On the Road to Rivendell: February 2nd

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

February 2nd

I'm always especially pleased to get over 10,000 steps in a day. I should probably try to reach that milestone a certain number of days every week, but I'm not sure I can be bothered to actually track it that carefully.

February 2nd:
10838 steps
4.3 miles

TOTAL= 111.3 / 458 miles

I can't believe how long it's taking to get to Bree! In the movie, this part of the journey always seems very quick (probably because they left most of this part of the book out, when they adapted it for the screen).

About this Blog

This blog began when I read about a walking challenge over on Ravelry, based on the Èowyn Challenge.

The basic idea is to walk a certain number of miles, which corresponds to a specific distance on a map of Middle-Earth. (It's all based on the paths taken by the characters in Tolkien's novels.)

So far, I've walked from Hobbiton to Rivendell (458 miles, first half of 2016), from Rivendell to Lothlorien (462 miles, second half of 2016), and the 470-mile distance between Rauros and Isengard (first half+ of 2017). Now I'm tackling the 786 miles from Isengard to Minas Tirith.

I'm counting every step recorded by my pedometer as a step on the path through Middle-Earth-- not just my dedicated "exercise walking" (time on the treadmill, purposeful walking on trails, etc.).

This blog is sure to be very boring to read, as its chief purpose is to serve as a handy digital notepad to record miles walked. But if it helps motivate me to walk more than I otherwise might, it's doing its job!

MapMyWalk ;o)

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

February 2nd