After some encouragement – thanks, Colin – I thought I should give you at least some statistics from the portion of the Dog Walk Challenge that occurred in 2016 – a mini summary of the Dog Walk Challenge from 2016. So here it is!
- We walked 246 of the 366 days in 2016 (yay, Leap Year!).
- This means we walked at least a mile on over 2/3 of the days in the year since I started keeping track in May.
- We walked a total of 444.5 miles in 2016.
- That means, on average, we walked 1.8 miles each day of the Challenge.
The Dog Walk Challenge was meant to be a month long thing, but clearly we’re well past that point now. Thanks to everyone throughout the Challenge for your support and kind comments – I know both Choppy and I are in better shape for this, and I would encourage everyone to start something similar, if for no other reason than your dog or dogs will thank you for doing so!
Now, back to the Day 249 statistics – there were plenty of us on our walk!
Date: January 3, 2017
Location: Home
Length: 1.3 Miles
Temperature: 34° F (1.1° C)
Who: Sarah, Choppy & Izzy
Travels with Choppy 
Congrats on your accomplishments! It’s loads of fun walking with 2 dogs who get along! 😁
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Fun, but not always easy! They seem to want to sniff far more than twice as much as when I walk Choppy!
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Congratulations for the log update. Keep up the good work. Because we do it every day, it’s not quite a ‘challenge’ but a necessity in the dogs’ and my mind. Keeps all of us in shape, both mentally and physically. I credit our normally twice a day walks to keep Sam in great shape. No one believes he’s 11 now!
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I am amazed almost every day how much better Choppy looks now that we are getting in longer walks. I have walked her every day since I got her, but they were shorter walks the last few years. These longer ones make a huge difference!
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Way to you you two! (on the walks) And such a cute photo of Choppy and her bestie Izzy. 🙂
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Thanks! The two of them have spent a lot of time together recently. I think they are happy for the break now (Izzy is at my parents’ house now).
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That is impressive! Keep it up! You’ve grown in faithfulness by keeping your routine as well as health. It’s all good!
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Thank you! It is all good!
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Wow – Sarah you inspire me. You have encouraged me to do some type of walking challenge also once my surgery is over and I start my recovery. I am extremely impressed with your stats. Keep it going, and I hope to start soon. 🙂
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Oh, Terry, this makes me so happy! You have such a beautiful place to walk, I know it will help you get better as quickly as possible!
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New Year’s Resolution – start walking more. Good advice for all. Well done Sarah and Choppy…and of course Schooner’s special guest star Izzy.
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It is funny – once I started, it is hard to stop. I no longer look for the closest spots at the store, I don’t mind walking between stores at outdoor malls, etc. I think you’ll enjoy walking more!
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444 miles! Wow! You’re a better man than I am, Gunga Din!!
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Ha! It isn’t hard – I didn’t even know how many I was walking. All those little walks added up!
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That is fantastic Sarah, well done to both you and Choppy.
Izzy looks like such a happy girl, hope she enjoyed her walk 🙂
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Thanks! And Izzy is a very happy dog pretty much all the time!
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Well done! Hope mine goes that well! Izzy’s a sweetypie 🙂
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It looks like it is going great so far!
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Those are some great stats to be proud of, Sarah. Mental, as well as physical, fitness is the benefit. Easy to make a habit, with such rewards. 🙂
Izzy seems like an enthusiastic participant, too!
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Izzy is an enthusiastic participant in life in general – she is a very happy dog!
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She is an example for the rest of us to follow. 😉
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Definitely!
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444.5 miles. Wow! Mom takes me for a walk every day, but we don’t go far. Maybe we’ve gone 444.5 inches…. She really should step up her game.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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Ha! Still 444.5 inches is better than nothing!
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That is so impressive! Congratulations!!!!! Izzy does have one huge smile 🙂
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Thank you! A lot of little walks added up over time!
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Congratulations on all of those walks and miles put in! You have to be in better shape after that! I am trying to start wogging (walking/jogging) again, at least 5 days a week, with the goal of jogging for 30 minutes straight in 7 more weeks. Then, I’ll keep it up. In addition, I take Tippy for a 1.1 mile hike most days. I really need to get in better shape and lose some weight.
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Oddly enough, I feel like I am in better shape, but I don’t think it has made any other physical change. Now, Choppy? She looks amazing. That is enough physical change for me to be happy!
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