On the trail again: a walking challenge

Since I returned from the Camino de Santiago to a heat wave in my hometown, I have sorely missed walking outdoors. Now that fall and…fingers crossed…cooler weather are just weeks away, I have felt the urge not just to walk again, but to make a challenge of it.

I was thinking about challenging myself to walk 65 miles before my 65th birthday, which is just over a month away. For this challenge, I would count every intentional mile…every outdoor or treadmill walk, but not my accumulated daily living steps. I even made this basic chart to track my miles, leaving plenty of room to exceed the goal.

While I was contemplating that mileage challenge, I came across this 1,000,000 steps by winter challenge administered by Run Motivators. You pay for your own medal, shirt, or other swag when you register for the challenge. Then you log your steps online using the honor system. 

A member of the Stronger Together by CVG Facebook group was kind enough to create a couple of different options for tracking sheets for those of us who like a daily visual reminder and the opportunity to manually fill in our progress.

Now I’m torn…which do I do? Or should I just do them both? Certainly the mileage challenge would support the steps challenge. Whichever way I go, I am excited to hit the trails again, starting today!

Your turn

1. Do you like a good challenge or contest to get you motivated?
2. Do you prefer tracking goals online or on paper?
3. What else is on your mind? Anything at all; I just love to hear from you.

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