a weekend of walking

We were up a the cabin this weekend so got some walking done. Just "swimming" right along! (I'm having way too much fun creating new tickers!!) 2.2 miles with my husband, 3.3 miles alone and 2.3 miles with my son and daughter-in-law. Love that mapmyrun.com site - no more 10ths!! We had real nice weather; dock is now in.

Good Shepherd Sunday

Pier walk again Sunday, much stronger now even though the sand was still a little squishy. Talked to my friend Amy on the cellphone part of the way--fun, though it was a little noisy.

17 miles....Will see if I can get out there today as well, though I have quite a bit to do before church.

The 4th Sunday of Easter

How we doing, ladies, on this wonderful Easter walk? I am walking with the audio book 1776 by David McCullough, and went out twice (beautiful day in Ohio), 2 miles each time. I think one disc is about 2.5 miles, but I came in and listened inside to the end of disc 1 because I was, in a word, pooped. So adding 4 to my 39 that gives me 43 miles on my Easter walk.

I loved McCullough's John Adams which we read in our book club, and if I can get this finished by May 7, I'll recommend it for next year (we have to have read a book in order to recommend it, and we make our list in May for the following year (Sept-May).

Walking along the trail

I did my slowest walk ever -- the whole way I told myself, no hurry, just enjoy - don't worry about speeding up, just soak in nature and listen to your music, Cathy. And that I did. There were more folks out on the trail than ever today -- a family walking and biking, individuals running, couples holding hands and enjoying their time together and individuals riding bikes or walking.

My heel bothered me a little bit, so trying not to add any more stress on it, yet continue the walking.

Norma may have been wearing her sky blue pants (see picture below), but I was wearing my blue floral capris (I love calling them pedal pushers) and a blue top. My feet had ankle socks and blue sandal birkenstocks. No pictures please for me! I know I would look dorky, but that's ok - I am not doing it to make a fashion statement.

I have this urge to do this while I am walking but try to contain myself. When i am listening to the music (and so much of it is classical or choral music), I have this urge to want to conduct the music. I have enough of a reputation of being quirky, so that would just top it off and seal it if I did.

I did notice there were several pieces of music that is so neat to walk with throughout the nature trail. One of the movements from Bach Brandenburg Concertos (and I don't remember which) hit the spot on one part of the trail and then a special arrangement of Debussy's Clair de Lune and one of Satie's selections (which I can't remember which one) was especially nice during the walk.

Anyway, I walked 3.3 miles today. It was a good walk, one that I wanted to go longer. That is a good thing!

Finally a walking post

I met up with fellow revgal Lorna yesterday, and we walked and talked at the beach together with my husband Tim. It was beautiful, and we got so engrossed in our conversation we ended up walking almost 4 miles without thinking about it- it did get cold though as the sun set! :-)

Read more about Lorna's visit here.

No blue skies

so I wore my new blue sky jersey pants (on sale at K-Mart) for inspiration and added a mile anyway. I'm up to 37 now. No i-pod for me--I'm definitely old-tech.

Update: Added 2 miles on Saturday, so I'm at 39.

Relay for Life Walk

Today I walked a slow 1.5 miles on the track for Relay for Life. Pleasant weather and listened to quiet music on my Ipod.

Back to the Beach

Pier to pier again yesterday, so I'm up to fourteen miles.

It was tough, as I couldn't find a firm stretch of sand and realized also I was still recovering from the stomach flu I picked up on retreat. So when I got to Balboa I stretched, rested on the grass a bit, and then walked back along the strand instead.

The healers in my order prayed for and anointed me and as a bonus I think they helped zap out some of the remaining pain in my right foot and knees--woohoo!

We're under a tornado watch

so I only walked one mile, and one mile yesterday, so that brings me to 36 miles. If the weather clears a little, I might walk after supper. Today I did a Thursday Thirteen rather than Poetry Thursday (challenge was too difficult).

Walked at the park

I did two miles today--one at the park, and one around the condo grounds. So that puts me at 34 miles. Beautiful dandelions at the park--usually I don't get excited about that, but with such a cold spring, any flower looks good. Hope they don't spray them.

More miles....

Another 3.5 miles! My dog (Beta the Border Collie) is loving all this walking. Say, there were the 40 days of Lent, what comes after the Great 50 days of Easter? ...the 60 days of Summer? Hey! Check out my new ticker! =)

This is fun!

