Over the last several years, I have taken up walking for the enjoyment of it, and as a stress reliever. I believe to some degree, whether conscious of the matter or not, I have, for most of my life, always enjoyed a nice walk, whether to ease my mind of a stressful situation, or just for the fun of it, probably both.
Almost a year and a half ago, I lost my job of five years. To say that I miss the income would be true. To say I miss the stress, politics and pettiness, would be a lie. Just prior to losing my job, I began, on May 2, 2010, recording my daily walks, both at home, and during my breaks at work. After I lost my job in June of 2010, I greatly increased the miles I walk each day, and I will very soon cross the 5,000 mile mark. A small amount of those miles have been on a treadmill or an elliptical machine. In May of this year, 2011, I began running, in addition to my walking, and have entered several road races. Recently, I successfully finished my first half marathon, 13.1 miles. I plan to use this
blog to record periodic information on runs I am training for, and competed in,
or any other information I find interesting in my walks and runs. I had in the past, in 2006 and 2008, ran in the Kansas City Corporate Challenge 5K races in Shawnee Mission Park in Shawnee Kansas. I hope you find some of what I have to say interesting.
Time On The Road..........by Donnie 