Jen Walkin'

2011-04-13T12:09:00.001-06:00

Miles today: 3

Miles this week: 3
Miles this year. 45.75
Miles so far: 112.25

Another walk at 10,000 ft. I felt really good and could have kept going, but everyone else was getting bored!

Ooh, I've been missing posts again! Shoot.

2011-03-30T23:09:00.001-06:00

Miles today: 5

Miles this week: 5
Miles this year. 42.75
Miles so far: 109.25

2011-03-26T19:24:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 1.5

Miles this week: 7
Miles this year. 37.75
Miles so far: 104.25

Today we went up to 10,000 ft. and walked. We didn't get a lot in, mostly because of the cold (should have brought gloves and hats!) but it was good practice for the Breast Cancer Walk!

2011-03-23T23:20:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 2.5

Miles this week: 5.5
Miles this year. 36.25
Miles so far: 102.75

2011-03-21T23:43:00.001-06:00

Miles today: 3

Miles this week: 3
Miles this year. 33.75
Miles so far: 100.25

2011-03-18T23:41:00.002-06:00

Miles today: 2

Miles this week: 2
Miles this year. 30.75
Miles so far: 97.25

I totally forgot to post for a while there, so I'm just counting from here and trying to keep up from now on...

2011-03-01T00:11:00.001-07:00

Miles today: 5

Miles this week: 5
Miles this year. 28.75
Miles so far: 95.25

2011-02-22T23:10:00.000-07:00

Miles today: 4

Miles this week: 7
Miles this year. 23.75
Miles so far: 90.25

2011-02-20T23:12:00.003-07:00

Miles today: 3

Miles this week: 3
Miles this year. 19.75
Miles so far: 86.25

Ugh, the "Death Flu" knocked me out for a while, then subzero temps. But, I'm getting back on it!

2011-01-28T23:41:00.000-07:00

Miles today: 5
Time: 2 hrs, 1 min
Miles this week: 11
Miles this year. 16.75
Miles so far: 83.25

2011-01-26T21:45:00.002-07:00

Miles today: 3
Miles this week: 6
Miles this year. 11.75
Miles so far: 78.25

2011-01-24T23:01:00.000-07:00

Miles today: 3
Miles this week: 3
Miles this year. 5.75
Miles so far: 72.25

Took Maya with me!

2011-01-06T22:32:00.001-07:00

Miles today: 2
Miles this week: 2.75
Miles this year. 2.75
Miles so far: 69.25

2011-01-04T23:09:00.000-07:00

Miles today: .75
Miles this week: .75
Miles this year. .75
Miles so far: 67.25

2010-12-06T23:40:00.000-07:00

Miles today: 4
Miles this week: 4

Miles so far: 66.5 <-- Adding in two miles I forgot to log a week or so ago.

Gotta get serious again, I've been slacking!

2010-10-13T23:12:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 3
Miles this week: 7

Miles so far: 60.5

2010-10-11T23:11:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 4
Miles this week: 4

Miles so far: 57.5

2010-10-07T23:34:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 3
Time:
Miles this week: 3

Miles so far: 53.5

2010-09-22T22:24:00.001-06:00

Miles today: 3
Time:
Miles this week: 3

Miles so far: 50.5

Been out of town, and before that I was sick. So it's been a while. Cut back to 3 miles, and will work back up...

2010-08-25T23:06:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 5
Time: ??? (Forgot to set the timer!)
Miles this week: 5

Miles so far: 47.5

Anya walked the whole thing with me. I think I made pretty good time, but I forgot the timer again. Didn't walk since last Wednesday, migraines over the weekend...

2010-08-18T23:26:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 5
Time: ??? (Forgot to set the timer!)
Miles this week: 5

Miles so far: 42.5

Didn't do any route walking since the injury, but I walked around a lot over the weekend while we were camping. Legs seem much better today.

2010-08-13T23:58:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 2.2
Time: ???
Miles this week: 10.7

Miles so far: 37.5

I could tell after my last walk that my shoes were in bad shape. The whole next day, both legs felt like a mild form of that posterial tibal tendonitis that I got so badly in my right leg on the big walk in 2008. So, I went out to get some new shoes, hoping that would take care of it. Apparently I needed the new shoes, but I also need a little time. Since the walk is still months and months away, I cut today short and I'll just take it really easy until my arches/ankles/shins are feeling better...

