Sunday August 6

Day 10 – Slowing to a walk

The project: A month-long stint of pounding the fields and lanes of Sussex in my hapless and ill-advised attempt to complete a quintessentially English 5k race between two local pubs. Yes, a pint of beer awaits every finisher!

Dear Reader,

Jim delighted me yesterday by suggesting I pick up today where I’d left off last year with my bit-by-bit walk of the South Downs Way.

‘I’ll drop you at Houghton in the morning, and collect you just after you’ve crossed the A24 at around lunchtime. How does that sound?’

Well, it sounded great. And look, it was!

It was sunny, and warmer than I’d expected, which left me wishing I’d worn shorts instead of my lightweight hiking trousers. Gosh, it was beautiful out there.

Challenging, yes – especially hiking up to the ridge at the very start, and the uneven terrain was pretty tough going in places – but I took things at a comfortable speed, and the landscape and I remained friends.

I hadn’t imagined that a project to get myself fit enough again to run our local 5k would so soon lead me back to hiking, and I couldn’t be more delighted.

Love,

Rebecca

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The Jog Log Stats – Day 10
Session: Walk on the South Downs Way
Distance covered: 11.7km
Total ascent: 276m
Total descent: 178m
Duration: 3 hours 15 minutes, including breaks

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