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Mission Accomplished!

On Sunday 26th June 2011 I and two friends did the Hero Walk; a 26-mile (42km) sponsored walk from Avebury to Stonehenge, fund-raising for Help for Heroes - the charity for UK service men and women wounded in recent conflicts.

I am delighted to be able to tell you that I and my walking companions (Tony Perry and Clive Garnham) successfully completed the challenge. I've uploaded a GPS track-log of the walk showing the route and some stats.

We set out from Avebury at 08:04 and reached the finishing post 9 hours and 20 minutes later, at 17:24. Including stops our average speed was around 2.7mph. With the stops taken out our total walking time was a little over 8 hours, giving a "moving average" across the day of 3.2mph.

The day started off quite misty, which enabled us to bang in a good few miles in the early morning, before it got too hot. However the heat and sun became a significant factor throughout the day, particularly the afternoon which was spent crossing Salisbury Plain with very little cover. Fortunately there was a good breeze most of the time, and the organisers had done a great job of setting up frequent checkpoints for water bottle refills - I went through about one-and-a-half litres of water in the last 5 mile stretch. It was really beautiful walking, though I must confess I was beginning to ache quite a bit by the time we finished!

I'm a keen walker, but this was the first time I'd ever tried to tackle the full marathon distance in one day. If you are able to then please make a donation, to help "the blokes", and make the effort worthwhile!

Donating through this page is simple, quick and secure. It is the most efficient way to give – so every donation goes further – and if you are a UK taxpayer and give Gift Aid consent then Help for Heroes will receive an extra 25% at no cost to you.

Thanks for your support!