February 6th

Today there was a walk around the pond, then lots of laps in the house.

(Our home's layout is such that it's possible to walk a decent-sized oval in the main/public parts of the house.  Each lap is approximately 40-50 steps for me, so it takes a number of laps to add up to anything substantial, but I guess it's a viable alternative to the treadmill and the outdoors.)

February 6th:
8114 steps
3.2 miles

TOTAL= 125 / 458 miles

I've reached the former boundary of Cardolan, part of the North Kingdom of Arnor.

February 5th

No time on the treadmill means a pathetic step-count for the day.  I wasn't completely still all day, though.  I did paint part of the foyer and see to the burning of two separate piles of "garden refuse" (fallen limbs, small trees, weeds, large trimmings, etc.)-- but neither of those activities added up to much walking, unfortunately.

February 5th:
3628 steps
1.4 miles

TOTAL= 121.8

February 4th

Extra-long walk on the treadmill, today!  (Plus a walk around the pond with Donald and play-time with the dogs.)

February 4th:
13876 steps
5.5 miles

TOTAL= 120.4 / 458 miles

Tom Bombadil has rescued us from the dreaded Wights, and we're heading north (on ponies).

February 3rd

I didn't walk on the treadmill this morning, because I didn't have time, but I got some steps in while grocery shopping (which never seem to add up as much as I think they will!).  I tried to make up some of the lost steps by walking laps around our fenced yard in the late afternoon/twilight.

That lap seems like a longer distance than I would've expected.  It's a real possibility for walking at times when the trail seems less appealing (weather, trail conditions, snakes, etc.).  It's a change from the treadmill, and I can definitely see myself listening to music or an audiobook while walking laps.

February 3rd:
9107 steps
3.6 miles

TOTAL= 114.9 / 458 miles

I'm about to be captured by Wights!!  (...What are Wights?  I don't remember them at all.)  But not to fear, for Tom Bombadil is here!

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).

February 1st

I didn't even notice that I'd reached 100 miles, last entry!  Yeah!  That's just over 100 miles in one month-- mostly walked, with just a little stationary biking.  It sounds like a pretty good number for a month-- especially if you don't go dividing it by the number of days.  (g)

February 1st:
10487 steps
4.2 miles

TOTAL= 107 / 458 miles

January 31st

January 31st:
8306 steps
3.3 miles walked
2 miles biked (recumbent stationary)

TOTAL= 102.8 / 458 miles

I've left Tom Bombadil's house.