Alice Duff

Day 30...the end ❤️

Tuesday 30th Sep

So there you go. 300,000 steps for September winds down today. Btw today's steps came to 7147, 4km, in 70 minutes...it really wasn't a "walking" day (my asthma told me so and I listened 😉)  That's a total of 355, 879 steps for me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who sponsored me across the last 30 days...you are all wonderful and your kind contributions have gone to a very worthy cause - the Irish Heart Foundation ❤️ So now I am retiring to the sitting room and wishing you all good health and much happiness as I sign off this fundraising event for 2025 ❤️

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Day 29

Monday 29th Sep Day 29 14km on the penultimate day of the challenge...needs must 😉 24,839 steps, 4hrs 5 minutes. The end is in sight ❤️ Share

Day 28

Sunday 28th Sep Irish Heart Foundation challenge has reached Day 28... only 2 more to go ❤️ 10,426 steps, 1hr and 45 minutes, 6km 😃 Share

Day 27...3 more to go 🚶

Saturday 27th Sep

Day 27...3 more to go. 12,685 steps, 1hr and 49 minutes, 7km ❤️❤️ Rain all ya want...I don't care 😉

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Day 26...

Friday 26th Sep Day 26. Long day. 15,499 steps, 2hrs 37 minutes, 9km+ 🚶🚶🚶Only 4 more to go ❤️ Share

Day 25 🥁🥁🥁

Thursday 25th Sep

Day 25. 14,333 steps, 2hrs 30 minutes, 8km. Best part about today's steps...some of them were clocked up drumming 🥁🥁🥁 FIVE days left...much love to all who have sponsored me on this challenge - you really are the best ❤️❤️❤️

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Day 24

Wednesday 24th Sep

Day 24...18192, 10km. Believe it or believe it not but I can do 10k in under 2 hrs IF I don't stop to talk to everyone I meet along the way 😂 The fact that I didn't do it in one go also added to the time...but who's counting 😂 Cross your fingers for a few more dry days to finish this challenge ☀️

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Day 23...7 to go 🚶

Tuesday 23rd Sep

Day 23...7 to go. 14,755 steps,  2hrs 42 minutes, 8km. Thank you weather ☀️

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Day 22...Counting down...8 to go 😉

Monday 22nd Sep Day 22. 13, 841 steps. Make hay while the sun shines...or in this case WALK 🚶 Share

Day 21...9 to go.

Sunday 21st Sep

Day 21 11,038, 1hr 50 minutes 6km (almost 7) Still feeling 🤢 Selfies are not my jam btw hense the picture of my steps and not me 😂

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Day 20 🥵

Saturday 20th Sep Day 20 and that was hard. 5457 steps is better than no steps...that was my mantra for today. Still trying to shake this bloody flu. At some point in time it will go and the sooner the better. Share

Day 15 HALFWAY 🌬️🌧️🤧🤮🥱😎

Monday 15th Sep

Day 15... halfway there ❤️ 12,191 steps, 2hrs 10 minutes, 7km. The wind isn't so back when it's behind you 😂😂😂

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Day 14...will there be a day 15 🤢🤢🤢

Sunday 14th Sep Day 14... feeling blaa. Can't help thinking I'm going to regret today's 10,184 steps sooner rather than later 🤢 Upside, I'm getting closer to my fundraising goal 🥅 Thank you to everyone who's sponsored me so far...❤️❤️❤️ Share

Day 13 🤢🤧

Saturday 13th Sep

Day 13. Cold weather, head cold, just duh 🤢 Moan over 😂 12,531 steps, 2hrs 4 minutes, 7 km. Tomorrow I might just walk up the walls 😂😂😂

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Day 11...🌧️🌧️🌧️🌬️🌬️🌬️

Thursday 11th Sep

Between the rain earlier in the day and then the wind later on, I found today a hard one. My asthma had a field day...but I got it done...10,680 steps in 1hr 35 minutes. 

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Day 10...🎶🎶 row row row your boat ⛵🌧️🎶🎶

Wednesday 10th Sep

Day 10 and more rain. I think I was singing "row row row your boat 🎶'" out loud for a while earlier 🌧️🌧️🌧️ Come on weather...brighten up a little bit please. Some of us have funds to raise, you know 😉 Anyway, accumulated across the day: 11,913 steps, 7km in 1hr 50 minutes. 

