Saturday 30 April 2011

On Your Marks Get Set...2 Weeks to Go!

20 miles today!!!!!

My feet are nacking, and I have just polished off a huge bowl of pasta followed by 4 waffles with a pack of butter on each one.

What a walk today! Starting at Great Whittington, we marched up to Ryal, across to Hallington Reservoir (called in on Sol Campbell but he wasn't in), along to Capheaton, then the long road home via Kirkheaton, Ingoe and Ryal again. Beautiful scenery, beautiful sunshine but a cool breeze - not always behind us unfortunately!

Looking forward to a nice cool beer now...

On yer marks

get set

Go!

Sol Campbell's place.

Thursday 28 April 2011

Moonwalk 20 miler

Its the BIG training walk this weekend! 20 miles!!

Here's a route starting from Great Whittington and finishing on 20 miles exactly in Ryal (Eddie says he can pick us up from there) or we can stagger the extra 2.5 miles back to Whittington...

This route will have glorious views, but check out the gradient view to see if you think it might be too hilly.


moonwalk 22 miler

moonwalk 22 miler

Saturday 23 April 2011

Moonwalk 18 miler

The 18 miler is finally here. Oh God!

Howsabout this route? It starts at Corbridge's carpark over the river. We go along the river to Dilston, through Dukes wood, down into Hexham, over the Tyne, through St. John Lee, up to Acomb, on to Hadrian's Wall, blah blah blah, on to Halton, then down the Aydon Road to the carpark again.

NewMoonwalk 18 miler

NewMoonwalk 18 miler

Friday 15 April 2011

Moonwalk 16 miler

I am cream crackered!

Nearly 17 miles today from school to Matfen to the Tea and Tipple.

Got shouted at and fist wagged by a maniac driver for daring to walk on 'his' road, but apart from that a pleasant walk with great company. Beautiful countryside, quiet roads - and apart from the radgie man, very peaceful.

The Fentiman's lemonade, cheese scone with pound of butter, and coffee at the finish line tasted DELICIOUS.

school to tea and tipple 16 miler

school to tea and tipple 16 miler

Monday 4 April 2011

Moonwalk 5 miler

This walk is exactly 5 miles - starting from the layby at Corbridge 1st school. A good one to do at a decent pace in between the longer walks at the weekends.

Moonwalk 5 miler

Moonwalk 5 miler

Moonwalk 14 miler

C'mon girls! We can do this!
Its a whopping 14 miles this week. Groan!
Here's Tishy's 14 miler from a couple of years ago. It starts and finishes at Brocksbushes. Just as well really as there's a nice little caf there for refreshments afterwards. 2 miles on top of the walk last Friday? Can't imagine it. Need to get the old hips oiled!


Moonwalk 14m

Moonwalk 14m

Another Moonwalk 12 miler

Here's another 12 miler that one part of the team did on Friday. Its starts and finishes at Matfen.


Moonwalk - 12 miler

Moonwalk - 12 miler

Thursday 31 March 2011

Moonwalk 12 miler

3 giant moonwalkers and a dwarf moonwalker
Getting harder now! 12 miles expected of us for the big walk this week! Must remember to pack some fish, chips and mushy peas as that's what I craved around the 10 miler!

This one starts at Corbridge, goes along the river to Riding Mill, west out of Riding Mill and up towards Dipton wood. It skirts the south side of the wood then we cut through the middle (watch out for goblins), round to Temperley Grange and DOWN the geet massive hill to the station. Its slightly longer than 12 miles, but as you can see burns LOADS of calories!


Moonwalk 12 miler

Moonwalk 12 miler

Wednesday 23 March 2011

Moonwalk 10 miler

Things are starting to get a little harder now! We're up to 10 miles as our 'long walk' of the week.

The clocks spring forward an hour on Saturday night though, so hopefully we'll have a few more hours of daylight to help us squeeze the long'uns in.

Someone recommended the footpath along the river from Riding Mill to Corbridge so I've tried to devise a route from Corbridge that includes that. It works out at exactly 10 miles - but unfortunately I've thrown in the long steep hill up Prospect Hill - sorry! - good for the heart and lungs though!

Moonwalk 10 miler #2

Moonwalk 10 miler #2

These are pics of us on the 'home straight' along the river from Riding Mill to Corbridge. We thought it was going to be all lovely and flat after climbing the steep hills at the start of the walk, when out of nowhere, a MASSIVE hill appeared. Just about finished me off!!! Lovely walk though.

Sunday 20 March 2011

Moonwalk 6 miler

During the week, the training programme says we should walk some shorter routes.

Here's a 6 miler from Corbridge that should be completed in roughly 1.5 hours. A good brisk pace!

Moonwalk 6 miler

Moonwalk 6 miler

Thursday 17 March 2011

Moonwalk 8.77

Here's a walk that's 8.77 miles.
We're supposed to be doing 8 miles this weekend, but if you stop at the tea and tipple on the way back...or even one of the pubs in Corbridge then we maybe won't feel that extra 0.77 miles!

Incidentally, this walk is supposed to burn off 1262 calories, so lash some extra butter on the scone!

Moonwalk 8.5

Moonwalk 8.5

Thursday 10 March 2011

Moonwalk 7 miler

Just been checking out a great website called 'run, walk, jog' where you can plot your walking route and it tells you exactly how far the walk is. This route is 7 miles. Probably about right for this week's walk.

Moonwalk 7 miler

Moonwalk 7 miler