I Am Home !!

It was a long journey, but I am back. Thanks for the support. Here are the numbers:

Wooster to New Orleans

Week 1 – 107 miles
Week 2 – 105 miles
Week 3 – 108 miles
Week 4 – 77 miles
Week 5 – 100 miles
Week 6 – 80 miles
Week 7 – 109 miles
Week 8 – 75 miles
Week 9 – 104 miles
Week 10 – 52 miles
Week 11 – 85 miles

New Orleans Back to Wooster

Week 1 – 72 miles
Week 2 – 65 miles
Week 3 – 72 miles
Week 4 – 62 miles
Week 5 – 55 miles
Week 6 – 63 miles
Week 7 – 56 miles
Week 8 – 62 miles
Week 9 – 83 miles
Week 10 – 64 miles
Week 11 – 60 miles
Week 12 – 71 miles
Week 13 – 71 miles
Week 14 – 61 miles
Week 15 – 64 miles

Getting Close

I am plugging along and averaging a little over 60 miles a week on the trek home. The weather, being tired, job responsibilities and my back have been a few hampers on the trek back. However, Wooster is in my sight. It looks like it will take 15 weeks to get back; where it did 11 weeks to get there. Here are the numbers from the last two weeks:

Week 13 – 71 miles
Week 14 – 61 miles

I am in Fargo, Oh. Have you ever heard of it? I had not did I google mapped where I would be. Here is the map from last week:



I am 65 miles from home. On a normal week, I should be able to do it and definitely push my self at the end because of wanting to complete it. However, we will see. Late Thursday night, I thre my back out and I have been resting/icing it on Friday and Saturday and limiting my walking. You can tell by my numbers last week:

Sunday – 22,198
Monday – 28,134
Tuesday – 23,244
Wednesday – 28,111
Thursday – 16,131
Friday – 4,107
Saturday – 3,942

Total = 125,849 ………. 61 miles

If my back is healthy, I will get there. Even if I have a bad Monday - Thursday, I will catch myself up; we will see.

Thanks for following and thanks for the support.

Into Kentucky ...

I am halfway through Kentucky. Last week, I was down in New Orleans for a convention and due to walking at the convention, nicer weather and seeing the city, the miles went back up. Of course, this past week being back in Wooster, the miles went back down. I should be done in 3-4 weeks, we will see. I am not going to push myself to the finish line; it seems like it will be a crawl. Here is the map from the way back:



Here are the totals for the journey the last two weeks:

Week 9 - 82 miles
Week 10 - 64 miles

It Has Been Forever .....

It has been a long time since I have posted and for that I apologize. My current location is Falkville, Alabama. Thus, I have walked approx. 1400 miles. I have about 600 miles left to go. Here is the map of my walk from New Orleans to Falkville:



My trip back is going a lot slower than my trip down there. There are two main reasons: the weather and my schedule. The weather is the one that is really getting me though. Here are my weekly totals for the trip back:

Week 1 – 72 miles
Week 2 – 65 miles
Week 3 – 72 miles
Week 4 – 62 miles
Week 5 – 55 miles
Week 6 – 63 miles

Now, some individuals believe that tose are still good totals and overall, I guess that they are. However, compare the 6 weeks back to the first 6 weeks down there:

Week 1 – 107 miles
Week 2 – 105 miles
Week 3 – 108 miles
Week 4 – 77 miles
Week 5 – 100 miles
Week 6 – 80 miles

I should still be on target for my original finish date which was end of February. Once again, thank-you to all the adults who supported the walk and made this trip possible.

