John's walking challenge

I will leave this page open until June 7th, in case there are any late donations.

Thanks to all those who have made donations for their great generosity. I walked a total of 92 kilometres in the month. In the last week most of that was in Worcester, some with friends and family,  the last walk with Sally and Nick Buck - who gave me the idea of taking part in this challenge!

I'm very grateful for people's continuing generosity.

In these three weeks I have now walked a total of 66 kilometres, and the last week has included walks in Warwickshire with an old friend, by the Thames in Oxfordshire with my regular walking companion, and back in Warwickshire with my brother.

I will keep walking, hopefully beyond 70 kilometres, until the end of the month.

Following people's continuing generosity, I am raising the target once more, to a figure that echoes the birthday I will shortly celebrate.

Now I have walked a total of 44 kilometres. All the walks in the last week have been on various paths around where I live and work, in warm sunny weather. The next week should include one or two walks further afield.

Thanks to all the lovely people who have already made donations.

Because that is taking us close to the original target, I have increased it a bit.

(next walking distance update on Wednesday ... )

A few people have asked me about this. The photo above was taken last month on a walk around The Long Mynd in Shropshire - the first time I had been there.

I hope to include a few walks in new places in what I do this month as well.

I have walked 23 kilometres in the first week of the month. Mostly on my regular walks around home, enjoying the bluebells in the woods before they fade, but also a walk around St Albans while catching up with old friends.