last year after injuring my knee and exacerbating it with tour through spain and france I have had an enforced layoff while my knee healed.
It was bad for a while where due to a complex tear of the meniscus my weight went up to 21.5 stone and i had trouble weight bearing and couldn't bear to wear shoes.
as i healed I pushed myself, I took up running again and run to work now as well as regular 10-15 mile runs which I am gradually increasing.
It is 30 yrs since I first did the Pennine way so thought a great way to celebrate getting fit again and losing over 55lb (so far) I would test myself with a run walk of the pennine way.
I haven't really blogged much about it but I am due to start it on Thursday the 16th and I am really looking forward to it.
I will put some more detail, pics and videos etc.. as I can.
One of the most interesting things has been my switch to ultralight gear, some expensive some home made stuff, which has allowed me to go down to a 9kg pack with everything I need to complete a 260 mile run/walk.
I will list my kit and what worked for me/didn't work and why I chose a certain kit combination etc..
for now here is a quick video of me unpacking and giving my gear a final check!
