Training!

How do you train for a 2,650 mile walk?

You . . . well, walk!

I've been carrying a backpack with 10 litres of water (about 10 kilos in weight) whenever I go out for a stroll. Ideally, and unfortunately, this means going up and down a local steep hill several times. Monotonous but necessary. Of course I'm still going for longer walks as well, that's never boring.

2 hours of exercises each day such as raising a lowering a straight leg whilst sitting in a chair, with 4 cans of baked beans hanging off to make it harder - and it does hurt. Walking lightly exercises all of the required muscle sets but others, such as calf's and quadriceps need strengthening.

The psychological training I can't really do anything to prepare for, that kicks in when I set off.