7:30  A talk by Mr John Hutchison Why I walked 1200 miles to celebrate my 70th birthday. "

Why walk 1200 miles?

A brief overview of the presentation and shared discussion that John Hutchison will deliver to the Lincoln Medical Society on the 25 November 2021Why are you walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats? This was a question I got asked repeatably on my walk. My response was generally that “I just fancied a walk”, and this is true as I love long distance walking. However, the answer to that question is much deeper and this is what I want to explore with you on the 25th.

We are all on journeys from birth to death. New promotions, marriage, loss of a loved one, diagnosis with cancer, retirement, recovery from addiction etc are all journeys that we could experience at any time in our lives. It is how we cope with these journeys that is perhaps so critical for our ongoing physical and mental health. Here the…