In Alabama

It has been awhile since I have signed into this blog. I apologize for that. Week 6 was one of my least traveled weeks. The schedule was hectic with church work and the weather was not the greatest. But, I did push enough to get into Alabama.

Week 6 was 80 miles. Below are two pictures. One is for week 6 and the other is for the entire 6 weeks.

Week 6



The Complete Journey



This past week (week 7) has been a good week thus far for me on the walking side. However, I am not sure how tomorrow and Saturday will play out. There are a lot of the things on the calendar. We will see. I am hoping to get to/through the south side of Birmingham.

In case anyone was wondering, it is almost time for the new shoes. I have put approx 650 miles on these and they are wearing out.

Out of Kentucky

It took awhile but I am finally out of Kentucky. This past week was a good walking week. I was back up to my average. It does amaze me at the step total fo each week and how they differ greatly depending on what is occurring on the calendar.

Here are the step totals for last week:

Sunday – 13,261
Monday – 41,137
Tuesday – 35,876
Wednesday – 35,212
Thursday – 20,240
Friday – 37,289
Saturday – 17,109

Total = 200,124 ………. 100 miles

Last week, I left Park City, Kentucky and I arrived in Brentwood, Tn. Below are two pictures of the map. The first one is the walk for this week and the second is the walk for the last five weeks. If you click on the map, a larger pic of it will show.

Week 4: Update

This past week was my "lowest" total and it was the lowest by a great deal. I was still able to do 77 miles which I know that most would consider great, but for me, I did not feel like it was an accomplishment.

My week was a little more hectic and stressful which resulted in few walks. Here are the step totals for the week:

Sunday: 18,280 steps
Monday: 22,004 steps
Tuesday: 34,761 steps
Wednesday: 13,647 steps
Thursday: 38,209 steps
Friday: 4,317 steps
Saturday: 27,272 steps

Total = 158,490 steps ………. 77 miles

Below are two maps. The first one will be the map of this weeks journey and the second one will be the 4-week journey.





Hopefully, I will get in better step totals this week and progress on my journey quite nicely.

Brooks, Kentucky

I made it to Brooks, Kentucky. Most of us probably have never heard of Brooks. If I was doing the actual walk-through, I would tell you a little about the town/city. But, alas, all I can tell you is that it is south of Louisville.

This past week, I walked 108 miles. It has been pretty consistent thus far. The totals for the first three weeks have been 107, 105 and 108.

Here are the pictures of the two maps from this week. One is from Covington, Ky to Brooks, Ky and the other one is the first three weeks of my trip:

** if you want the image a little bigger, click on the map **





Unless, I decide to walk a great distance this week ( and 108 is not ), I will remain in Kentucky for this week. The schedule is a little busy this week, thus I am shooting for Bowling Green. We shall see.

Injury Report

When I began the journey, I was hoping and praying that I would not occur a major injury and have to "drop out" or "delay" the walk. This week, I have two minor "injuries". However, they have not caused me to stop. There has been slight discomfort though.

Our beast (big dog) caused the first one. I shot out of bed at 4 am on Tuesday morning to begin the walk and when I went to turn the alarm off, I stepped on the unexpectant dog and my ankle turned a bit. Thankfully, after walking and shaking it for about 15 mins., the pain went away.

The second one is still there and very nagging. I have a small cut on the back of my heel. I am not sure if it is more pain, discomfort or .....

Anyhow, this week has been pretty good. I got off to a slow start with me being in Illinois on Sunday and Monday BUT I made most of my steps up and with a big day tomorrow of walking, I should hit my target. Thus, on Sunday morning, I will announce how far, I went this week and where I am at.

Have a great day and once again, thank you for sponsoring me.