CCRRMM :Walking to NOLA...
 

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!

:D

I'm walkin"!
 

Logged 25 minutes LB at the gym where I got my LB (lard butt) moving on Monday morning...which I had posted, but which got lost in space!

Haven't done any organized exercise work since then!

Ceara

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.

:queen: Punkin reporting for the walk!

The treck so far this week!

Sunday - 20 miles (elliptical'ing)
Monday - 10 miles (elliptical'ing - I tried, I had a headache)
Wednesday - 30 miles (shoveling snow, what a workout!)

60 miles on my way to Mardi Gras! Gumbo me baby!

Nah'lins bound!

Terri

OK....
Take it for what it is....

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

so far we have 24 miles..........


;) ;)

Empress Report
 

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

:cb:

Tryin' to get to New Orleans
 

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

You can listen to it here: http://www.thetractors.com/albums/tractors.php

Walking to NOLA
 

I'll start with Monday, since it was our official kick-off.

Monday, Jan 5 - 30 minutes treadmill
Tuesday, Jan 6 - 40 minutes treadmill
Wednesday, Jan 7 - 40 minutes treadmill
Thursday, Jan 8 - night off!

Thanks for setting us up again, Seattlejo!

MONDAY: 3 miles treadmill [45 min.]**15 min. yoga**20 min. dumbells**10 min. pushups and situps

TUESDAY:4 miles treadmill [60 min.]**30 min, bellydance video

WEDNESDAY: 3 miles treadmill [45 min.]**25 min. dumbells **30 min. step video

THURSDAY: none

I'm walkin' to New Orleans... (anyone know that song? I just remembered it -- must try to find it online :yes: 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 :cb: :cb:

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 ...
 

Friday's Exercise: 4 miles treadmill [60 min.]
15 min. dumbells
20 min. Pilates

385 minutes so far this week!

Saturday
 

30 min. step video
20 min. walk

Why is it that on my days off I work out LESS?

Hallo, adding myself late, late, late to the walk. Wouldn't miss it...

Treadmilled for 29.5 minutes today.

29.5 miles and counting.

Did someone get 400?????

Recap:

Monday, Jan 5 - 30 minutes treadmill
Tuesday, Jan 6 - 40 minutes treadmill
Wednesday, Jan 7 - 40 minutes treadmill
Thursday, Jan 8 - night off!

Plus:

Friday, Jan 9 - 30 minutes treadmill
Saturday, Jan 10 - 70 minutes ice skating

Total "miles": 210

argh!!!
 

Log another 7 minutes which is as long as the treadmill lasted before it started to slip. Husband person has spent a lot of time "repairing" this...I think it is a design flaw meself...

Ceara

The Grand Total for Week 1:

Monday-Friday: 400 (details in earlier post)
Saturday: 45 min walk, 20 min circuit training = 65
Sunday: 40 min skate :cp: 10 min walk = 60

Total: 525 :cb: :cb:

I may yet get in a set of tai chi or some such, since the walk/ skate really only amounted to a single session

Ooppps... did I not tell you about Thursday and Friday???

Thursday-- 4 sets of the staircase-- 8 minutes

Friday -- 3 sets of the staircase -- 6 minutes



;)

Anagram--

I have your Pennsylvania email address-- let us know if you have another..

Shall I compile a master list all and then share or is someone else ......???

Ok, editing the same post over and over isn't a great idea since we're on page 2 now, so here's my Sunday report:

Editing for Saturday, Jan. 11! My birthday and I did not exercise. I sat in the sun and started a little carving called “My Re-emerging Smile!" My walking song for today is “Oh, we are marching to Pretoria, Pretoria, Pretoria; oh, we are marching to Pretoria, Pretoria today.” I don’t know where Pretoria is exactly, but doubt it’s anywhere near NOLA.

My WEEK ONE Walkabout Tally:

Monday, 50 miles (50 min.) in gym; including 20 recumbent bike, 30 weight room (LB heavy; TB light; yoga, stretch).

