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WHAT'S HAPPENING NEAR YOU => Major Bocking Events => Walk for Life => Topic started by: Bbmthbloke on May 09, 2007, 07:04:36 AM
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Hi this is a 10 Km charity walk around central London, starting and finishing in the park in aid of people living with HIV and Aids.
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Sounds fantastic, got a few members around that area so fingers crossed you will get a good turn out.
Linked to the calendar too :)
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I live near london and work in the middle so I should be able to make it what time do they kick off
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im just waiting on an email reply to say bocks r ok. im off to mallorca bocking for the w/e 1st thing friday.
So full details will be thursday or next tuesday
or google walk for life hyde park
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How many people are going to go, as I don't mind coming along with my PJ's and walking with you's!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Hi sorry for delay in replying. I had a lil holiday ( bocking with my ol m8 swebounce ;D). Then got chucked loads of work when I got back.
I expect to have a team of 6 and hope for 10 more is possible but that just depends on if things hit peoples imagination.
At the moment I have 4 confirmed and another 10 interested to various degrees. I expect a few more to get interested and a few to drop out. So things look on schedule. This means I shall register a team this w/e.
It will be on risers, I emailed the organisers to check it was OK but had no reply - so Im taking that as an all clear. But if you have any friends/partners who would like to come along on foot that would be great cos I think a bit of ground crew might come in handy.
I must confess to 2 extra reasons for suggesting this event, 1stly to raise the profile of the sport -yes pun intended ;D. 2nd it should give those on the walk who come from London the oppatunity to get to know each other and work out some meets in the capital.
There are a few quite well organised groups around the country now. Essex, South Wales and the South Coast spring to mind. We would love to get together in larger groups and London seems quite an obviouse place. But we need peeps on the ground to organise/ find bock spots ;D
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Barring accidents or work I'll be there sounds like fun
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I will be there, just let me know what time, and where to meet, and I will bring my PJ's along, I will bring my mate along as he does not use any bockin equipment, so we can use him for ground work!!!!
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i will be there
what do we have to do next do we register with you or them pm me or i'll pm you
might bring 1 extra for ground support yet to get back to me ?
shaun
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what time do we have to be there ?
How do we register ?
got 2 mates to come with me if we can get there travlin down from cambridge lol
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Sign up time, is from 10am to 12pm, not sure about much there, I may suggest a meet up place, then get on the tube, and use a all day travel card, to travel to Hyde Park!!! Then go out for a little drink afterwards, or something!!!! ;D
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yea drinks after sound good to me lol, ill see what my freinds say n well try sort sumin out would be awesome tho to come down n meet other bockers lol
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Hi sorry Ive been dieing of a cold the last few days. So not updated anything.
Right Ive registered a team , hope you dont mind Ive called it the 'Jurassic Jumpers & Co'
to register go to www.walkforlife.co.uk and go thru the stuff
www.walkforlife.co.uk/jurassicjumpers is the teams own page
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Hi sorry Ive been dieing of a cold the last few days. So not updated anything.
Right Ive registered a team , hope you dont mind Ive called it the 'Jurassic Jumpers & Co'
to register go to www.walkforlife.co.uk and go thru the stuff
www.walkforlife.co.uk/jurassicjumpers is the teams own page
Having abit of trouble with the team page, I have a page for fundraising, as my page is linked to Jurassic Jumpers & Co
http://www.walkforlife.co.uk/sxnutta
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Hi sorry bout that, its probably me so ive emailed there help dept for advice :o)
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Hi sorry bout that, its probably me so ive emailed there help dept for advice :o)
No worries, should we get our ground support to register to our team as well? as I am bringing a friend for ground support!!
People please visit http://www.walkforlife.co.uk and register, then select Jurassic Jumpers & Co as the team you want to be part of!!! If you don't I will PM people who said that they will be going to make sure, or otherwise leave me a post here, or a PM!!! ;D ::)
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u r toto kind. Ill Pm them wednesday ( im a postman which means Im for bed in a mo and up at 0300 d'oh)
For the best if ground crew register.
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Bbmthbloke
I won't know if I can make it until a couple of days before so don't think it's worth registering and then letting them down
Can I just turn up on the day or is it registered walkers only
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No idea , i should think turning up is OK but you can register as late as 8th june.
Ill look it up but i think im working 0420-1500ish today and a meet in evening so may not be till friday :o)
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Are we going to be promoting safe bockin, by wearing safety gear, such as a helmet, etc. or just a come as you want thing?b :-\ Also I will have a first aid kit with me, as me and my friend are both qualified first aiders!!! ;D
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Hi , just checked you will need to register, you have tosign in as you turn up. We can dictate what people wear, I recommend pads, but it is up to the individual. By all means bring 1st aid kit but there will be stewards and 1st aid people about, I wouldnt want people carrying more than is needed for 10 Km. Most esential thing to bring Id say is water.
