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Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 154 – Friends - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 154 – We continue our narrowboat cruising journey along with the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation, which includes the beautiful Don, we travel under the magnificent Conisborough Aqueduct. It just can’t help but take my breath away. I have a somewhat reasonable excuse for not walking, there is no towpath, and what with all Dave’s van and bike shuffling I am required yet again to skipper the ship. Lol, I say that like she’s massive, but no we are so dwarfed in this much bigger, more impressive surroundings. We pass some very beautiful sea-going boats. What we fondly c...2021-07-2606 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 147 – Back Home - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 147 – We’re going home today, even though the boat is a 50-foot Narrowboat Cruiser Stern there appears to us to be more room at home. I think that’s because everyone knows their space. At Mums the girls just lay in the middle of the floor. I think in Willow’s case in hopes of bullying and tripping up Nanny.
One more call of technical admin and then we’re heading home. Have to say,I’m not used to all this frolicking and I’ve got work to catch up on.
We walk the girls on t...2021-07-1906 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 109 – Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesWillow and I sauntered out. Another nice and busy day. It’s nice to see the boat’s coming up the lock again, three today and one yesterday. Yesterday’s narrowboat got banked on silt coming up so the marina community went down to help refloat it. That was nice. Today was two narrowboats and a wide beam GRP although, to be honest, it did look like a posh coastal boat – had patio windows in it and everything. Helped closed one of the gates. If you ever come up this way; know this, the gates are piggin heavy. So much so...2021-06-1107 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 106 – Pubday - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 106 - Pubdaytoday. The Lockdown in the UK is easing and we are allowed to meet up to 6 people or two households outside as the shops, including pubs open. It also happens to be Paul's big 0 birthday so the timing is perfect.
Having snuck out at the weekend I wait, I wait for Dreamcatcher to turn up, as I follow them into Victoria Quays. They, the birthday boy, Natasha, and Dreamcatcher haven’t been out in over a year. They missed the gap when lockdown eased briefly last year, some may say too early, but we didn’t, w...2021-06-0806 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 96 – Look Hard - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 96 - Not working all the days blend so Blur day follows blur day so imagine my fluster when Dave proclaims he doesn’t have to go into work. What Dave at home, under my feet again It only seems like yesterday he had summer and autumn of. Then he went back to work in November and December and then they gave him more time off. Mind you what is it they say, work hard play hard
Dave is working on the van this weekend but did manage to squeeze us in for a bimble. And on th...2021-05-2904 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 95 – Nanny - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 95 – Sorry again not much walking today, but a busy day nonetheless, first another Eva vet visit. I know it is a shame we don’t have shares in the place, but a complete and utter fortuitous blessing that we do have pet insurance. Oh, boy haven’t we just kicked the arse out of it. Giant breed dog, Giant breed dog vet bills. I know some say that dog insurance is a rip-off but we always get it. I would whole heartily suggest everyone gets pet insurance. Because hopefully you won’t need it and hopefully you will see it a...2021-05-2807 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 94 – Chase a Bee - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 94 – Bimble Bimble off we go. That was bimble, not bumble because let’s face it, I either don’t have the patience, or they are just too quick the busy bumblebees.
What I did manage to photograph, was a gate. Now you just see this as any old gate, but NO this is a special gate. This is the gate by which we leave for each of our walks or bimbles. This is the famous gate with the path beyond.
CRT paid contractors to improve the path beyond so when it rained people didn’t have t...2021-05-2707 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 93 – Busy Bee - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 93 – I took the girls out individually for a bimble. Eva first as we chicaned our way through the crowd. Anyone would think that they came for me, to congratulate me on moving again. The only thing that deterred this line of thought was the fact that they refused to clap. Crappy crowd. There was a mass of Lollers just all draped all over the grass.
The Fisher people had started outnumbering the fish. I did in fact think of pushing one fisherperson in. Talk about being unsporting. Fishing in the pound (body of water in between lo...2021-05-2608 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 92 – Angelic - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 92 – Was called into action by the screaming black and white beast, and off we went bimbling away. Okay I was on my own, standing on the grass whilst Willow rubbed her face on the grass, and I tried to pretend she wasn’t mine until she ran up to me and headbutted me in the thigh. Which was very close to headbutting me in the soreness and taking me out. I’ll say something for Willow, a bull in a china shop ain’t got nothing on her. Let’s consider that as one of the only two people on...2021-05-2507 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 91 – Whoa is watch - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 91 – Are you sitting comfortably, if so, then I’ll begin. Just another day at the office. Using the term loosely, I don’t work so I don’t go to the office or anywhere else actually, so I’m guessing my office is the boat. Anyway, there I was, just minding my own beeswax typing away on my beloved laptop, being busy and getting nowhere. My watch strap broke – just like that out of nowhere. Noooo I wasn’t doing anything with it. Of course, I’m sure. Dave had noticed a couple of days before that my beloved Garmin w...2021-05-2406 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 90 – Getting Ready - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 90 – After my day out yesterday to the hospital, I know living the high life. I didn’t really go out today. Dave was tinkering with the lights on the boat because they have been tinkering for over a year and progressively getting worst. We are getting ready to go out for the season so all these boat jobs are coming to a head. Buy a narrowboat they said, it’ll be fun they said. Well, we didn’t buy a narrowboat, Dave built it. For the majority it is fun, but it is also a never-ending process of fixing...2021-05-2304 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 89 –Arse - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 89 – Busy Busy Day, Okay, not too busy, but I did get to ride a tram with my mask on which nearly made me panic as I felt I couldn’t breathe. I found my center and pulled up my socks and concentrated on breathing, it helped. I rode the tram-like I owned it and after paying £4.40 return I certainly felt like I should own the bloody tram. That is more than a pound a mile. Even with high petrol prices and a parking ticket, it would have been cheaper to take my own transport. They wonder why the city...2021-05-2207 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 88 – We’re Back - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 88 – It’s a beautiful day today I feel the need to get outside and enjoy some of this wonderful sunshine. Life is good. It’s just the normal short bimble down the locks. I have to say we do tend to get a reaction when we walk down a street or in this case a towpath.