2010-08-11T23:53:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 5
Time: 1 hr, 53 min.
Miles this week: 8.5

Miles so far: 35.3

2010-08-08T22:32:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 3.5
Time: ...
Miles this week: 3.5

Miles so far: 30.3

I was booking along on my 5 mile route when it started raining. That was fine until the wind started up and turned my nice cooling rain into a vicious, stinging, chilling storm! I bailed...

2010-08-07T00:10:00.002-06:00

Miles today: 5
Time: 1 hr 57 min
Miles this week: 15

Miles so far: 26.8

2010-08-04T23:35:00.001-06:00

Miles today: 3
Time: 1 hr 10 min
Miles this week: 10

Miles so far: 21.8

2010-08-03T00:12:00.001-06:00

Miles today: 5
Time: 1 hr 57 min
Miles this week: 7

Miles so far: 18.8

Jumped from 2 miles to 5. Yay! Started in a lot of rain, but it stopped within the first 1/2 hour. It was nice and cool then.

2010-08-01T21:52:00.001-06:00

Miles today: 2
Time: 48
Miles this week: 2

Miles so far: 13.8

Anya and Maya walked with me today, and when we started it was raining a little. Just enough to make it pretty muggy. :-P

Friday

2010-07-30T21:45:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 2
Time: 50 min.
Miles this week: 6

Miles so far: 11.8

Wednesday

2010-07-28T21:38:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 2
Time: 48 min.
Miles this week: 4

Miles so far: 9.8

Anya walked with me. It seemed like we were really blazing along the whole time, but we only shaved 2 minutes off the total. That's probably normal for such a short walk, but I was kinda hoping to see something bigger! ;-)

Monday

2010-07-26T21:51:00.001-06:00

Miles today: 2
Time: 50 min.
Miles this week: 2

Miles so far: 7.8

Walked with Lyddeth

Thursday

2010-07-22T23:29:00.004-06:00

Miles today: 2
Time: 50 min.
Miles this week: 5.8

Miles so far: 5.8

Wednesday

2010-07-21T22:30:00.000-06:00

Rest day

Tuesday

2010-07-20T22:50:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 1.8
Time: 50 min
Miles this week: 3.8

Miles so far: 3.8

Rain, Lyddeth

Monday

2010-07-19T22:43:00.001-06:00

Miles today: 2
Miles this week: 2
Miles so far: 2

Some of you may recognize this blog from when I trained for the MS Challenge Walk in 2008. I'm starting over in my training, but keeping my old posts because they're useful to me. :-) There's a big long gap is posts because, well, I had a big long gap in walking.

2010-03-03T11:17:00.000-07:00

I suck!

2008-12-30T22:57:00.000-07:00

Or, well, I guess I *did* suck, and now I suck less.

Miles today: 3
Miles this week: 3
Miles Since MS Challenge Walk 2008: 17.75
Miles so far: 386.25

Too C-c-c-cold!

2008-11-05T22:53:00.000-07:00

Miles today: 3
Miles this week: 8
Miles Since MS Challenge Walk 2008: 14.75
Miles so far: 383.25

2008-11-03T23:56:00.001-07:00

Miles today: 5
Miles this week: 5
Miles Since MS Challenge Walk 2008: 11.75
Miles so far: 380.25

Wednesday

2008-10-29T21:21:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 4.5
Miles this week: 6.75
Miles Since MS Challenge Walk 2008: 6.75
Miles so far: 375.25

Picking up the pieces

2008-10-27T21:11:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 2.25
Miles this week: 2.25
Miles Since MS Challenge Walk 2008: 2.25
Miles so far: 370.75

Easing back into walking after my injury at the Challenge Walk.

The Big Walk, Day 2!

2008-10-12T21:10:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 5
Miles this week: 17.5
Miles so far: 368.5

Can you say, "Ouch!"

The Big Walk!

2008-10-11T21:08:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 12.5
Miles this week: 12.5
Miles so far: 363.5

New term for me: Posterior Tibial Tendonitis

Yikes.

15 miles!

