It was my sister Kate who started it all. Having trained for a charity event on the Fife Coastal Path, she suggested that I would like to walk it with her. After some persuasion I agreed, and, allowing for my shifts, we set a timetable of a year to complete the then 81 miles of the walk. In the early days of January 2007 we set off accompanied by another sister Janet and her husband Dougie. When I say "set off" I mean we went at breakneck speed for 9 miles from North Queensferry to Aberdour. I wasn't aware it was possible to feel so tired. I'd need to get a lot fitter to keep up with these girls. There was also another important lesson learned that day - a yogurt is NOT the type of
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