Dogs bark I get it. The dogs kept barking, yep I get that to. What I don’t get is why the dogs are not being corrected. Why are the dogs running to the end of their leads and dinging back? Th...2021-05-2106 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 87 – We’re Back - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 87 – The sun is shining, today is the day to make a comeback. Kylie did it, reinvented herself over and over again. She did it very successfully, I’m not sure if she walks, hikes or bimbles like me, but we are going for a bimble. After the success of being dressed all day yesterday today is the day.
I took the girls separately for a short walk down and back up the locks. It’s nice to be back. It’s nice to be out with everyone. It was so busy I would say everyone and his dog...2021-05-2005 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 86 – Dressed - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 86 – Got dressed for the first time in a decade, wore clothes and everything. To be honest I needed to. I had an appointment at the cardiology department, they well and truly hooked me up to a monitor, the only saving grace here is the lady said the monitor is quite small to what they used to be. Thankfully it is not when it used to be. It has a little clip which I am clip to my clothes and I have now found myself telling everyone the time. That is the only piece of...2021-05-1903 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 85 – Logoed out - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 85 – I am clearly no graphic designer and I just can’t seem to make/get the design I wanted. What I am capable of is picking up software and going on a steep learning curve journey. These are all really good lockdown projects. I don’t need to move I just need to concentrate and get my head in the laptop. What I can’t do, I haven’t.
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Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 84 – Thinking- Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 84 – I’ve been thinking I need to get back out there. I know the saying; don’t put off tomorrow what you can do today – because tomorrow isn’t given. Meaning doesn’t think it, do it, don’t talk it, do it, just do it. I’ll start tomorrow I think. Dare I say I’ve actually missed walking. I’ve actually missed that downtime for me. I’ve missed the relaxation it gives me, and furthermore without being too airy-fairy, the peace and tranquillity it brings me. What, you don’t know the saying ‘airy-fairy’?, it means impractical and foolis...2021-05-1705 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 83 – Officially Spring - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 83 – Today is officially the first day of Spring. It’s the closest earth comes to the sun each year. It’s the day that white witches frolic around a circle in a prancing Equinox. Your right I have no idea what I am talking about. I’m just making up random sweeping statements as I sit this one out inside, whilst Dave takes up the mantle and does everything again. I am super lucky to have such a supportive spouse.
Spring is here though; it a beautiful day and I feel like I’m missing out. I’m not fe...2021-05-1604 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 82 – Le Creuset - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 82 - That’s a whole week on my own, whilst Dave is at work and I made it. Yeah go me, I do feel a bit better and I do feel the need to be a bit more active, including cooking. Yes, I know this is a walking blog but I’m not ready for that yet.
I love cooking on our multi-fuel stovetop. It’s the little stove in the corner that heats the boat in winter, have to say it’s very rarely on in the summer, maybe unless it’s been a really manky day...2021-05-1505 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 81 – Booster - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 81 - We took the girls to the Vets today for their boosters, Willow’s shoulder is still sore. I think I may need a booster too – I’m tired and still not fully recovered. This is probably the first time I’ve been out since the operation. It only highlights that I have been out of the walking game for far too long. I need to think about putting something in place to help me get back into the race. When I say race, I mean race at my pace, so not really a race. If it was, I w...2021-05-1405 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 80 – Donut - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 80 – It was nice seeing Natasha and Paul today, had a quick chat but Willow kept butting me in the nether regions which was sore anyway, never mind a 6 ½ stone complete knuckle skull butting in that area. I soon gave up with the chat and headed over to the green. Dave picked me up and we went out for tea. Dunkin Donuts has opened up locally and whilst I suspect this is not the way they thought their new franchise was going to work, it was open and working none the less, obviously, we couldn’t eat in, but have...2021-05-1304 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 79 – Logo - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 79 - Second day on our own, with Dave back at work and I think we are developing a pattern. The less I move, the better I am, and thankfully the dogs seem to be aware of that so they appear to be less demanding. Laugh out Loud, Willow less demanding. It does seem to be so. Maybe my little black white and green princess is aware that I’m not at my best. She does appear to be less needy and attention orientated.
Picked up another laptop project today, make a logo for Changing Pace. I th...2021-05-1204 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 78 – On my own - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 78 – Dave’s gone back to work today, practically ran the whole way there. Guess he’s pleased to get somewhat back to normal, and yet here I am, the first day on my own with the dogs. It’s not like I’m going to be running any marathons and I hope the dogs go easy on me. I briefly took them out twice today, and then Dave took them for a walk when he got home. I think they are Okay but I still feel guilty knowing that they like to sniff and play. I’m sure when we get...2021-05-1104 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 77 – Lay down- Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 77 – Dave worked around the boat today, he seems almost grateful to be going back to work tomorrow. He does not appear to be suffering from any of the normal Sunday Blues (knowing he’s got work tomorrow). His uniform is washed and ready, he’s so keen and he’s not left it to the last minute, which he normally does.
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Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 76 – Blog - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 76 - I knew I would be having maybe a week off, which turned into three weeks. First week isolation and then the next two recovering. I did wonder whether to miss recording these days in between the walking. ‘The not walking days’ and the thing that made me decide to write something, no matter how little was that the clock for the walking challenge hasn’t stopped, it’s still ticking. These walking days are still happening, whether I’m walking or not. Hence the reason to type something acknowledging each day whether walked or not.
