Hi everyone ☺️
We've come to an end of our WALKING THE NULLARBOR FOR MENTAL HEALTH
FUNDRAISER.
It's not too late to get your donations in, but we are about to deliver all donations to #gumbootfriday
Jackie Cosgrove
Maria Dorssers
Melissa O'Brien
A huge big thank you to all who have supported us in this wonderful adventure. ❤️
Well done team,,you all are a inspiration to us all,,,so proud of ya Mike,,,Lots of Love from US2
Done like a done thing!!! Day 24 1200ks in 25 days and he smashed it outta the park!! Mike Cosgrove you are truly amazing!! #givealittlewalkingthenullarborformentalhealth #gumbootfriday 40ks today, total 1211ks all up. 257hrs and 46mins total hours walking. 60,593 steps today 1,757,715 total steps all up. 45% of walking hours each day. We are now relaxing with our beautiful friends Dan Heke and Maria Heke in Kalgoorlie, who drove all the way to greet Mike as he walked over the finish line❤
Here we are day 23, 1 day away from finishing this epic journey. Mike Cosgrove #givealittlewalkingthenullarborformentalhealth #gumbootfriday Feels abit sureal to be sitting out in amongst the gumtrees for the last night. 50ks smashed out again today leaving only 40 to finish tomorrow. Today's stats are 1121 total ks to date, total hours walking 249hours 10mins, today's steps 73,886, total steps are up 1,697,122.
Day 22, here they come rolling in, 2 more days to go Mike Cosgrove #givealittlewalkingthenullarborformentalhealth #gumbootfriday 50ks today, 76,085 steps, 1,121ks so far, 1,623,236 steps total!! 237hours and 53mins total walking time!!Nursing very tender feet but we're closing in only 90ks to go!!! Gosh what are we going to do with ourselves when its over🤔🤔🤔🤔
Day 21 ticked off ✔ Mike Cosgrove #givealittlewalkingthenullarborformentalhealth #gumbootfriday a foggy start this morning but it turned out hot with a high of 29!! 50ks done today, 1071ks all up!! 226hours and 17mins walking, 74,308steps today, 1,547,151 steps all up!! 3 days of walking left to do!!
Ok back in internet service now so day 19 and day 20 updates. Mike Cosgrove #givealittlewalkingthenullarborformentalhealth #gumbootfriday 50ks yesterday and a massive 60ks today as he was feeling up to it🥵🙈 still came in looking fresh as!! So he has a grand total of 190ks to go!! Stats are 1021ks walked to date, 215hours and 2mins, 85,257steps today and 1,472,843 steps all up!!
The Man, the myth?, the legend😉 he ain't a myth Mike Cosgrove #givealittlewalkingthenullarborformentalhealth #gumbootfriday Day 18 done, the last Tuesday on the Nullarbor👍🏼51ks today, 11hours, 74,001steps, 50 million flies, blue skies, red dirt, sweaty shirt 👕
Day 17, #givealittlewalkingthenullarborformentalhealth #gumbootfriday Mike Cosgrove Certainty ticking off the ks, another 50ks today leaving only 350 to go!! What started as seemingly never ending is now getting closer to the finish line. 860ks walked to date, 181hrs and 14minutes pounding the tarseal, 75,292 steps, 1,242,122 steps all up. We are staying tonight i n Caiguna. So we'll have to drive 20ks up the road in the morn to start, I'll hopefully park up and get some more shut eye as it'll be silly o'clock again😊
16 days in 8 to go Wahoo Mike Cosgrove stepping it out for #gumbootfriday #givealittlewalkingthenullarborformentalhealth 54ks done today, 810 all up, 78,642 steps today, 1,166,830 steps total, 170hours and 19minutes walking, 50 billion flies for company!! So 400ks left to walk, can he do it?? Yes he can!!💪💪🦵🦿👍🏼👍🏼🚶♂️🚶♂️
Day 15 done and dusted, Mike Cosgrove #gumbootfriday #givealittlewalkingthenullarborformentalhealth We are staying tonight in Cocklebiddy 20 down the road from where Mike finished today, so it'll be a early morning drive back up there for tomorrow's start. We did the same last night in Madura. We drove 20ks this way to where he finished yesterday. We parked up the camper and I hopped back into bed 🛌 😴 Glad I locked up thou as someone tried the back door, I thought it was an animal 🦘and quickly pulled back the curtain only to hear a car speed off very rapidly. Cheeky buggars.
Today's stats, 50k today, 756 all up, 73,360 steps, 1,088,188🦵💪🚶♂️👍🏼
Da Da day 14 folks😉Mike Cosgrove #gumbootfriday #givealittlewalkingthenullarborformentalhealth
50ks today, staying at an actual camping ground tonight so we can catch up on washing, nice showers and a restaurant meal that I don't have to cook😉👍🏼 winning.
Total ks all up 706ks, 72012 steps, and drum roll please 1,014,828 total steps all up💪🦵🚶♂️148hours total walk time in 14 days ⏰
Day 13 ticked off ✔ Mike Cosgrove #gumbootfriday #givealittlewalkingthenullarborformentalhealth 52ks done today, total 656ks, 74,910 steps today total, 942,816 steps, 10hours 44, total hours walked 137hrs 42mins. Phew, tired now😉 But note the steps..... nearly a mill!!