Tuesday, 50 miles (50 min.) gym, including treadmill run/walk, stretch.

Wednesday, 50 miles (50 min.) gym; including 10 treadmill run, 40 weight room (CORE heavy, including rope crunches, planks, air punches for obliques, stomach vacs for lower abs, ab machine, back machine; TB light).

Thursday, 50 miles (50 min.) gym, including treadmill run/walk, stretch.

Friday, 70 miles (70 min.) gym w/trainer; including 10 treadmill walk, 60 weight room (UB heavy; TB variety (especially learning to do lunges correctly, which is taking forever).

Saturday, 51 miles (51 min.) gym, including treadmill run/walk, stretch.

Sunday, 0 miles (0 min.), rest day.

Total WEEK ONE Miles: 371

Wow! You all are wonderful! Looking at the mileage we have folks who took the brave first steps, and we have folks who have already made it to New Orleans! i am impressed with all of you :-) What a great group of walkers. Here is what the total is...

Ceara - 32 miles, first step off award
Punkinseed 60 miles
Kaylets 24 miles
Amarantha 371
Wildfire most inspiring post of the day - 210 miles
Arabella 525 miles!
Eydie 425 miles
Cerise 29.5 miles
Seattlejo 70 miles

Three awards are given for this week,
Award one goes to our Dear Ceara who took the very first step!! Wahoo!

Award number two goes to wildfire for the most inspiring post of the day! Thank you for linking the Tractors song and giving us the lyrics!

Award number three goes to Arabella, darling you totally exceeded all of my expecatations by reaching New Orleans in a week! If you want to readjust the mileage per minute ratio and keep walking that would be fine, a 10 minutes - 1 mile would put you in line with us, or you can just keep walking the same way you are!

Ok Week Two! For those of you leaving the Atlanta area, it should be clear and Sunny through Friday, with highs in the mid fourties low fifities. Light jackets are reccomended but we neednnt worry about rain at aleast.

For those entering New Orleans it is warmer, in the low 60s with a chance of rain on Thursday Friday, dont forget your umbrella!

Enjoy your walk this week ladies!

Well, sure and b'gorra, Wood Nymph, thou DIDST get to NOLA in a week!!!! Let me add my congrats to Seattle Jo's: :cp: :cheer: :cheers: :cb: :jig:

Seattle Jo, with the upheaval on the site, I forgot where we started to walk from ... was wondering if WN (and the rest of us slowpokes as we reach NOLA) "walking" back to the starting point and then heading to NOLA again? Maybe there could be a secondary goal of seeing who can get the most trips in by Mardi Gras!!! I know I'm inspired by WN and intend to give her a run for her money, sure and b'gorra!!! :)

BTW, I know they probably don't say sure and b'gorra much in Louisiana, but it's spring where I am and I'm thinking about St. Pat's Day already!

Someone is shooting a gun outside. Methinks I should see what's up! Later ...

Little Known Mardi Gras Facts!

Floats can costs anywhere from $65,000 to $250,000, depending on style. It isn't the material that skyrockets costs, it the highly skilled labor that it takes to create such wonders. In New Orleans, the floats are at the maximum height and width, so they can only grow in Length. Some krewes are now just beginning to learn how to build floats on their own, in order to save money

Those of you who are striding ahead of the pack, you have two choices, we can move you a little further away for your start point, or you can go back and forth. Some of you are going to lap the rest of the group a few times though.

St Pattys day. *sigh* walking the rolling hills of Ireland is a goal the darling husband and I have discussed many a time. Of course nothing beats Chicagos (my hometown) St Pattys day celebaration.

Wow, Wood Nympth! Our "Advance" persona.

Ok for last week I did a total of 122 miles or 332 if I count the walking in stores/flea market. I think I will count them (as I really did them and it is exercise).

This morning I walked the beach 37 minutes. So that's a total of 369 minute/miles so far.

