Day 6 saw Jez head to Pontefract as he continued on to Manchester following the route of the M62 (although given his recent run in with the law he wisely decided not to walk the hard shoulder!). Jez's blisters are requiring constant attention but at least with suitable medical coverage on the walk they are being dealt with properly.  This is in … [Read more...]

Day 5 saw Jez arrive at the KC Stadium, ticking of the third of the 18 English Premier League grounds he is visiting during the #Mission676 project. The KC stadium is the centrepiece of Hull City's involvement in the community and Jez spent time with the first team squad discussing football and community. After the obligatory keepy up … [Read more...]

Another hard day of walking over the North Yorkshire Moors. Jez had to keep the speed up as he needed to finish early today to make sure he had time to get to the Shay , to watch the U's play Halifax FC in the first leg of the play-offs. Today's biggest achievement appeared to be that the support team had managed to track down a Subway so that … [Read more...]

Day 3 saw Jez facing the prospect of the North Yorkshire Moors (pictured left) and the first off-road terrain of the walk. Despite the improved weather he didn't have much time to appreciate the scenery. The biggest concern for Jez today was to keep his concentration going, to stop him falling on the difficult terrain, with the possibility of … [Read more...]

Having ticked of the homes of both Newcastle United and Sunderland, Jez now moved off toward the KC Stadium, home of Hull City FC. On the way he had an unexpected brush with the local police who had responded to reports of someone walking on the busy A19.  After discussing the problem at some length he was presented with two choices - either … [Read more...]

With the fog on the Tyne clearing a small crowd gathered to see Cambridge United director of football Jez George set off from Newcastle United's St James' Park on the opening leg of his 676 mile journey. … [Read more...]