Oh snap. We did a walk anyway to see how we would’ve fared + because we just needed to do something. While we would have survived + pushed on, right now my feet are a mess, they haven’t felt this sore in like 2 years (well actually, after last Trailwalker but that was 100k rather than 54k). Ice + change of shoes, and some more rest stops would definitely had helped the discomfort not be so bad. I don’t even think the heat was the debilitating aspect, but we did have to take an a LOT of water due to the sweating (on the train now with a celebratory tea to sort out my temp). So even though we are fit, it was hard enough + so amateur (non-endurance) walkers would’ve struggled. We reckon maybe a disclaimer next time (or maybe even a TW veteran) could flush out the weaker ones. Although TW is supposed to be for everyone, it was initiated as a military training exercise so shouldn’t necessarily allow anyone to enter IF (as is likely) the climate in July will continue to be hot. And if it’s not hot then it’s bloody wet + that still involves resilience. We’re deferring our places but would like to see @oxfamgb by way of @trailwalkeruk + @queens_gurkha_signals come up with contingency. I hope those who went out today on the route survived, maybe just doing half, because sometimes it is actually ok to do less. ••• #trailwalkeruk #trailwalker2018 #run1000miles #hiker #longdistance #marathonwalk #wmnrun #salomonrunner #southdownsway #southcoast #eastsussex #sorefeet #endurance #keepgoing #upanddown (at Eastbourne, East Sussex)