Originally Posted by no1mad

Not too shabby I think the best I've managed was like 3.7 with favorable weather and traffic conditions.

Originally Posted by Machka

I've ended the first quarter of the year with 218.31 km of walking.

Originally Posted by dicktill

Good for you! Are you recovered enough to get back to cycling?

Regards, Dick

Originally Posted by Machka

April 7 ... and I'm up to 240 km walked.

Originally Posted by Machka

April 22 ... and I hit the 300 km point.

That's like walking from Edmonton to Calgary!

Originally Posted by Machka

May 8 ... I hit 350 km.

I have actually eased back on my weekly totals a little bit because we haven't been going for an after-work walk on Mondays and Tuesdays. I walk a bit more during the day on those days and those days are generally quite stressful. By the time I get home, I'm tired. Also I haven't needed to do my longish morning walk on Fridays.

Easing back has been good for my arthritis, but I could use a little more activity in there somewhere.


We almost went snowshoeing this weekend. Unfortunately/fortunately the snow melted ... unfortunately we weren't able to snowshoe, but fortunately we were able to ride.

Originally Posted by Machka

May 25 ... I hit 400 km. And actually, I'm already up to 416 km.


We keep hoping to get some canoeing in, but it might end up being closer to spring before that happens. The weather has just not been nice.

Originally Posted by cplager

So, the thread topic is interesting, but why is this a sticky thread?

Originally Posted by Noonievut

I've been fighting some neck/shoulder issues after 20 years of working at a desk. All was good until this summer. Well, before then I had the odd tightness or discomfort, sometimes on the bike, but nothing that ever kept my attention.

I've made a lot of changes (desk, posture, stretching, icing, etc.) and have visited the physiotherapist and now a chiropractor. Despite a lot of 'work', the past few weeks I'm at a point where it's better than the worst it's been, but no where close to where I was a year or two ago. I now have really range of motion, so I'm not impeded in any way, but I find that any activities where I'm sitting, or using my arms a lot (or both -- cycling ) , leaves me with enough discomfort to take away from enjoying things. One hour rides have been fine. Much longer and I feel it. Trouble is when I'm more sore than normal the day or two after...can't be certain if it was the ride, or posture issues in the office.

Anyway...sorry for the rant, reason I'm posting here is I've never had any issues when walking/hiking. So as I continue to work through the neck issues, I have hiking and walking on the back of my mind as alternatives...hopefully not permanently. But that said, it's possible that my cycling might be limited going forward. Since having this neck problem, I've been doing some hikes, and a few walks. I like hiking. Walking around my neighbourhood isn't exciting. But if I could do no other exercise I would do it with a more positive attitude.

There are some great things about hiking - still enough equipment needed that if you like buying things (I do...a bit), there is the equipment aspect to enjoy; I like photography and this fits well on many hikes; I like planning/maps and again this works with hiking trails; I love nature. There isn't much about hiking I don't like, but I like cycling about 5x better (the workout, the feel of being on the bike...you probably all know what I'm talking about). And you can plan the big hikes.

There are fewer things I like about walking (I'm referring to tramping around paved paths, sidewalks around where I live) - so simple to get ready and start walking from your front door, little equipment needed, I feel great after. My main issue is that I crave fitness, and after a 1.5hr bike ride I feel like I've had a great workout, less so with a 1.5hr walk. In a similar vein, I have to spend more time walking to get an equal workout, and this becomes difficult on walks before work, or on evenings. I have a young family so time is precious.

I'm an easily motivated person when I read something...like people's blogs, books, or watch movies on the subject. There is a lot out there on hiking. But I haven't found much that interests me on walking...I would welcome your references!

Thanks for reading!

Originally Posted by Machka

As of June 30 ... halfway through the year ... I reached 503.65 km. Not bad!

And we also got in an hour in a sea kayak late in June too.

Originally Posted by molten

What is "sticky" defined as? In comparison to controversial.

Originally Posted by Machka

Sunday, 5 July - 1.5 km walking (20 min) ... up and down and back and forth in the airport
Monday, 6 July - 2.3 km walking (25 min) ... work commute + lunch walk
Tuesday, 7 July - 2.7 km (30 min) ... work commute + lunch walk
Wednesday, 8 July - 3.3 km (40 min) ... work commute + lunch walk + quick walk to the local grocery store after work
Thursday, 9 July - 3.8 km (45 min) ... work commute + lunch walk + quick walk to the local grocery store after work
Friday, 10 July - 4.7 km ... commute + lunch walk + allergy appointment

Monday, 13 July - 2.9 km ... commute + lunch walk
Tuesday, 14 July - 4.2 km ... commute + lunch walk
Wednesday, 15 July - 3.6 km ... commute + lunch walk
Thursday, 16 July - 3.1 km ... commute + lunch walk + university walk
Friday, 17 July - 2 km ... commute + lunch walk

Monday, 20 July - 3 km ... commute + lunch walk
Tuesday, 21 July - 2.4 km ... commute + lunch walk
Wednesday, 22 July - 5 km ... commute + lunch walk + university walk
Thursday, 23 July - 3.7 km ... commute + lunch walk
Friday, 24 July - 5 km ... commute + lunch walk + university walk

Up to 577 km walking this year so far.

Plus cycling on the weekends. During the week, I've been cycling on my trainer in our basement while watching the TDF.