Anyone who knows me, will know I will only walk if its for coffee and cake, so you will understand that this training malarkey is murder and now that I am 55, Sadly gone are the days where I would pitch up and wing it!

Training commenced in April, along with my friend Helen who is also doing the walk and is well underway. As of July I have clocked up over 150 miles so far and the work is not over yet! … too many miles, and not enough cake if you ask me!

Week 10 resulted in the purchase of a knee brace for my aging knees- we can only hope I will survive long enough to complete the walk.

Iam walking in aid of Chest Heart and Stroke, a charity very dear to me and my family. If anyone would like to sponsor me, it would be much appreciated.

If you have read this far, you will likely be bored, and you will probably feel the need to donate just to shut me up.

Many thanks, Netty xx