As I noted on Day 100 – the supposed end to this Challenge – Choppy was not in Minnesota with us for the day. So, we saved the celebration and stats for Day 101, when Choppy was around for one of the two walks.
Walk One:
Date: August 8, 2016
Location: Home
Length: 1.3 Miles
Who: Sarah
Walk Two:
Date: August 8, 2016
Location: Home
Length: 1.3 Miles
Who: Sarah, Paul and Choppy
Over the course of the 101 Days, we walked 209 miles – just over two miles each day. Choppy saw many bunnies and caught zero of them. We saw cows and cranes and construction. It was a great 101 Days.
So why not try for 200 days?
(“Because winter” – Says the little voice in my head that I am going to ignore.)
Travels with Choppy 
Congratulations, Sarah, Paul & Choppy! 🏅🎖🎉🎈 That’s a lot of miles! If it was any darker, the last pic would have turned into a “where’s Choppy?”
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Thank you! And I will have to remember that the low light on our evening walks works well for a potential “Where’s Choppy?” – if you see one with low light in the future, you’re responsible for it!
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Yea, day 101! Keep going as many days as you can Sarah and Choppy! I look forward to seeing how many days you go! 🙂
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Thank you for the encouragement – I suspect that if we get to Day 200, I will think doing a full year isn’t so bad. Of course, it will be winter by then, so I might feel much differently!
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Well done to all of you. That’s damn impressive. 🙂
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Many thanks! It’s much easier now than at the beginning. Still not quite a habit, but pretty close!
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We calculated it’s a quarter of a mile to and from the dogwalk/car park (at least 4 times a day), half a mile from the boat to the end of the dogwalk and back, a mile round the Avenue (at least once a day), a mile to one supermarket and 1.2 miles to the other (neither done lately as that’s 2 and 2.4 mile walks, due to my knee and Maggie’s back leg problems), a mile to The Abbey, and a mile there and back if we walk into town. It soon mounts up!
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It does! I have a Fitbit, and I am surprised how many miles I walk some days without even realizing it. Things like walking around the store get you a lot of mileage! Oddly enough, working in the kitchen doesn’t. I am guessing my steps are too little to properly register, because we have a narrower kitchen than some.
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My kitchen in our first house was 8 feet by six. The one in the boat is six feet long (houses under worktop fridge, single drainer, dinky bowl and space for microwave) by about five feet (same microwave space at rightangles plus cooker). Our system when working side by side is always move anticlockwise!
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I’m pretty sure my system in that situation would be “Paul, get out of here.” Wait, that’s the system I currently employ as well…
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Winter is simply an opportunity to walk under different conditions. Fresh and brisk conditions. You may need to schedule the time a little differently, and you’ll obviously have to dress appropriately. I used to run daily right through our Winter (S. Ontario) and the hardest part was getting through the front door! Once that was mastered………! 🙂
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It’s that door that is tricky – I actually really enjoy winter walks, which I discovered after getting Choppy. Just getting outside at all during the winter is a real pick-me-up. That said, when it’s -20 degrees Fahrenheit, and the wind is blowing, I doubt I will be so keen on the winter walking!
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It really is the door! Dress appropriately and, once you are through the door, everything just falls into place for an exhilarating walk! 🙂
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I wear a dress every day – winter is a challenge! I just pull on some snow pants over the dress when I walk Choppy – it looks awful, I’m sure, but at least it keeps me warm!
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Understood! If I was wearing a dress every day, I would probably do the same! 🙂
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Choppy would miss his walks if you gave up I bet 🙂
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She’d still get walks – they would just be shorter. Some days, I think she would prefer those!
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Over 200 miles is very impressive! Very well done to you both – but mostly to you! 🙂
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Thanks! Choppy is just happy for all the time out of the house – I don’t think she even realizes how much better she looks now than she used to.
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Aw, but she must feel better too – as I’m sure you do. 🙂
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I certainly do feel better – I actually find myself wanting to go on even more walks, now that I am in the habit!
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Excellent 🙂
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“Every day can be a “walk day” & be counted….they don’t need to be consecutive 😀”
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This is true – I think something we’ll take into account come the new year and a new challenge!
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101 days of walking is amazing. That’ll never happen around here. When Mom goes to the gym to swim, she doesn’t take me for a walk. Just around our building to check peemail.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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Hey, it could be worse – you might have to go for a swim (at least, that’s how Choppy would feel about things).
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Congrats on making it to 101! What an awesome achievement over 200 miles is brilliant! 😀
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Thanks! If you had told me at the beginning of this that we would average over two miles a day, I would be incredulous. I figured one mile a day would be difficult enough!
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Woo hoooo! Great achievement guys 😀
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Thank you!!
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Tremendous achievement!, and it’s good exercise for both of you.
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We’re really enjoying it – it hardly seems like an accomplishment, it’s been so much fun!
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Mongo & I recently upped the mileage on our circuit from 1.25 miles to 2 miles. Covering more ground allows him more area to dearch for roadside delicacies, burger bits, chicken bones, cat poop. It is a constant struggle with him to figure out if he is just sniffing around to check his p-mail (which is OK) or if he is zeroing in on a tasty morsel (which is generally something he should NOT eat.)
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Our weekend circuit is in the 2 to 2.5 mile range – if I didn’t have that pesky work thing to attend to, we would do it every day. Thankfully, right now, we’re getting a couple circuits of the shorter walk in at least a couple times a week, which is good for all involved. Except when one involved rolls in something.
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