Does anyone remember a fad for long distance walking that started in the early 1960s?

[sandyRoe]

I think Billy Butlin gave a prize to the winner of a walking race from Lands End to John O'Groats.

[emmie]

I don't but you would have to have lots of energy to do that, i can't imagine wanting to even try.

[sandyRoe]

There was a lot of publicity for an 'eccentric' woman who was a vegetarian. I can't remember if she was the winner.

[bibblebub]

it would have been almost certainly inspired by Don Thompson winning gold in the 50km walk at the Rome Olympics in 1960 http://en.wikipedia.o...on_Thompson_(athlete)

[sandyRoe]

With Billy Butlin being involved it probably had more a feel of 'They shoot horses, don't they?' than 'Chariots of Fire'.

[janbee]

Yes, I remember Dr Barbara Moore did it in the 60s

[micmak]

The eccentric woman was Dr Barbara Moore.

http://en.wikipedia.o...oore_%28vegetarian%29

[TheOtherHalf]

Didnt Ian Botham also do Lands End to Johno Groats ?

[TheOtherHalf]

Dont think it was a race though. Just for charity. I would love to do something like that if I had the time. Stopping off at lots of nice places along the way. It would probably take me months to do though

[Frank97]

Yes he did, walked right past my front door fact!

[Frank97]

''in fact''

[AB Editor]

That's interesting Micmak, I hadn't heard of this nonsense: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breatharian

Wiley Brooks is interesting, I especially like this bit:

On his website, Brooks states that his potential followers must first prepare by combining the junk food diet with the meditative incantation of five magic "fifth-dimensional" words which appear on his website, some of which are words from Kundalini yoga.[25][26] In the "5D Q&A" section of his website Brooks claims that cows are fifth-dimensional (or higher) beings that help mankind achieve fifth-dimensional status by converting three-dimensional food to five-dimensional food (beef).[27] In the "Question and Answer" section of his website, Brooks explains that the "Double Quarter-Pounder with Cheese" meal from McDonald's possesses a special "base frequency" and that he thus recommends it as occasional food for beginning breatharians.[28] He then goes on to reveal that Diet Coke is "liquid light".[28] Prospective disciples are asked after some time following the junk food/magic word preparation to revisit his website in order to test if they can feel the magic.[26]

[AB Editor]

Here's his website: http://www.breatharian.com/home.html

Very strange man.

[sandyRoe]

We'd better get our walking boots on if we want to do any serious walking. He says the March equinox of 2013 will see the start of the ascension process.

[MartinBev58]

Was Dr Barbara Moore from London?.
That was the name of our family GP at that time.

Martin

[sandyRoe]

This is a bit thin on details but she could well have been.

http://en.wikipedia.o...ra_Moore_(vegetarian)