Octogenarian walker

February 2024

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Letter of the month Octogenarian walker On Christmas Eve I completed my second Walk1200 challenge. It was even better than the first one. I treated it as a progressive challenge and made new goals as I knocked off each one. Here’s how it progressed: Started recording on Christmas Day 2022. Turned 88 on 13 February 2023. Recorded 1200km on […]

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