A ROYAL Mail worker had so much fun walking more than 30 miles a day he's decided to do it all over again next year.
Jim Mahon, a night distribution manager at the Royal Mail depot in Wainwright Road, Warndon, Worcester, first heard about the Nijmegen March when he was in the Army during the 1970s. The 49-year-old said: "I could have done it 30 years ago. In those days I was a lot fitter, but for various reasons, I didn't get around to it then."
Jim did the walk, which took place between July 19 and 21, in aid of St Richard's Hospice and Sue Ryder Care. The money he made was matched by Royal Mail and resulted in a total of £1,150, which he has now handed over to the charities.
The walk, which is thought to have first taken place in 1908, is in the town of Nijmegen, about 15 miles south of Arnhem in Holland. Over four days Jim, accompanied by his sisters Anne and Sheila, marched an impressive 32 miles a day.
He said people assume it was easy because Holland is flat but only 38,000 out of the 47,500 people that started actually finished.
"It is the third day when the biggest number drop out. There were seven hills, one after another and on top of that it was very hot.
"I did it last year so I've got the bug now," he added. "I made sure I had my feet checked every day. I had quite a few blisters last year but this year it was better."
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