400 miles

Tonight I  completed my 400th mile on the treadmill. 

It is incredible to me that when I set out on this path that I could go for more than 20 min at 2.2 miles an hour with stopping to catch my breath every 5 min.  I bought the starter treadmill that had the  450 lb capacity that I needed and would go 4 miles an hour.   Yep I was sure that would be good for a year little did I know what this last year has held for me. 


I upgraded treadmills, bought 7 sizes of pants, have walked on treadmills in 5 states.  Take hikes in 3 states,  logged 2,523,890 steps with my fitbit and over 1,170 miles.  I am tracking my  walk across the nation.  I am following the quickest car  route from  the Golden Gate Bridge to the Wahsington monument.   I am a couple weeks from the Nebraska border.  You can see my  path so far on my walking across the USA page.

I am on week 2 of the couch to 5 K training program.  It is a new challenge but I am up for it.  I have never been a runner a few laps in high school.  So the thought of me running a 5 K is  pretty out of my normal box.  But that box was not working so it was time for a change.

I am so glad I am getting stronger and  fitter as the days go by.  I am still not hitting my calorie counts but it is a work in progress.  I have been moving alot more and just need to make some adjustments.  I am in size 18W pants comfortably now and my  waist is getting smaller.