Our
journey began at 15.50
on the 7th May 2010 in
Upton-Upon-Severn, a
small town in
Worcestershire. The walk
took us through
Tewkesbury, across to
Stow-on-the-Wold and
Chipping Norton and
finishing at Winslow in
Buckinghamshire. The
entire route consisted
of road-marching and was
100km, approximately 63
miles. We tried to keep
moving with as few
breaks as possible, but
the fatigue soon caught
up with us during the
night time.
This was definitely the
most difficult part. The
conversation stopped as
soon as the sun went
down and there was
nothing to look at
anymore. There were
parts where we would
find ourselves actually
falling asleep whilst
walking! Thankfully, we
managed to remember to
bring a little portable
radio which was a real
lifesaver! Once the sun
was up again for the
last leg, we felt quite
rejuvenated and were
ready to reel in the
finish line with a bit
of help from sweets and
some Powerade!
We managed to finish the
walk in 23 hours and 30
minutes which was within
our time frame of 24
hours, which we were
really pleased about. It
was something that we
felt really proud to
have achieved, but not
something that we hope
to do again in a while!
To date, we have managed
to raise £1052.50,
well in excess of our
target of £1000.
If you would like to
support our cause you
can donate at
www.justgiving.com/alexandgannywalk100km
Alex Boden and Chris
Gann