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i reconmend a can of wd 40 as well in case its raining or they becum a bit squicky
went for a walk yesterday 6 km that has killed my legs today but will get more practice b4 the 10th
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Got myself up to 5/6k at the moment, I am going to WD40 mine now, as they have started to squeak!!! Don't have any pads, just have a helmet, may see if my brother's skateboarding pads fit me!! If not I am going down Lakeside Shopping Centre, into Sports World to find a sensible priced set!!! Does anyone, not have tyre socks on their bocks?
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yup i don`t have tire socks
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just put my name down i dont know if ive done it correct but hey ho
im at www.walkforlife.co.uk/dragon
sx nutta i got my first set from jd sport and the knee pads were to wide so check there alright to go in the bocks
good luck every one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ps yep i have socks?????
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Tundrah ( also comming) has supplied me with a tube of stuff thats used to lubricate aeroplanes. Lot smaller than a can, ill bring it. But spray 1st thing in mornin.
We can do a check nearer time just to make sure we have no more than 1 of each and any 'essentials'.
I dont have tyre soxs i normally wear trainers ( yes on the hoofs) but need a new pair.
A lil bit more padding round knee gaurd maybe an idea if you dont already have extra plumbing type foam stuff round them. Also webbing straps around the knee to hold you to your stilts firmly is good if you dont already. I use pinhead straps which are considered the tops , tho another person comming will be sporting fancy poweriser calf cuffs. Its in that area that id expect any chaffing
Well it all seems to be comming together. cheers guys
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yup i don`t have tire socks
Jump-Up I may have some spare bits of old bike tyre, you just need to get some 55-70mm jubilee clips, and I will put them on for you in the morning, when you arrive at the event! ;D ;)
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no i can`T come to the event i live in Norway lol but thx :P :)
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Oh well!! LOL ;D ;D ;D Just use a old bike tyre, and that works pretty well!!!
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hi all
just a few stats for you
10 k is the equilavent to 5 and a 1/2 miles
there is aprox 2,100 steps to a mile
yes youve got it theres 11,550 steps in 10k
im 32yo and unfit so how long do you think it will take me to get round
and if any one wants to sponsor me please do :) :D :) :D
ps i dont want to put any one off please join us
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OK I've registered (boss said he probably won't need me that day)
I've put my team as Jurasic Jumpers
So that means I've gotta go
It might be me being stupid but where do you find your walker ID on the site Ihad a good look for the sponsorship form but can't find it
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Oh well!! LOL ;D ;D ;D Just use a old bike tyre, and that works pretty well!!!
i can get like to pair of tire socks for 4£ :P
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OK I've registered (boss said he probably won't need me that day)
I've put my team as Jurasic Jumpers
So that means I've gotta go
It might be me being stupid but where do you find your walker ID on the site Ihad a good look for the sponsorship form but can't find it
Jason, don't worry about your walker id, as I do not know mine either!! ;D you should be able to find a sponser form which you can print off on the walk for life website, or just go to http://www.walkforlife.co.uk/Design/50/SponsorshipForm.pdf and print it off from here, I am going to use a local event near me to try and raise some funds, and I am going to hound my local supermarket stores, for donations!! ;D
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We may have to cross over millennium bridge, and just a word of warning, it is a fully metal bridge, and if it rains, it will become very slippery, so we will need to take some care!! I finally got myself some pads, and a 2 Litre hydration pack, so I can drink as I bock!! ;D
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Well lets hope for no rain. But its not as big a problem has peeps make out. As a complete noob on my first bocking in london I was obliged to 'wade' hoof deep thro puddles and walk about on wet cobble stones , all doable. But as you say with just a lil care
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What are we going to do about meeting up, as I thought about meeting up at about 9:45 on the south bank, near the London Eye, as long as people have all day travel cards for the tube. The reason I thought this, as it means that we can check all of our equipment, to make sure that we will not squeak, lose a card, etc. ;D
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the london eye is in the compleat wrong direction for me
i would like to keep my footsteps to a minimum
would it be posible to meet out side the nearest tube station ??? hude park
i'll be the tall man on stilts LOL
im going to take my pj's apart and copper grease everything the night befor and that should sort out the squick :)
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Yeah Hyde Park station, may be coming on the train as well, I am heading in from Essex, need to get some copper grease!! lol ;D
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Yep , i think meeting as close to Hyde park is best, 1 person comming from leicster so he will def not want to go past the park and back. Ill be with a group from the south west ( probably via victoria coach station). I cant spot my a-z at the mo or Id name 1 or 2 of the tube stations around the park. The 1 on the northern side would probably be the best 1
When I find a tube map ill post it
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there are a couple of stations to the north of Hyde Park!! ;D What are people bringing with them to drink?
