End of season stroll?

[Rebel Kay]

Are we planning on walking to Fleet, if so are plans afoot? (excuse the pun, obviously Ian's sense of humour is rubbing off on me).

 

Who is organising it? Can we do it in one day?

[charlie]

Hi Kay,

 

Yes there are plans a-foot, we're working on a route as we speak and have made a decision on this year's chosen charity - Wexham Park Hospital's Leukaemia ward - more details will be available in the trust news letter, which will be out (all things going well) next saturday (1st March).

 

We think it should be doable in a day provided we set off a bit earlier than normal - we're probably looking at a 6:30-7am start, rather than the 8:30am one last year.

 

 

[charlie]

initial estimates from a website i'm using suggest the walk will be around 26 miles... they have a slow, medium and quick walk pace time estimate as well, For fast walkers, they say it can be done in just over 6 and a half hours (that's practically jogging it i think) medium pace walkers could look to do it in 8 and a half hours and slow walkers would need nearly 13 hours.

 

I'll see if i can get a map out and cut off some corners somewhere to make it a bit easier...

[Don Juan DeMarcus]

Start at Stag Meadow that would cut a few corners..

[A Rebel and a Saint]

How about making it the STFC last away game of season marathon instead?

[Martin]

I have also started looking into this and think we will need to go for a 6am departure if we all want to make it.

[GarySTFC]

6am? Ouch! Even more reason to get some good sponsorhip for those hardy enough though.

[brighton_rebel]

Surely with a baby, Gary, 6am is a lie in?

[GarySTFC]

6.45 he wakes up, so 6am is early even by those standards!

[brighton_rebel]

You lucky git, 5am at the moment for me, might as well get a bloody milkround

[grandad]

If start is 6 - 6.30 will not be walking this year, as would have to leave home by 4.30 to get there! Having said that suppose coud kip on a floor somewhere, but even so 6am walking!!!! If don't do will def sponsor someone.

[Amber Rebel]

i dont think i would manage it at any time,is there a way i can offset my laziness and get someone to do it for me, bit like being carbon neutral.

just a thought.

[charlie]

here's a link to the site i've been using - not knowing the area very well and not having driven it yet, could anyone suggest if this is viable? and whether or not there's some short cuts we could take?

 

http://www.walkit.com/mywalk.php?rblstart=33967_30489&rblend=224766_232247&cid=100638&header1:txtfrom=sl3+6nd&header1:txtto=gu51+5fa&header1:txtcity=london&direct=0