Catch Up Post: Mileage Mondays

First off, let me apologize for being a really bad blogger. I have a habit of posting for a little while, and then dropping off the face of the earth for months. So it is time for some catch up posts. There's a bunch of things that have happened in the last several months that I need to get you all (all 5 or so of you who read) caught up on.

On deck first...Mileage Mondays. Some sad news. The virtual walk site that I've been using since April 2008 is no more. It shut down in the first week of May, and I am sad to see it go. No warning, no email, nothing. I found out from a fellow SparkPeople member (one of the co-leaders of the virtual walk/run team I help lead) posted about it. At the time, I wasn't working out out consistently, so I had no idea it was gone until I saw her post. So what does this mean for my Mileage Monday posts? I'll still be posting on Mondays, but there will be no pictures. I still have a back log of photos that will last me a few weeks (like I said, bad, bad blogger), and then after that, I'll just post how many miles I completed for the week and what I did to get them.

On the plus side, a former co-leader of the SparkPeople virtual walk/run team, Monty (sadly he passed away from lung cancer almost three years ago), made up a post showing the mileage points for each state border on the route. So, I will continue on the walk using those points of reference. Here is an old image of the walk across America route.

I was in Kentucky when the site shut down, and am still currently in Kentucky according to Monty's mileage points post. Since my last Mileage Monday post, I've passed through Sonora, KY in Larue county, Eastview, KY in Hardin county, and Hardin Springs, KY, also in Hardin county. I have 143.5 miles to go until I reach the Illinois border on the walking route.

And now on to the back log of pictures for this week.

Mile 896.4 (elliptical for 1 mile)

Mile 898 (Jessica Smith for 1.5 miles)

Mile 901 (Jessica Smith for 3 miles)

Mile 902.4 (Jessica Smith for 1.4 miles)

Mile 903.4 (elliptical for 1 mile)

Mile 906.6 (Jessica Smith for 3.3 miles)

While it is sad that the virtual walk site is no more, that won't stop me from continuing on. It was a very big motivator to keep going, as the photos along the route were so pretty. Ah well. Life goes on. Find another source of motivation, or make adaptations to an old source, but make sure you keep moving!

600 Miles On The Virtual Walk

Mark another 100 miles down on the virtual walk site. I passed 600 the other day. My total mileage is actually 602.2. In the last 100 miles I finally crossed over from Virginia to Kentucky. Here are the pictures from the 601.2 point, the normal street view, the map of Kentucky, and the map of the US. It’s good to see progress on the map!

Mile 601.2 street view

(photo credit - Copyright 2006 Lawrence Berkeley Lab)

Mile 601.2 Kentucky

(photo credit - Copyright 2006 Lawrence Berkeley Lab)

Mile 601.2 USA

(photo credit - Copyright 2006 Lawrence Berkeley Lab)

Keep moving! On to the next 100 miles.

Mileage Monday

Back into full swing with my workouts starting tomorrow. I took most of the last two weeks off from strength training because of my upper back and neck being sore. My neck is still a bit stiff, but at least I can do my elliptical without a problem.

I’m closing in on 600 miles on the virtual walk! Still in Kentucky, and I’ve passed through the city of Lookout. I have about 5 miles until I reach Melvin, KY in Pike county. Once I reach 600 miles, I’ll post a picture of the map of where I am. I haven’t done that in a while. Here are last week’s pictures.

Mile 595.2 (watp for 1 mile)                                     Mile 596.2 (elliptical for 1 mile)

                  

Mile 597.2 (elliptical for 1 mile)                                 Mile 598.2 (elliptical for 1 mile)

                   

Copyright 2006 Lawrence Berkeley Lab

Keep moving!