That’s me done 26% of the Walk 1000 Miles challenge. So 261.45 miles down and 738.55 miles remaining!
Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine
UK TV programmes to watch this week : 28/03/2026
Race Across the World (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 2nd April 2026) ** NEW SERIES **
Reality game show with John Hannah as narrator. Five adventurous teams are pushed to the limit, battling extreme climates and harsh terrain in a 12,000km race from Palermo, Sicily, across Europe and Asia to reach Hatgal in northern Mongolia. Best friends Jo and Kush from Liverpool, siblings Katie and Harrison from Manchester, Molly and her father Andrew, cousins Puja and Roshni and in-laws Mark and Margo take on the challenge.
Kegworth: Flight to Disaster (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Thursday 2nd April 2026)
Survivors and eyewitnesses recount the moment British Midland Airways Flight 092, travelling from London to Belfast, ran into difficulties in January 1989. The Boeing 737-400 crashed onto the motorway embankment between the M1 and A453 near Kegworth, Leicestershire. Rare archive footage and expert analysis uncovers the chain of decisions that sealed the fate of 47 passengers and injured dozens more.
(Subtitles, Widescreen, New, Audio Described)
Death in Paradise (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Friday 3rd April 2026) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **
A couple are targeted by a burglar who repeatedly sneaks back in to clean up without a trace. With several potential suspects, Humphrey must uncover who is out for revenge. Kelby tries to help a young teen held captive in a garden shed and Ester wrestles with a tension headache. Despite putting fostering on pause, Humphrey and Martha find the decision at the forefront of their minds.
All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119
Ted’s longest walks so far… : 26 March 2026
Here are the longest walks Ted has done so far, since we got him!
- John Muir Way : Day 1 : Helensburgh to Balloch (with diversion) – 12.77 miles
- Rannoch Station to Corrour Station – 11.87 miles
- Cross Britain Way : Day 017 : Wymeswold to Stanford on Soar – 11.11 miles
- Cross Britain Way : Day 014 : Hose to Hickling – 10.96 miles
- Cross Britain Way : Day 006 : Horbling to Folkingham – 10.86 miles
- Cross Britain Way : Day 010 : Little Ponton to Grantham Canal via Harlaxton – 10.25 miles
- Cross Britain Way : Day 016 : Broughton Lodge to Wymeswold – 10.12 miles
- Cross Britain Way : Day 009 : Between Ropsley and Old Somerby to Little Ponton – 9.96 miles
- Haconby and Dunsby Fens – 9.76 miles
- Grantham Station to Bottesford Station via Grantham Canal – 9.61 miles
Please do give him at follow at www.strava.com/athletes/tedthedog
VeloViewer Infographic : 25 March 2026 @veloviewer
So far during 2026, I’ve done 450 miles of exercise. Which is made up of 209 miles of cycling and 241 miles of walking.
Where it says running… That’s my walking data!
Want your own Infographic, then check out veloviewer.com
Locking my motorcycle helmet on with the Helmlockå
WOW! Really do love the feeling of having my motorcycle helmet locked on! Believe me, without the key, no way out of it!!
I keep it locked on, for just over 2 hours!
Now done 24% of Walk 1000 Miles – 2026
That’s me done 24% of the Walk 1000 Miles challenge. So 240.43 miles down and 759.57 miles remaining!
Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine
Ted’s longest walks of 2026 so far… : 23 March 2026
Here are the longest walks Ted has done so far during 2026.
- Cross Britain Way : Day 017 : Wymeswold to Stanford on Soar – 23/03/2026 – 11.12 miles
- Cross Britain Way : Day 016 : Broughton Lodge to Wymeswold – 02/03/2026 – 10.12 miles
- Cross Britain Way : Day 015 : Hickling to Broughton Lodge – 23/02/2026 – 9.21 miles
- Orston Circular with Bugsy, Gordon and Mark – 09/02/2026 – 5.07 miles
- Morkery Wood #2026/01 with Bugsy, Gordon and Mark – 06/01/2026 – 3.68 miles
Please do give him at follow at www.strava.com/athletes/tedthedog
UK TV programmes to watch this week : 21/03/2026
Beyond Paradise (BBC 1/HD |8:00pm to 9:00pm | Friday 27th March 2026) ** NEW SERIES **
When the circumstances of a crime novelist’s death eerily mirror the details of his final novel, Humphrey must uncover whether it was a coincidence or murder by design. The Lily Bond is caught adrift leaving Humphrey and Martha back home with Anne. Crime drama, starring Kris Marshall.
Death in Paradise (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Friday 27th March 2026) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **
The body of Giles, an eccentric monster hunter, is recovered from the sea. He bears injuries oddly suggestive of the legendary creature he’s spent years chasing – the Lusca. Mervin’s life is turned upside down by an unexpected visit from his niece Eloise.
All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119
Now done 22% of Walk 1000 Miles – 2026
That’s me done 22% of the Walk 1000 Miles challenge. So 220.04 miles down and 779.96 miles remaining!
Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine
Locked in my motorcycle helmet
After seeing that lad on Instagram getting locked into his helmet. I was, like I so need to get myself a Helmlockå.
It turned up in post today. So, I wasted no time. And got myself locked in my motorcycle helmet!