If you’ve...2021-05-0903 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 75 – Stay Home - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 75 – I asked Dave to work from home today, the day after the operation, just in case. Actually, he’s been very good has taken everything on, and is doing everything. Me, I’m uncomfortable and sore, so not in a great state. I spend most of the day in bed recovering, zoning in and out of the here and now. Having some pretty weird dreams too, if only I could remember them. Do you remember your dreams? When you’ve had a good one, it’s almost like a good story and yet you can see them but they begin...2021-05-0804 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 74 – Operation - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 74 – Surprisingly I slept last night, didn’t think I would, but did. Up and out early heading to Nottingham for my operation. It’s only day surgery so hopefully, without complications, I’ll be out on the same day. This was the reason we only had to shield for a week. If it had been an overnight stay then shielding is two weeks. No!! I don’t know why. Slightly weird but in our case quite lucky.
Needless to say, no walking apart from walking to the Treatment Centre and then from my cubicle to the theatre ro...2021-05-0705 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 73 – Bobbed out - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 73 - The day before the operation, I’m slightly anxious. Still shielding but I feel so guilty. The girls are not really being walked. We get them out when we can, we try to sneak out at night when foot flow on the towpath is at its minimum, but still, it just doesn’t seem enough. I know dogs are pretty adaptable but the reason I don’t work is so I can look after the dogs walking etc, whilst living in a tiny off-grid home. That was the compromise. The girls just want to go out, play...2021-05-0606 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 72 – Isolation - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 72 - Dave’s second day of working from home, the narrowboat. He says he doesn’t like working on the boat because he feels isolated. Honey, I’m on the boat on my own for most of the time! Guess he likes to get out there and interact with others, particularly those of an engineering persuasion. I guess I’m used to being on my own, and are very much able to self-entertain I can safely say even though I do not work, I bring no income into our home, I am always busy and I’d even go as far...2021-05-0504 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 71 – Space - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 71 – The boat is in uproar, Dave is working officially from home now, you know, home is tiny so where are we supposed to put a desk?
No, we chose not to have a dinette when we made the boat so that’s not an option. Perhaps in hindsight, we should have, but you don’t really miss what we’ve never had. Also, I think until you’ve lived in an area, place, home, you don’t figure out what is and isn’t working. For example; We really struggled with the lack of storage in the bedroom –...2021-05-0404 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 70 – Thief in the night - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 70 - A kind of subdued day today, Dave wanted to DIY. Couldn’t go out and get the right stuff as we’re shielding. By default, I put that those idle hands to good use. Got me a little helper on the digital side of things. I wouldn’t say Dave a natural IT Guy but he muddled along, alright, s’pose.
The dogs seemed to know we were busy so stayed out of our way and running in their dreams. It’s difficult for them this restriction of exercise. They still go out briefly but it’s not w...2021-05-0306 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 69 – Coiled Spring - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 69 - Walking is closed as we officially head into completely avoiding people. Today I would suggest was not a success.
The dogs are suffering. If a bimble is a short walk, a bob out is defiantly not enough. We have dogs like champagne, in the fact that they are ready to pop. They are completely pent up. Today highlights the benefits of regular walks, not only to exercise your dog but to stimulate them as well. When we decided to make our leisure boat our home, we made the decision that the dogs would be my...2021-05-0205 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 68 – Collection Point - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 68 - SSDD (Stephen King) Same Day as yesterday, avoiding people and diving in hedgerows. A brief glimpse of the sky and then back into my burrow. It appears that I am destined to stay down this rabbit hole. Rather than keep typing about nothing I’ve asked Lisa to keep the group active, after all, she has a marathon to train for. Care to share your training plans? Me, I’m avoiding people and picking up poop, it ain’t the high life and I greatly look forward to the release of the 12th April. Dave has just pooped...2021-05-0105 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 67 – Head Down - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 67 – When someone says you shouldn’t go out, can’t go out then clearly that’s the time you want to go out. I do need to go out; I sneak the dogs out but I’m jumping out the way of people, waiting on the other side of the locks, like a cat burglar. Dogs need to be walked, there has never been a time where I could have a day off. Even when I’ve been the walking dead (poorly sick) those dogs still need to go out. It’s not like we have a garden just to bob th...2021-04-3006 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 66 – She’s fine - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 66 – Thank you all for all your kind wishes for a speedy recovery, clearly, it’s working because the Drama Queen is fine. Nothing that a couple of rest days and not bounding around like an idiot won’t cure. The tigger impression isn’t helping, it comes to us all, the realisation that we are getting older. No, not me, I’m not getting older, I shall stay forever young and, in that respect, I think Willow is taking after me.
I do wish we’d have saved that 50 quid for an emergency appointment. I almost feel conned...2021-04-2905 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 65 – Poor puppy - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 65 - Couldn’t sleep again, it’s getting quite bad, isn’t it? Combination of thoughts and Dave doing his impression of a train. Just because one shoulder is not on the mattress does not mean you are on your side. We are all clear about that, aren’t we? Good to know.
I spent the early hours of the morning bashing away at the laptop. No, don’t worry, didn’t wake Dave up. He slept through that earthquake - you remember when it hit Sheffield in 2008? No Dave doesn’t either. I thought the house was subs...2021-04-2809 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 64 – How low can you go - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 64 – How low can you go - Walk 1000 Miles a Year
It’s a struggle, to say the least, to park the beast anywhere due to size and width, yes size is important. Fully aware that cars are getting bigger including the posh electric hybrids. Was off out and about today and trying to park the beast is a right pain in the curb. Midday parking on a busy road, traffic zooming and me trying to reverse park. I felt like I was on my test let me tell you. It took me three goes to pass anyw...2021-04-2706 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 63 - Button - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 63 – What a weird night. The boat was the wrong way in and so we can get out of the bow, which we can’t do with the dogs when the bed is down, we slept up the other end. It really turned the dogs upside down. Willow kept screaming at me at regular intervals throughout the night, I think to make sure I was there because it wasn’t like her back leg was hanging off or anything although to be fair by the end of the night/morning I was pretty much-taking requests.
