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It's been a little while since I posted an update about my training for the Oxfam Trailwalk that myself and 3 mates are looking to complete in March, so I thought I should fill you in on my progress. Training has been going well recently. There was a little period a few months ago where my motivation to train just wasn't there - I think it was a case of the walk being too far away to scare me into action! But suddenly March doesn't seem too far off anymore, which has prompted me to get out there and get my kilometres done. Two big things that have made a difference for me are competition and permission. Let's talk about competition first. I'm a competitive person by nature, anyone who's seen me on a football field will know this. One thing our trailwalk team has done has been to institute a minimum step count for each week of 100,000 steps with a penalty for falling short. While this only averages out to about 14,000 per day which isn't a huge am...