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With only a few days before the event is due to take place, we held a final planning meeting at the Inn on the Lake… Read More »London to Brighton Trek – Final Planning

Yes. The big(gish) day had arrived. The 50Km training walk – putting to the test all of our equipment, learning, camaraderie and fitness. It would be… Read More »London to Brighton Trek – 500 Miles

Two things have happened since my last training walk. I’ve done no more training, and I’ve developed psychosomatic physical symptoms. Which is helpful. Mind games… Read More »London to Brighton Trek – Mind Games

So, probably not the most exciting thing in the world, but quite likely the one that will have the biggest impact on the day is… Read More »London to Brighton Trek – Packing

On the walk itself, at 2am when others will be safely tucked up in bed, and assuming things between 8am and 2am have gone to… Read More »London to Brighton Trek – Night Stalking

After some initial, shortish walks, and with boots I felt comfortable in, I decided to test myself a little more. Some fairly basic route planning… Read More »London to Brighton Trek – The Green Mile

As the cobwebs from the night before cleared the next day, a little Googling of the subject revealed the mountain we were planning on climbing,… Read More »London to Brighton Trek – The Morning After

Team building? Charity fund raising? Lofty ambition? Bravado? Bucket lists? Whichever one of these it is, or maybe it’s a bit of all them, the… Read More »London to Brighton Trek – The Beginning

Having taken part in the team triathlon with my friends and colleagues from Hiscox, my appetite had been whetted to take on a solo. I… Read More »My first triathlon