The family bought me all the OS Maps for the challenge for Xmas - so it is starting to feel a bit more of a reality now.
In November I started to increase the distances I was running from a comfortable 5K to 8K - then I didn't run at all for the whole of December.
This week I have started to run again; 5K on Weds and 7K today -through the deep mud and puddles. My plan is to try and get my general level of CV fitness as good as I can in preparation for the walk.
Last night we started to mark Wainwright's routes onto the OS Maps; exciting but also quite daunting at the same time; especially when you realise that you have got to the edge of the first OS map; but only will have walked about 30 of the 190 miles by then.
I read the first chapter of Julie Bradbury's Coast to Coast Walk last night; and I am planing to watch her BBC series on YouTube - I figure that the more familiar I am with the route the better!
I'm going to try and post on this blog each week for the next three months. My start date will be April 1st; if all goes to plan!