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ill bring some water, but remember it is central london and not the great silk route there will be 1 or 2 shops / kiosks on the route
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Sorry lads and lasses I won't be coming went over on my PJ's on sunday and just got out of hospital today won't be jumping for a while shattered my wrist (should have got some wristguards )
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Sorry lads and lasses I won't be coming went over on my PJ's on sunday and just got out of hospital today won't be jumping for a while shattered my wrist (should have got some wristguards )
No worries Jason, just take it easy for a while!! Hope you feel back to urself soon, and bouncing about!!! ;D
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I'd be back on them tomorrow but the wife would go mad if Idon't let it heal a bit first check out the pics in bumps and scr***es
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oooch jason, well slow down un mend well.
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Would you believe it I was walking very slow and caught a damp muddy patch and fell awkwardly
The day before I jumped over an 18" paper bale and cleared it by a good 6" it's when your not paying attention that accidents happen ;D
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i would believe it. its the same in other sports ive done mountain biking , surfing. if you r prepaired and expecting the worst then the body is too and you are ready to roll etc with the fall or insidence. You get hurt when you dont expect it. Worst cycling injury - didnt pull handlebars up as i approach a curb --yep went down on head -whiplash.
but just get better slowly dont race it
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I am coming!!!! signed up and ready to go.......
http://www.walkforlife.co.uk/english-tailor
feel free to sponsor me ;D
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English-tailor what part of Leicester are you from?
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the central part, do you know Leicester?
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Yeah!! I go to De Montfort Uni, I am back in Essex at the moment, but will be back in Leicester in September, I live on Lineker Road, opposite the Walkers Stadium!! ;D
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Yeah!! I go to De Montfort Uni, I am back in Essex at the moment, but will be back in Leicester in September, I live on Lineker Road, opposite the Walkers Stadium!! ;D
In that huge student accomodation place...... give me a shout when you are back up so we can go for a bock n beer ;D
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Yeah!! I go to De Montfort Uni, I am back in Essex at the moment, but will be back in Leicester in September, I live on Lineker Road, opposite the Walkers Stadium!! ;D
In that huge student accomodation place...... give me a shout when you are back up so we can go for a bock n beer ;D
I will do!! ;D
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hi all
i dont know what the weather is like but anyone up for a walk this weekend... to get use to it ;)
i did a walk for 3 hours yesterday my leg feel abit like jelly today but that all adds to the fun of it all
im in basildon so if your up for a trial walk please join me sat or sun ?????
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hi all
i dont know what the weather is like but anyone up for a walk this weekend... to get use to it ;)
i did a walk for 3 hours yesterday my leg feel abit like jelly today but that all adds to the fun of it all
im in basildon so if your up for a trial walk please join me sat or sun ?????
I should be able to do a trial walk on sunday
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I have already done a 10k walk, it was easier than I thouht it would be
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Hi does meeting at hyde park corner tube at 1030 sound OK?
I furthur propse meeting on the pavement on the park side of the road opposite the tube exit as that side of the road may be quite crowded
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Hi does meeting at hyde park corner tube at 1030 sound OK?
I furthur propse meeting on the pavement on the park side of the road opposite the tube exit as that side of the road may be quite crowded
Sounds ok with me!!
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10 30 ish
is there any wiggle room on this you all know how the trains run ???
within 10 or so mins ???
sounds good to me :D
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I am going to have to pull out as I have no money to get up there and only one spring that works. Sorry guys, I hope you have fun without me.
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shame you wont be there :-[
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i so want to go to this meet it sounds immense there is gonna be soooooooo many projumpers there, damn why do i have to go on holiday :'(
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So far it looks like only Janelle and I are actively trying to fund raise!!!! I know you guys are seeing this as a meet primarily but please remember this is a fund raising event for a charity. Go out and bug everyone you know for donations
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So far it looks like only Janelle and I are actively trying to fund raise!!!! I know you guys are seeing this as a meet primarily but please remember this is a fund raising event for a charity. Go out and bug everyone you know for donations
That is what me and my friend have been up to, we invaded the local summer fete and raised some money there, I am send my sponsorship form around my dad's office, getting some money from family and friends, even though we are not using our online pages, we are using our forms instead!!! ;) ;D 8)
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same with me
ive colected £25.00 today just wandering around
ive also sent an email to all my friends and all the brides i will be doing there flowers last night
ive got a friend dying of cancer and most of my friends are raising money for that so im not pushing them to much
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10 30 ish
is there any wiggle room on this you all know how the trains run ???
within 10 or so mins ???
sounds good to me :D
Dragon, If you let me know what station you are going from, and what time train you are going to catch, I will meet you at Upminster Station, and travel up to London together!
