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✔FOR FAMILIES<br />
Above and right: Troops<br />
mobilised! The challenge has<br />
brought Jenny through a dark<br />
patch and her family together.<br />
overcome some challenges<br />
I never thought possible for her.<br />
Like climbing Pen y Fan ªin the<br />
Brecon Beacons in South Wales<br />
– the highest place in southern<br />
Britain) with a dodgy heart,<br />
with my Aunty Sue, who’s<br />
unwell also. I am so proud of<br />
her for that. Which is something<br />
I wouldn’t have said years ago!<br />
How has walking gone down<br />
with my own family? Well,<br />
teenage boys will only come<br />
out if food is on the cards, but<br />
Lewis is getting better at<br />
spending time with us oldies.<br />
My daughter likes the walks<br />
we do. I tend to make a spot<br />
it game, which keeps her<br />
focused, and I get to teach her<br />
things without her realising!<br />
Or she map reads, which<br />
on occasion has led to a few<br />
wrong turns, but it’s all part of<br />
the fun. Hubby Dave is usually<br />
“<strong>Walk</strong>ing soon<br />
became that<br />
common interest,<br />
and being outdoors<br />
gives you something<br />
positive to think<br />
about rather than<br />
your problems.”<br />
lurking somewhere in the<br />
background, itching to routemarch,<br />
while I make videos,<br />
or take pictures of fungus.<br />
I’ve had so many memorable<br />
moments this year. Losing my<br />
shoe in the mud after a detour<br />
went wrong. Seeing strangers<br />
reactions to my outburst of<br />
reaching a walking milestone,<br />
which usually ends up in me<br />
telling everyone about the<br />
#walk<strong>1000</strong>miles challenge.<br />
Tense face-offs with farm<br />
animals. But one of the best<br />
memories is watching mum and<br />
my daughter, holding hands,<br />
walking in front of me talking<br />
away without a care in the<br />
world. It’s something I never<br />
thought would happen.<br />
The future for me now is<br />
onwards and upwards. For<br />
mum and I, keep building our<br />
relationship, and discover new<br />
places and walks. Because<br />
I now realise while you can’t<br />
change the past, you can move<br />
forward and change the future.<br />
For me, maybe a mountain or<br />
two if my nerves will allow.<br />
And of course another year<br />
of #walk<strong>1000</strong>miles, the<br />
challenge that saved me from<br />
a dark patch and brought<br />
together my family.<br />
WALK <strong>1000</strong> MILES 2018<br />
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