This isn't the first harebrained weight loss idea I've had. Some of you may remember my "walk across the U.S.A" idea a couple of years ago. I think I made it about to Macomb County before that one died out. But this time, I had a critical component for success........someone else dumb enough to try and walk 5000 miles!
My lifelong friend Scott is doing this with me. He and I have been walking around for 25 or so years now. Ever since high school, we would take long walks and explore new places while having conversations about all aspects of life, many of which made no sense at all to the casual observer. We both have some weight to lose, he much less than I, and we had been taking walks at night anyway after not seeing much of each other for a couple of years, so we figured why not? He came up with the starting point of Plovdiv, as it's the hometown of his wife. He lives near me, so getting together is easy, and we know the surrounding area pretty well.
We're on for at least 10 miles three or more times per week, and then we're planning some longer walks as well.
We did the Purple Stride for pancreatic cancer this past September 12, which was 5k.
The first big walk will be home from the campus of Oakland University, a distance of about 25 miles. We'll be tackling that around the end of October.
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