Wow and holy mackeral!! Congrats all the award winners! And yes, Arabella, you are my hero!

Here I am, way back hereeeeeeeeee..........

Hee, hee... I'm not worried... (sigh...)
But yes, where did we start ?? Which location was it??

I am confused.

Yo!
 

It’s Monday, Jan. 12!!! Huzzah!!! “March, march, march, the boys are marching ...” (WWI marching song, dunno the rest of it!)

Seattle Jo, I love your new avatar!!!! I'm really glad this new forum software is back today!!! Re lap versus continuing on, I'd prefer laps back and forth from Atlanta to NOLA (I'm assuming we're using 470 miles as one trip? I think no one will mind if some get in more trips ... it'd be kind of fun to see who could do the most laps and if we'd all end up in the same place for Mardi Gras!!!! We could share a bag of pralines, er, no, maybe brown rice and jambalaya ... no, pralines, definetely pralines!
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My Mardi Gras Walkabout to NOLA: Miles So Far 411
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My WEEK TWO Walkabout Tally,

Monday, 40 miles (40 min.) in gym; weight room (CORE heavy, including rope crunches, planks, air punches for obliques, stomach vacs for lower abs, ab machine, back machine; TB light).

Tuesday, TBD.

Wednesday, TBD.

Thursday, TBD.

Friday, TBD.

Saturday, TBD.

Sunday, TBD

Total WEEK TWO Miles: 40
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My WEEK ONE Walkabout Tally:

Monday, 50 miles (50 min.) in gym; including 20 recumbent bike, 30 weight room (LB heavy; TB light; yoga, stretch).

Tuesday, 50 miles (50 min.) gym, including treadmill run/walk, stretch.

Wednesday, 50 miles (50 min.) gym; including 10 treadmill run, 40 weight room (CORE heavy, including rope crunches, planks, air punches for obliques, stomach vacs for lower abs, ab machine, back machine; TB light).

Thursday, 50 miles (50 min.) gym, including treadmill run/walk, stretch.

Friday, 70 miles (70 min.) gym w/trainer; including 10 treadmill walk, 60 weight room (UB heavy; TB variety (especially learning to do lunges correctly, which is taking forever).

Saturday, 51 miles (51 min.) gym, including treadmill run/walk, stretch.

Sunday, 0 miles (0 min.), rest day.

Total WEEK ONE Miles: 371

Wow! We're doing so well!

I finished the past week with 435 minutes.

This week I'll post later on as I make progress. Off to a good start today, a bit heavy on the calories though. Oh well....!

Sunday, Jan 11 - got too engrossed in Zoo Tycoon and suddenly it was 12:20am!

Monday, Jan 12 - 35 minutes SNOW shovelling :rolleyes:

Tuesday, Jan. 13!!! Yowza!!! “March on, march on, t’will all be well, the way will lead one back ...” (poem by A.E. Houseman)

Hard time exercising this a.m. ... too early and dark. Will update if I do more! SJ, I realized that seven weeks at 70 miles per week is 490! So I have a while to go before finishing my first trip! :)

My Mardi Gras Walkabout to NOLA: Miles So Far 419 (One Trip From Atlanta To NOLA 490)
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My WEEK TWO Walkabout Tally,

Monday, 40 miles (40 min.) in gym, including weight room (CORE heavy, including rope crunches, planks, air punches for obliques, stomach vacs for lower abs, ab machine, back machine; TB light).

Tuesday, 28 miles (28 min.) gym, including treadmill walk/run, stretch.

Wednesday, TBD.

Thursday, TBD.

Friday, TBD.

Saturday, TBD.

Sunday, TBD

Total WEEK TWO Miles: 68
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My WEEK ONE Walkabout Tally:

Monday, 50 miles (50 min.) in gym; including 20 recumbent bike, 30 weight room (LB heavy; TB light; yoga, stretch).

Tuesday, 50 miles (50 min.) gym, including treadmill run/walk, stretch.

