Imma gonna walk THIRTY MILES inshaaAllah!!

LookingToSee —

Assalaamu'alaikum my dear Revivalers!!

Im going to inshaaAllah walk 30 MILES sometime after Ramadan to raise money for Families Relief!

they're an awesome charity that tries to empower Families, not just when disaster strikes but also after, to help them become independent and sustainable. (can i describe the family as sustainable?)

anyway, please donate, even a lil quid.. and please spread the word!

Its ramadan! and its nearly over! so get these bank transfers from your dunya account to ur akhirah account! HUGE PROFIT! only a few days left! If im not mistaken the profit is actually x70. no bank on EARTH can Guarantee this kinda profit.

ok, enough with the bank analogy..

for the sake of Allah.

also, where shall i walk? ive got 30 miles to do, any great location i should visit? suggestions?! (Im in London btw..the city of...something or another right?)

any suggestions whatsoever to make this walk mre fun?

what should i eat? for breakfast? as snacks?

ever done a HUGE walk before?! tell me about it!!!

 

oh..my justgiving page..nearly forgot.. http://www.justgiving.com/Sawsan-Therese

Northen Southener — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 - 14:10

Not done a crazy long walk, but I did cycle 200 miles once (all alone). Took me two days. Done it for a blind charity. Raised under £900.

I think 30 miles isn't too long. You won't need to worry about things like eating special stuff and all that. you can even do it as fancy dress?

Half Tortoise and half Hare outfit?

You doing it alone?

REMEMBER - only walk 15 miles (as the other 15 will be to walk back home)

I made that mistake - cycled 200 miles in a straight line like an idiot, then thought "Do'h..!!" and took a train on the way back.

LookingToSee — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 - 15:05

just hoping to basically create a circuit around london that starts at home and finishes close to home witha  total of 30 miles.

and nope, alhamdoulillah doing it with a friend.

200 miles. thats amazing. MashaaAllah!

and 30 miles IS a lot!!

fancy dress..no can do..me girl. me must retain modesty.

Northen Southener — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 - 16:01

[quote=Lilly]

and 30 miles IS a lot!!

fancy dress..no can do..me girl. me must retain modesty.

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I know it's a lot for a walk. Maybe I should have woRded it different. What I meant was it's not enough to start changing your diet and taking suppliments etc (that still don't sound right, but you know what I mean right?)
I didn't mean a dodgy fancy dress. You get some loose fully covering ones too. Just thought it might make it interesting and fun for you.
But best of luck anyway. Be sure to post a blog about the experience once you've done it.
🙂

s.b.f — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 - 01:18

If I was you I would make a bag.

A bag full of food.

A pipe needs to be attached to it.

THe beginning of the pipe needs to be attached somewhere in the bag where food can descend down it.

And the end of the pipe needs to be near your hands.

That way you can constantly eat.

It's always been a dream of mine to own such a bag.

Lioness of Allah — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 - 02:39

WhooHoo! Atta Girl!!!!

 

I did a THIRTY MILE charity walk 2 years ago, in aid of the Pakistan floods. Me and a group of approx 8 people. We raised over £4000 together.

Tips:

  • Plently of water! Take more than a litre. Seriously.
  • Plan your route well. Make sure you have toilet stops every couple of miles. When I did the walk, there were huge stretches of isolation, and we were walking towards another town, so there were no tiolet breaks for about 4 hours. After you've drank that much amount of water, you're gonna need the loo.
  • Have someone driving/tracking you, in case you need a rest, or you need urgent medical care, and your friend is panicking. It's good to have a sane mind after all that walking.
  • Really Really comfortable trainers, cos you're gonna get horrible blisters, and your feet WILL hurt like crazy.Take plasters. Be prepared...
  • Snacks and plenty to talk about!

If i think of any more I'll add em on, but thats all I can think of yet..

It took me about 7 hours to get there, we spent 1/2 hour at the spot to refocus, and it took 7 hours back. Some people chickned out at the half way spot, so we had a considerable reduced amount on the way back... Be prepared.

But it's defo worth it. At the end you get a real sense of achievement alhamdulilah.

I'm proud of you sis 😃

Hope that helps.

Valkyrie — Sun, 2 Sep 2012 - 21:57

Omg!! Am I too late to donate? When is your walk?? 😉

For my duke of Edinburgh award expedition thing, me and 5 friends walked for 6 hours to a campsite and then back (the next day). 'twas so much fun!!

Have FUN!!!! 😉 And yes, blog/vlog.

Hummus — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 - 10:15

From the 28th August, to the 14th September, and then to the 16th of September. Seems like its dragging, but you have genuine excuses and not 'i can't be bothered today' ones, so your excused. I hope you have an awesome day running 30 miles! All the best x

LookingToSee — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 - 21:33

[quote=Northen Southener]

I think for ever day you postpone it - you should add a mile as compensation?

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i think, young man, you should do a 30 miles walk and see how YOU like it?

 

I did 15 today, got too late so couldnt carry on. so tomorrow inshaaAllah doing the next 15. maybe biking it coz its fun?

LookingToSee — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 - 21:35

[quote=Hummus]

From the 28th August, to the 14th September, and then to the 16th of September. Seems like its dragging, but you have genuine excuses and not 'i can't be bothered today' ones, so your excused. I hope you have an awesome day running 30 miles! All the best x

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how is it dragging dude...

TPOS — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 - 23:03

[quote=Lilly]

[quote=Northen Southener]

I think for ever day you postpone it - you should add a mile as compensation?

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i think, young man, you should do a 30 miles walk and see how YOU like it?

 

I did 15 today, got too late so couldnt carry on. so tomorrow inshaaAllah doing the next 15. maybe biking it coz its fun?

[/quote]
How was it?

Northen Southener — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 - 07:37

[quote=Lilly]

i think, young man, you should do a 30 miles walk and see how YOU like it?

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*good* *good* *good*

Firstly - Thanks you very much for calling me YOUNG man *dance4*

Secondly - I will be doing a bungee jump for the Revival on Eid

Thirdly - Thanks again for calling me YOUNG man *yahoo**i-m_so_happy*

and last but not least - I'm YOUNG..... 🙂

 

 

LookingToSee — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 - 09:36

[quote=TPOS][quote=Lilly]

[quote=Northen Southener]

I think for ever day you postpone it - you should add a mile as compensation?

[/quote]

 

i think, young man, you should do a 30 miles walk and see how YOU like it?

 

I did 15 today, got too late so couldnt carry on. so tomorrow inshaaAllah doing the next 15. maybe biking it coz its fun?

[/quote] How was it?[/quote]

 

great alhamdoulillah. pains are nearly all gone! except when i go up and down stairs..then it hurts...

LookingToSee — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 - 22:23

alhamdoulillah. abt the walk and abt the pain going away. forgot to say that in my previous post.

 

took abt 9 hrs first day with breaks and that. (abt 2 hrs breaks in total)

and abt 6 hrs second  day.

 

shldnt be too long. bet you cld do it all in one day!