Dave, bless him go...2021-04-2608 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 62 - Nothing - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 62 – Walking early is always the best way to go. Up before being screamed at, out and off we went, Willow and I. A little frosty start but it’s all good – when you get walking ya get a dab on, no need for any chills to be multiplying. I really enjoyed the walk, and yet I sit here talking to you thinking ‘well what happened?’ the sweet answer is simply nothing.
We saw lots and lots of fisherman, must have been a match on and whilst I didn’t put Willow on the lead, I’m always a littl...2021-04-2507 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 61 - Big Day - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 61 – Today was a big day, no we weren’t told we was allowed out to play, I suspect Willow naughtiness has spread nationwide hence us all being grounded. Is that what you call it? We got grounded in our house, me I used to climb out the window and back in, Yeah – let’s hear it for flat roof porches. Don’t tell my mum that, she thinks I’m an angel. Did you call it “gated” or “Coventry” but I think that’s when people didn’t talk to you. I’m not sure what Coventry did to be so ignored mind. Whe...2021-04-2407 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 60 - Clock Stops - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 60 – So, we didn’t walk today. Yes, I took the dogs out, I’m not that cruel, we bimbled down the locks and back. The guilt hit just about the time it was starting to get dark, so we all went out, the whole boathold and the dogs had much more fun. More than I could have ever created on my own. Much biting each other’s faces off and feet was had.
Willow even found time to eat a dead fish that someone had lobbed in the bushes, because to be honest I don’t think even...2021-04-2305 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 59 - They're Here - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 59 – The alarm clock is ringing, well Okay not alarm clock but they are here, time to go, pack up the boat, throw stuff on the roof. The daffodils have indicated that spring is here, and as such, time to go. Let’s chase the current, go get it, wave bye bye to the block but we stay and we, we wait, we will be late again this year – we waited last year and we waited the year before.
June 2019 late because we had to wait for Dave to finish refitting after spray foam
June 2...2021-04-2207 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 58 - Wind - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 58 - Another short walk today but like I’ve said from the beginning, it isn’t a sprint it’s a marathon. Not that I would ever consider doing either of those to be fair. My favourite season is autumn, and it felt like autumn today, a very blustery autumn. For half the walk I was tuned out with my ear phones on, and I sometimes feel that not really concentrating on the walk I miss out on, well not on nature, because as you know that doesn’t come near us when Willow is about. How to word it...2021-04-2106 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 57 - Feet - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 57 - What a busy day today, couple of appointments, running around and achieving nothin. Well, when I say nothing it looks like I achieved loads, by the photos but actually I cheated I just took a lot of photos of our feet on different terrain. The Challenge to photograph us walking over different surfaces. Willow was miffed because she was off playing, zoomies, jumping up tigger style, trying to become one with the grass and I just kept calling her over to photograph her feet. It did make me laugh, her bemused reaction, like I didn’t have a...2021-04-2006 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 56 - Trumpty Trump - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 56 – I killed our website late last night. I don’t know what happened, I think it is something to do with code. Didn’t sleep well, got up early again. Oh No it’s Okay you stay in bed you ‘bread winner’ you. I’ll do my stay-at-home fur mummy bit. Didn’t wake up in a good mood.
Took Willow out again and left Eva with her Dad, he’ll take her out when he gets up. Rang my SOS, who somewhat calmed me down so was able to get into the walk. Did take my headphones but...2021-04-1905 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 55 - Don't Eat Dogs - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 55 – Another Early start today, I don’t know why I got up, and whilst Dave still slumbers on, rather than be quiet, I went out. Willow certainly looked surprised and a little miffed she missed out on yelling in my face.
Took my headphones out and headed round the block with Willow, clearly the pattern dictates that for me it’s easier to walk early before I get heavily distracted by anything else.
Spring is coming I can feel it – went out with my little jacket and even had to take my jumper off, got a ri...2021-04-1806 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 54 - A little Jaunt - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 54 – Just a little jaunt today, still distracted by the laptop making a website, that is all coming together nicely. So that’s a week of laptop work really. It just takes my breath away, that I have actually managed to keep walking and recording, our walks for very nearly two months. My staying power, all be it wobbly, has gobsmacked me. Took Eva for her little half a mile, didn’t feel bad because yesterday highlighted her limitations. I can definitely see her abilities or inabilities, little and often - I hate to think of her as getting old #b...2021-04-1704 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 53 - Spelling Bee - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 53 – Spelling bee continues – Actually was rather keen to go for a walk today, had my chickens in a row and Willow nearly ate a seagull, later, I’ll get to it later. So, did a bit of head scratching, think I’m getting the hang of it. I would say it’s a labour of love but to be honest it’s been a steep learning curve and I am super stubborn and will not be beaten. Spell no, I can’t do that but my strengths lie elsewhere in waffle and stubbornness, those are my super powers.
I snuck...2021-04-1607 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 52 Can you Spell - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 52 – Woke up with a spring in my step – I know hold me back because I’m coming for you. Yeah, again not sure where I was going with that, but I was at it, unsure what the it was but I was feeling good and had all my chickens lined up. Would you like me to get the point? Not sure I have one other than to say, much better frame of mind.
