Walking and Talking

The photo is not a pretty one I have to agree!

But let me explain. This year in January someone laid down a challenge. How about doing the Itex walk?

The Itex walk is an annual charity walk that takes place in June. It entails walking the whole perimeter paths of Guernsey in one day.
This includes 15 miles of cliffs at the start that have a total of 4200 steps incorporated in them. The walk is a total of 40 miles.

The walk starts at 04:30 and can be done in your own time with checkpoints along the way with refreshments and much needed encouragement.

It is not advised to take part unless some training has been put in, because of the conditions along the way.

So I accepted the challenge and spent many hours plodding the roads, in the dark, in the cold, in the rain, in gale force winds, early in the morning, after a day at work. You name it I walked in it!

By the end of May I was up to 100 miles a month! However I could never get beyond 15 miles because of cartilage problems and sore feet.

Yet the reason for the rough picture is, this was taken at the successful end of the Itex walk.

It took me 14 hours, on what was the hottest day of the year, and the last 7 miles were with severe blisters on the soles of my feet. But Hallelujah I did it!! Plus raised £500 for charity.

Why the reason for the post?
A couple of reasons.

Most of my training was done on my own so it gave loads of time to reflect, listen to my I-Pod, and let the Lord do some talking without to many distractions. It reminds me that God's favourite time with Adam in the Garden of Eden was walking and talking.

You never know what you can do unless you try.

When you think you have reached the end of your resources God kicks in with His.

I have a couple of other things to share on perhaps some future posts, about the lessons the Lord has been teaching me while I have been walking with Him.

So watch this space, and please don't think I always look like this, I had just walked 40 miles!!