Less than 3 months to go

So there are just 89 days to go until I embark on my challenge to trek the Great Wall of Charity in aid of Derian House. Today is the last Sunday of the year and as such another trip up Rivington Pike was necessary. The mist was low but hey ho onward and upward.



Somewhere in the distance is Rivington Pike.



One obligatory selfie of me at the top, not the best view it has to be said.



The view of the path just climbed up, Back down was a tad windy.

Fitness Level

Today's walk was about 3.5 hours, nowhere near long enough. A concerted effort and focus now needs to be applied for the next 11 weeks to get me to the level I ned to be at. It is quite scary just how fast the time has gone by and how little is left to get up to speed. 

New Year's Day a planned walk up Ingleton Falls in on the cards but after that 2 walks every weekend and harder ones will be needed. I have one more booked in for Snowden at least but still need to do so much more.

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The date is closer than expected

So the trip that I was booked on through Charity Challenge was cancelled due to lack of participants. However, the company offered me an option to join another one, great except that it is 3 weeks earlier! aghhh the time is getting closer and closer so today I have 111 days to go, April Fools Day is the flight - that says something.

Today, another very wet 4 hour walk around Rivington Park and up Rivington Pike, found yet another new path with lots of steps which is helpful. Still so much more training still to do.

Fundraising

This has still not properly started but I think this will be just as challenging as the actual trek. Asking for money is never easy from anyone but as soon as the New Year is here it will commence. I chose Derian House Children Hospice as it is the only children's hospice in Lancashire and in terms of size is small by comparison to many and as such doesn't get the same level of grants. Hopefully, I will be able to find enough people to sponsor me to raise my target of £5,000.

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