Over the last year, I worked to get back to my pre-surgery walking. I walked my way through the pandemic lockdowns and found my way back to a 10-15,000 step daily average. This month, one of my daughters and I started a Fall Frenzy walking challenge. I set my goals at 300K by November 15. I think I got this.
I thought about setting my goal for 500 kilometers, but opted to set it lower. Something that was a challenge, but wasn't unattainable. I prefer setting realistic goals. Things that push me, but are attainable.
Every New Year I set a word of the year because so many people pick a New Year goal and never meet it. One word...I can build a year around that. 2021's word was Patience. That's not my strongest suit, but I've made inroads as I continue to try to strengthen my weak leg.
I've been reading AWOL on the Appalachian Trail. I'm hoping to hike a few segments of the trail in the next few years. But it sounds like a long walk. And as much as I like walking a good chunk of the year on a trail might not be my gig. I did a long up-and-die trail at Ricketts Glen this spring. Up and down were tough on my leg but I did it.
I was excited to discover this weekend part that a new Erie to Pittsburgh trail was dedicated here in Erie. The trail's not complete yet, but when it's done it'll be 270 miles. I'm really thinking that a month (or under) on a trail is doable for me. Especially since I could do it in segments near my home (Pittsburgh is only a couple hours from Erie). So that's a new goal. It will be a challenge, but I think doable. If you read my books, you might suspect how much I love my hometown and this region! I've set most of my books in the Erie area (like my Hometown Hearts series...the last book, A Hometown Christmas came out last week!) and Briar Hill Road was set in Pittsburgh. I'm really looking forward to exploring my area in a new way!!
This is a longterm goal, but I'm sure you'll hear about it as I go along!
In the meantime, if you want to check out Erie, the links to my Hometown Hearts series are below! Each book stands alone, so you can pick one up and not worry about missing info.
Holly
Here's the list of the entire Hometown Hearts series!
Something Unexpected: A Hometown Hearts short story
Amazon
A Hometown Christmas: Hometown Hearts #8
Kindle
Nook
AppleBooks
Kobo
I feel sure that if you set the goal, you'll get it done. I don't think I've ever known anyone who gets as much done as you do. Can't wait to hear how it's going!
ReplyDeleteI'm 20 kilometers from 500...and I have until Monday, so I think I'm good!!
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