The other day I took a couple of friends visiting from the UK for a trip up to the Northern Beaches of Sydney. We dropped by Cottage Point for lunch and then made our way up to Palm Beach and Pitwatter for a bit of a dip and an ice cream. On the way back to Sydney I noticed the roadsign which was to be the genesis for the Night Walkers group: Sydney 40km.

That got me thinking. 40km is nearly a marathon and I had always wanted to complete a marathon. I decided then and there to give my friend Mike a ring to see if he would be interested in walking a marathon in the cool of night. I knew that Mike would be up for it as he doesn’t like to be beaten by a challenge.

And so on the 30th Jan 2009 we made the journey from Palm Beach to the GPO on foot. It took us nine and a half hours and it is fair to say that we were knackered by the end of it. The chaffing was extreme, the blisters were pretty bad too and we were well and truely ready for the comforts of our beds waiting at home.

During the evening we discussed many things including what the next walk would be of course. We flirted with a Wollongong to Sydney walk but soon realised that 40km was challenge enough. We put such discussions on ice until we finished. Anyway… from that initial walk the Night Walkers facebook group was created. We have since completed a few more walks and are looking for new members to take up the challenge. If you feel like doing something a little crazy please join us.