Following the Government announcement outlining the roadmap out of lockdown, we have received confirmation that our 100km (62.5mile) walk from London to Brighton will be going ahead this year as planned on the 29^th May 2021. Obviously, if the Governments planned unlock dates change this may still affect the walk but we are confident that it will take place. The nerves have definitely set in between us all now - Are we ready? Can we do this? Can we get enough training in? Are we mad? – These are all questions we’ve been asking ourselves over the last couple of weeks!

To recap: Four of us from Chailey -  Nathan Johnson, Chloe Eke, Stuart Knight and me -  have decided to sign up to walk 100km (62.5 miles) continuously from Richmond Park in London to Brighton racecourse, starting on the morning of Saturday 29^th May 2021, and hopefully finishing on Sunday 30^th May 2021. Just finishing this challenge will be a huge achievement but we would like to finish in as close to 24 hours as we can, although they do allow you up to 36 hours. This is a continuous challenge, there will be no stopping overnight for sleep, no stopping at a pub for a nice pint or pub lunch 😞 – this might hit me especially hard as the route goes almost right past my house around the 60-70km mark. There are rest stops along the way to refuel, go to the loo and receive any medical treatment you might need. Mentally and physically, this is going to be tough!

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