by Pa Rock
Ancient Traveler
This past June I was in the hospital a couple of days with illness due to a tick bite. That tick, although tiny by comparison to most other creatures of the wild, proceeded to knock the crap out of me. It took several weeks before I felt that I was beginning to get my strength back.
One way that I gauge my energy level is through the number of steps that I walk each day - as measured by a pedometer that I wear on my wrist. On a good day I walk 10,000 or more steps. When I hit that mark, the pedometer issues a buzz and a picture of a trophy. After my encounter with the tick, it took awhile to get back to the 10,000 range. Finally, in the last week of July I hit that goal - and determined to see how long I could keep up that pace.
Yesterday marked the 60th day in a row that I hit 10,000 - with several of those even being above 11,000, and one in excess of 13,000. Most days that involved a trip to the local park where I stomped hard to keep the record going. One day, when I spent part of a day on the mower and it rained for much of the rest of the day, I had to do 3,000 steps inside of my small house to keep the streak going - so it has been a continual struggle!
This morning I suspect that my walking streak has come to an end. Soon I will be in the car for a long drive to Kansas City, and tomorrow I will be flying to Portland, Oregon, and then driving down to the state's capital, Salem, to visit grandchildren. After a few days in Oregon I will be flying on to San Diego for a visit with Aunt Mary and her daughters, Linda and Janet, and to see my friend Valerie who lives in Hawaii but will be in San Diego for a class. When I return to Kansas City the following weekend, Tim and his family and I plan to visit the Renaissance Festival just prior to its closing for the season.
Busy times, but limited time for walking. Winter is coming, so I need to slow it down a bit anyway!
Notes from the road to follow!
Ancient Traveler
This past June I was in the hospital a couple of days with illness due to a tick bite. That tick, although tiny by comparison to most other creatures of the wild, proceeded to knock the crap out of me. It took several weeks before I felt that I was beginning to get my strength back.
One way that I gauge my energy level is through the number of steps that I walk each day - as measured by a pedometer that I wear on my wrist. On a good day I walk 10,000 or more steps. When I hit that mark, the pedometer issues a buzz and a picture of a trophy. After my encounter with the tick, it took awhile to get back to the 10,000 range. Finally, in the last week of July I hit that goal - and determined to see how long I could keep up that pace.
Yesterday marked the 60th day in a row that I hit 10,000 - with several of those even being above 11,000, and one in excess of 13,000. Most days that involved a trip to the local park where I stomped hard to keep the record going. One day, when I spent part of a day on the mower and it rained for much of the rest of the day, I had to do 3,000 steps inside of my small house to keep the streak going - so it has been a continual struggle!
This morning I suspect that my walking streak has come to an end. Soon I will be in the car for a long drive to Kansas City, and tomorrow I will be flying to Portland, Oregon, and then driving down to the state's capital, Salem, to visit grandchildren. After a few days in Oregon I will be flying on to San Diego for a visit with Aunt Mary and her daughters, Linda and Janet, and to see my friend Valerie who lives in Hawaii but will be in San Diego for a class. When I return to Kansas City the following weekend, Tim and his family and I plan to visit the Renaissance Festival just prior to its closing for the season.
Busy times, but limited time for walking. Winter is coming, so I need to slow it down a bit anyway!
Notes from the road to follow!
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