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the aged plodder
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Better late than never ...
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13:01:48, 05/12/18 »
Hello chaps - newbie here unashamedly plundering your forums for good ideas. And I've already asked for advice before introducing myself - hence the subject line.
With a delayed retirement approaching it's time to catch up with a few plans that have been on hold for too long. And the hills are calling.
There is an element of panic too. Not sure how much active time I have left. Which is to say - yes, I'm a grumpy old man!
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There are great things to do and fine sights to be seen
Before we go to Paradise by way of Kensal Green.
jimbob
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Re: Better late than never ...
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14:18:17, 05/12/18 »
Welcome from Lincolnshire.
You'll not be alone on this site if you are a grumpy old person. Sadly,
There's plenty of great helpful younger folk as well.
Most of all loads of great advice . The search function on this forum is better than googling as usually searches are absolutely on topic.
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Too little, too late, too bad......
richardh1905
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17:47:10, 06/12/18 »
Welcome to the forum, plodder.
I too have recently retired, in my case taking redundancy and early retirement, so hopefully plenty of mileage in the legs yet!
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AFANASIEW
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Re: Better late than never ...
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Quote from: the aged plodder on 13:01:48, 05/12/18
...Not sure how much active time I have left.
Welcome. Plodder. I've just retired, and will be walking a 1,271 mile LEJOG next year. When I started preparations for the Pennine Way in 2015, I found that my knees weren't up to doing 15 mile walks on consecutive days. Regular use of a cross-trainer strengthened my sedentary quadriceps until I was fit enough for the challenge, and this year walked 289 miles on 18 consecutive days on the SW Coast Path, complete with camping gear. If you put in a bit of work, you should have many years of walking left in you!
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It's simple - one foot in front of the other.
sunnydale
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Hi and welcome from the Peak District
Tracey
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Troggy
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12:32:21, 11/12/18 »
Hello from Liverpool and another Grumpy old man. Glad to see you still fancy getting out into the hills.I don't think it's a matter of how far you can do, so much as being out in the countryside of this beautiful land and just enjoying yourself.
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