Wednesday, 50 miles (50 min.) gym; including 10 treadmill run, 40 weight room (CORE heavy, including rope crunches, planks, air punches for obliques, stomach vacs for lower abs, ab machine, back machine; TB light).

Thursday, 50 miles (50 min.) gym, including treadmill run/walk, stretch.

Friday, 70 miles (70 min.) gym w/trainer; including 10 treadmill walk, 60 weight room (UB heavy; TB variety (especially learning to do lunges correctly, which is taking forever).

Saturday, 51 miles (51 min.) gym, including treadmill run/walk, stretch.

Sunday, 0 miles (0 min.), rest day.

Total WEEK ONE Miles: 371

I got the ways and means
To new orleans I’m going
Down by the river
Where it’s warm and green
I’m gonna have drink, and walk around
I got a lot to think about oh yeah - Concrete Blond

How is your walk going today ladies? Why are you looking forward to going to New Orleans? Not only is Mardi Gras the biggest party of the year, New Orleans is one of the most historical cities out there. Tons of beautiful architecture, a european flavor, and more. When I get there I'm taking a tour of the creepy graveyards!

Have I told you ladies yet how very awesome you are? Look at all this progress you have made!

My Calculations show that together we have walked a total of 1706 miles already! :o :o I am in awe of you all!! Lets keep going! :cb:


Oh and our step off point? Atlanta Ga :-) I didnt have a particular locale, just the city center. New Orleans I do have a specific desitnation programed, Cafe Dumond, home of Cafe Au Lait and Begneits true Mardi Gras treats.

Update
 

Wednesday, Jan. 13!!! Yowza!!! I have reached NOLA, SJ, had coffee and fancy French donuts at Cafe Dumond and headed back to Atlanta, I am counting the trip to Atlanta as my second lap, so ... p.s. I like clowns

Amarantha’s NOLA challenge: TOTAL LAPS 1, TOTAL MILES 501
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WEEK TWO: Monday, 40 miles (40 min.) in gym, including weight room (CORE heavy, including rope crunches, planks, air punches for obliques, stomach vacs for lower abs, ab machine, back machine; TB light).

Tuesday, 28 miles (28 min.) gym, including treadmill walk/run, stretch.

Wednesday, 62 miles (62 min), including 42 gym (weights: LB heavy, TB light; treadmill, run/walk 12); plus 20 minutes doing laps on my “hall treadmill” (in house, around kitchen, down long hall to gym room, turn around and do it again!!).

Thursday, TBD.

Friday, TBD.

Saturday, TBD.

Sunday, TBD

Total WEEK TWO Miles: 130
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Total WEEK TWO Miles: 371

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Monday, walked to/from work: 45 minutes

Tuesday, walked to work, bussed home: 30 minutes

Add 75 miles to my distance!

Wednesday, walked to/from work: 45 minutes

Thursday, Jan. 13!!! Updating and correcting this, as I’d typed “Total WEEK TWO” miles twice. The 371 is for week one, 210 for week two so far and total for all weeks on the top! “These boots are made for walking and that’s just what they’ll do ...” ~ Song by somebody! :s:

Amarantha’s NOLA challenge: TOTAL LAPS 1, TOTAL MILES 541
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WEEK TWO: Monday, 40 miles (40 min.) in gym, including weight room (CORE heavy, including rope crunches, planks, air punches for obliques, stomach vacs for lower abs, ab machine, back machine; TB light).

Tuesday, 28 miles (28 min.) gym, including treadmill walk/run, stretch.

Wednesday, 62 miles (62 min.), including 42 gym (weights: LB heavy, TB light; treadmill, run/walk 12); plus 20 minutes doing laps on my “hall treadmill” (in house, around kitchen, down long hall to gym room, turn around and do it again!!).

Thursday, 40 miles (40 min.), walking laps in house (“hall treadmill”)

Friday, TBD.

Saturday, TBD.

