Diary mutterings of Gwen.....part one

Training advice - borrow a dog

Speaking personally this works, a certain Labrador has taken me for walks - I'm sure he's trying for the fastest time though. He lets me sit on a wall (for a count of ten) then it gets boring. My friend reliably informs me a certain bulldog will quite happily sit by the wall and let you walk. Ho hum.

Training shoes

Found some shoes that "claim" to allow you to walk correctly. NOW THEY TELL ME!! For the last....da de da....years I've got it all wrong?

Pedometers - can you believe them?

According to my March/April calculations, if my little grey cells and the pedometer are to be believed, I should walk 3.6 miles in 2 to 2.5 hours, dependent on the weather. Hot = walk slow, cold = walk a bit quicker. Now the pedometer, which all of a sudden started to whiz round through the readings like a demented wind turbine thingy, is showing a blank screen.

I'll have to rely on walking round Dulwich Park track that is measured out for us - yet to be a tried and tested route for me, others have (I understand) did this last year!

Posted by Gwen

Forty quid more....

....thanks to Teresa Crowley and Lai See Chew online and one David M offline! Our sponsorship is nearly up to £200 in only the first fortnight - thank you, thank you, thank you xxx

Team lunch needed methinks ladies.........Harvesters anyone?

Posted by Joanne

Mo' money

More online sponsorship from Julie O'Farrell all the way over there in the Emerald Isle - I found some pictures the other day of Alice and Jessica, bless them! Hope you're all well xx

Also, thank you to the lovely Lady V who works at my spiritual home - I got off the phone to her this morning and had to go to the loo and make a strong coffee - such larks! See you soon.

I got my Race for Life pack through the post on Friday - Gwen hasn't got hers yet and is sulking. Not sure if the others have theirs, no doubt I'll hear soon enough either way! Can't remember my number but it's up there in the ten thousand mark.....woweeeeeeee, it's going to be packed on the Heaf!

Posted by Joanne

Thank you, ta

Offline sponsorship so far include donations from Chris Keeping, Lesley Ackland, Eve Cannon and Chris Parkinson - thank you all! On-line sponsorship includes Jenny and Irene.........we've gone over the hundred pound marks!!

Posted by Jo

Spotlight on: Sally Ann Edwards

Thank you for being such a star! xx

Posted by Joanne

On your marks....

A late addition to the team in the shape of Marian and our first sponsor in the shape of my dad!

Thank you both xxx

Posted by Joanne

Hello and welcome!

Thank you so much for visiting our on-line diary - I will try and get as much on here as I possibly can. You know the sort of thing: our training methods, the special diets we're all following, news on any injuries (I broke a nail yesterday) and even the odd interview with one of the team if you can possibly bear it.

Following the success of last year, we've decided to give another go this year. There are some changes to the team this year with Gwen, Marianne, Rene and Pat breaking out their trainers and upping their carb intake. Gwen, Marianne and Rene were part of the Support Team last year and I think they actually walked further than Sally, Lynn, Marian and I did! Haha!

We hope you can come and support us on the Heath this year, it was great to see so many of you cheering us on.