Hey! I did a mile before workout this morning and I just got back from 3.5 miles with Beta the Border Collie =) for a total of 4.5 for today! Yippeee!!! Could easily find reasons to not go walking but I love moving the ladybug along in the grass!!!

A bit overcast

Three and a half miles and it's only 12:55, so I may get some more time in. Had a big lunch of veggies--turnip greens, onions, peppers and carrots with a dollup of sour cream, and I'd made a strawberry dessert that wasn't too bad. I had about a quart of strawberries left from last week that were starting to look a bit tired. So I gently cooked them in a little apple juice, sprinkled in some mixed berry sugar free jello, ran it through the blender, and added a carton of sugar free Cool-Whip. It made eight 1/2 cups of ?? (I'm calling it pudding, but it's not real firm). Whatever you do, don't cook fresh fruit in an iron skillet. I did that once--really an awful color.




Am I trucking, or what?

Update: I got a mile + in at the park after lunch, and a mile + walking the condo grounds after supper. So that makes 2.5 more miles for 32 miles.

South Philly

Walked 2 miles (best guess) Friday: to the train station to take the Main Line out to my old parish in Wayne, PA; then to the church and back; then from the station back to the friend's apartment I was staying at. Beautiful sunny day and it was especially fun to walk through Chinatown.

Total of 11 miles this Easter.

To my daughter's house...

and back! 2 more miles! Wanted to do more earlier but it rained most of the afternoon.

Polly asks me questions - and I answer....

Polly asks:

I'm reading your post and it hits me...my parents, their good friends and my brother and his wife went to the Mayhaw Festival this weekend. What a hoot! They went last year too. They live in Pensacola FL. And over spring break my husband, our middle daughter and her college roommate were in Helen for a week. That anywhere near you? I like how you post pictures. What do you do with all the t-shirts from your 5Ks?

Polly,
Oh how it is a small world! The Mayhaw Festival in Colquitt, Georgia is about 20 miles from where I live. We live in the southwest corner of Georgia. Helen is in the northeast corner of GA and about 350 miles from us. By the way, mayhaws grow in boggy areas and are a member of the rose family. Their tart berries make a wonderul mellow jelly, which people love around here. It's a soft pink in color!

All those tshirts amount to 2 right now - and until I lose some more weight, will not fit me in the HIPs. When they do, I will wear them. If I get too many, I'll cross that bridge when I get to it!

Today I walked 3.7 miles -- this afternoon and it was a slow and easy walk.

Now it's almost hot

I added 2 more miles today. Now just watching some silly, romantic movies. Sort of trying to figure out the ticker. It updates even on the old posts, and today it gave me Cathy's ticker before I even wrote anything. Seems to be a few "bugs" in my tulip garden. But isn't it cute?

5k race

Yesterday I walked a 5k at the Mayhaw Festival. This is an event about 20 miles from our town. It was a good size --- maybe about 100 runners/walkers or so? Beautiful morning and there were a smattering of people we knew or recognized. (Picture in this posting - I am in blue - daughter is holding her medal. The other two are friends who are church members.

The race was fine and was pretty well covered. The local police and county sherriff's department kept us protected. Think they had fun just watching us. Then the parade was getting set up and so there was a little confusion, but not so much that it kept us from finishing.

Beautiful weather today

I got in another 2.5 miles, even wore my pedometer. Watched a family playing frisbee outside. I think some of our flowering trees are going to survive.

Nice day for a walk!

My married daughter and I took the dog (Beta the Border Collie) and off we went - 3.8 miles in an hour. [I love that mapmyrun.com - it tells you the precise distance walked.] It was a bit windy by the lake near my house but still a nice day for walking (and spending time with my daughter). Several people were "attempting" to get their docks and boat lifts in - too much wind, too many waves for it to be pleasant. I was wearing my daughter's pedometer - 7435 steps! WOW! Sounds like a lot! I bought a bike this weekend so will be biking [it counts on AARP's Get Fit on Route 66] and walking [which counts here AND on Walk Around The World!!!] this summer. It's 8 miles around the nearby lake and my goal is to bike it 3 times a week (there...now I've said it - gotta do it!). Also bought a used Burley bike trailer for the dog (!) to ride along in when we bike. She's getting old (12) and can no longer keep up on longer rides. She looks like a little queen in a chariot! What a hoot!