Dom Pannell's Blog

On walking.

So anyway, I signed up to attempt the "Three Peaks Challenge" on the second weekend of September.

Shouldn't be too hard, eh? I mean, I have hiked a fair bit in the past and I've got a cracking pair of walking boots that I picked up in Sweden (I left Sweden in 1998 so they're arguably a bit old).

Well, six of us went for a warm up on the Epsom Downs on Sunday. The more observant among you will notice that the name Epsom Downs does not bear any relation to 'mountain' or even 'large hill' and you'd be right. For the most part, the Downs are very flat.

Notwithstanding that, after a mere six hours or so of walking, my feet are a mess: I'm two toenails short of what I had on Saturday and I'm also sporting a magnificent blister on each heel. I've even managed a bruise on one insole.

At least my muscles aren't aching!

I've got three weeks to get my feet in decent enough shape to tackle Britain's three highest peaks.

I wonder if I should do this with charity sponsorship?

EDIT: I have posted some photos from Sunday here. I decided to spare you pics of my feet!

Posted by dompannell at August 14, 2006 9:28 PM | TrackBack