Walk 1000 Miles

This year I decided to join in with Country Walking Magazine’s “Walk 1000 Miles” initiative. In short, it’s exactly what it sounds like. The campaign encourages people to walk 1000 miles in a year, which you can hit by walking 2.74 miles a day. After that, it’s down to you. Some people count all the steps they take in a day and others choose to count “boots on” miles i.e. just the miles they do on actual walks. I’ve decided to go with the latter, so I include mileage from the school run, and any walks I take, but not pottering around the house, garden or the shops etc.

I had a slow start to the year as I had the kids at home due to schools being closed. We went out on plenty of walks but it takes a lot longer to cover short distances when you’re accompanied by a 4 and 6 year old! However, we still got outdoors and I got a fair few miles under my belt. I’m behind where I should be at this point in the year. I hit 250 miles on 30th April and I should have been there 4 weeks before, however, I’m slowly but surely catching up. Last week I managed a 13 mile walk, and a couple of 5 mile walks.  And after being spotted doing the school run in walking boots (it’s not a treacherous journey to school, I go walking straight after drop off) I have recruited some walking buddies too.

At the moment I’m still walking from my front door, as I’m lucky to have fields, villages and a canal within walking distance, but I am planning some walks slightly further afield in the not too distant future, all being well. If you have any exciting suggestions for routes I could try, or places you like to explore, let me know in the comments.

Keen to get involved? You can sign up for free and start any time you choose. 

https://www.walk1000miles.co.uk/signup