What a gorgeous day for a walk! HOT but beautiful! So Joanna and I started out from our house and walked to Stantontown, 1.5 miles down the road. We live in a very rural area, so the biggest thing I was initially worried about was dogs chasing us. I was prepared though! I brought a very light shoulder bag with mace, a very loud whistle, and my conceal in case of a dire emergency. You can never be too careful! Thankfully we only got barked at a few times, nothing to worry about. We chatted and walked and just enjoyed the late afternoon sunshine. Every 5 minutes Runkeeper would give us progress reports about our time, mileage, and average mph. Thennnnn came the hill. Just before Stantontown there is a very large hill. Going down is easy, going up is another story. It takes a little focus to get up, you've got to pace your breathing. But we did it and felt good. On the trip home we noticed that our pace was slowing a bit (according to Runkeeper), I figured it was due to walking into the wind on the way home. Total distance 3.28 miles in 1:11.
A few minutes after arriving home there was a minor emergency as Joanna found a tick attached to her calf and I had to come to her rescue, haha. Sorry Joanna:-). I would have done the same thing though. I can do snakes, worms, ants, rodents....just about anything to good ole outdoors can throw at me. But I would rather walk barefoot through a fresh cow patty than pull a tick or a spider off of me. I'm doing a full body shudder just thinking about it!
Day 9/140 DONE!
Our sexy selves after walking for over an hour in the hot sun:-)
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