Trailwalker vs Housework....FIGHT!

In fact there was no fight...Trailwalker won hands down as the major activity for my precious weekend off!  Friday in work brought the drawing of the little Easter raffle we had put together to raise a bit of cash and it netted us £34 towards our total.  Saturday was planned as our first bag packing event in store - something we actively encourage other local charity causes to do and therefore an activity we knew would be well worthwhile.  What we hadn't bargained for when we picked the date was the local Derby FA Cup semi final AND the Grand National!  So, what was planned as a full day activity became a 3 hour shift which lasted until just after kick off at 12.30pm!

What a lovely surprise when we counted the cash though....we had raised nearly £200 in that short space of time!  M&S have some very generous customers.

Sunday dawned bright and clear for another team walking day to Moel Famau in North Wales - a walk first attempted by just my husband and I back in early February, and one which quickly brought home just how unfit I was at the very start of my training, so I was eager to see if I had improved and the route was to take us, once again, up the infamous "fire escape" - a 700m steep zigzag ascent towards the summit.  On the 1st occasion it took me a good 30 minutes to gasp my way up this path; this time we were up in 10 minutes flat, still quite breathless but who cares!  My fitness has obviously improved - oh how good did I feel.

We were joined on this occasion by 2 members of the support crew and 3 x 4-legged friends...Woody the Airedale, Jack & Harry the Border Terriers.  The weather was stunning and the views from the top just made the walk.  Not the longest of training walks - a mere 10 miles - however, the terrain was challenging and we all "felt the burn" at various stages.

Being back in work yesterday, we decided to empty the collection tubs we have at the tills plus the tub we have in our staff canteen and to top off an excellent weekend, we bagged another £30-odd, which means I have today been able to bank and then donate a brilliant £260 to the cause, pushing our virginmoneygiving barometer up quite considerably.

Until the next time, my friends.....