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What a fantastic 12 days of walking!

Posted on August 11, 2012 by admin

We did it! In all I reckon there was around 50 different walkers who took park in the opening walk. Ages ranged from 8 years old to over 70. Women massively outnumbered the men, which I think proves what a … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflection, Stan's posts, Uncategorized | Tagged 2012, camping, corfe castle, durdle door, Felicity Ford, guildford, inspire, LOCOG, london, london2012, lulworth, Mark Stanley, new forest, olympics, portland, putney, richmond, ringwood, romsey, south west coast path, stadium, stratford, thames, the games way, walk, walk2012, walking, wareham, weybridge, weymouth | 8 Comments

The Games Way opening walk – start times and places

Posted on July 23, 2012 by admin

Here is the itinerary for the opening walk of The Games Way. If everything goes to plan (…and what could possibly go wrong?!), this is where we will be walking each day. If you are on Twitter, you may want … Continue reading →

Posted in Stan's posts | Tagged bentley, bishops sutton, durdle door, farnham, guildford, london, london2012, lulworth, new forest, olympics, putney, puttenham, ringwood, romsey, stratford, the games way, walk, walk2012, wareham, weybridge, weymouth, wimborne, winchester | 1 Comment

After 2 years of walking and blogging, the start is in sight

Posted on July 21, 2012 by admin

Are these boots worn-in enough? Is my rucksack going to squeak again? Why did I stay for that last pint at the party? Did I pack the sunscreen? …well, we can hope! Just a few of the questions that will … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflection, Stan's posts, Uncategorized | Tagged 2012, camping, london2012, Mark Stanley, olympics, party, portland, start, the games way, walk, walk2012, weymouth | 2 Comments

On the Olympics, a sense of community, and other baggage

Posted on May 12, 2012 by admin

The London 2012 Olympic Games are getting close now, aren’t they? About 10 weeks to go until the opening ceremony, and then we will be opening The Games Way and starting our 200 mile walk from the Olympic sailing events … Continue reading →

Posted in Stan's posts, Uncategorized | Tagged 2012, 5 rings, anish kapoor, anthony mccall, back, baggage, battle for the winds, column, driver, fracture, inspire, LOCOG, london, london2012, Mark Stanley, olympics, the games way, the orbit, van, vertebrae, walk, walk2012, walking, weymouth | 2 Comments

The first two days of The Games Way

Posted on February 19, 2012 by admin

Felix and I have been putting recording the walking instructions for each day of The Games Way, and last weekend we did the first two days of the walk, starting at the National Sailing Academy on Portland, and finishing at … Continue reading →

Posted in Lulworth to Worth Matravers, Stan's posts, Weymouth to Lulworth Cove | Tagged corfe, corfe castle, durdle door, kimmeridge, kingston, london2012, lulworth, Mark Stanley, national sailing academy, osmington, portland, ringstead, swyre head, the games way, walk2012, walking, weymouth, worbarrow bay | Leave a comment

Filming with the BBC

Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin

I am enormously grateful to Andrew Knowles, aka @andrew_writer in the twitterverse. Andrew is a professional copywriter and he is also a BT Storyteller for the London 2012 Olympic Games. It is through this role that he has been able … Continue reading →

Posted in Stan's posts, Uncategorized | Tagged andrew knowles, bbc, camera, film, london 2012, london2012, Mark Stanley, olympic games, olympics, portland, simon clemison, the games way, tv, walk2012, weymouth, wyke regis | 4 Comments

The Games Way route for campers

Posted on January 7, 2012 by admin

Don’t panic – this page takes a few moments to display properly Fresh on the excitement of being named as number 3 in Country Walking Magazine’s “12 great walks for 2012″, here is the route broken down into day stages … Continue reading →

Posted in Stan's posts, Uncategorized | Tagged 2012, bentley, bishops sutton, camp, camping, corfe castle, durdle door, farnham, foxlease, games, guildford, london, Mark Stanley, new forest, olympic games, olympics, portland, putney, puttenham, regents canal, richmond park, ringwood, romsey, south bank, stratford, tent, the games way, victoria park, walk, walk2012, walking, wareham, wey navigation, weybridge, weymouth, wimborne, winchester | 2 Comments

So long 2011 and thank you

Posted on December 30, 2011 by admin

I am writing this blog post from our friends house in Wales where we are staying for New Year celebrations. We’ve had leek and potato soup and homemade bread, Felix and Brenda are talking about knitting, books, and canals. Who … Continue reading →

Posted in Stan's posts, Uncategorized | Tagged cufflinks, london, london2012, map, Mark Stanley, olympics, thank you, walk2012, walking, weymouth | 3 Comments

One year to go until Walk2012

Posted on July 26, 2011 by admin

Wow it came round quickly. Only a few moments ago there were 500 days to go, and suddenly here we are. One year from now we will be watching the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic games. Chances are you’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflection, Stan's posts, Uncategorized | Tagged 2012, inspire, LOCOG, london, london2012, Mark Stanley, olympics, the games way, walk, walk2012, walking, weymouth | 4 Comments

Weymouth v Portland

Posted on March 26, 2011 by admin

Artist and friend of ours Joe Stevens corrected me in a comment in my last post. The Olympic sailing events are happening at Portland rather than Weymouth. I know the rivalry between Weymouth and Portland, and I ought to have … Continue reading →

Posted in Stan's posts, Uncategorized | Tagged growing up, joe stevens, london2012, Mark Stanley, olympics, portland, pubs, rivalry, sailing, school, teenagers, walk2012, weymouth | 4 Comments

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