16,791 Steps

Well...I thought I would have time today to get back to my earlier post but I didn't. Whew...what a day. I make it point to be in constant motion when possible and boy did those steps add up! According to my pedometer I walked the equivalent of 7.81 miles today. Holy cow! The goal obviously is to get that distance (and more) consecutively in the weeks leading up to the race. I walked to the office which is uphill. It seemed like everyone wanted to walk with me today. Who knew I was so cool? LOL. During lunch Olga asked me to walk with her so we headed into the park and walked just under two miles. And then later in the day Sabrina asked me if I was going walking after work and I said yes and she asked to join in. We ended up doing the long loop inside the park which is a 3.5 mile walk. It's very beautiful when you get over to the lakeside. We even saw a falcon with something it killed in it's mouth. Good walking day. The air was crisp and the sky was bright even at 6pm. Lot's of people were in the park walking, biking, and of course running. On my way back some older guy tried hitting on me. LOL. What is it about me that attracts the too young or too old and definitely not my type??? Oh well what can you do except try to be a crafty and polite as possible without crushing the dude.

Took a long hot shower when I got in just after 8pm and finally took a picture of me and my bright red shirt. Posted it on the training page. Hope it inspires others to donate and support. Feel slow going but I'm not going to worry about it. I'm tired. Should sleep well I hope tonight. Heather and I are supposed to go to the training session in Central Park tomorrow but I don't think I'm going if it's going to rain. I can be hard core and not care about the rain but I'm not feeling walking/jogging in the rain tomorrow. OK. Better wind down and rest my old bones. More tomorrow.