Goodbye June…wow…44.15 miles

Okay, so I started walking and working my way up to the month of July and the 100 mile challenge.  Who knew that I’d be able to clock so many miles, because I didn’t.  Don’t get me wrong, I have faith in myself but when I decided to join the 100 mile challenge I had some reservations.  One being that I’ve not walked that much ever & that it’s summer and hotter than hot.  To be honest I’m very proud of myself & have accomplished more than I would have thought I could. With all that said, in 11 days I’ve clocked 44.15 miles.  WOOHOO!!!! Tomorrow is July 1^st and the miles roll back to 0 & the real challenge begins. I can’t wait to see what the end of July has in store for me; I’m extremely happy and excited that I’ve decided to partake in this challenge.  Pepper has even joined me a couple of days on my journey, granted it took me longer to complete the miles, but she seemed to enjoy herself also.

24.3 Miles

Happy Monday, the last Monday in the month of June, wow time is flying.  I’m waking up early & getting moving, which is leading to me accomplishing my short term goals.  Knowing that my challenge is just days away, I’m pushing forward and giving it my best shot.  As of this morning after I walked another five miles, I’ve walked a total of 24.3 miles in 5 days.  To say the least, that’s amazing even if I have to say so.  Right now I’m averaging 19 minutes a mile, which is okay but I’m a little disappointed in myself.  When I say I’m disappointed I only mean in the sense that I would have thought I’d not take as long to walk a mile.  Granted I know that the more I walk, the faster I’ll get.  A longer term goal for me is to be able to jog the whole time or even work up to being able to run the distance.  Though as of today I know that is a good ways in the future, but I am aiming for it. I’m super excited to see what’s to come.

Summer 2012

To keep it short, I have finally put my money where my mouth is.  Maybe I should say I’ve finally stopped wishing & started working.  It’s one thing to want something so bad and it’s a total different thing to actually do the work that is required to reach it.  I’ve started walking for a purpose, and it’s to get healthy. In the past three days I’ve walked a total of 14.4 miles, which is a lot but I can do even more.  It’s been a while since I’ve walked like this but now I’m even more serious and you know what they say about a woman that has made up her mind.  The jump start that I needed was that I am starting a challenge for the month of July.  That challenge requires me to walk, jog, run, or bike for a total 100 miles from July 1^st to the 31^st. I wanted to get a head start of working my way up to being able to walk that many miles, and I have surprised myself and pushed further than I thought I could walk.  Now knowing that I have actually gotten up off the couch and have walked over 14 miles in three days, I know I can.  That in itself gives me motivation and hope that I can do what I set my mind to.  Can’t wait to see what the rest of this month & July brings.  Happy Summer 2012!