2008-10-06T15:28:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 15
Miles this week: 15
Miles so far: 351

2008-10-01T15:28:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 3
Miles this week: 8
Miles so far: 336

2008-09-29T15:27:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 5
Miles this week: 5
Miles so far: 333

2008-09-23T23:05:00.001-06:00

Miles today: 5
Miles this week: 5
Miles so far: 328

2008-09-17T23:03:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 6
Miles this week: 6
Miles so far: 323

2008-09-13T23:02:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 5
Miles this week: 20
Miles so far: 317

Tuesday

2008-09-10T00:02:00.001-06:00

Miles today: 5
Miles this week: 15
Miles so far: 312

Fundraising is DONE!!!!!

Sunday

2008-09-08T00:51:00.001-06:00

Miles today: 10
Miles this week: 10
Miles so far: 307

Starting to get anxious now. I'm almost done fundraising, and it's atarting to look like the walk will really happen. So I'm trying to up my miles to be sure and be ready! Yay!

Wednesday

2008-09-04T00:51:00.001-06:00

Miles today: 5
Miles this week: 10
Miles so far: 297

Tuesday

2008-09-03T01:03:00.000-06:00

Been camping. Did some walking and hiking in Estes Park, but it doesn't count towards my totals since I'm not sure how far it was. :-(

Miles today: 5
Miles this week: 5
Miles so far: 292

Tuesday

2008-08-26T09:50:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 5
Miles this week: 17
Miles so far: 287

The cannula disappeared about a week ago. After all my complaining about it, I was actually sad to see it was gone :-(

Monday

2008-08-26T00:57:00.002-06:00

Miles today: 5
Miles this week: 12
Miles so far: 282

Sunday

2008-08-26T00:57:00.001-06:00

Miles today:7
Miles this week: 7
Miles so far: 277

Monday

2008-08-19T00:56:00.000-06:00

Miles today:5
Miles this week: 5
Miles so far: 270

Wednesday

2008-08-14T01:03:00.000-06:00

Miles today:5
Miles this week: 10
Miles so far: 265

That cannula is still there, just draped across the sidewalk in front of the gas station. I should probably just pick it up, but there's a certain perverse satisfaction in seeing how long it will be there. It's going on 3 weeks...

No raccoons today, but I swear I heard coyotes yipping. I wonder if we have coyotes around here?

Monday

2008-08-11T01:01:00.000-06:00

Miles today:5
Miles this week: 5
Miles so far: 260

I saw four raccoons today, a whole little family.

It's been a while, between camping and Davin being out of town, I haven't been able to do my regular walks. I'm back on track now, and clear sailing (I think) until October...

Monday

2008-07-28T23:32:00.000-06:00

The cannula is still there. I tried to go really fast today, and came in about 10 minutes faster than normal. That's not bad on 5 miles, is it? It's still sort of slow, but a faster kind of slow...

Also, I met a nice kid from the neighborhood who was out on his skateboard. He asked if we have a veterinarian. I said yes, and he said he worked for one in the area. I asked him if they could tell me the gender of my snake, and he said I'd be better off checking the internet. Oh well, that would have been too weird for words if I bumped into a service I need just while walking around, huh?

Miles today:5
Miles this week: 5
Miles so far: 255

That was weird...

2008-07-26T02:57:00.000-06:00

Well, I saw the weirdest thing out there tonight. Apparently, someone lost a nasal cannula on the side of the road, I hope they're breathing OK!

Miles today:9
Miles this week: 19
Miles so far: 250

Wednesday

2008-07-23T02:02:00.000-06:00

Oh man, we've had a streak of heat and humidity here. I don't know how people live in other parts of the world! Bah! Go away heat! Go away moisture! Leave us to dessicate in peace...

Miles today:5
Miles this week: 10
Miles so far: 241

Monday

2008-07-21T09:40:00.000-06:00

Miles today:5
Miles this week: 5
Miles so far: 236

Rained out!

2008-07-17T23:19:00.001-06:00

OK, the rain wasn't really that bad, but DANG was it humid!

Miles today:1
Miles this week: 9
Miles so far: 231

That looks so lame...

Tuesday

2008-07-16T00:37:00.000-06:00

Miles today:8
Miles this week: 8
Miles so far: 230

I saw a dead fox up at the corner, and a rat running from it. I believe he'd been eating. Blech!

