April 15, 2008...12:51 pm
Countdown to Walk The Wight
I suddenly realised this morning that it is only about a month until Walk The Wight. For those of you not familiar with this event, it is a large charity walk in aid of the Earl Mountbatten Hospice, which takes place each May.
There is the full route from Bembridge on the east of the Island to Alum Bay in the west, which is 26 miles, or you can do a half - Bembridge to Carisbrooke is 12 miles and Carisbrooke to Alum Bay is 14 miles.
New for this year, there is also an eight-mile Flat Walk, which has been proving popular amongst those who felt they would struggle with the hills on the traditional route.
Hugh and I have opted to do the Full Monty, the 26-mile route. I have done the full route seven or eight times in the past and this will be Hugh’s first attempt, but he is a very good walker.
The walk raises vital funds for the hospice (some £217,000 last year) and more than 6,500 walkers have signed up this year, making it the biggest walk yet!
You can find out more about the walk on the website at www.walkthewight.org.uk
I am just hoping I don’t still have a sore derriere by the time of the walk on May 18! Otherwise I will be hopping (literally) mad!
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