TIME FOR A NEW SUMMERTIME COMMITMENT....been slackin off from walkin but somethin i seen yesterday got my attention.somewhere in this thread ive mentioned a friend of mines dad who is 80 years old and on occasion we've walked together at various places around town.jims dad walked every day and looked like a marine drill instructor.well,that is until he got married a couple years ago,started eatin his wifes cookin and slowed down on the exercise..i seen him the other day and he was nothin but a tub of lard,OUCH..huffin and puffin down main street...this guy was my fkn hero and now he's gone all to hell,hehehe.....moral of the story is,if you dont put yer health first,nobody else will...walked down to the mailbox,up the hill and down the lane that runs behind my house,probably about 20 minutes or so..its a beautiful day here in ky,and the little walk was very enjoyable..IM GONNA WALK EVERY DAY FOR 30 CONSECUTIVE DAYS....will take a week or so to get back in good walkin shape and im lookin forward to it..fk a bunch of work,hehehe...'keep the continue'
day 2 of my 30 day challenge...woke up late today,been readin a good book(biography of robert penn warren)ate too late,etc..feel stronger today than i felt yesterday,sooo,plan is to drive to the store,park car at store,try and find new place to walk for about 30 minutes...what a perfect day here in ky,been out in the yard readin and playin guitar.....its hell bein a 56 year old hippie,hehehe....'keep the continue'
went hikin in the mountains 42 minutes.dont want to do too much too soon,but would like to do 60 minutes tomorrow...if i'd been on flat land would have done it today..havent smoked in 11 years but damage was done...love the mountains but when they're straight up it kicks my ass....the forest is abloom.....'keep the continue'
whats up bigbet,hows bidness at yer new place,my nieces store is so slow they're layin off people...fkn gas,,,people dont have money to eat out or buy non-essential stuff................................legs were sore from climbin that mountain yesterday,so havent done any walkin yet....been doin some resistance trainin this afternoon and the old legs are much better..after pistons and celtics game im gonna hit the road for 30 minutes or so....'keep the continue'
Damn Hognuts...I am impressed with the motivation to keep this up (the walking and the thread) for the better part of 1.5 years. I just started training for my third marathon on October 26th, so it's nice to have motivation from this thread to 'keep the continue' as you say.
Best of luck man.
Best of luck man.
at a pace just fast enough o get my heart beatin a little faster than normal,went down the hill by the mailbox,up to the shell station,turned left on wallaceton road for app 10 minutes,stopped by shell for newspaper,back towards the house,picked up mail and up the hill to home sweet home..1 hour and 8 minutes.YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHA,HOGNUTS IS BACK....sure feels good to be out in nature and the smell of all the flowers and trees bloomin.other than a bit of wind,couldnt have asked for a better time to walk....got all my work caught up so im gonna be out there on the trails raisin as much hell as im capable of for the next 30 days,hehehe...'keep the continue'
day 4,and its another perfect day here in berea ky...legs were a little sore this mornin,but after i did a benchpress or two,im ready to go....think ill just head out towards the maibox like yesterday and see what happens,anything less than1 hr and ill be disappointed....'keep the continue'
day 5..need to get a few groceries so think i'll park at walmart and walk through town....69 fantastic degrees(goin to get hot next week).....i can tell that im much stronger than just a few days ago...after wakin up and havin 2 cups of decaf,i feel like big brown,,,READY TO GET SOME FKN ROAD!!!....'keep the continue'
day 5,or is it 6...69 degees...back of legs are a little sore but im gonna get out of here and climb one of these hills...if legs don get loose in 10 minutes or so ll come back home,but think ill be ok..did some serious hikin yesterday..one of the hills almost straight up and couldnt avoid comin back the same way..that downhill can be a mfer..lets go check out the trails..'keep the continue'
1 hr:37 minutes worth of hikin these mountains..by the time i headed back up the hill,my ass was draggin,started to not even stop and get the mail,hehehe... probably need to stay on flat land 2mor,and maybe walk up to walmart,if this holiday traffic will let me...dont like breathin those fumes..'keep the continue'
day 7,,66 degrees outside..not goin to climb any mountains today,bottom of feet just a bit sore..think ill go down to the mailbox and head toward walmart..how the legs feel will determine how long the walk is..would be disappointed at less than 30 mnutes,will be pleased with 1 hr...'keep the continue'
