T and I finally did our 8 miles in 156 minutes. Though we had done 7.7 this was the first time we broke the 8 mile mark. It is funny TH told us that his hunting buddy did 5-6 miles a day, then when I got up to 6-7 he told me that he did 8-10 miles a day. So when I get to 8-10 miles will he be doing 12-15?
But we are averaging a little over 3 miles an hour. This is a good pace, but I know when I walked the first time over 7 miles my pace crept down to well under 2 mph. The first time TH and I did the 7 miles my legs wouldn't move when we got back and my pedometer showed that I had done 20000 steps. We walked further this time then we did before and I still haven't made 20000 steps again.
Yesterday my legs were sore when we got done, but they have been sorer, so I probably could have gone further, but this time my shoes got wet and my socks got wet and I got hot spots on my feet. I limped back to the car trying hard not to walk on the balls of my feet. Then when I got home I couldn't take the dang shoes off.
L asked if I always had to go big. Why didn't I go for a 5 mile walk or even a ten? I don't know - I think part of who I am is wanting to push the limits. Even the weight loss is pushing the limits. You read about people who have lost as much as I want to lose, but those are the rare stories so they make the news, the front page - the success stories of diet centers - they are a very small group of people and so they are touted for their success.
So I am going to try to lose all the weight and I am going to try and walk the 50 miles.
And you will. I know it.
ReplyDeleteDennis does 5 to 6 miles every day EXCEPT when he's training for a hunt & then he ups it to 8 to 10 AND does it on hillier terrain (the 5 to 6 miles are to & from the store in Walnut Creek)
ReplyDeleteT3 WILL walk the 50 miles!
TSH will cheer her on!