Another one!

I'm pleased to announce that our little walking group has grown by one more today ! What a wonderful way to get to know each other better... and although I know I need the exercise...the gals I walk with need it just as badly. We walked from 1:30 -2:10 and returned to the office refreshed and clear headed.
Our group numbers 5 now and I'm working on a few fellows that need the break to join us.
Thanks for letting me join in, this holds me accountable for actually taking the walk. I have added another 2 1/2 miles to my already 6 miles

Sunday Update

Walking the streets again... this time at 10 p.m.

Saturday Update

Another 3 mile brisk walk along the sidewalks. With plays and school and getting ready to send Brannon to Florida, it's been hard to get in the daily walks. My bad!

An update - and Ticker Factory

I've been walking my 30 minutes each day - usually over at the land. I can actually tell the difference. The terrain is hilly, and I can already walk up those easily without losing my breath as quickly! So hurray for progress!

You can go to tickerfactory.com and make a ticker to track your progress. The downside is that everytime you add mileage, you have to go back to tickerfactory and change your information and get a new url for it. However, it only takes a few minutes.

Newcomer to blogs and Monthly marathon

I've just joined so bear with me, I've never done blogs before. I saw this one and I like to get in a walk every day with my dogs. In fact, I have to walk them everyday, so this gives me a specific goal. On Monday we got in about 1.5 miles yesterday about 1 mile, and today was a work day so we did the short ciruit which is .7 miles. So that gets me to 3.2 so far for the month. Its a little bit each day but steady. The monthly marathon is a great idea. Most days I walk the neighborhood, there are several different circuits I take depending on how much time we have.
Brandy (Brenda)

Second twin updates

Monday I walked 1 mile around my development. I live in the country so it is a nice quiet walk but cold and bone chilly 31 degrees
Tuesday was "walking in the rain" around the court at work. There are tennis courts and a baseball field and I have 2 other colleagues joining me at lunch. We walked 3/4 mile.(we think)

Wednesday.. today.. we did 2 times around the field. I am purchasing a pedometer so we have an idea how far we are going. so far so good! We are even bringing our walking shoes. I hope to get more people out doing this...really clears up the head for the afternoon.

This is a nice way to do it.

3 miles today; 21.62 to go

What a nice night for walking. I was able to measure my path via Sheila's new (used) car today and am much more certain of the exact distance I walked and when I figured my pace it was exactly the same as last time! Wow! My measurements last time were right. And my pedometer was right on the money.

There, dear sisters, is one of my truly weird things: obsession with synchonizing pedometers and such. Every year I do a unit on the solar system with a series of lessons called "A Walk Through the Solar System" I always get obsessed with exact measurements for our "on-campus" model. We count the one-foot tiles; use pedometers; use trundle wheels; double check -- it's ridiculous!

With intersession this week I've been busy. My pedometer says I've been hitting 9,000-11,000 steps per day just doing my thing, not counting "exercise walking", but I'm only gonna count the "on-purpose" Monthly Marathon walking.

I've gotta get me a walkman!

Carol's Progress - Wednesday (Jan. 4)

I got in a 30 minute walk along the road that Ron has made on the land. He worked a bulldozer all day long. It was pretty rugged walking, but not nearly as bad as pre-bulldozer. I'm only going to count it as a mile, though because we didn't walk fast, and we stopped and chatted along the way.

Joan's Report

I got in 1.3 miles in our hilly neighborhood yesterday.

How did everybody do today?

It's the third day of our first Monthly Marathon! We had several people join today. Some don't have blogs, and so they'll be posting here without linking to a blog.

I "walked" on the mini-trampoline for 30 minutes while watching tv. It's actually better exercise than actually walking because I make it more of a march. I'll count it as 2 miles since I think that is a fair estimate. That gives me 4 miles so far this month. 22.6 to go.

Anyone else??

On Track Now -- Joan

Okay, FYI --- I'm on track now. I just got back from a mallwalk. In addition to parking in the far reaches of the parking lot, we walked 6 laps, which according to the mall info desk attendant is equal to 1 and 1/2 miles. According to my pedometer, I walked 1 and 3/4 miles; I suppose I need to adjust my pedometer. I will count today as 1 1/2 miles. That leaves 24.7, right?

Joan's False Start

I made a false start on the marathon. I stepped out too soon (the day before. I got in only about a mile in my false start on 12/31.) At the starting line yesterday a migraine tripped me up, and I was assessed a penalty and an assignment to a later start. For me the marathon begins today instead. I will post my progress.

Janette: Walking and "reading"!

I started off the year with a great 3 mile walk and an equally great book. I've done this walking thing before and I've learned a few tricks. One is listening to a book on tape while I walk. One side of a tape is about 45 minutes to an hour or 3 to 4 miles depending on terrain. I allow myself to listen ONLY when I'm walking. This is fantastic motivation if you get a really good book, especially mysteries! You can't find out what happens next if you don't walk each day.

I get most of my books on tape from the public library, so my motivation comes cheap. It would be free if I didn't have the habit of stopping at the used bookstore every now and then to see what they have. I can pick up a book on tape there for about $6 which is a bargain for a few hours of entertainment and what's usually good motivation.

Today I started listening to Whisky Sour: A Jack Daniels Mystery by J.A. Konrath. The book, so far, is great but I admit that I didn't do the best job planning time for my walk. I'm really hoping to get 5 miles in each day but I won't be too disappointed if I stay over 2 or so.

Oh, and I really need to find a pedometer! I have two or three around here and can't find one. I'm too cheap to give in and buy another yet!

Good luck to everyone participating ~ I hope you find a way to have fun while getting healthy!

Carol has started 2006 off with a HIKE

I won't call what I did today a walk. It was a HIKE! Well over an hour up and down steep hills and through thick brush looking at 90 acres of beautiful Tennessee countryside. I'm going to count is as two miles which is believe is very fair. I exerted a lot more effort than I would have walking two miles on a treadmill or on a park path.

I'm thrilled to start of 2006 with such a fun 1/13 of a marathon!

Terrell is off and walking!

1.6 miles

January 1, 2006 - Sheila and I walked briskly 3750 steps along sidewalks, which was 1.6 miles according to my car odometer (I was obliged to measure after we got back. I know, I'm compulsive about these kinds of things.) That gives me an average stride of 27 in. to program into my pedometer.

24.62 miles to go!