Welcome back ladies. Despite our loss of the site, we are still walking to New Orleans Louisianna.
Goal? To be there by Mardi Gras
How? We're leaving from Atlanta Each minute we exercise becomes one mile walked.
7 Weeks= 70 miles a week = 70 minutes a week of exercise
If we do it in 7 weeks, we'll be able to party at Mardi Gras
So far, Zadie K is the first one to step off and she's 25 miles ahead of us guys. It's time for the rest of us to step off!
Yup, I realized that this morning, it was you Ceara not Zadie who had logged the 25 miles, and looking at the other thread I see Anagram has done 65, not sure if she is applying them over here.
Sunday - 20 miles (elliptical'ing)
Monday - 10 miles (elliptical'ing - I tried, I had a headache)
Wednesday - 30 miles (shoveling snow, what a workout!)
I've been climbing a flight of stairs at my job-- Our building is only 4 floors high so its either 6 or 8 sets of stairs...
It takes me aproximately 2 minutes to go down and up again....
I know 2 minutes seems very simple but let me tell you...
it took practice to get it to 2 minutes!
Anyway-- Monday- 1 set = 2 min
Tuesday 2 sets= 4 min
Wedesday 2 sets of 2!! 8 min
Thursday 2 sets of 2!! 8 min
As I mentioned on the other thread, the Empress cannot post w/o the Quick Reply feature....
So, I am cutting and pasting for her.....
"I've been walking to NOLA, 50 minutes a day since
Monday, consisting of various gym workouts ... weights
on weight days, treadmill running on cardio ..."
and let me see, she always likes to say "YOWZA" and
"Here's a
My favorite "strange" interest in music is The Tractors. They have a song about a guy chasing down a dream in New Orleans, and I listen to it all the time on the treadmill! It's from their 1994 album, The Tractors. Thought I'd share the lyrics...
My daddy said son put your guitar down
We gotta build some fence...gotta plow some ground
I told my daddy, "try and understand..."
"This John Deere tractor don't fit my plan..."
And I hit the road
Chasin' down a dream
And I need a little help
I'm tryin' to get to New Orleans
Sidetracked up in Illinois
I'm not that smart...I'm an innocent boy
She called me baby...she called me honey...
She called a cab and took away my money
On the road again
Somewhere south of Moline
And I need a little help
You see I'm tryin' to get to New Orleans
Don't know why...I gotta go
If I don't try I'll never know
About e'touffe and Cajun queens
I need a little help
You see I'm tryin' to get to New Orleans
Hocked my watch...bought a burger and fries
Tried to pretend it was red beans and rice
Midnight in Memphis...hello to Graceland
Next stop...Louisiana
And I'm on the road
Chasin' down a dream
And I need a little help
You see I'm tryin' to get to New Orleans
I need a little help
You see I'm tryin' to get to New Orleans
I'm just an old poor boy
Chasin' down a dream
And I need a little help
You see I'm tryin' to get to New Orleans
I'm walkin' to New Orleans... (anyone know that song? I just remembered it -- must try to find it online It's GREAT!) Although our trip might be more upbeat. K -- lessee what I did this week so far...
Monday: 40 min yoga, 30 mins walking = 70
Tuesday: 30 mins walking, 20 mins circuit training, 60 mins tai chi =110
Wednesday: 2 - 20 min walks = 40
Thursday: 30 mins walking, 20 mins circuit training, 60 mins tai chi =110
Friday: 40 mins yoga, 30 mins walk = 70
Week so far: 400 miles even, if my math is correct
Just a quickie post - by the time I do a quick scan, no time to do much more.
I had reported 65 minutes/miles somewhere earlier, yes, please include them here. I've done an additional 42 minutes so far, I think. Most of this has been beachwalking not counting the times walking in grocery/dept stores. Might count this afternoon's flea market jaunt.
Love the musical components.
Sorry not to get personal, so much going on, and I have 5 minutes left to finish up and get out of here.
But still, special thoughts to our wet west coast girlies. And pls. include me in the e-mail list. Kaylets, do you still hae mine?
Using edit to update my miles rather than continually reposting ...
Finding it confusing to just edit my post over and over, so will just keep doing updates on my miles in new posts. My complete log and my Sunday marching song is thusly on a new post on page 2. Some of you s are ahead of me on the trail and I'm hoping to catch up next week, which is, well, tomorrow! Footrace anyone? See y'all in NOLA!!!! Better have some potassium 'cause it's getting hot out there!!!
Last edited by Amarantha2; 01-11-2004 at 06:30 PM.
CCRRMM :Walking to NOLA...
I'm walkin"!
Punkin reporting for the walk!
It's GREAT!) Although our trip might be more upbeat. K -- lessee what I did this week so far...
Using edit to update my miles rather than continually reposting ...
