Blackberry season! Its still hot walking, but with a bit of planning I had four of my walks go through off-road blackberry-picking spots. These are free and natural resources close to many people's doorsteps, yet they seemed to me to be surprisingly underused.
Training is now picking up - five walks this month of 7 to 11 miles each, plus several hilly runs and gym classes.
I tried walking with two poles for the first time - Nordic walking. The trick is to land each pole ahead and outside of the foot, so you don't kick it as you step forward. Do that correctly ten thousand times in a row and you're motoring, so to speak.
My family joined in the training - my sister on a walk south from Hammersmith, and my brother on one of the blackberry forays. He and I also planned our training trip to Slovakia, and booked the Kilimanjaro trek with Exodus. We looked at many suppliers but they offered the longest route up, giving the best chance of success via acclimatisation.
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