Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Michigan Weather

I thought once I got home from Florida the weather would be wonderful here and I would get out and walk - guess I forgot that I live in Michigan. I was able to do a lot of walking this weekend (a total of 12 miles) and even got a little sunburn on my nose on Saturday. Since then between the weather and the kids I haven't walked once and don't see it happening today. The weekend is looking good though so I'm planning on at least another 12 miles and hope to get at least a 3/4 miler in Thursday or Friday.

The rain this week has me thinking that it could rain during the actual 3 Day walk (it has both times I've walked before) . I really need to find something for a shoe cover to keep my feet dry. That would be a quick way to a blister and a not so fun walk. Anyone have any ideas?

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Walking Setback

I was hit with an upper respritory infection that set my walking back about two weeks. Everytime I tried to walk on the treadmill I walked for about 2 minutes and had to stop because of my terrible coughing fits. Once I finally started feeling better the weather started to break too so I've been able to walk outside. I really enjoy walking outside for many reasons; Mike will walk with me, it's much more like the walking I will do on the 3-Day and it's just so nice to walk and look at the signs of spring.

I'm heading to Florida with Ally and Mackenzie on Easter Sunday so I'll have to walk in the heat. That may be more like what it's going to be like in August but I'm not sure I'm ready for the 80 plus degree heat and the humidity. My current plan is to walk 3 miles on Tuesday, 5 miles on Thursday, 7 miles on Saturday and 6 miles on Sunday. I'll let you know what I end up doing.

Happy Easter to all!