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My name is Matthew Harrison and on May 4th 2011 I set-off walking from John O' Groats to Land's End in aid of Parkinson's UK, completing the walk 10 weeks later as planned on 12th July . I decided to walk for Parkinson's UK because my grandad suffered badly from Parkinson's disease before his death and I also have a good friend in Austria who has been diagnosed with the disease relatively recently. I won't go into details about the condition (you can find information on it on the Parkinson's UK website,<a href="http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/default.aspx">http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/default.aspx</a>) but I know how adversely it can affect a person's life, having seen the effects first-hand. There is currently no known cure for Parkinson's, although it can be controlled to a degree by drugs, but I hope to be able to give a big donation to boost research into a cure. The walk took me 72 days, including 4 rest days and 2 days travel. In this time I covered at least 1225 miles with an average walking day of 18.5 miles.  Although the vast majority of the walk was solo, I was accompanied by various friends and family along the way, with my friend James Corkish joining me on the whole of the Pennine Way section of the walk from Kirk Yetholm to Edale. I stayed with family/friends, in Youth Hostels, B & Bs and hotels. Importantly, all donations go directly to Parkinson's UK as I paid all my costs. A big thank you to everyone who assisted me during the walk. I really hope that you can donate, it would really mean a lot to me and, hopefully, the money I raise can make a big difference to many lives in the future. Please check-out my walk webpage at: <a href="http://www.WalkoftheUK.weebly.com">www.WalkoftheUK.weebly.com</a>   My itinerary was as follows:   May 3rd: Travel to Freswick  May 4th: Travel to John O’ Groats May 5th: Walk to Lybster  May 6th: Walk to Helmsdale  May 7th: Walk to Golspie  May 8th: Walk to Tain  May 9th: Walk to Evanton  May 10th: Walk to Inverness  May 11th: Rest Day  May 12th: Walk to Drumnadrochit  May 13th: Walk to Fort Augustus May 14th: Walk to Laggan  May 15th: Walk to Fort William  May 16th: Walk to Kinlochleven  May 17th: Walk to Bridge of Orchy  May 18th: Walk to Crianlarich  May 19th: Walk to Rowardennan Lodge  May 20th: Walk to Croftamie  May 21st: Walk to Kelvingrove Park  May 22nd: Rest Day  May 23rd: Walk to Motherwell  May 24th: Walk to New Lanark  May 25th: Walk to Crawford  May 26th: Walk to Beattock  May 27th: Walk to Tushielaw  May 28th: Walk to Traquair  May 29th: Walk to Melrose  May 30th: Walk to Jedburgh  May 31st: Walk to Kirk Yetholm  June 1: Walk to Byrness  June 2nd: Walk to Bellingham  June 3rd: Walk to Greenhead  June 4th: Walk to Alston  June 5th: Walk to Dufton  June 6th: Walk to Middleton-in-Teesdale  June 7th: Rest Day  June 8th: Walk to Keld  June 9th: Walk to Hawes  June 10th: Walk to Horton-in-Ribblesdale  June 11th: Walk to Airton  June 12th: Walk to Cowling  June 13th: Walk to Hebden Bridge  June 14th: Walk to Crowden  June 15th: Walk to Edale  June 16th: Walk to Buxton  June 17th: Walk to Congleton June 18th: Walk to Weston  June 19th: Walk to Whitchurch  June 20th: Walk to Ellesmere  June 21st: Walk to Llanymynech  June 22: Walk to Montgomery  June 23: Walk to Knighton  June 24: Walk to Gladestry  June 25: Walk to Llanthony - June 26: Walk to Monmouth  June 27: Walk to Chepstow  June 28: Walk to Bristol  June 29: Rest Day  June 30: Walk to Clevedon  July 1: Walk to Burnham-on-Sea July 2: Walk to Bridgwater  July 3: Walk to Williton  July 4: Walk to Simonsbath  July 5: Walk to Barnstaple  July 6: Walk to Elmscott  July 7: Walk to Bude  July 8: Walk to Tintagel  July 9: Walk to Wadebridge  July 10: Walk to Perranporth  July 11: Walk to St Ives  July 12: Walk to Land’s End

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