Saturday

2008-07-12T01:22:00.000-06:00

Miles today:4
Miles this week: 18
Miles so far: 222

Thursday

2008-07-10T01:21:00.000-06:00

Miles today:4
Miles this week: 14
Miles so far: 218

10 miles!

2008-07-08T00:05:00.000-06:00

That's 16 km for most of you outside of the USA (no, we'll never accept the metric system.)

Can you believe that? Unless I was pressed on some death march that I've completely suppressed, I've never walked anywhere near that far in my whole life.

And you know what? It totally stank! It was awful! The first 5 miles were great, but man my body was done after 6 or so. Everything after that was willpower, and I'll probably be paying for days. But, I thought I could do it and I did. Yay!

Miles today:10
Miles this week: 10
Miles so far: 214

Darn Lack of Moleskin!

2008-07-03T00:16:00.000-06:00

Should have used it today, too. Limped for the last mile. I need to go take my shoes and socks off and look at my toes, but the thought is grossing me out so I'm stalling for time.

I saw a fox in my neighborhood! I whistled and s/he looked at me, then skulked away. They kind of always look like they're skulking though, so I don't think it had anything to do with me. I was wearing deodorant...

I also saw 3 rabbits, running in a line down the side of the street. At first, all I saw were their shadows, and I immediately determined that it must be some freakishly fast multi-legged alien being that had risen from a sewer culvert. I think I need to consider more edifying material than the last book I read.

Miles today: 5 <---Instead of the 4 I'd planned!
Miles this week: 9
Miles so far: 204

Monday

2008-06-30T23:41:00.000-06:00

Moleskin did the trick!

Miles today: 4
Miles this week: 4
Miles so far: 199 (Since 1/8/08)

Gah, Blistersquish!

2008-06-28T10:35:00.000-06:00

I was well on my way to doing 10 miles, when there was some sort of tragic, disgusting blister malfunction. I probably should have kept going, but I was giving myself the willies imagining what was happening to my toes with each step. Next time? Moleskin...

Miles today: 7.75
Miles this week: 15.75
Miles so far: 195 (Since 1/8/08)

Wednesday

2008-06-25T10:35:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 4
Miles this week: 8
Miles so far: 188 (Since 1/8/08)

Monday

2008-06-24T10:16:00.001-06:00

Miles today: 4
Miles this week: 4
Miles so far: 180 (Since 1/8/08)

Saturday

2008-06-21T02:02:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 7 (new record for me!)
Miles this week: 17
Miles so far: 176 (Since 1/8/08)

Thursday

2008-06-19T02:02:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 4
Miles this week: 10
Miles so far: 169 (Since 1/8/08)

Monday

2008-06-17T00:28:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 6
Miles this week: 6
Miles so far: 165 (Since 1/8/08)

Saturday

2008-06-15T00:26:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 4
Miles this week: 10
Miles so far: 159 (Since 1/8/08)

Six Miles!

2008-06-11T00:33:00.000-06:00

10K

Unless I've forgotten something, this is the furthest I've walked in one day, ever in my whole life. I hit the house (read: potty) after 5 miles, and Davin came out at walked the last mile with me :-) He's a honey!

Miles today: 6
Miles this week: 6
Miles so far: 155 (Since 1/8/08)

Sunday

2008-06-08T23:56:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 5
Miles this week: 17
Miles so far: 149.5 (Since 1/8/08)

Friday

2008-06-08T23:55:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 3
Miles this week: 12
Miles so far: 144.5 (Since 1/8/08)

Wednesday

2008-06-04T16:02:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 5
Miles this week: 9
Miles so far: 141.5 (Since 1/8/08)

Monday

2008-06-02T16:01:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 4
Miles this week: 4
Miles so far: 136.5 (Since 1/8/08)

Wednesday

2008-05-28T15:59:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 5
Miles this week: 5
Miles so far: 132.5 (Since 1/8/08)

20 Miles in a Week!

2008-05-25T23:16:00.001-06:00

Miles today: 5
Miles this week: 20
Miles so far: 127.5 (Since 1/8/08)

Out Walkin' After Midnight...

