Too much walking, too little sleep

[ladyofastolat]

So, I did it. 71 miles in two days, with surprisingly little rain.

Comments

[bunn]

*applause*

[leesa_perrie]

Wow, what an achievement!! Well done! *joins in the applause*

[ylla]

I am impressed. I apparently walked 24 miles one day on the Cleverland Way, and that was quite hard enough. It does go up and down an awful lot, though.

[ladyofastolat]

Yeah, the Isle of Wight Coastal path is pretty easy terrain, really. There are more hills than you might expect - I heard one of the round-the-island challenge partcipants complaining bitterly about them - but there are many miles of completely flatness. There's also a LOT of walking on paved paths or - even better - flat, close-cropped grass on chalk downland. When we walked the Malverns in both directions a few years ago, I found the hilly 20 mile walk a LOT more tiring than longer walks at home. I also found it a lot slower when I walked a 20 mile route near my parents' house, and it was mostly through farmland - mud churned up by cows, then baked solid in the sun, and buried beneath long grass. We were noticeably slower throughout.

[ylla]

I don't think I could do 30+ even on the flat! I remain in awe of your walking skills :)

(But yes, anywhere cows have been must compete for Worst Walking Surface.)