I set a goal for myself of walking 40 miles during the month of October. I felt that this was a stretch since I had gall bladder surgery at the end of September, and was not going to be cleared to resume full activity status until October 15th. I came up with the 40 mile goal by adding all my long walk mileage plans together, and factoring in the rest of the short walks. Surprisingly to me, that 40 mile goal was blown out of the water...
I logged 64.79 miles for the month of October!
I am quite proud of myself. I know that this month will not have the same mileage, and I am okay with that. This month will include some longer walks, and many more shorter walks as I will be tapering my walking down towards the end of the month to prepare for The Seattle Half Marathon on December 1st.
Also part of bragging rights on my end. I did a 5k at the end of October. Yeah, I know, for someone who does a 5k several times a week, what makes this one special? Honestly, the fact that I jogged about half of it. No, I didn't jog half of it at once. I broke it up into smaller chunks, but I still jogged. I was not sore or tired at the end. Actually, I went to the gym with a friend of mine after the 5k. It is clear that my walking is paying off in the endurance aspect for me. I won't say that I plan on jogging the half marathon, yet, but I will get to that place eventually.
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