2008-05-24T23:14:00.000-06:00

I went to dinner and a movie with friends, so I didn't get out for a walk until about midnight. That was a bit too late, snore, but I got it done.

Miles today: 5
Miles this week: 15
Miles so far: 122.5 (Since 1/8/08)

Wednesday

2008-05-22T02:53:00.001-06:00

Miles today: 5
Miles this week: 10
Miles so far: 117.5 (Since 1/8/08)

Monday

2008-05-19T23:20:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 5
Miles this week: 5
Miles so far: 112.5 (Since 1/8/08)

Saturday

2008-05-17T11:43:00.000-06:00

Miles today: 4
Miles this week: 8
Miles so far: 107.5 (Since 1/8/08)

100 Miles!

2008-05-14T17:04:00.000-06:00

Of course, that doesn't seem like a lot when you consider how many miles my brother probably RAN while he was in Boot Camp, but I'm still excited.

Ooh, by the way, here's a photo of my brother. Isn't he handsome?

He's got a girlfriend, and she's very sweet, so you're just going to have to find someone else for yourself, sorry.

Miles today: 4
Miles this week: 4
Miles so far: 103.5 (Since 1/8/08)

Allllmmmooooossstttttt 100 miles!

2008-05-12T00:03:00.001-06:00

Miles today: 4
Miles this week: 10.5
Miles so far: 99.5 (Since 1/8/08)

Darn Rain!

2008-05-09T21:11:00.000-06:00

Turned back early AGAIN!!!!

Miles today: 1
Miles this week: 6.5
Miles so far: 95.5 (Since 1/8/08)

Cold Wind!

2008-05-08T21:10:00.000-06:00

Turned back early, brrrr!

Miles today: 1.5
Miles this week: 5.5
Miles so far: 94.5 (Since 1/8/08)

Tallyho!

2008-05-05T22:36:00.000-06:00

I saw another fox tonight. That's 3 times, always out on Lincoln. Neat!

I was trying to prevent myself from getting more blisters. I couldn't buy any fancy new socks today, but I did read on the internet that you could put baby powder in your shoes and socks to keep your feet dry. Either the hot spots were too far on their way to being blisters, or this was crap advice, because my feet are a mess right now. :-(

Miles today: 4
Miles this week: 4
Miles so far: 93 (Since 1/8/08)

Blisters!

2008-05-04T00:03:00.001-06:00

Don't know why, but my feet are blistery today. Pooh.

Miles today: 4
Miles this week: 9
Miles so far: 89 (Since 1/8/08)

Another Fox!

2008-05-01T22:55:00.000-06:00

I saw another fox out tonight while I was walking. It was in the same place as last time, over on Lincoln. Neat!

Miles today: 3
Miles this week: 5
Miles so far: 85 (Since 1/8/08)

Tuesday

2008-04-29T23:07:00.000-06:00

Miles this week: 2
Miles so far: 82 (Since 1/8/08)

Out of the Neighborhood!

2008-04-23T23:04:00.000-06:00

Today instead of walking my usual routes through the neighborhood, I went on a hike with my homeschool group. We did two miles at South Valley Park. It was hilly, with 200+ ft elevation gains on one part of the trail system, and 300+ on another. But, it was gorgeous, with amazing red rock formations. And, it wasn't too hot, so all in all it was a great walk!

Miles this week: 2
Miles so far: 80 (Since 1/8/08)

Monday

2008-04-22T00:18:00.000-06:00

Miles this week: 3
Miles so far: 78 (Since 1/8/08)

Windy Night

2008-04-19T22:20:00.000-06:00

It's creepy to walk around listenting to Stephen King in the wind. It's an audio version of Bag of Bones, and it's pretty good so far. In the dark, though, when the wind is slamming shed doors and making street signs creak, it's a little too much...

Do you suppose that boosts the cardio aspect of the walk?

Miles this week: 7
Miles so far: 75 (Since 1/8/08)

Thursday

2008-04-17T23:21:00.000-06:00

I did 2 miles today, but I think I should also be able to count the 458 that I put in looking for costume supplies for the Excellent Adventure (the kids are dressing as Cleopatra, Susan B. Anthony, and Joan of Arc.)

Miles this week: 5
Miles so far: 73 (Since 1/8/08)