 Two weeks after Rob Walker completed his epic Absent Friends Tour and he is still feeling the effects, but says it is 'one of the best, most fulfilling things' of his life. Walker spent 19 days cycling and running from John O'Groats to Land's End in memory of four friends who tragically lost their lives over an 18-month period. The broadcaster was raising money for two charities – and he raised some serious cash – but also looked to spread some joy after a terrible time, meeting people along the way and handing out bottles of fizz to anyone and everyone to brighten their day. A man with more energy than almost anyone on the planet, he is still a bit drained from the experience, but loved it nonetheless. 'It's taking a long time for my energy to come back,' Rob told Metro.co.uk. 'I don't think I realised how much it had taken out of me physically and emotionally until I finished. 'I really enjoyed it, without question it's one of the best, most fulfilling things I've done in my entire life, personally or professionally. But you're going through some beautiful places, having really great meetings with people but it was always in the back of my mind that I hadn't finished yet. 'People were slapping me on the back, saying nice things which was great, but I tried to keep a lid on that until I got to about Devon. I was always thinking, this is kind, but I've still got 400, 500, 600 miles to go and all sorts could still go wrong. 'I hadn't allocated any time to thinking how I'd feel when I completed it, because I didn't dare to be that blasé. I would have been devastated if I hadn't managed to finish it. It's one thing telling people you're going to do something, it's another thing to deliver it, and deliver it when you said you would.' (Picture: Rob Walker) Walker is a dedicated runner and unbelievably fit so despite the journey being over 1,000 miles, completing the task never really seemed in doubt, although there was a point early on when he was w){kind=link}
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Two weeks after Rob Walker completed his epic Absent Friends Tour and he is still feeling the effects, but says it is ‘one of the best, most fulfilling things’ of his life.
Walker spent 19 days cycling and running from John O’Groats to Land’s End in memory of four friends who tragically lost their lives over an 18-month period.
The broadcaster was raising money for two charities – and he raised some serious cash – but also looked to spread some joy after a terrible time, meeting people along the way and handing out bottles of fizz to anyone and everyone to brighten their day.
A man with more energy than almost anyone on the planet, he is still a bit drained from the experience, but loved it nonetheless.