Taking Steps...

[dizzojay]

On Friday next week I, and about 60 of my colleagues, are doing a nighttime walk for charity.  Basically, it's a half marathon - 13.5 miles from Warwick Castle to Binswood Hall (which is a beautiful old ex-Abbey in Leamington Spa, and now forms the centre of one of the care villages that we run) via Kenilworth Castle. Setting off at 6 pm, we're aiming to finish at midnight.  We're doing it in aid of the hospital where a colleague who is fighting Leukaemia is being treated, (and - I'm glad to report - currently kicking this shitty illness' arse!)

I'm very lucky in that Lightwater, the village where I live, has a lovely country park - 160 acres of prime Surrey heathland which includes the highest pont in Lightwater. I've been doing 5 mile training walks around it over the last few weeks and I have a plan for a final 7.5 mile training walk on Sunday.

I've been in London at a work conference today, and I took the opportunity to get a couple of extra miles in by walking back from the conference venue to Waterloo station - almost exactly 2 miles.  It was a beautiful evening, and I never need an excuse to walk around London - the city that owns my heart!

I was wearing my sexy shoes for the walk ... they're SOOO comfortable!!!



I won't bore you with the train chaos after my walk which meant that my journey home which should have taken an hour actually took three hours!

Anyhoo, that's what's going on in Dizzoland at the moment.  If any of you feel like you might want to support us on our trek with a penny or two, you can do that here, and of course, I will appreciate enormously anything you can spare!

Comments

[metallidean-grl.livejournal.com]

That sounds cool, a night walk. I hope you have fairly pleasant weather - at least, not raining. It should be pretty with everything lighted up.

Good luck!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)
You can't expect too much from British weather in February, I'll just be happy for it to be dry!!

[supernutjapan.livejournal.com]

That sounds wonderful! I wish I could walk with you!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

It's such a good cause, and we'be raised £4,500 so far!! :)

[madebyme-x.livejournal.com]

What a great thing to do, and I wish you all the best!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Thank you, it's wonderful how the whole organisation has pulled together for Jo. I'm really proud to be a part of it.

[julchen11.livejournal.com]

That sounds great! I wish I could be there (mentally I will join you :-))
Good luck, honey!!!
This Picture... this man...

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Thank you, appreciate your support!

[jj1564.livejournal.com]

I've just donated, I think it's a wonderful thing you're all doing, and I'm so pleased your colleague is kicking cancer in the ass! I really hope she makes a good recovery xxx

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

She's just got the news that she's gone into remission. In a couple of weeks she will hear whether she needs more chemo or a bone marrow transplant to hiopefully finish the job.

[jj1564.livejournal.com]

That's brilliant news xx