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A Step Too Far?

A Step Too far? is the 3000 mile charity walk I embarked on in May 2011 with the aim of raising £100,000 for Tag Rugby Trust. My trip started in New York and ended in Los Angeles three months later, and followed as much of Historic Route 66 as I could. The route covers just over 3000 miles and took me approximately 90 days of walking.

Below you will find my daily log and the adventures which ensued.

I Came. I saw. It Kicked My Ass.

88 Days walking up hills, in rain and through the desert will really test you. Enjoy my daily log from my 3152 mile trip across the USA.

  • 08
    May

    Foreword I would just like to thank all the people who have left comments on my last post and also the people who h...

  • 09
    May

    RV – All Sorted We headed down to Linden to get a few issues sorted on the RV as well as getting Nigel on the insur...

  • 09
    May

    Early Rise I woke up and left the RV without even waking the support team. Not a great idea but having said this I ...

  • 09
    May

    Foreword Just wanted to thank Shellie at the bar in Wiessport for letting us fill up with water! It is kind gesture...

  • 10
    May

    Starting Up Hill As I left Wiessport I seemed to be heading up hill. But this wasn’t the worst part, it was freezin...

  • 10
    May

    A Good Start Although a cold start I saw Bill Gunther again, who was on his way to work, a quick beep of the horn a...

  • 12
    May

    A quick blog about my rest day. 1. Nigel went on strike till I had cleaned up the RV. My stuff was everywhere! 2. W...

  • 14
    May

    An early rise to get us back on the road. We had slept in the shadows of this huge chimney, which Nigel thought was...

  • 15
    May

    A long day, very hot and by the end of the day I was radiating heat! The Longest Hill As I set off on my second leg...

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All 3152 Miles

Due to the length of the walk there is no program you can just drop in New York to LA walking route. The procedure was actually quite painstaking. I am used Google maps to get the basic direction then I am use street view to make sure that the roads it suggests have footpaths on them (sometimes it sends me down freeways or motorways). When I have the road I then re-mapped it in mapmyrun.com.