Slowly Getting There

I am plugging along. I am not moving as fast as I was hoping for but I am getting to the goal. I have to admit two things:

- I like to walk more outdoors then indoors
- I like walking in warm weather over cold weather

Anyways, here were the totals for last week that finished last night:

Sunday – 20,711
Monday – 22,916
Tuesday – 24,264
Wednesday – 28,731
Thursday – 18,434
Friday – 17,114
Saturday – 15,644

Total = 147,814 ………. 72 miles

Here is where I "walked" last week:



Here is my walk back "update":

Coming Home: Week 2

This was another "bad" week for me. I am in a little down-slump. Here are the totals for the week:

Sunday – 15,217
Monday – 12,949
Tuesday – 16,118
Wednesday – 26,122
Thursday – 31,786
Friday – 17,471
Saturday – 12,418

Total = 132,071 ………. 65 miles

Here is the map of where I am at currently on my way home:

Coming Home: Week 1

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Sunday – 22,463
Monday – 28,159
Tuesday – 18,927
Wednesday – 15,382
Thursday – 21,437
Friday – 24,727
Saturday – 15,185
Total = 146,780 ………. 72 miles

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The weather is definitely holding me up. For a few weeks, I have been stating that I need to get up to the Gault to help me out, but I have not been successful in doing so, yet. I need to do it.

I Am In New Orleans !!!

Last Week Totals

Sunday – 27,590
Monday – 34,178
Tuesday – 31,982
Wednesday – 12,978
Thursday – 11,877
Friday – 22,177
Saturday – 32,625

Total = 173,407 ………. 85 miles

My map link is currently broken. I will get it fixed within the day. I mean, come on, I need to have the map with New Orleans listed :)

Last Week

Last week was definitely my "weakest" week in the walking department. With the weather being colder and my wife having a rough week - including surgery - it is not surprising.

This week is not going to be good as well with the weather and Thanksgiving (out of town). When I get back into town, I need to get out my winter clothes and I need to get a membership at the track (Gault).

Here are the totals from this past week:
Sunday: 16,120
Monday: 18,237
Tuesday: 18,986
Wednesday: 15,089
Thursday: 15,277
Friday: 12,934
Saturday: 7,625

Total: 104,268 steps = 51 miles

Week 9: Recap

Well, I did get back up over the 100 mile mark for the week, but I did not really make up any miles. I did have a high total for a single day during this week and that was on Tuesday. But, the high day was "for not" in the sense that it did not push my week total that high.

Here are the week totoals:

Sunday – 24,738
Monday – 21,964
Tuesday – 75,176
Wednesday – 23,684
Thursday – 29,271
Friday – 15,116
Saturday – 18,277

Total = 212,226 ………. 104 miles

Week 9 Walk



Total Journey

Sunday – 15,495
Monday – 35,260
Tuesday – 21,739
Wednesday – 33,762
Thursday – 14,995
Friday – 21,245
Saturday – 11,722

Total = 154,218 ………. 75 miles

75 miles for the week is the lowest total so far. I knew that this week was going to be low. I am still in Alabama. I am near the Eutaw, Al exit.

As mentioned earlier, I am going to set a goal and make it this upcoming next week.




Week 8 Totals



Sandersville, Ms is going to be my goal. To get there, I elieve that I will need to walk 113 miles which will be a few miles over my highest toal. I think a back-bac, lowest/highest will be appropriate.

A Slow Week

Overall, this week seems to be a slow week. To be honest though, I have not added my numbers daily and I have not even projected a place where I was hoping to get to.

Next week, I am going to have to change that. I am going to set a goal and get to that goal. Tomorrow, I will post the results and upload the maps.

Week 7 Recap

Here were the step totals for week 7:

Sunday: 15,278
Monday: 21,730
Tuesday: 70,140
Wednesday: 21,627
Thursday: 40,760
Friday: 30, 420
Saturday: 22,394

Total: 223,349 (109 miles)

I am now in Pleasant Grove, Al (old stomping grounds)

Week 7: Journey



The First Seven Weeks

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.

Covington, Kentucky

I am now in Covington, Kentucky. Last week, I walked 215,212 steps which amounts to approx. 105 miles. So, with that amount, I walked from Grove City, Ohio to Covington, Kentucky.

Last week was a "peak" week for me walking. I had some high step totals and I had some low step totals. Here is how the week broke down:

Sunday - 13,811
Monday - 50,175
Tuesday - 35,011
Wednesday - 20,424
Thursday - 45,762
Friday - 21,917
Saturday - 28,112

Here is the map:

50,000+ Steps

Yesterday, was the most steps that I have taken in one day. Over the course of the day, I took 50175 steps which is approx 24.5 miles. I had to take some extra steps to make up for my short-fall on Sunday.