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The Since 1664 Yomp event, which takes place on May 26, is named after the birth year of the Royal Marines.

Tell me more: The event finds its roots in the military, where "yomp" is the term for a long-distance march.

The Since 1664 Yomp is an event in which fundraisers and fitness fanatics march or walk non-stop for 166.4km from Winchester to Eastbourne, across the South Downs Way.

If you yomp in the centre of a city like Sheffield your exposure to poisonous pollution from diesel cars and vans is a damn sight more dangerous than being a couch potato.

Those words meant a great deal because Hilary, 29, had taken on the Royal Marines' Great Yomp, a gruelling 103-mile trek across the South Downs, to get a glimpse of what Matt endured on a regular basis in his job.

Visit scenictours.co.uk from Yomp in its pomp Polly Murray, the first Scottish woman to climb Everest, is the new ambassador for the Alliance Trust Cateran Yomp.

There is an abundance of walking festivals in the National Park during 2014, offering walks that range from a short amble to a full-scale yomp, and some that are aimed at families or themed around wildlife or geology, etc.

"I did the Commando Yomp, a 30-mile speed march, that was hideous," he recalls, laughing.

For info about the 2015 Alliance Trust Cateran Yomp, which takes place on June 13-14 and raises funds for ABF, thfie Soldiers Charity, visit www.soldierscharity.org/yomp

The first event will be a 30-mile sponsored "yomp" where B-fit Bootcamp's Johnathon Edwards will lead a group "lightly jogging" along 30 miles of Wirral's coast from 5am on Sunday, May 25.

And before she goes viewers will see her attempt the Royal Marines Yomp - a 30-mile march across Dartmoor with a 32lb backpack that has to be completed in under eight hours.