Jay and Lis - Sunday trek training

I am ready to dig nails in Jay's dashboard....

Jay finds a hill she wants to walk down, to admire the view

Time to walk back up the hill

What is this creature thingy??

Love it!..The 2011 Julie Andrews, high on a hill...............

Jay asked if she could join me on one of my Sunday hill training walks.  Apart from the Acorns Hospice charity challenge teams one off social and pre Sahara Desert trek training day last year, I have always walked and trained alone.  It was a welcomed change and lovely day.  I made tuna and sweet corn  sandwiches. Chopped pineapple and melon cubes, to share and enjoy a picnic on the hills.  I never normally do this.  Living alone I can be somewhat lazy when it comes to making meals or packing mini picnics  for trek training.  

Today is the first day Jay is testing out her trekking boots, I insisted she bought during our girly, trekking essential gear retail therapy day.  Looking like pro trekkers, but not necessarily feeling so, we set out to train.  Jay has all the mod cons.   I have my works limited mobile and would not have a clue how to even operate the gadget Jay owns (I don’t even know what it is!?)  She sets this gadget thingy ma jig to record our mileage coverage and the route we take.

It was kind of reassuring for me, and a relief to hear Jay share the path we are walking is fairly challenging.  In my eyes she is a fit cookie (((cuppage)))) (private share between me and my girl).  We walk my usual route.  I ask Jay to pick out little worn in path ways she notices to add a change.  She notices a view she wants to get near to.  A steep way down and one hell of a challenge on the thighs and butt back up.  All good work on the legs and mind attitude.   We take a break to enjoy our picnic, and go over the list of my training and health schedule I want to put together on an excel spread sheet.  I have asked Jay to be my training, check in monitor and mentor.  

Rest over, and mock schedule sheet drafted, we carry on training.  A challenging terrain where Jay does an amazing slope, gravel, downwards hill skate and skid with such grace and no tumble or fall.  This crease's me up.  Such style.  I had no idea I would repeat this act later on during our trek training.  We test out our legs and overall stamina on hills, and investigate tiny little worn away pathways, to see what views we can find.  A great training day, and I really enjoyed sharing a Sunday walk with my mate Jay.  Heading back to Jay’s car she cannot resist chasing the sheep off the hill.  Hilarious, you had to be there!  Back packing Jay, doing the mischievous Julie Andrews "the hills are alive" etc etc etc.  She amused quiet a few onlookers too, although she was unaware of this but I clocked the pleasant amusement she created.  Thanks Jay, I enjoyed our training, chats, putting together my schedule, smiles and laughs. *MWAH*

For Jay.  Good luck with Ramadan, although I know you do not need it!  I will support you with my new training regime and like last year participate in some fasting with you.  Loves xxxx