A step too far?

There was a point after we had finished our walk on Sunday when the size of the task ahead of us hit me. We had completed the walk and were driving back from the end of Stage 2 to the start where we had left Pete's car, when I said, does anybody fancy doing that again...and again....and again.....again?

20km at a steady pace was, as previously reported, a good workout - but the thought of increasing our training levels to such a degree that we are fit enough to undertake the final challenge, is quite daunting.

This isn't a walk in the park, some of the climbs were quite steep! Given that over the course of the walk you climb the equivalent of Ben Nevis and Snowdon combined, there clearly has to be a fair number of climbs along the way.

Our training walks will get longer, and will eventually include some preparation for walking across the Sussex Downs in the dark.

So why, you may ask, are we doing it?

There are numerous reasons:

1. Taking part in an event that challenges fitness, endurance and self motivation;
2. Competing the challenge itself along with any additional speed or endurance goals;
3. The ability to raise - with the extremely generous support of our friends and colleagues - a large amount of money for an excellent cause, and
4. The thought of the finish line on 17 July 2011

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