Starlight walk for St Johns Hospice

Swift asked me to do a 10km and I said yes, without asking who it was for, where it was, or what it was. All I knew was that it was starting at 10pm so Swift was going to pick me up. I hadn't quite realised we would be driving to Moggerhanger and St Johns Hospice to join a 600 walks. We registered and received our t-shirt. We bought a stars headband and watched the warm up, while sat on a hay bale.

And we were off. We walked on footpaths, through fields, on the pavement and on roads. We walked through the colour spray paint where we were covered in paint. Half way around we were given a drink and snack and then two hours later, we were walking over the finish line and greeted with a proper medal and bacon sandwich! 

I couldn't believe how amazing it was. The thought that went into the walk was top notch. The CEO started the walk saying that there are 15 people in the house and that's who we were walking for. Then before we finished, we were given a star and had to write a name on it for someone that has passed. We walked through the memorial garden of hundreds of fairy lights and hand to put our star on a tree. It was so emotional to finish an epic walk.

Having done Race for Life earlier this year, they just don't compare. For Race for Life you don't get a proper medal and the personal touches just aren't there. I'm definitely joining again next year.