The START of the Challenge - Sedbury Cliffs to Pandy | Offa's Dyke | vlog 1/4

#OffasDyke #toughgirlchallenges Tough Girl 🥾Offa’s Dyke Challenge ℹ️Stats - Day 1 - Wednesday 2nd August Weather: rainy with thunderstorms ⛈️ and a little bit of sunshine ☀️ From: Sedbury Cliffs - Offa’s Dyke Starting Stone Start time: 9am To: about 2 miles before Monmouth End time: 7.30pm Terrain: undulating, muddy, on roads, through fields & forests, over bridges, a real mix! Accommodation: wild camped 🏕️ in the woods 🥾Miles: 18 🦶Steps: 48,205 💰Costs: £0 Subjective feeling out of 10 on: Enjoyment: 7/10 - always love a good walk & talk. Fatigue: 4/10 - not feeling too tired - it’s just my shoulders are hurting so much - my pack is so much heavier with all the food and water I’m carrying. Ease of terrain: 5/10 - some lovely paths, through fields and forests, easy walking underfoot. Challenges: the weather. It didn’t know what it wanted to do. Sometimes the sun was shining, then it would be raining then later on was thunder and lightning. Plus it was really humid so when we were wearing waterproofs, we were just sweating inside which was not that pleasant! Highlights: getting to start the walk with Ellie (tough girl patron & tribe member) and having awesome adventure chats! ℹ️Stats - Day 2 - Thursday 3rd August Weather: sunny with blue skies all day! From: 2 miles before Monmouth Start time: 8am To: 2 miles past Pandy End time: 7pm (stopped around 5pm ish for about an hour - to dry things in the sun) Terrain: grassy, muddy, undulating, farm land - sheep and cows. Walked with Toby & Faye Accommodation: wild camped 🏕️ Food: more snacky food today - granola bars, flap Jack, dark chocolate, mango, chocolate covered peanuts, fruit roll ups. 🥾Miles: 24.7 (included an extra mile when we walked to a pub (it was closed) and back 🦶Steps: 50,212 Total miles completed: 37.4 💰Costs: £0 🥳 Subjective feeling out of 10 on: Enjoyment: 9/10 - awesome days walking and talking. So much fun! Plus we had Eddie the dog 🐶 walk with us! Fatigue: 5/10 - I don’t feel super tired and I slept really well but I have a mouth ulcer - which is really strange and I don’t know if that’s showing me that I’m more tired/rundown than I thought I was? Ease of terrain: 6/10 lots of ups and downs. It was tough going even without a pack! Challenges: A bridge was down and the diversion signs had been washed away. We ended up walking through a field of cows 🐄 and then crossing a stream and climbing over a fence! But we made it back on the path!! My pack is sooo heavy!! I don’t even know how I carried it on the first day. It should be getting lighter with all the food I’ve eaten. But it seems to be heavier!!! Highlights: Toby carried my backpack for me which was amazing 🤩. My hip bones and shoulders were killing me and it was so nice walking - carrying only my phone and GoPro! Made for a fabulous day!! ***** Music - Endemic Sounds www.epidemicsound.com https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/j... https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/b... https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/N... https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/r... **** Video edited by me! **** I'm wearing #gifted Inov-8 Clothing and Shoes: TrailFly Ultra G 300 Max Women's Trainers - £160 Trailfly Socks Low - £22 Technical Mid Hoodie Women’s 2.0 Pink - £100 Stormshell Lightweight Waterproof Running Jacket (pink)- £180 Train Lite 5" Shorts Women’s - £50 To get a 15% discount on Inov-8 gear. Visit Inov-8 website - https://www.inov-8.com/ambassador/run... and set up your own unique discount code (which can be used on full price items only, and not against sale or already discounted products) Please note this is an affiliate link - which means I receive a percentage of the revenue when products are purchased through this link. This does not affect you in anyway was a consumer or change the price of the product. By purchasing through this link you are supporting the work I do, to increase the amount of female role models in the media. Instagram: @inov_8   / inov_8   Other Gear Items - Amazon Affiliate Links Anker PowerCore 20100 - 20000mAh Ultra High Capacity Power Bank - https://amzn.to/3QHUe7k GoPro HERO11 Black - https://amzn.to/3siuDHE OtterBox Symmetry Case for iPhone 13 - https://amzn.to/44eiiBA GoPro AFTTM-001 Shorty Mini Extension Pole with Tripod - https://amzn.to/459spJv Therm-a-Rest Hyperion 20-Degree Ultralight Down Mummy Sleeping Bag - https://amzn.to/3YAvoYW Thermarest NeoAir Xlite NXT Sleeping Mat Regular - https://amzn.to/3OKgLOi **** Listen to the Tough Girl Podcast on the go via iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, & Stitcher! https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...   / tracks   https://open.spotify.com/show/4YeO1EN... http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/tough...