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11th June, checking in :smile:

Ok, lets go with Italy then :smiley: Challenge Two is 89% done, so I'll get some of the work started for the two short challenges, and we'll build up to Italy, which we should be able to start at the beginning of next month (fingers x-ed).

And again :smile:

Ditto

Ok, so here's the plan, folks. I'm going to set up three challenges for the coming months - a weekend challenge, a one week challenge, and a one month challenge. I'm basing the new challenges on the number of participants, and steps walked, in the previous challenges. First up... The Weekend Challenge - Machu Picchu. The…

I forgot to check in yesterday, but I'm here today :smile:

Ok, I'm going to make an executive decision later today with regard to the next challenge, so if you have a preference, please post here or pop your name on the spreadsheet (this one)

Ok, another update. We've nearly reached TWO MILLION steps! How amazing is that? Plus, we're now 83% of the way towards the finishing line. Keep stepping, folks. Also, I'm going to post details of the next challenge later today.....

Hi there. There are some groups on MFP that are for people in exactly the same position as you. I've definitely recommend having a look, and joining one that you think is best for you. Not only can you get some good support there from people who will totally understand, but there'll be plenty of good advice on offer too.…

I've been AWOL for a couple of days, but I'm back now. Hope you have a great trip, Laura :)

Ok, its a little overdue, but here is an update. We're so close now! We just need to get that home stretch completed. We can do it, go Team Awesome!

I was terrified of joining a gym. I figured that the people in there would look at this fat 34 year old, and laugh me out of the door. I picked a 24/7 gym so I could go at 'unsociable' hours, and one that had a website where I could check how busy it was before I went. In the time I've been going, I've had two tiny…

Back again :)

Thanks for sharing, it looks like a really interesting site :smile:

Awesome, thank you :smiley: I'll add them on and post another update shortly...

Has anyone here had a Fitbit friend request from a 'Bob'? I don't know who it is, and am hesitant to accept requests from people I don't know. Is that you, Rob?

Yep, this is definitely something to consider. We get around 6 or 7 people taking part usually, with a few extras filling in as and when they can. I've added my initials to a few walks of different lengths. There are some that would make for great 24 hour challenges, some for a week, two weeks, a month, and perhaps…

Ok, folks, here we go... At the end of our month long adventure, we have walked a massive... steps!!! WOO HOO!! That's amazing! As for our challenge, well, we haven't quite reached the finish line, but we're 75% of the way there. We've walked over 750 miles in total, with a little over 200 to go. I've added in an extra…

And we're happy to have you with us :) Also, 3rd June, checking in.

I've sent you both an invite, hope you don't mind.

I think you may have been trying when I was logged onto it, as I could see someone else logged in (but Google doesn't show you who it is). I'll add that on for you, and post the update in a couple of hours....

Ok, because I'm a list/spreadsheet addict, with clearly nothing better to do, I've made a list of all the option available on the World Walking site that we haven't done. There are city options, country options, options with various countries and so on. Some are looooonnnnng, and some are short enough for you to challenge…

I really like this idea! I'm definitely up for trying this. If people want to share what country/state their from, I can see if there are some pre-planned routes, or I'd be happy to make some for us. On the walk, if people know some local info on towns or historical sites, they could give us a little post about it (only if…

Ok folks, I'm tallying up our total for the month, so if you haven't added your steps/miles/KMs yet, please do so asap and I'll let you all know later just how we did....

Checking in. Did the final exam for my course yesterday, so I'm now free from studying until September. This means I can finally start dedicating some time to exercise!

Shameless bump time as we're only one day off finishing the walk. We may not quite reach the finish line, but it will be great to see exactly what we managed in the month. Once the 31st has passed, I'll give it a couple of days to let everyone fill their steps/miles/kms in, and then I'll post the total. Based on my exam,…

30th May, checking in.

Back again I didn't so much go off-plan last night as go off-planet! It was not a good evening, but I'm back again today, ready to try again.

Yep, that's what I mean. Be it swimming, chair dancing, or otherwise, I've got a couple of sites/forms that I use to calculate an approximate step count, which I then convert to miles/kms.

Here again I didn't get the job. I'm pretty devastated. It was for a role in the same team as I work now, and I absolutely love my job and where I work, but I knew the interview wasn't going well when one of the interviewers looked incredibly bored, rested his elbows on the desk and leaned his head on his hand. I couldn't…