Chalk me up for 3 miles last night (yes, night walking!) and then 4 miles today on a winter's sun-shiny afternoon! I am up to 39 miles towards my goal of 100 by March 13th. Those 39 miles have been walked (with a little running) and logged in 13 days. So, I should hit 100 miles no later than February 12th. Even with a day off or two. That leaves plenty of days to log extra miles.
But enough about mileage. Let me address night walking. It is NOT my favorite thing to do. Even if I am walking under street lights. Even if I am wearing my hat with LED lights (thank you Patty!). Even if I am wearing a headlight (no more comments about having nice headlights - thanks David!).
There is something different about going for a night walk here. I think it's too quiet. Or maybe right now it's just colder (yes, it has been cold during the daytime this winter, but that feels different than night cold). Maybe it's the isolating feeling of being in the dark. But I am not going walking alone at night. I go with training group people. The dark makes me feel as if I am going slower. Can you tell I am looking forward to lighter evenings as Spring approaches?!
Today's afternoon walk began around 3:20 PM. Plenty of afternoon light - plenty of sunshine! I felt peppier. There was noise on the country road. Some traffic. Ducks in the pond. Noisy birds in trees. It was so pleasant at the usual half-way point of 1.5 miles, that I urged by buddies on to a half-way point of 2 miles in order to do a total of 4 miles. Agreed.
And what will tomorrow bring? Pushups! Stay tuned!
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