Hike24 Update: 17 hours, 44 minutes completed...

Last from me before i get the pleasure of sleep! Thanks so much for the support, especially to sarah and chris for driving to pick us up! Loads of love.Tom

Hike24 Update: 15 hours, 05 minutes completed...

with paul sufferin severe heat stroke we\'ve had to call it a day. When we stop for a lift we\'ll have covered 40 miles. Which is plenty. Thanks to all.

Hike24 Update: 14 hours, 06 minutes completed...

it was so hard. The guys are doing amazing and i really know they wanna finish. Your support texts were great. Thanks to all who sponsored. Good luck guys.

Hike24 Update: 14 hours, 02 minutes completed...

while we await the results of the great trek we caught up with Naomi and asked her how it was and how the others are. She said....

Hike24 Update: 14 hours, 00 minutes completed...

well it\'s the final stretch. We\'ve lost jenny but still three in it. 34.5 miles down. 12 to go.

Hike24 Update: 13 hours, 05 minutes completed...

just passed an old quarry. Thanks for your texts they\'re great. Mileage hiked so far...32.2

Hike24 Update: 12 hours, 10 minutes completed...

paul\'s dying, tom\'s feet are sweaty, howard\'s aching like crazy and jenny\'s feet are aching. 29.9 miles done. Rest def deserted. Cricket scope anybody?

Hike24 Update: 11 hours, 05 minutes completed...

Glad to hear the footy score,and thanks to chris+naomi for the support!Just got a bit lost, but back on track now.27m done,still v hot! Thanks to J too!

Hike24 Update: 10 hours, 03 minutes completed...

4-0 to England in the footie and we\'re at 24.5 miles. Naomi had to call it a day at Henley. Catch am exclusive interview with her here later. TTFN.

Hike24 Update: 9 hours, 08 minutes completed...

leaving henley. Mileage count is now 21.8. Next proper stop Oxford. Hi to Anish, tom\'s mum and paul\'s dad and roo. And to you too my friendly reader.

Hike24 Update: 8 hours, 01 minutes completed...

well it\'s taken longer than we\'d hoped but we\'re sat in the pub in Henley which is in Oxfordshire. Time for a spot of lunch methinks.

Hike24 Update: 6 hours, 59 minutes completed...

Only two miles to Henley. Sun\'s bloomin got. Still keeping a good pace. 19.4 miles. Hope you\'re enjoying the updates. Stay excited Egham.

Hike24 Update: 5 hours, 59 minutes completed...

stopped for elevenses at top of Crazies Hill. Mileage running at 17.5. Should be within spitting distance of Henley soon.

Hike24 Update: 5 hours, 07 minutes completed...

sun getting stronger. Still quite quiet on roads. Trousers are dry. 15.7 miles down. About two hours or so to Henley.

Hike24 Update: 4 hours, 55 minutes completed...

*bonus text*
15 miles!
Woo hoo!
Nearly a third of the way 2oxford!
Hayfever rearing it\'s ugly mug on several team Blog members, looking forward 2henley!

Hike24 Update: 4 hours, 04 minutes completed...

rough ground and field walking means we\'re only at 12.5 miles. We\'ve all got wet trousers except jenny who\'s just used the toilet. Sun is shining.

Hike24 Update: 3 hours, 44 minutes completed...

A massive shout out to birthday boy sammo d. He\'s 52 today, and practically made this site. If you see sam then buy him a turbo shandy on us.

Hike24 Update: 2 hours, 58 minutes completed...

well we\'ve had breakfast and we\'re back on the road. We love the world and we think the gps is faulty as it says we\'ve done 10 miles. Ten miles done then!

Hike24 Update: 1 hour, 09 minutes completed...

quarter past six and we\'ve covered 3.5 miles. Trespass count 1 mile. Tom enjoying some lovely water. Still in Windsor Park. Wahoo!

Hike24 Update: 0 hours, 03 minutes completed...

We.re off!it\'s far too early. Paul and naomi got up at 4am, which is definitely too early. Weather\'s nice atm. Apparantly my bag is too big. Tom

Hike24 Update: T-10 hours, 37 minutes

It's boiling hot, and if its like this tmw we're gng to have water issues. Looking forward to 5am! Get in.

The Practice Hike

The practice hike for this hike was last Sunday (the 21st), and it was tipping it down. Four of us (Naomi, Jenny, Luke and I) walked for about five hours around Windsor Great Park, and managed about 18 miles. This promises well for the third attempt at hiking all the way from Egham to Oxford.