Didn’t touch my troubling thoughts contained within the laptop – got up, sort out the bed. Did domestic chores. Had my breakfast and reflected...2021-04-1508 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 51 - Rabbit Hole - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 51 – I couldn’t sleep last night my mind was racing, running round this corner and then running back. Darting over there and then the other way. Seriously my head is still down the rabbit hole trying to figure stuff out. If you know me, you know that I won’t let it go, like a terrier with a bone. I need to get it sorted and as a negative, the walking has really unfortunately taken a back step (see what I did there) but quite literally. I have seen your challenge Natasha and I will get to it, you di...2021-04-1406 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 50 - Rabbit Warren - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 50 – Rabbit Warren – Walk 1000 Miles in a Year
Have you ever spent the day with your head in the laptop, concentrating with the occasional interruption from her Royal Highness Willow, of course you haven’t, your lucky enough not to have Willow. Worth noting Eva never bothers me and would sit there crossed legged for three days before she asked anything, for herself. But Willow nudges me occasionally and I go out automatically on auto pilot because my head is still in the laptop trying to figure out why it won’t do what I want it to do. O...2021-04-1307 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 49 - Time - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 49 – Today I got up and went for a walk, that quick, that easy didn’t think about it just went. And I think when I go at late lunchtime, I know it’s coming. Normally by the time it comes round I have my head in something concentrating and I kind of resent being interrupted. Weird I know, I resent myself – no not like that. Whereas going this morning I didn’t think about it, just went and hadn’t started on something else. What time do you walk?
It was cold this morning, I warmed up, once I g...2021-04-1206 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 48 - Are you Made - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 48 – Are you mad! Who walked today? Okay Irene walked today but let’s be fair she is keen as mustard and has some, quite simply excellent views up in North Yorkshire. How far did you get Irene? Anyone else?
It seems to be a battle of the elements today; we’re holding a nice stead 23 degrees (roughly 76F) on the boat. After a big fat discussion today, every day is indeed a school day, Fahrenheit was named after a German Dude who invented the scale, did you know that? Mr Weather person says it’s 0 degrees (32F) outsi...2021-04-1106 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 47 - Blue Moon - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 47 – Blue Moon – Walk 1000 Miles a year
I never really wanted to walk in a routine and yet here I am walking at roughly the same time of day, walking roughly the same kind of route. You know yourself when that starts to happen you’re going to see the regulars. The old couple who walk arm in arm. The fisherman who is apparently called a stalker, because he walks up and down the canal, no I didn’t know that fisher people could be called stalkers without the police being called, but it true. Like any hunter h...2021-04-1007 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 46 - Stalactites - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 46 - Willow and I only found two Snow Angels, this afternoon, across at Deep Lock on the Sheffield Canal. We walked half of the block walk, which was a good 3 miles and one of the first walks we started doing at the beginning of this challenge.
The whole Boat hold went out again after dark, it was still freezing or ‘nesh’ as Dave likes to call it. Nature dropped a surprise; Dave found an ice stalactite (or could have been stalagmite - always get them confused). Sweetly he gave it to Eva who trotted off with it l...2021-04-0906 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 45 - Reflections - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 45 – Another cold one and another day I didn’t venture outside. I’m building a website. I know!! Me building a website – get a load of me, well of course you will because your all be rushing to my websites for wonderful tips of how to moan about walking, how to come up with a very powerful excuse to not walk. These excuses and more will all of course be available on my website free of charge for you. Because you’re my favourite – don’t tell the others, just between me and you.
So what was the reason...2021-04-0806 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 44 - A Big Mile - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 44 – A little mile, or was it a little mile? We only walked a mile today but maybe it was a great big mile. In case you’re wondering it was A great Big Mile. We did it, according to the official #walk1000miles challenge we have walked more then your average Briton has in a year. Oh yeah, we reached 200 miles of completing the same walk every day for the last 44 days staying local, which was Mud, Towpath, Busy Road, Concrete, Busy Roundabout, Carpark, Grassy area, Mud and Towpath. We have only ever seen 2 of the weirs on the...2021-04-0704 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 43 Spoilt Lovelies Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 43 – And the snow has fallen which in turn means I find myself again, hiding on the boat. It is really icy cold, but I would prefer to see the pretty scenes from inside the boat. Of course, I took the dogs out. I could see that look in Willows eye, somewhat reminding me of Laurel and Hardy – “That’s another fine mess you’ve got me into” mocking me as if I’m not going to finish or keep up this #walk1000miles challenge. Well Willow dearest I am, I’ll get it tomorrow. You see today is a perfect exampl...2021-04-0605 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 42 - Disgusting - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 42 – Seriously what is that saying, where the ice winds will blow, we shall have snow. Blooming icy freeze in the breeze. Luckily enough whilst it tried it never did stay – I’m putting that down to Eva and I chanting ‘No snow you must go’ and poof, just like that it #clickfingers it was gone. Your very welcome. Eva’s walk as previously described was a freeze breeze and she wasn’t really chanting, I just said that because I didn’t want to appear to be a loner. Besides Eva Loves snow.
Willow walk was more a battle of...2021-04-0505 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 41 Don't Lick That - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 41 – Somebody said it was going to snow, I said “no, don’t want it” I wish I had openly accepted that it would or might. I fear because of my need to fight the forces of nature Karma came along and put the record straight.
It was raining when I took Eva out. It was raining when I bought Eva home. It continued to rain when I went out with Willow and just as I was feeling pretty sorry for myself, I nearly slipped a disc skimming across the quagmire of mud sleekness that was formally known as...2021-04-0405 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 40 - Licking - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 40 – Oh the joys of it being a quiet walk day everyone is at work and we are mid Lockdown. The towpath is clear, yes of course there is still mud but it doesn’t look like a splat party and with little traffic the walk just seems to breeze by. The diversion from the accident and then the high-water levels was gone, so we didn’t have to dodge any cars.
