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Has anyone done a 50k walk?
And does anyone have any training plans?, I can only really find ultra marathon training plans.

If one charity event is enough, they given me free registration on a 50 or 100k walk, trying to decided if take them up on the offer or not. As I have 20months to train for the other one, but 50k walk is in September. I'm very unfit although walking isn't an issue, regularly walk 3-5miles. Not the fastest pace.
 
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Thanks guys, so you recon to increase distance about 10% a week?
How does this plan look.

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I'm getting more tempted to accept this offer.

Oh and it's not anything stupid like through mud, it's along the Thames path.
http://www.thamespathchallenge.com/
 
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Agreed all shoes/boits need breaking in, maybe not like they used to, but theres still a huge difference. Allready got a pair of comfy hiking boots so that's allready sorted.

I've never got on with trainers for anything long distance. Maybe it's because most of my jobs I've had to wear boots for so just very use to them. A few years(probably 7) ago I climbed snowdon in my work steel toe cap boots.
Got some Merrell Men's Archeon now.
 
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MrMoonX said:
Run it you big Jessie
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Pfffftt, I let you try that especially with the weight I need to lose. I would get shin splits after 1k.

Thought I would see how far I could go to day. First long walk in probably 18months+
Managed 14.36miles in 4:42:56 which translates to 19:42miles. First 8 miles was averaging 18:10miles. Feet starter hurting after 4.8miles but quickly put that to th back of my mind and hit a brick wall at 10.5miles where it just went slower and slower.
Between shoulder blades hurt, base of back hurts, base of toes hurt and the most painful is the inside thighs.
Happy with that though, almost half the distance on first outing and 6months to train and lose a few stone which will help.
 
Just thought i bump to say it was yesterday and i completed it.
Was hoping to do it in 12hours. Did it in a few seconds under 11hrs, didnt stop the app till after i finished so that has an extra few minutes on, i hope the official time is under 11hours, but there was a few of us came in at the same time, so not sure if i got scanned intime.

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Mile 18 was a rest point, didn't spend long there, quick sit down while I drank a lucozade.
And another reststop at 23miles where i stopped for probably 10minutes.
 
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Yes i was very much broken, threw up on the way home and everything, not sure why, dehydrated or possibly low sugar level, or just over excertion.
Feeling so much better today though.
 
Yeah, ill dig it out, got one somewhere, give me a few hours.

For some reason I'm a bit hyped up and considering booking up a 100k one. Maybe not that one though as its a bit close to Kili climb.
 
So how would you guys carry on the training from a 50k to do a 100k walk. Pretty sure I'll do london to brighton which is at end of may, purly as its earlier in the year, leaving more time for mountain climbing before Kili in october.
 
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