing the walk (but haven’t):
- Fully unpack my backpack
- Clean the mud off my walking poles
- Put some effort in to writing a blog post about it