It would have been pleasant, but for a certain someone insists on licking a certain something. Do let me know if you want me to go...2021-04-0305 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 39 - Photo Shoot - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 39 – The snow has pretty much gone and having already walked out with Eva, it’s fair to say that the towpath is in a much better state. The slush has gone and the drier day’s mean the slip slide of the muddy, slushy towpaths are much easier to manage. I think my mood or certainly the desire to walk is very weather dependant – now, don’t get me wrong I’ll walk in rain, snow, wind – after all it’s just about being dressed properly but it’s a complete biscuit when ‘your stay local’ (lockdown) walk is just impassable.2021-04-0206 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 38 - Snow Eating - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 38 – Winter is still upon us, frozen snow and my personal favourite slush and let’s not forget the theme of this winter Mr Mud. It’s going to be another glorious walk of trying to stay on your feet whilst tip toeing around the mud slides and generally trying not to get to dirty or wet. Initially took Eva out and wow I do believe she is getting slower, I’m sure she would have been the normal speed if she hadn’t tried to eat all the snow in sight. She sure does love the snow and we ended u...2021-04-0105 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 37 - Snow Angel- Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 37 – Woke up to a winter’s scene, clearly Winter is not giving up without a fight. Needed to take Dave into work today as I needed the van. Skidded and slide - boat steering stood me in good stead, we were perfectly fine, I am an amazing driver. I actually can't remember the last time I drove the van in snow. Only got stuck once, I was hoofed out by three burley Steel workers - my hero's. Good time to reiterate I am an amazing driver.
Walked the dogs about lunch time, in the snow again. Thes...2021-03-3105 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 36 - Lost the Pig - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 36 – Been a busy Day today – Took Eva to vets, dropped van with Dave, walked home. Sun was out and I was in a good mood until - Willow started being a pig – ate everything including bread and something else, don’t ask. She ran off into a bush which I can only assume she was chasing something, needless to say I don’t run as fast as her. Not her finest day and yes I moan and we have a giggle about her behaviour.
However, I was saddened to learn today, that two young man lost their live...2021-03-3004 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 35 – Unconditional Love – Walk 1000 miles a year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 35 - Willow the Alarm clock was whining indicating time to get up, the joys of having a dog. It’s not all sunshine and roses, it’s expensive food and then the other end. The being tied down, kennels costing twice as much as the budget holiday. But of course, the security, the companionship and believe me when I say we have some great conversations, how we laugh. The unconditional love. Okay you sold it, I’ll deal with the whining, screaming and barking, it’s a trade-off, I guess. Another beautiful icy cold day and yet = everything seemed O...2021-03-2904 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 34 - Hiding - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 34 – Didn’t walk today, I hid away on the boat I had so much to catch up on. That my walking took a lesser priority. That’s Okay isn’t it? It’s Okay to have a day off? We did the normal bimble but with weightier things on my mind I didn’t walk.
On reflection, could I? yes, I think probably. Should I have? Again probably.
Here’s the thing though, I don’t think I should feel guilty for taking this one day, for me, for other things. As long as this one day doe...2021-03-2804 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 33 - Sunshine - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 33 – Willow the Alarm clock gets me up again, by screaming in my face. I took Eva out for a her quick bimble whilst Dave slept on, after all he is the bread winner. Swapping for Willow we set off - Oh yeah you guessed it round the block. Unsure if you aware, I am not a morning person, I do not like being woken up. However, it was a great time for a walk. The sun was doing its best to take ownership of the shimmering frost on the ground, there was a chill in the air but I...2021-03-2704 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 32 - Birthday Missed - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 32 – The block route was closed, yes the same sign was up as yesterday, no I didn’t ignore it – I thought I would end up on the TPT Trans Pennie Trail and lack of directions supersedes me, looked at Willow, who shook her head , so I took that as a sign and turned round. I ended up walking round Meadowhall carpark. Not a blade of grass in sight, poor Willow, I was riddled with guilt. Mind you neither was there any cars. I did find where the security guards skive though. Trooped home with my bottom lip hanging out in...2021-03-2605 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 31 - Smell It - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 31 – Had a really good walk, why? Was I doing a new route? Has all the mud disappeared? Did Boris say we can go out to play? Was Willow a good girl? Did Willow eat anything?
No – No – No – Yes – No We had company, the newly jabbed Natasha the Marathon Runner, now go easy on her she didn’t make me run, she’d have wet herself laughing. Dave describes my running a lot of effort with little forward motion. A bit like Phoebe’s free running (come on people sitcom references) but she does it better ie, more forward...2021-03-2505 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 30 - So Cold - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 30 – It was cold, Ice Cold (Yes I know your singing the song - Ice, Ice baby da da da dar) and the wind was howling some and yet we strode on. Took Eva out for a bimble first and then Willow round the block. I’m getting bored of the block, I’m getting bored of the mud, I’m bored of being bored. I do note the days are lengthening and I long for spring, but not April showers. I’d really like to be cruising then we could walk in a different place, every day – The times we liv...2021-03-2406 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 29 - Support -Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 29 - I didn't want to #walk today but very fortunate to have such a supportive group network. Looked sunny but it was ice cold winds
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Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 28 - Moangy - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 28 – I’m not feeling it, I lost my mojo, we set out for a walk - my neck hurts, it’s cold and it’s like Piccadilly circus outside. Lots of peoples doing various things and very little lockdown but I suppose they can argue they are just having their exercise just like us. You can tell it’s a weekend/Sunday. Super short walk, nothing too much to write home about but then I suppose that’s the journey isn’t it? Sometimes life just gets in the way. I know where I’ve dropped miles, yes, I’ve got some in...2021-03-2204 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 27 - Neck Ache - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 27 – As I rolled over in bed, I know normally my walking day starts much later ie, when I’m dressed with fresh minty breath. Bear with me; as I rolled over, my neck got in a tangle with itself, and I tore some of my neck muscles, both heard and felt. No chance of going back to sleep after that, up at the crack of dawn. Okay when I say crack of dawn, I mean 8am but that is still very early for a Saturday. I was doing some sort of Frankenstein’s monster impression with one leg longer...2021-03-2108 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 26 - Block Closed - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 26 – The block route was closed, yes the same sign was up as yesterday, no I didn’t ignore it – I thought I would end up on the TPT Trans Pennie Trail and lack of directions supersedes me, looked at Willow, who shook her head , so I took that as a sign and turned round. I ended up walking round Meadowhall carpark. Not a blade of grass in sight, poor Willow, I was riddled with guilt. Mind you neither was there any cars. I did find where the security guards skive though. Trooped home with my bottom lip hanging out in...2021-03-2003 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 25 - The Day After - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 25 – The day after the day before, yeah I’m not sure where I was going with that one but to say, that yesterday; round the block was closed. Yes, the River Don stopped my plod. Yes, I know there was diversions but I wasn’t going to mention it. So needless to say, I couldn’t walk round the block, wise choice by me.