Sunday, TBD

Total WEEK TWO Miles: 210
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Total WEEK ONE Miles: 371

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Friday, Jan. 14!!! “Walk through the world with me and we will see how lovely life can be, when your with me and I’m with you ...” ~ Old song, no idea who wrote it or where it came from ... could look it up but too lazy!

Amarantha’s NOLA challenge: TOTAL LAPS 1, TOTAL MILES 649
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WEEK TWO: Monday, 40 miles (40 min.) in gym, including weight room (CORE heavy, including rope crunches, planks, air punches for obliques, stomach vacs for lower abs, ab machine, back machine; TB light).

Tuesday, 28 miles (28 min.) gym, including treadmill walk/run, stretch.

Wednesday, 62 miles (62 min.), including 42 gym (weights: LB heavy, TB light; treadmill, run/walk 12); plus 20 minutes doing laps on my “hall treadmill” (in house, around kitchen, down long hall to gym room, turn around and do it again!!).

Thursday, 40 miles (40 min.), walking laps in house (“hall treadmill”)

Friday, 68 miles (68 min.), including 8 cardio (walk/run on treadmill in gym; 60 of weights with trainer, UB focus with deadlifts and lunges for LB, stretch.

Saturday, TBD.

Sunday, TBD

Total WEEK TWO Miles: 278
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Total WEEK ONE Miles: 371

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Hi!!! Pretty soon you'll come by this way again!
 

So,

5 days x 4 sets of stairs ( aprx 2 minutes a flight) = 40 minutes (miles)

pretty soon, you'll see me again as you lap the route!

Saturday, Jan. 17!! I’m on my way to Atlanta and don’t have a marching song to sing today except one of my exercise mantras, which I’ve posted before: “I’m a woman on a mission, I am, I am; I’m a woman on a mission and I’m not just going fishin’; I’m a woman on a mission, I AM!” No applause, please! :s:

Amarantha’s NOLA challenge: TOTAL LAPS 1, TOTAL MILES 701
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WEEK TWO: Monday, 40 miles (40 min.) in gym, including weight room (CORE heavy, including rope crunches, planks, air punches for obliques, stomach vacs for lower abs, ab machine, back machine; TB light).

Tuesday, 28 miles (28 min.) gym (treadmill walk/run, stretch on bench).

Wednesday, 62 miles (62 min.), including 42 gym (weights: LB heavy, TB light; treadmill, run/walk 12); plus 20 minutes doing laps on my “hall treadmill” (in house, around kitchen, down long hall to gym room, turn around and do it again!!).

Thursday, 40 miles (40 min.), walking laps in house (“hall treadmill”)

Friday, 68 miles (68 min.), including 8 cardio (walk/run on treadmill in gym; 60 of weights with trainer, UB focus with deadlifts and lunges for LB, stretch).

Saturday, 52 miles (62 min.) gym (40 walk/run on treadmill; 10 recumbent bike, 2 stretch on bench).

Sunday, TBD

Total WEEK TWO Miles: 330
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Total WEEK ONE Miles: 371

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WAVE WHEN YOU SEE ME, :queen: K!!!! :wave:

Jan 12--Jan. 17
 

Here's this week's report!

MONDAY: 30 min. step video*20 min. dumbells* 30 push-ups**200 crunches**2 miles treadmill

TUESDAY: 30 min. bellydance video***15 min. thigh exercsies**2 miles treadmill**200 crunches***30 pushups

WEDNESDAY: 35 min. dumbells***30 pushups**200 crunches***3 miles treadmill

THURSDAY: 30 min. step video**15 min. yoga***15 min. lower body stuff**30 pushups**200 crunches

FRIDAY:15 min. ab exercises** 30 pushups**200 crunches**4 miles treadmill** 20 min. Pilates**20 min. dumbells

SATURDAY:30 min. bellydance video**20 min. Pilates**15 min. thigh exercises

SUNDAY: 30 min. bellydance video** 15 min. dumbells**200 crunches**30 pushups

585 minutes total...