Nerves
Nerves Every LEJOGer I've followed this year has successfully completed LEJOG. Hat's off, guys - Jimmy, Santosh, Mike, Paul N - I'm impressed. In twelve days it's my turn. Now I'm getting nervous. Cardio training went well until the weekend (15th/16th July) when I came down with a cold, training is therefore on hold until this has cleared up. It's my fault; increased training without my usual fresh lemon juice drink every morning has weakened my immune system and not given it the tools to fight. Fortunately it's happened now and not during the walk. Every cloud... Why the nerves, though...? This experience might change me in ways I cannot foresee. I might not want to come back and resume my old life. I might want to keep going. Day 2 of LEJOG (30th July) is my 35th birthday. To date this is the only thing of any merit I have ever attempted - how many years of realistically thinking about projects like this are left in me? There's a chance it mi...