Introduce Yourself
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Hello! I'm Jennifer from WV and this is my first walking challenge. I can't wait to get started
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Hello my name is Michelle.......I work in a large facility and walk all around it to see residents.......I plan on using an app on my phone to record how much I walk daily.......does this count???0
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Hi! My husband and I are in the "early" stages of discussing/planning a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail (2015 or 2016).
Since the 2014 season starts now for North bound thru hikers (Springer Mountain GA to Mt Katadhin Maine), I thought it would be a good idea (duh) to start walking now to see how "ready" I am...so seeing this group fits right in!!!!
I'm just outside of Columbus, OH and it's still pretty chilly but I plan to start March 1st...:flowerforyou:0 -
hi (: i'm brandy. i'm from maryland. can't wait to get started!0
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Hi I'm Lisa from Western New York. I love to walk and hike but have never tried to walk 100 miles in a month before. I'm excited for this challenge, especially as the weather gets nicer (soon I hope, it's downright blustery out there today!). I'm also training for my first 5k, so hopefully it's okay if I count my (very slow) jogging miles toward this challenge too!0
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Hi! My husband and I are in the "early" stages of discussing/planning a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail (2015 or 2016).
Since the 2014 season starts now for North bound thru hikers (Springer Mountain GA to Mt Katadhin Maine), I thought it would be a good idea (duh) to start walking now to see how "ready" I am...so seeing this group fits right in!!!!
I'm just outside of Columbus, OH and it's still pretty chilly but I plan to start March 1st...:flowerforyou:
This has always been a dream of mine! I constantly read blogs of those who are hiking the trail and hope to someday have the flexibility in my work schedule to do it myself. How exciting and motivating for you to have something that adventurous to be preparing for!0 -
I'm Jessica! I live in Utah, USA and am fairly new to MyFitnessPal. This will be my first group challenge and I'm excited to get going.0
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Hi, I'm Carole from Glasgow Scotland. I am looking forward to this challange. Roll on the first of March 0
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hello everyone I'm Amber. Im from Indiana. I am currently 6 months pregnant so walking and light workouts are all i can do at the moment. I'm excited about this challenge and good weather lol0
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Michelle from Nashville, TN.
2nd attempt...February was rough!
Work a job where I'm tied to a desk for 40 hours a week and really need to keep myself active. (A huge change from walking and being on my feet for my entire shift at the last job.) I'm doing a 1/2 marathon in April, and I've really got to get going on the training, so that I'm not in too much trouble for the race. Love the motivation the groups provide!!!0 -
Hi I am Melissa from Phoenix, Arizona. My daughter and I both need to get more active. We've discussed starting walking before but will have to make real plans and this 100 miles a month goal is a good one to strive for.0
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Hi My name is Sophia I am from Sunny California central valley. I am pushing myself to be active and fit as I was before I had a baby.0
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Hi, my name is Linda from the Netherlands. I recently started counting my steps with a Fitbit Flex. I've set my Flex from km to miles especially for this challenge and am really looking forward to it. Two or three times per week I do some hiking in our nearby "polder". These sessions I track with Runtastic.0
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I'm Shelli, a mom & nanny from Texas. This is my 1st attempt at this challenge & aside from chasing toddlers I'm not super active so this will be a BIG change for me! I look forward to pushing myself & starting to make activity a part of my daily lifestyle!
SW: 198 (1/4/14)
CW: 176
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Hi, I'm Debbie, now living in Puglia, Southern Italy with some beautiful places to walk. No excuses! 0
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Hi. I am Anne-Marie from Wisconsin. This is my first time trying a 30 daychallenge and I am excited!!!0
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Hi, I'm Christa from Conowingo, MD. This is my first attempt at a walking challenge and the first group I have joined on here!0
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Hi, I'm Janae from Brighton, Colorado. I just got the release from my Dr. to workout again, after two major surgery's last year! I'm so excited to get to it. I've never been this out of shape in my life, but I'm working on it!! 0
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Hi. I am Lillian from West Central Saskatchewan, Canada. -38 C this a.m. with a wind chill of -47. Nope not going out there!! Will walk to the DVD's until it comes up a few degrees. My dog will miss me ...but I am sure he will get over it.
I reached a weight plateau so this challenge will help break it hopefully.0 -
I'm Ellie, a Brit living in southern California. I'm pretty active in the evenings and weekends, training for a half marathon and a member of a triathlon club but I'm joining this group to get moving during weekdays. It'll be a good opportunity to get through some books on tape that have been on my iPod for years.0
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"This has always been a dream of mine! I constantly read blogs of those who are hiking the trail and hope to someday have the flexibility in my work schedule to do it myself. How exciting and motivating for you to have something that adventurous to be preparing for!"
Hey Lisa,
WEll, what's stopping you? The hike in to get to the start of the trail is 7.5 miles so we thought we would try to walk 7.5 miles today "pretending" to walk our way to Springer Mountain starting point of the AT.
Hubby was "sick" today so I went to the gym to find a treadmill and ALL of them were full and already signed up for the future hour blocks, etc. the indoor track was FULL.. LOL ..
So I took the last available elliptical and "walked" the elliptical for 65 minutes. It shut off automatically on me and my data was lost so I got frustrated and went home..I did see at least 4.88 miles on there before it cut off so that's what I calculated for my exercise today.
When I got home and told my husband how crowded it was, he just smiled and said, "Welcome to Springer Mountain in March"...
There are always going to be obstacles..we just have to do the best we can each day...I've started reading the blogs as well and when we get closer..the list of what to pack, what not to pack will get fine tuned...
I'm going for as light as possible....:flowerforyou:0 -
Hi, I'm Mary from Canada. After waffling for a few days I decided to join this challenge. Day 1, here we go!0
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Hi! I'm Kelly from Maine and this is my second 100 mile challenge. Good luck everyone!0
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Hello everyone .I'm Angela. It is great to be part of the group0
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My name is Jenny and I am 28 years old. I live in Massachusetts and this is my first 100 miles challenge ^_^0
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I'm Shari and I live in extreme southeastern New York State. I'm 2 miles from New Jersey and 25 miles north of New York City. I start at the top of the hill in New York and end up at the bottom of the hill in New Jersey. I do all my grocery shopping and get gas since it's cheaper in New Jersey.
I don't count mileage, I count time. I'm going to try for 15 hours of walking. Today I did 55 minutes. I can't always get 1 hour done.
I put a pedometer on my Kindle that gives miles, steps, and calories burned. I'm in the process of calibrating it, so today it didn't work too well. Hoping to get this working soon.0