You wanna know a secret? Come here then – Willow and I walked past the cones of no entry; I know I’m a criminal, the dog made me do it officer. Mrs Don had rece...2021-03-1904 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 24 - Wasn't Feeling It - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 24 - I didn’t walk today I did feel a bit like Noah took the #dogs out one by one. Squelchy, rainy & horrible Eva #Akita loved it. Willow walked quick then home - Just counts as a bimble
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Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 23 - Flood Warning - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 23 – I managed to sneak out before said forecasted rain got us, it did but Willow and I were already two thirds round the block anyway.
Let me tell you I ache. I walked the dogs early in the morning then chopped wood all day. Today dawns and I ache – I still went round the block but now I am broken. Go get my mum, I got a boo boo. Where does it hurt? Everywhere, kiss it here and here and here, you can see where that was going.
Got a little trigger happy with the...2021-03-1705 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 22 - Recharge - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 22 – I was up early with the alarm clock; sorry I mean Willow. Took Eva out for her bimble and then Willow around the block or so I thought, when I lost all tracking the watch died, again – it clearly needs daily charging when working this hard. Bobbed strava on and it just sucked all the power out of my phone. Came home in a huff, if I ain’t been tracked, acknowledged or receiving some sort of, totally I am not walking.
I would have had some wonderful wildlife to show you which I would have photog...2021-03-1605 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 21 - Street Art - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 21 – Dave keeps shoving us, Willow and I, out of the van and let me tell you the distances are getting longer, well they look like it anyway – right up until you walk it then find out it’s the same distance as walking round the block.
I walked across town today, well when I say town, Sheffield is a city but ya say town, don’t ya? Really not sure why Sheffield is a city, it has a couple of universities, sure Okay. Yes, it has a Cathedral but it’s a tinsy one – although award winning for...2021-03-1505 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 20 - Man Down - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 20 – Willow got it in her noggin that she wanted to go out again, even though she’d just been out, I think she’s getting into the swing of it, eventually coming round to my way of thinking. We donned the double up clothing and we all, the whole boatload went for a walk.
So, the girls went nuts again, there is still snow on the ground so as soon as they were off the lead, it went into Zoomies. All was going well, One Lock, Two Lock, Three Lock and before we get to Four, the mu...2021-03-1405 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 19 - Bimble - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 19 - I appear to be the only one not keen on walking in the snow, well when I say snow I mean that term loosely or is it tightly because it’s packed down, it’s now ice, it’s now a slide or an ice rink you pick don’t mind which metaphor you prefer.
I have managed to hide away all day, next to the stove. I was only called to action when Eva, wanted to go. We went, I told you Eva walks slow, she’s old like bagpuss (some may not remember bagpuss...2021-03-1304 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 18 - Snow Play - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 18 – Everyone loves snow, right? Wrong, yes it looks lovely, pretty, crisp and clean but it hides things, the mud and the poop. I cannot believe that Natasha did a snow angel, she looked like she was having fun, I didn’t tell her what hides beneath, that would have been rude. She lay on the ground squealing and laughing. You know who else like snow, you know who likes squealing and laughter not only Willow but Eva as well – I thought they were going to Giant Breed herd stomp poor Natasha into the ground, don’t worry I videoed...2021-03-1205 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 17 – Soaked through - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 17 – after the small walk yesterday I was determined to get round the block today. And it rained all day it was a complete rainfest, Willow and I got drenched. I could feel the negative thought process radiating off her; ‘We went home in utter soakingness….. but we did it
Stats, we’ve run out of Christmas food, Out of the official race I’m number 599 which would appear I’m going backwards – I remember the good old days when I was 260. To be fair there are now 5362 walkers/runners. First position is being held onto by a lady who has...2021-03-1104 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 16 - Don't Want to - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 16 – I’ve run out of steam, couldn’t be bothered, didn’t want to go, haven’t got time, so much to do. BUT I went, if only for a short walk – a mile and half, better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick right? Couldn’t very well be encouraging others to do something rather than nothing, so I went for me and a little bit for you.
Willow wore her camera today, which everyone managed to notice and comment on, like I didn’t know it was on there. Have you ever noticed tha...2021-03-1004 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 15 - Saved a Trolley - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 15 – Today I looked like a Chav pushing a trolley back to Marks and Spencers. 3rdone I’ve saved in 15 days of walking; I don’t think he would have survived in the wild. He didn’t have a pound in and it was good will gesture. Willow actually trots really beautiful beside it so I was really chuffed she wasn’t crisscrossing in front. Another walk around the block, whilst messing with my selfie stick and videos
In two weeks #walk1000miles I’ve done 72.6, left to go, 927.4 miles - weirdly I’m a little excited about coming u...2021-03-0904 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 14 - Two Weeks - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 14 – I have walked consecutively every day since the #walk1000miles challenge started. I’m so pleased with that, so excited by that achievement in itself, staying power #selfpraise. Focus on what you have achieved not what you haven’t. You remember I said I have limited focus, well I’m still here, still smashing it – well chuffed.
