January's total is in... at 99.9 miles! How hilariously tantalising is that?!
Still, I only need 83.3 miles a month to keep on target, so it's nicely ahead of that, even if it does make me want to go out and walk 0.1 of a mile up the road before midnight tonight, just to tip it over the edge.
Can't believe a whole month is over already. It's been a big week for walking, with a 12 mile walk from Henley to Pangbourne last weekend, and then managing to notch up about 10 miles in the course of my work over the last two days. I've had back to back home visits booked over the last two days, and a 10-15 minute walk to each one from the bus stop / station / last one doesn't seem like much, but when you factor in 10 of them, it suddenly adds up.
I'm definitely glad I started this. I was looking at endurance / charity walks the other day and thinking about signing up, but decided against it in the end. I want to challenge myself, but I don't want to push my body to its limit. At the moment I'm really enjoying being outdoors and walking, even when it's crazily windy (like today) or icy and muddy (like on Saturday), and I don't want this challenge to become a chore, or one more thing to have to stress about. I've been reading a lot about focussing on positives at the moment, and being out in the fresh air, looking and listening to what's going on around, even in the middle of a big city, is a great way of doing that.
Some pictures of the Henley to Pangbourne walk:
Still, I only need 83.3 miles a month to keep on target, so it's nicely ahead of that, even if it does make me want to go out and walk 0.1 of a mile up the road before midnight tonight, just to tip it over the edge.
Can't believe a whole month is over already. It's been a big week for walking, with a 12 mile walk from Henley to Pangbourne last weekend, and then managing to notch up about 10 miles in the course of my work over the last two days. I've had back to back home visits booked over the last two days, and a 10-15 minute walk to each one from the bus stop / station / last one doesn't seem like much, but when you factor in 10 of them, it suddenly adds up.
I'm definitely glad I started this. I was looking at endurance / charity walks the other day and thinking about signing up, but decided against it in the end. I want to challenge myself, but I don't want to push my body to its limit. At the moment I'm really enjoying being outdoors and walking, even when it's crazily windy (like today) or icy and muddy (like on Saturday), and I don't want this challenge to become a chore, or one more thing to have to stress about. I've been reading a lot about focussing on positives at the moment, and being out in the fresh air, looking and listening to what's going on around, even in the middle of a big city, is a great way of doing that.
Some pictures of the Henley to Pangbourne walk:
It was icy...
and muddy.
There were piggies...
an alpaca farm...
and a scarecrow with a dog made out of wellington boots.
And most importantly, it was all rounded off with tea and a lovely piece of cake (raspberry and white chocolate, for anyone who's interested!)
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