Hello. Remember me? I haven't been able to get out and do much walking because of a geriatric dog that gets upset if I leave him. I thought I might have a go at the 1000 miles and worked out a route that started at my front door, 2 miles around the village. I started this on December 1st, you can start at any time, doesn't have to be 1st Jan. I have extended the route (bikehike) to 3 miles. I finished on 31st December at 75 miles.
I wrote about it on my blog and asked if anyone would like to join me, thinking half a dozen people might take it up. I am amazed that I have signed up 55 people from all over the world. They have all started on Jan 1st, and I have made a separate page to record their progress.
http://meanqueen-lifeaftermoney.blogspot.co.uk/p/this-is-where-we-update-members.htmlThe rules are, they can walk, run, jog, or cycle. They send me updates in a comment as and when they want to, but they must send their mileage on the last day of every month. I will record all this on the members progress page. They can count their normal walking in the totals, or they can set time aside like I do, and go out specifically to walk. They need to check their own mileage in whatever way they like, not all have electronic gadgets to do that.
I am aiming for 90 miles in January, 30 days at 3 miles per day. I will up this when the weather gets better and I can do a few longer walks. It takes me 35 minutes to do 2 miles, 50 minutes to do 3 miles. It's surprising how it adds up. I am beginning to enjoy it. I walk mostly at night around 8pm ish.
A link to my home page, some posts about the challenge, and some links to useful sites.
http://meanqueen-lifeaftermoney.blogspot.co.uk/Good luck to everyone, I am optimistic that I can do it.
Ilona