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ISLE OF WIGHT RADIO
Photo:
Andy Shier (IW
Radio presenter)
pictured with
David Cheek on
Walk the Wight.
IW radio covers
Walk the Wight
May has become ‘walking
month’ on the Isle of Wight
and this year is no exception
with the return of the Walking
Festival which this year is set
to be bigger and better than
ever before.
IOW Radio will be
supporting the event once
again and as media partner
will be publicising the walks
daily throughout the two
weeks of the festival. They’re
also threatening to send one or
two male members of the team
on the Speed Dating Walk so
single ladies beware!
IOW Radio will also be a
main supporter of the Island’s
biggest annual charity event
Walk the Wight which grows
in size every year and is well
on course for another record
breaking year.
Andy Shier from IOW Radio
has taken part in Walk the
Wight for a number of years
and is planning on giving it a
go again on May 18th. He has
some advice for those planning
to do the full distance.
“Last year was a real
challenge in that rain but
was still great fun and there’s
nothing quite like the feeling
of sett ing off from Bembridge
early on a Sunday morning
with hundreds of other
Islanders. My advice to those
planning on doing all 26.5
miles is to do some training.
If you’re the sort of person
whose only exercise is walking
from the house to the car you
really will struggle to walk that
sort of distance. If the stamina
side doesn’t get you the blisters
certainly will! Good footwear
is essential but if you’re fit and
healthy and have good foot
protection on you’ll love the
48
challenge the walk brings. The
feeling of strolling across the
finishing line is brilliant.”
IOW Radio is sponsoring
the medals this year and will
once again broadcast live on
the day. Andy has absolutely
promised that there will be no
re-release of the charity single
‘These Boots Are Made for
Walkin’ which he and Justine
released with Fabba back in
2004.
“I think that’s best left on
the CD scrapheap where it
belongs!” says Andy.
Walk the Wight is the 250th
walk of the Walking Festival
and you can find more
information at www.iwradio.
co.uk
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