Day 12 done and dusted, reached the halfway mark!! Mike Cosgrove #gumbootfriday #givealittlewalkingthenullarborformentalhealth 51ks today, huge wind today blowing him every which way, but he's done another day just like a walk in the park🚶♂️💪🦵🦘😉😊
Day 11, #givealittlewalkingthenullarborformentalhealth #gumbootfriday Mike Cosgrove still smashing it out. He left Eucla at 4am smashed out 55ks, so we camped out where he stopped. 553ks done, 77,700 steps yesterday, 796,737 total, yep you read that right phew!!!🥵
Ok day 10 done and dusted!! Mike Cosgrove walking the Nullarbor for mental health #gumbootfriday We're staying 2 nights in a motel tonight in Eucala, winner winner, Mike is going to have a very much deserved rest day tomorrow. We crossed the boarder today from South Australia to Western Australia. Gave up a few fruits and veg at border stop😭 Not to bad we chomped our way thru most of it. Lots of cool sights today as we are right on the coast. Total ks todate 500!!
Incoming...........after 2 days without internet prepare for updates😊😉 Mike Cosgrove still smashing it out for mental health #gumbootfriday As of last night hes walked for 95hours, covered 453ks, did 73,890 steps yesterday bringing total steps to 652,262🚶♂️Wow!!!
Day 7 done, Mike Cosgrove , walking the Nullarbor for mental health, #gumbootfriday . We stayed at the Nullarbor Roadhouse last night so Mike started from there at 5am . He heard Dingo's howling in the early morning as he strolled along. I got to see a real live dingo just as I turned off the road into tonight's camp spot🤗 i was quite excited as you can imagine😊
Day 6 done, Mike Cosgrove ,walking the Nullarbor for mental health #gumbootfriday all on his own!! Huge effort. Tonight we are staying at Nullarbor Roadhouse, in a nice comfy clean room. A bit of a luxury after 2 nights in the wilderness. He did 42ks today so just a tad short of 50 but he had 7 ks in credit so he's only be 1k short but he'll no doubt catch it up somewhere else. Washing to do now and see what we can restock in the way of supplies at the roadhouse👍🏼
Keep it goin buddy,,,ya are a bloody legend !!!!
Day 5 done Mike Cosgrove #gumbootfriday Walking the Nullarbor for mental health. Today started off a tad chilly but soon warmed up. Lots of real long stretches of road today, the highlight of today was seeing all the team trucks of the V8super cars heading east towards home, We may have both waved like maniacs when Sam Cosgrove s teams went by😅😅 was worth for the toots thou!!🤗
Day 4, done and dusted. From Nundroo to Yalata today, 53 ks Mike Cosgrove is certainly smashing it!! 206k done!! Hes getting fitter as he goes, even thou is back is not great!! I've read 2.5books if you're interested 🤣🤣🤣 taken lots of pics and talked to a number of different birds 🐦#gumbootfriday Walking the Nullarbor for mental health
Still going strong! 💪 one step at a time!! 10 hours and 35 minutes of walking today, nearly 32 hours of walking over 3 days!
Day 2 done, Mike Cosgrove is smashing it out for #gumbootfriday walking the Nullarbor for mental health. 52ks done today, that means tomorrow night he'll be right outside roadhouse which also means he starts right there the next morning which also means I get a sleep in by not having to drop him up the road to start😉
Day 1, Mike Cosgrove kicked it in the butt!! 50ks down and only 1150ks to go🙄🤔 If you say that really really fast it doesn't sound so far. He trucked along real well with a grueling headwind and a couple of nasty freezing cold showers of rain. But like the trooper he is he just kept on keeping on. Rest now then a meal and shower and sweet dreams 😴 #gumbootfriday Walking the Nullarbor for mental health!!
This time next week we will be on our way to the start line in Ceduna, South Australia.
Ten days to go before we set off for the Nullarbor challenge. We almost have all our supplies we need from NZ. I have had my main 2x pairs of shoes resoled thanks to Quality Shoe Repairs in Hamilton and got my clothing all together.
The photo shows breakfast and some of the nutrition bars, gels etc that I will require.
Some interesting facts about the Nullarbor:
Nullarbor is Latin for Nullas, Arbor meaning No Trees. The Nullarbor sits on one of the largest limestone rocks in the world. It covers 200,000 Sq kilometers.
The Nullarbor is home to some 100 000 camels, almost all which are feral. They were used for transport when building the railways across the country then set free to roam.
The largest sheep station in the world resides on the western side of the Nullarbor and is 2.5 million acres in size.
In summer the temperature can rise to 50 degrees C and fall well below zero in the winter.
Arguably the longest straight in the world is on the Nullarbor at 146.6 kilometers long. I expect to take 3 days to walk this one straight.
The longest golf course in the world is on the Nullarbor and is an 18 hole 72 par course and is 1365 kilometers long. It takes about 5 days to complete.
The largest kangaroos (the big red) live on the Nullarbor.
I hope you all find this as interesting as I did 😊
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Twelve weeks of training my legs and feet to cope with continuous walking. The photo shows progress from 2nd January until 26th March. Everything is going to plan with just over a month to walk day.
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As you can tell from the photo my right shoe is much taller than the left one. Due to an accident 9 and a half years ago and after many surgeries I finished up with a leg 48mm shorter. My main problem with this when walking is uneven ground. Because of the shoe height I find it so easy to roll that particular foot. It's important I watch that foot go to the ground almost every step.
All my right footwear are lifted to compensate the height difference.
It's nearly half way through March and training is going well. I started training in earnest on the 1st of December with 10k days and have now worked up to a marathon every second day with the odd 50k thrown in for good measure. Apart from a persisting blister on one of my toes all is well body wise. I foolishly was experimenting with shoes and different insoles to acquire this blister.
We still have several weeks of training to do before we leave for Ceduna in South Australia to start the walk. We travel over on the 28th of April, start in Ceduna and finish in Norseman West Australia 25 days later.
Check out the image with my training to date to get an idea what's involved to get to this stage.
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