Man from UNCLE Walkathon!

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

I got in a short walk yesterday, but today's been a bust as it's snowing and raining off and on.  Tomorrow snow is predicted as well so I've decided to walk the corridors of my apartment building as there's 12 floors (I live on the 11th)   So I can get some indoor walking done!

Please, if you are walking as well to fight off the weight gain from eating too much while staying home, or for any other reason;  by all mean, please post a comment on the walkathon updates to let us know how you're doing.  We're in this together cousins!

"Where is everyone Napoleon?"   "I think they're walking,somewhere."

Comments

[pfrye.livejournal.com]

My husband and I received our first covid-19 vaccination this morning and then took the hounds on a mile+ walk on the "discovery trail" (Lewis and Clark are important here since we live where they first saw the Pacific Ocean). It's a trail that winds through the dunes and has an elevated boardwalk part of the way. We then came home and I felt icky (sore arm and killer headache from the shot) so I went to bed for a while. Now I'm trying to catch up on my reading.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Walking on sand is one of the best things to do, and in an historical place is great. One mile on sand is the equivalent of two miles walking on a flat surface like a sidewalk.

Great to bring the dogs too. Glad you're feeling better from the shot. I'm waiting to get one, not sure about it just yet. I'll know after the end of March if it seems okay and they're distributing first and second shots in my senior housing. If the frequency of ambulance arrivals increases, then I'll know something isn't kosher.

I've had numerous discussions with friends in the scientific field and they're not getting the vaccine for some very viable reasons. I was on the cusp of getting it but when I heard and read their research, I decided against it for now. At least until the vaccine (which it technically isn't-it's an experimental drug) has had further testing and research.

Anyway, I'm not trying to scare you. The fact that you've had no reaction is a good thing and I'm sure you'll be fine when you get your second shot.

Keep up that wonderful walking!!!

[duckys-lady.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the reminder! I'll get started tomorrow. :-)

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Go Threecee, Go Threecee, Go Threecee Go!!!!

[hypatia-66.livejournal.com]

The UK's first lockdown started at the end of March last year. We were only allowed out to shop for food or take exercise once a day. We're on the third lockdown now.
I go out every day to walk, for between 40 and 60 minutes as a rule (2 or 3 miles — not far. My sister does 6), so on days when I don't need to shop I walk my local area and I have discovered lots of different routes — which after a year have become exceedingly boring. However, all round York there are green lungs, huge green spaces called strays, which have been a delight because as the seasons change, so do the flora and fauna.
My weight fluctuates by a pound or two. I tell myself that being 3 pounds over the ideal is OK in very cold weather — I'm still under 140 pounds — but when it gets warmer and less icy underfoot the walks will have to be an hour every day. Sigh.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Glad you are getting the miles in despite the boring repetition of scenery. Where I live, I am surrounded by three very busy roads for traffic and there's not a lot of walking area except the sidewalks surrounding my apartment building.

The traffic is so busy that they even have a crossing guard for our senior housing.

I'd have to dive into town for a more interesting and safer walk along a waterfront promenade, but even that view is a bit boring after a while as the boardwalk isn't very long and all you end up doing is walking back and forth.

I do miss being around trees; there is a trail that people tell me I can use but not comfortable going by myself. Not sure how walker-friendly it is.

PS I wish I was the same weight as you! Keep on walking! And thanks for stopping by.

[hypatia-66.livejournal.com]

It's mostly streets that I walk for exercise because in the suburbs people are good at distancing, they are also more likely to smile and say 'thanks' if you give them space. But ten minutes walk away, inside the city walls (which form an almost complete 3 mile circuit of the city) where all the shopping streets are, people just don't pay attention. So though it's a most beautiful city to wander round — much nicer than the areas outside the walls — I only go once a week and very early, because there's a wonderful fishmonger in the market.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

To have such options would be wonderful. I can only drive to the local grocer. Another i can walk to (at the crossing guard) isn't a very nice store, and their prices aren't reasonable. The other grocer I drive to is huge and always too crowded, and people don't pay attention either. I've since discovered they're open until midnight and shopping around 9 pm is perfect as the store is virtually empty. I can take my time shopping and don't have to rush and duck away from people (the ones not paying attention)

The town where I live has a very small main street with mostly antique (if you could really call some of them that) shops. Many sell junk and ridiculous prices. So the town is not a very interesting place to wander and sadly some of the business have closed permanently because of the pandemic. The streets were never crowded. Once a year the town would host a wonderful music festival with great professional talent performing. Now that's gone.

There was a wonderful coffee/sandwich shop that would host 'open mic' performances every Wednesday and it was always enjoyable to hear local talent. I was supposed to perform with a friend there but never got the chance. And now we never will.

The rest of the town is tightly packed residential streets, with many Victorian style homes. At one time the town was falling into disrepair but it's slowly making a comeback. The pandemic put a stop to that.