Walk the MS Mile 2015
On 12 September 2015 I will be walking 1,760 yards or 1 mile, to help the Chilterns MS Centre celebrate its 30th birthday.
![Me and the rollator](https://www.aid4disabled.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Rollator-me-300x168.jpg)
Me and the rollator
The Challenge
Maybe you don’t think that is very far; for me it is one heck of a challenge. I have always liked a challenge, I’m definitely up for this one. The real challenge is that I want you to sponsor to me. It is really easy.
Berkhamsted
I will be outside M & S on Saturday 12th of September 2015 ready to walk the mile; the fun starts at 11.00 in the morning. My personal backup team (wife Barby and a daughter) will be walking with me offering essential encouragement.
Training
I am training everyday in preparation for the walk with my rollator and walk lengths of about 50 yards. I started off doing 10 of them in early August, each week and try to add an extra 2 lengths. There are several challenges to overcome so I can complete the walk. Serious foot drop and leg drop in my left leg are my principle problems. My sense of balance is atrocious. These problems mean that I cannot walk without an aid. Add to these MS Fatigue plus I can not be on my feet for very long. Throw in uneven pavements for good measure.
The good news is that already I feel much better for the exercise and I am have only been doing the training for 3 weeks.
Why am I doing this
During September 2015 the Chiltern MS Centre want to raise £ 30,000 to celebrate its 30th birthday. To do this they are arranging 30 one mile walks.
The route
The mile in Berkhamsted is from M & S on the High Street to The Gatsby restaurant, also on the High Street and back again. Sounds really easy but is it? For a start I am going to have to walk through the Saturday market, there will be so many pedestrians. The pavement in Berkhamsted is atrocious and very narrow in a couple of places and finally there is a bit of a slope up to The Gatsby. I am sure there will be lots of people cheering us all on to complete the walk.
![Chelsea Buns, essential for refueling](https://www.aid4disabled.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Walk-the-MS-Mile-2.jpg)
Chelsea Buns, essential for refuelling
Refuelling
![Walk the MS Mile (3)](https://www.aid4disabled.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Walk-the-MS-Mile-3.png)
Fuel for the walk?
There are plenty of places where my support team can buy me refreshments. Sticky buns from the bakers, food from the market, beer from a brewery shop, coffee from one of the numerous cafes. So there is no chance of me going thirsty or hungry. The only problem is a simple one, can I walk that far? The last time I did a walk of any length was on holiday in St Petersburg in 2008. The MS has had 7 years to continue to erode my body, destroy my stamina and reduce the threshold for fatigue.
Give generously
The Chilterns MS Centre is a charity and depends upon your donations. I did this walk in 2015 to raise money for the Centre.
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