Conic Hill Reflections

Me and Carol




Nae Bother!!




Steep hill







Carol



Not bad eh?

I absolutely loved doing this... My friend Kristeen that you see in some of the pics (with the dark hair) has been trying to get me interested in hillwalking for years and I always made out I wasn't interested.. Well climbing Conic Hill has definitely changed that now. It was a steep climb at bits but I got there, and each time you climbed a little bit higher the views just got more and more amazing!!
I found the decent harder than the accent, my right knee got a bit sore but not too bad.. We came down the other side of the hill and carried on towards Drymen where we got the bus back to Balmaha from the Old Smithy Inn. I have never been so glad to sit down in all my life!!!
A good day was had by all :-)

From the top :-)

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All done!!!

Todays stats



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Conic Hill

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Connic Hill

Well tomorrow I am going to attempt to climb Connic Hill in Balmaha...
I must admit I am feeling a wee bit nervous that I am not going to manage this one...
Will keep you posted :)

Greenock Cut

Walked the cut again today with my friend Kayrn. Got a bit muddy but was worth it to see the beautiful rainbow. Wasn't too bad weather wise after all ;-)


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Weightwatchers Update

I lost another 2lbs at ww last night which now takes me to 10 stone 8.5lbs lost to date :-)


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Listen to the wind!!

Lying in my bed all cosy and warm listening to the howling wind and rain outside my window thinking about today's walk with a hint of trepidation!!
Feel like I'm in training for the army never mind the Great wall of China!!! Lol


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Hill walking and bad cramp :(

Played an hour of badminton after work today then walked the Lyle Hill. On the way back down took really bad cramp in my legs and could hardly move!!
Am a bit nervous I'm going to have a bad night with cramp :(


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First Cheque Ready To Go!!

That's me written the first cheque to send to the Alzheimers Society.. Think I qualify for some free stuff cause I've managed to do so well in such a short space of time :-)


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Todays total....

168%!!!!

Today's Stats

Did my 4 hour walk in Millport today. Weather was freezing and a bit sleety but it was exhilarating!!
Hardest bit was walking to the top of the Island which is a mile in distance all uphill.


View from the top



Map of my route today



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Training Update

Have been doing well with the training so far..
Mostly walking the Lyle Hill and the cut.
The Lyle Hill walk is a good 3.5 miles which I have been doing almost daily now.
Getting used to drinking as I am walking as I need to keep hydrated, I find this really difficult to do so have been taking my Camelbak water pack with me and getting used to it.
This week I have to do a 4 hr walk on Monday and then a 1 hr
walk Wed a 4 hr walk on Fri and another 4 hr walk on Saturday!!

Countdown to China is on!!!!!

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Lyle Hill re-visited

Was lovely up the hill tonight so calm and peaceful...
Here are some pics of me and my friend Kayrn
Me


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Kayrn



Battery Park

Update on todays total....

We are at 158% folks!!!!
Currently sitting at £4,564.86.....Wow! Wow! Wow!!!

Fundraising Update

Total amount raised to date is
£4,359.86!!!
That's 151% yay!!


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Trekking update

Just done the Lyle Hill walk again. Lovely day but cold...
Been walking with a friend from ww and been great catching up.
Really enjoyed the walk, but so good to be back home relaxing even for a short space of time ;-)



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Was given more sponsor money last night from some folks at church including a large amount from folks in our Edinburgh branch. Bringing the total now to a whopping- £4,239.86!!!!
That is 147% raised so far!!!!

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Getting used to kit

Whilst walking the cut yesterday I was trying out taking my rucksack with me with my camelback hydration pack in situ.
Was walking along sucking away at the water, which I was finding okay but thought the suction was a bit hard to get flowing. I was determined to persevere with it.
Part way along the trail I started to get really bad trapped wind and it was agony!
It wasn't until I stopped about an hour later that I discovered I had put it in upside down and was sooking against the flow of gravity!! Lol...Hence I must have been sooking in a lot of air! Hence the trapped wind!!! Lol


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Today's walk

Today I walked the Greenock Cut. Lovely once the mist cleared. Met my old primary headteacher who is now in her 80's walking with a ramblers club!



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I'm famous!!

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Walking the cut

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Getting all kitted out!

Well today I took a trip up to Gi Outdoors in Clydebank and got some waterproof trousers and a waterproof jacket so I have no more excuses about walking in the rain!!
Also bought more socks, a pair of craghopper trousers where the legs zip off and a 25L rucksack and a Camelback hydration pack. Going to walk The Cut tomorrow, rain, hail, or snow!! Lol


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Feeling the burn!!

The muscles in my legs are burning today!!!
Had really bad cramp last night after walking up the Lyle Hill...
As one of my residents has advised me... Slow and steady, gentle monkey. Apparently it's a Chinese saying when people are overdoing things. Lol


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Greenock Telegraph

Had an interview with the Greenock Telegraph today at weightwatchers, should be in it within the next couple if days :-)


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Update

Well the new total after tonight's donations at weightwatchers comes to a whopping £3,885.36!!!

Lyle Hill walk again tonight going the Gourock route for a wee change :-)


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Fundraising update

We are at 130% Guys!!!
WoooooooooHoooooo.....



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Stepping it up!!

Didn't fancy walking in the rain tonight so decided instead to climb the 22 flights of stairs at Inverclyde Royal Hospital fir a wee change. Managed to get right up to the fire escape without stopping and then took pictures of each level on the way back down.



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Photo shoot

These are the official pics from the photo shoot from the newspaper article.



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Lyle Hill training in the dark!

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Mondays Training

TRIATHALON
Have been on the go all day and only just sat down for the first time!!
Played badminton after work and got tanked 5-0!! But at least got a lot of exercise running about like a numpty!
Went for a hike up the Lyle Hill with Kayrn and Kristeen. Looking good with the head torch on! Lol



After walk which lasted an hour and three quarters I headed off for a swim.
Feeling happily tired now :-)

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Love this collage :-)

One of the p6's in Cedars School did this collage for me. I absolutely love it!!


Have this set as my screensaver on my phone and my computer xx

Training Update

Training this weekend has been put on hold as I have ended up with shin splints in both legs!!
I still managed a 2 hour walk yesterday but that was all.
Am going to sit down tonight and work out a schedule for the next 12 weeks leading up to the walk.
Also when cutting my toenails yesterday managed to totally remove my little pinky toenail which is just a little bit painful today!
Never mind upwards and onwards.
Speak soon
Neets


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Something To Shout About!!!!

Well folks. I haven't updated since Friday and money has been rolling in....
Todays grand total is........
£3,659.24!!!!!!!!!
WoooooooHooooo!!!!

Have totally smashed the 80% minimum donation be 25th February as now have the whole amount in plus more! Now that the stress is off it's great just watching the percentage rise as more and more people donate to this worthy cause...
Can hardly take in everyones kindness to me and to this charity that is close to many of our hearts.
A Big Massive THANK YOU to everyone who has donated so far...
Let's totally lift the lid on this one!!!!!

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Today's training

Went to the gym today as the weather is so bad...
Tried the hill climbing setting on the treadmill for 40 mins walking all uphill. Found it quite challenging. Especially when set at highest setting!


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Update

91% folks!!!!!!!!!
I can hardly believe so much has been raised in such a short space of time!
WOW!!!


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80% Reached!!!!!!

That's us got past the 82% Raised in just 10 days!!!!!!!

A HUGE thanks to everyone who has donated so far :-))


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