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DAVID TROTTER

Walk 62 Miles in October

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I'm walking 62 Miles in October

I’m walking 62 Miles in October and raising funds so that families affected by dementia get the specialist help and advice they need. I would be grateful for your support.

An £10 donation can cover the telephone costs of two families seeking support through Dementia UK's free Helpline. £33 could fund an hour with a dementia specialist Admiral Nurse, helping a family with practical solutions and emotional support.

Thank you!

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Day 31/31 ALL DONE AND DUSTED

Friday 31st Oct
All over    
Not one of my best charity walks as I am really feeling my 72 years but got there in the end .
All that remains is to get donations from people who kindly promised me,You know who you are  lol ! Any one who hasn't promised me and wants to can of course do so over the next few  days.
FINAL FIGURES
29-31/10/2025
MILES   8.5
STEPS  18840
MINS   172
DONATIONS  £25.00

FINAL TOTALS FOR 31 DAYS
MILES  114
STEPS  240,433
MINS  2304
DONATIONS  £215

Regards
David Trotter

4th week over 3 days to go

Tuesday 28th Oct
Still averaging just over 2 miles per day  but body is struggling,However last 3 days and I will make it over the line.
Main concern is making my donation fund and it is £60.00 short of £250.00 I set myself.
A few people have promised to donate and hopefully that will be happening over the next few days.Anyone reading this please donate to what is a great cause .Just what you can afford would be much appreciated.
Anyway  my figures for the week and accumulative totals to date. Just as well I had a good first 2 weeks before my bones went.
MILES  18[101]
STEPS 38849[221593]
MINS 374 [2132]
DON £50.00 [£190.00]

3rd week -woe is me

Thursday 23rd Oct
Calf muscle still giving me gyp and curtailing my ability to walk as far as I wanted to.
Worst week so far
MILES  17 [83]
STEPS 37357[182744]
MINS  363[1758]
DONATIONS   £40.00 [£140.00]

Donations, even if it is out of sympathy with my aching body would cheer me up and help my fund.Looks like I am going to limp across the line at the end of the month.
72 on Saturday and feeling around 82 put a smile back on my face,you know it makes sense.
Regards
David

Second week over

Wednesday 15th Oct
Dementia Charity Walk
The second week of my walk has concluded under improved weather conditions as Storm Amy subsides. This week’s routes included round trips to Rosewell, Newtongrange, Dalkeith, and Bonnyrigg. My progress to date is as follows (cumulative totals in brackets):
Steps Walked: 73,057  [145,387]
Miles Travelled: 33  [66]
Minutes Walked: 701  [1,395]
Money Donated: £10.00  [£100.00]
A message from the charity: If you are considering making a donation to my fundraising effort, any contributions made by midnight tonight are eligible to be doubled.
Official Message
“To celebrate reaching the halfway point of the ‘Walk 62 Miles in October’ challenge, we are pleased to share an exciting announcement:
All donations will be matched! One of our major donors has generously agreed to match every donation received on fundraising pages (up to a total of £10,000) between 12 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, 15th October 2025.”
Thank you for your continued support.



FIRST WEEK OVER

Tuesday 7th Oct
First week done and dusted ,had to contend with Storm Amy which always seemed to be  in front of me and never at my back propelling me.
A calf muscle complaint  on day 2 lasted a couple of days but is ok now.
Because of the weather  I have been walking locally , hopefully that will change next week.
Have had a lot of interest locally in this Dementia charity which is not a surprise because it is currently affecting many families.Hopefully this interest can be converted to donations to boost my fund.
Pleased with my walking output and incoming funds in this first week.
STEPS WALKED     72330
MILES TRAVELLED  33
MINUTES WALKED  694
MONEY DONATED £90.00

Pleased to be taking part  for this worthy charity.
Roll on week 2 and better weather.

Regards
David Trotter

Walking for Dementia Charity

Tuesday 30th Sep
After 5 years of walking for the Prostate Cancer charity I have decided to transfer  my legs to the Dementia charity. This starts tomorrow 01/10/2025 and completes on 31/10/2025 .62 miles is the target and I  upped it to 150 miles.
During this walk on 25/10/2025 will be my 72 nd birthday  and  my memory is not what it was..Had a well nigh photographic memory  when a lot younger I am aware this has dwindled somewhat. Is it because our bodies are lasting longer and our brains can't keep pace..      
Cases of dementia are rising all over and funds are required for research,treatment ,new medicines and assistance for family care.
I want to help and like my friends ,family and anyone who knows me or reads this blog donate to this charity.  If I get to 150 miles during the month 10p a mile is £15.00 .
What a starting point,what a great cause.
Regards
David Trotter                                

Thank you to my Sponsors

£25

Willie Barrell

Well done Davie.

£25

Katy, Steven & Alexander Xx

Well done Dad/Grandad... just a little something to get you closer to your target xx

£25

The Hills

Happy birthday dad well done so far on your progress!! Lots of love The hills

£20

David Trotter Snr

£20

Anonymous

Thought I did it on Saturday that’s it now

£20

David&sofiia

Keep getting those steps in!

£20

Zambo

£15

Paolo

Best of luck Delboy for your efforts for this worthy cause

£15

Alex Wilson

Best wishes David

£10

John Anderson

£10

Emma Young

Well done David, keep on going, one foot in front of the other 💪🏻👟

£10

Julie Trotter

£10

David Trotter

£10

David Robertson

Good effort David, for a great cause

£10

Kathleen Thomson

Great charity Davie well done

£10

Michael Drummond

£10

Ben & Kelly

Good luck

£5

Sidney P Cat

£5

Marta

Well done x

£5

Charlie And Cookie

meow meow meow meow xxx