May have been a tinsey wincey bit over zealous. Walked the dogs half a mile each this morning. Walked Eva before taking Willow round the block and now I’m walking like an old woman, which I am so let me be mo...2021-03-0805 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 13 - Company - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 13 – It’s nice to have company, I set out with my marathon runner, Natasha, we kept our distance – although to be fair she doesn’t look like a lurgy carrier. Let’s face it, it’s not like my voice doesn’t carry. We had a little visitor before we left. You could definitely tell it was Saturday, I thought all these people had to stay home – clearly, they were all out for the one time a day exercise.
Don’t they know this is my route and only the chosen, like Natasha can be on it. Willow kept lo...2021-03-0704 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 12 - Maths - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 12 - It's all gone wrong, well at least the calculations of my miles anyway. I thought I was doing a ‘boots on’ challenge, I thought I was doing well. The reality is my Garmin is recording my walks, which I want but also recording unaccounted for steps. This came to light because yesterday it didn’t record my walk, so I put it in manually however looking at my news feed it recorded the unaccounted-for steps 11K so in effect it means I recorded it twice. I’ve deleted the manually inputted one now. I’m not running th...2021-03-0605 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 11 - Talk and Walk - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 11 –Had a great walk chatting my way round the block, I didn’t walk faster but didn’t notice so much of the walk. Thank you to Lisa, Mary and Irene for keeping me company, it did ease the pain, right till I got home and accidently didn’t save the walk on my Garmin, which kind of bummed me out. I know what a difference a fortnight makes, I didn’t think such a thing would upset me but I need gratification, I need to see and relish the reward on seeing it all mapped out. Anywa...2021-03-0503 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 10 - The Beat - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 10 – I can see a pattern developing here Miss Willow, poop and a pee straight out of the gate although she didn’t seem to mind going for a walk #walk1000miles.
Let me explain, today for the first time I wore my headphones and all was good with the world, basically because I couldn’t hear it. Okay slight over exaggeration I had one ear in the world and one out – always good to be aware of your surroundings. I think Willow likened it to a ‘Pink’ concert, she loved my singing, I mean who wouldn’t!! Also did s...2021-03-0405 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 9 - A Whole Week - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 9 – I have been walking for over a week now – Here the big news flash, are you sitting – I have walked every day, Everyday, not missed one, started off really badly, but today, I have found my route, finally got one sorted. Canal Mud, Tarmac, River, Canal, Mud, Home. It’s not the perfect route, heavy car noise but it’ll do for now.
Yeah I know - let’s talk about me some more.
More News flash – still sitting – I have walked the grand totally of 42.7 miles. Isn’t that amazing – anyone who knows me, knows that unles...2021-03-0304 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 8 - Lost - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 8 – Took Eva out for a short mid day walk, I think she’s comfortable with 0.5 miles #walk1000miles.
Then took Willow and thought, I’ll mix it up and mix it up I did. I in my great wisdom decides to go the other way round the block, clockwise, but I want a few more miles, so without planning anything, got lost. The 5 Weir walk is based around the River Don and the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal. I know I don’t want to be this side of either, so Willow and I were weaving in between...2021-03-0205 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 7 - Shopping - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 7 - Who knew shopping could be so good for you? Yes, I see you all have your hands in the air, right? Left Willow home, to be honest with you I think she was happy for some “stove snuggle, I’m not going out in those freezing temperatures, not again” time. Dave and I walked to Meadowhall (big shopping centre) to return and replace some TIMBERLAND boots (not for dog/mud walking) that mummy aka Santa Claus bought/brought me. Some other shopping ie, Nephews birthday etc and then walked home. For the majority walked in the warmth. Clocke...2021-03-0103 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 6 - Lets Talk Pounds - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 6 - Dave keeps throwing me out of the van at different parts of town, so most of our walking is urban. I’m like a homing pigeon, clearly better legs mind, I always find my way home. Very unlike Hansel and Gretel who clearly didn’t have google maps. Willow and I make our way onto familiar ground, the towpath and follow the road (so to speak) home. Dave goes shopping drives home and then comes out to meet us, as Eva can’t walk that far anymore.
Before Christmas, 21st Dec, I weighed myself, The scales...2021-02-2804 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 5 - Roll Call - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000Miles
Day 5 - Whose walking? Are you starting today, did you start last week? Whose Observing? You know that the walkers need cake don’t you and there’s a lot of new members? Tell us what your doing, do you have a plan of attack?
Let’s talk numbers – by not talking numbers, I know I’m confusing sometimes I struggle to keep up with my own thought process. I post my numbers because I find the motivational for me. I’m planning on doing #1000miles2021 #givememymedal but I know me, I have this super highly...2021-02-2706 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 4 - Red Carpet - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 4 - Currently there are 1402 people doing the official #1000miles challenge. I started 4 days ago, I think a lot of people will be starting tomorrow and to them I wish good luck and yell “Come catch me up” to 237 people in front of me I whine “wait for me”. My race my pace
Today we took Eva to the Vets, the old girl, Eva not the Vet (who now I am distracted is quite young) has arthritis in her hips, knees and ankles. Dave shoved Willow and I out the van and we walked home. Whilst being super co...2021-02-2604 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 3 - MindSet - Walk 1000 miles in a Year #walks1000miles #WillowWalks1000milesDay 3 - it seems I need to change my mindset about walking, see it within it's own right as opposed to something to get somewhere. Look around me and appreciate what 's there. Today 2.49 miles - Total - 8.4
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Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 2 - There is no Day 1 - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesPLEASE DON'T WORRY THERE IS NO DAY 1
Day 2 - Having had the surprise start yesterday, knowing we have to walk 3 miles a day .... also knowing Lisa is miles in front of me, I've made the whole boathold come out with me again. Same walk as this morning but slower due to Old Eva (Ginger Akita). Grand total today 4.46 miles - yesterday surprise start 1.4 miles.
I'm 1.84 miles behind Lisa Warner and only another 994.14 miles to go.
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