by Carolyn Wickham | Jul 26, 2013 | DO IT
It’s 3:50am and I am lying in bed waiting for the 4:15am alarm call! Today is a big day….the furthest distance I have ever attempted to walk and our last big training session ahead of Trailwalker on the 27th July. I feel nervous, sick, apprehensive, tired, oh...
by Carolyn Wickham | Jul 21, 2013 | DO IT
Training is now in full swing and the reality of what we have taken on is really very real. Did we really agree to attempt to walk 62 miles in under 30 hours? Yes, we did and embrace it we will! Trailwalker 2013 is a matter of weeks away, and as our toe nails begin to...
by Carolyn Wickham | Jun 27, 2013 | DO IT
So our team ‘Skin n Blisters’ is formed, we are officially registered with Trailwalker UK 2013 and we have even recruited our support crew for the main event (I will introduce you to them later on), so there really is no turning back! Laura wasted no time at all in...
by Carolyn Wickham | May 16, 2013 | DO IT
The sun is shining – to my left I can see as far as the eye can see, to my right I ‘see’ the sea and up above two gliders silently enjoy the birds eye view. I am sat on the top of the South Downs, enjoying an egg roll with my sister and wiggling my bare feet in...