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Hi all , I trust you are all ready and ship shape. If you want my mobile number please just msg me
and to every1 else on the forum please do sponsor us atwww.walkforlife.co.uk/jurassicjumpers or any of the other peeps sites
cheers Q
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Hi all , I trust you are all ready and ship shape. If you want my mobile number please just msg me
and to every1 else on the forum please do sponsor us atwww.walkforlife.co.uk/jurassicjumpers or any of the other peeps sites
cheers Q
I have been doing some serious exercisse, just sitting on my bum all day, eating food, drinking beer and reading a book!!! I am in good shape!! lol
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i will be there
i have put my back out
but i will be there i might not be quite so bouncey im playing it safe
but i will be there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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So how was this event, any pics & reviews?
Really wanted to come but was abroad.
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we all had a realy good day
lots of ice cream was eaten and water drunk
it was verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry hot day and verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry hard work but fun
you can still sponsor us
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we all had a realy good day
lots of ice cream was eaten and water drunk
it was verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry hot day and verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry hard work but fun
you can still sponsor us
You forgot about the pimms and beer, and the phone box!! lol ;D Was all fun, till I bailed!! But then more fun after that!! ;D
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Sounds like you had an excellent time. Saw you all raised quite a bit of money so well done and come on everyone there's still a chance to add some change as every little helps!
Some really good pics there :)
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Thanks for the pictures dragon, looks like you all had a fab time.
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the fun bit of the day was how many people can you get in a phone box
answers on a post card :D
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ummm 6 ?
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Well you lot are borderline anorexic compared to me so I recon 8 with bocks and 10 without ;D
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almost 5...... It was such a fun day, the best meet so far. I will definately be doing it again next year
I was asked by a woman that runs one of the charities out in South Africa about the bocks. I told her there were kids versions available. She said she would like a couple of pairs for the kids to have a go. So you may get a call Naz....
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I was close :D
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I will do it again next year!! ;D That phonebox was boiling!! lol ;D 8)
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Don't forget to add ur pics to the gallery sx if you took some.
Looks like you all had a fab time so that great!
Now that you done the 10k walk, don't forget to support Peter who is doing 1200miles! Full thread here: http://www.projumpforum.co.uk/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=161
His raising huge amounts of interest in Scotland for the sport where he currently is and has been featured in a few papers too, above all with our help he could raise huge amounts of awareness for epilepsy too.
If any of you guys have my space accounts, websites etc don't forget to link to him!
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It was a long hot day and i still ache. But was such silly fun. I reccon we did close on 2 Km b4 we left the park just bouncing for the cameras.
As you may have guessed the 'phone box' refers to 'how many pro jumpers can u get in an old style red phone box' you will have to wait for the pix ;D
But it does set a new challenge ---'how many pro jumpers can you get in a mini'!!!
Im not sure how some of our number had the energy to jump around in the sk8 park at the 7Km mark ???
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It was a long hot day and i still ache. But was such silly fun. I reccon we did close on 2 Km b4 we left the park just bouncing for the cameras.
As you may have guessed the 'phone box' refers to 'how many pro jumpers can u get in an old style red phone box' you will have to wait for the pix ;D
But it does set a new challenge ---'how many pro jumpers can you get in a mini'!!!
Im not sure how some of our number had the energy to jump around in the sk8 park at the 7Km mark ???
Must have been something in the pimms and in the beer!! ;D I am not too sure how some of us did that in the skate park!! I think the kids wanted us to go and let them skate, as we had taken over the skate park!! lol ;D 8) ::)
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Im not sure how some of our number had the energy to jump around in the sk8 park at the 7Km mark ???
I think it’s just your enthusiasm for the sport it shines through and gives you that extra strength
Lets just call it the magic of bocking ;D
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yep I seem to have loads more energy than usual when I'm jumping around...there just seems to be that extra spring in my step! :D
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also it was the all time classic 'ive started so ill finish'. but seriously if any1 now thinks they will do a sponsored walk like this. Do just a lil training, drink water slowly but steadily, wear a sun hat, dont carry extra stuff ( ideally get some ground crew), make sure all your straps and bindings are comfortable. Im a postman im on my feet walking and cycling for hours a day and even for me in that temperature the last couple of K's were hard, for others i know it was really really difficult.
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I would agree with Q, training is ideal for events like this. I walk a lot in my daily life and 10K's is not an unusual distance for me to walk. The main problem I had was with my bindings being too tight. You also have to pace yourself, there is no point doing lots of tricks at the beggining only to find you have peaked to early. It's all abount endurance not showing of styles....although we did stop lots to perform for people ;D
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It was really hot as well on the day you took part so that may have added to the exhaustion