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Hiking Movies
Excited to go see Wild tomorrow!
AT Hike Countdown
11 days until my first real hike on the Appalachian trail!! It will be a cold overnight trip into George Washington National Forest in Virginia. This weekend we secured warm base layer clothing and starting creating our menus. Yesterday I ordered our trail map and an environmental guide! So Excited to finally be hiking the…
Where are you on the trail?
I'm using this page: http://www.summitpost.org/appalachian-trail-mileage-chart/593282 to work out where I am on the trail. So far, I've done 57 miles and would have just left the Tray Mt shelter, Georgia! :D
Interested in reviving this group
I've been dreaming of hiking the Appalachian trail since my early years as a Girl Scout. Last year, at 47 years old, I decided to make it a reality and started training. To start with, I changed my diet and exercise and am 37 lbs into a 100 lb weight loss goal. I walk about 5 miles on week nights and 10-12 on weekend days…
Interesting facts
Ok so I was looking at some info on the trail and found.... * that a true hike on the trail costs about $3000.00 which equals $1.50 per mile. so if u put $1.50 in a jar for every mile u walked u would end up with $3000 * to hike the entire trail it would take u 5-7 months * it extends from Springer Mountain, Georgia, to…
Welcome all!
Thanks for the show of interest! Our first official weigh in will be tomorrow but even if you miss that it doesn't mean you can't just jump in! We all work at our own paces. I will keep a running chart of measurements and miles walked. If you go two weigh ins with out posting a reason for your delay you will be dropped…
How far have u been?
I am 8 miles up the trail. How far has everyone else made it?
Karla's record
Just so I have a single place to keep track of my daily steps and running total. P.S. I'm in the UK so we do our dates differently LOL WEEK 1: 4/1: 2.98 5/1: 1.03 (2nd Christmas. No walking, lots of eating *blush*) 6/1: 2.63 7/1: 3.68 8/1: 5.33 (15.65 so far) 9/1: 10/1: So, I assume we're counting Friday to Thursday?
Time to Weigh in before we start our walk!
Name: Start Weight: Current Weight: Goal Weight: Why you want to join: Start calculating your walking today! It can be planned work out time, or if you have a pedometer it can be walking through out the day as an incentive to be more active in our day to day routines!
Daily Challenge Saturday
Thirty Push ups, if this is a struggle point for you, try and break it up through out the day. Don't forget to be calculating your walking!! You can do it!