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Day 9

Tuesday 9th Sep

Day 9. A day where 24 hours wasn't enough. Too much to do and not enough time to get it all done it. 10,642 steps (6km) in 1hr 36 minutes was a good pace and I'm very pleased with that 😃 Tomorrow is going to be an other crazy day...bring it on 😉

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Day 8 🤧🤧🤧

Monday 8th Sep Flummoxed with a head cold 🤧🤧🤧 Done for today. Going to recharge my batteries for tomorrow. Nighty night folks ❤️ Share

Day 7: The rain in Spain falls mainly on walkers 🌧️

Sunday 7th Sep OMG but today it rained to the point that I thought I'd need a boat 🛶 I guess that's why it's called a challenge 😂 Oh well...onwards and upwards as they say 😉 Share

Day SIX @Wrecked.commmm 🥱🥱🥱

Saturday 6th Sep Day SIX: Don't know how my legs carried me today. I think I need a holiday to recover from the holiday 😂😂😂 Today's steps: 11,064 in 1hr 51 minutes (171 minutes in total) hitting 6km. Good night lovely people and sleep well. Tomorrow is another day ❤️ Share

Day FIVE - Last day in the sun ☀️

Saturday 6th Sep Almost forgot to post yesterday's steps. Such a day of rushing and (almost) running 😂 You can't walk far at an Airport and even less on a plane but I got my steps in early and to be honest, I'm feeling quite achieved. So, 15,082 steps in 2hrs 22 minutes (202 minutes total) makes up a neat 9km for a busy Friday 😃 Share

It's 🌧️ in Ireland... how strange 😂

Thursday 4th Sep

Day 4 of the IrishHeartFoundation fundraising event. It hit 37c for a while today...it's 20 degrees cooler at home in Ireland and raining 🌧️ 😕 Anyways just to keep ya all informed: I walked 12km today. That's 20,028 steps in 3hrs and 32 minutes (212 minutes in total) Will I do it quicker in the cooler climbs of home?? We'll have to wait and see 😉

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Day 3 - making an arse of it 😂

Wednesday 3rd Sep I'm not finished today's walk just yet so you'll have to wait a bit longer for today's steps. For the last few days I haven't been able to log my steps... don't ask...I was doing it all wrong. Stick with me cos the good part is coming, I promise. I finally figured it out about an hour ago, you see. But what did Alice do?? Go on take a guess?? I only entered everything TWICE 😱 Ended up with 82,594 steps instead of 41,297!! Now I'm good but not that good 😂 And then I had to figure out how to undo my mistake. I have never been one to shy away from my screwups...just as well too or someone might enter me in the  Grand National next year 🏇 Personally I'm blaming it on too much sun and not my lack of patience 😂 So there you have it... Murphy and his assortment of Laws wouldn't get a look in today ☀️ Share

Why am I doing this??

Tuesday 2nd Sep For all the hearts who couldn’t, for all the hearts who can’t, and for all the hearts who should but are not…10,000 Steps a Day in September for the Irish Heart Foundation ❤ This year I am doing the Irish Heart Foundation’s challenge and I’m asking you all (again) for your support in sponsoring me for this very important cause. For me it’s a case of four birds with the one stone: additional funding for the Irish Heart Foundation ❤; a chance to take back some control over my crazy asthma and help my lungs to breath better; and as a result, better the function of my own ❤ already under pressure from asthma steroids. And of course there's all the benefits walking brings my osteoporosis 🥰  It’s a win whichever way you look at it. There will be photos and humour along the way. So please, if you can, DO! Every cent counts ❤ Share

Day two

Tuesday 2nd Sep So there it is...24,583 steps. My feet hate me. My hair doesn't love me much either. But my lungs love me (ask my asthma 😉) And if my lungs love me then so does my heart ❤️ Winning takes many forms... getting out and doing something is one ❤️ Share

Too hot to walk...NEVER

Monday 1st Sep Greetings from the Costa Del Sol ☀️ 35c and 11,464 steps done (so far) for day one...who said you can't have the best of both worlds 😉 Thank god it's not a race 😂 Enjoy the challenge and it gets easier. Motto: if you don't try then you'll never succeed ❤️ Final tally for day one 16, 714 steps. Share