And So It Begins... Reasons & Rules

And So It Begins... Reasons & Rules

Reasons

My love of the great outdoors has been on the back burner for years but was rekindled by my three year foray into running - from the couch to 5K plan in 2012 to running the 2015 Berlin Marathon - so I'm signing up for a month of head space with a run/walk/crawl along the famed Lycian Way from Fethiye to Antalya in April 2016.

I'm looking on it as a solo, semi-self supported exploit, but it's likely I could be joined by numerous people for parts or even all of the route and I may well end up in a pansion on some occasions, with days off from travelling here and there to rest, recuperate or just drink a bottle of raki.

Hopefully this will be the first post of many detailing the adventure as I record my preparation, blog along the route and end with some endorphin filled debrief that crashes into darker post-adventure depressive missive.

Rules

To kick this off though, some aims and rules of this gig:

• Travel from Fethiye to Antalya using only my legs (and occasionally hands)

• Complete the route in 3-4 weeks

• Camp out and remain unsupported as much as possible

• Cook out whenever possible but don't miss out on enjoying the local cuisine - stay fuelled and energised to make sure I enjoy the month to the full

• Don't die. Also avoid injury. Rest & recuperate when required. It's not a race...

• ...saying that, run as much and as far as possible - chip along to get the travel time down

• Don't miss out on the views. Regularly stop to take it all in Chat to locals. Accept invitations

• Leave no trace. Clean up the route along the way

Post #1 done. Lets see how that looks on the blog! Next up, preparation and anticipation...