Dodging Raindrops on the Bicentennial Greenway

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Activity Day 11: A nice long walk on the Bicentennial Greenway, from north High Point into Jamestown. There’s a creek that the path crosses over several times and the vast majority of the path is shaded by trees, which makes it a very pleasant walk…even when it rains.

Miles walked/run: 8.2 miles. Here’s the screenshot from my FitBit:

Miles remaining in challenge: 304. Now a few miles ahead of the pace needed to make the goal by July 7.

Today’s sponsor: Piedmont Triad Apartment Association Food Drive. I’m very proud to work for an organization that has dedicated itself to helping address fundamental issues like food insecurity in our community.


Midnight Walker

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Activity Day 10: Had a busy day and had to squeeze in a neighborhood walk between 10:45 and midnight on Thursday night. Definition of “Just Do It.”

Miles walked/run: 5.57 miles. Here’s the screenshot from my FitBit:

Miles remaining in challenge: 312.2. Now ahead of pace!

Today’s sponsor: Piedmont Triad Apartment Association Food Drive. I’m very proud to work for an organization that has dedicated itself to helping address fundamental issues like food insecurity in our community.

Smacking Balls

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Day 9 of Virtual Walk Around the Triad to Benefit Second Harvest

Activity Day 9: Spent 90 minutes at Taylor Tennis Center hitting with my buddy Tyler. Learned that it’s a very good thing I don’t get paid to play because I’d have to return the money.

Miles walked/run: 6.13 miles. Here’s the screenshot from my FitBit:

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Miles remaining in challenge: 317.77. Continued making up ground from the shortages of Week 1.

Today’s sponsor: Piedmont Triad Apartment Association Food Drive. I’m very proud to work for an organization that has dedicated itself to helping address fundamental issues like food insecurity in our community.

Another Day in the Neighborhood

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Day 8 of Virtual Walk Around the Triad to Benefit Second Harvest

Activity Day 8: Squeezed in a late night walk around the neighborhood. It ain’t exotic, but it’s effective.

Miles walked/run: 6.23 miles. Here’s the screenshot from my FitBit:

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Miles remaining in challenge: 323.90. Made a good start to the second week of the challenge, especially since I fell just short of the daily average of 5.4 miles I needed during Week 1.

Today’s sponsor: Piedmont Triad Apartment Association Food Drive. I’m very proud to work for an organization that has dedicated itself to helping address fundamental issues like food insecurity in our community.

Movin’ on Up

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Days 7 of Virtual Walk Around the Triad to Benefit Second Harvest

Activity Day 7: So that weekend house-move in Florida that I missed came to me. Spent last evening moving boxes, furniture, etc. and running around in general.

Miles walked/run: 4.22 miles. Here’s the screenshot from my FitBit:

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Miles remaining in challenge: 330.13. My first week I averaged 5.26 miles/day, which is a little behind the pace I need to make my goal. Time to ramp it up!

Today’s sponsor: Crescent Rotary Club (via my contribution. The members of this club do a tremendous amount of good for our community.

Recovery and Usefulness

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Days 6 of Virtual Walk Around the Triad to Benefit Second Harvest

Activity Day 6: After the 12+ miles on Day 5 the old legs needed a day to recover, so I spent it working around the house and yard. Just doing that I still managed to get a few miles in.

Miles walked/run: 3.07 miles. Here’s the screenshot from my FitBit:

Miles remaining in challenge: 334.35

Today’s sponsor: Crescent Rotary Club (via my contribution). The members of this club do a tremendous amount of good for our community.

When Life Throws a Curve, Head to the Lake

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Days 4&5 of Virtual Walk Around the Triad to Benefit Second Harvest

Activity Day 4: When your better half has an unexpected and kinda scary medical event you don’t do anything but take care of her, so that’s what I did.
Activity Day 5: I was supposed to be in Florida helping my mom pack up her house, but due to the events of Day 4 she recruited someone else. So I made sure my better half was in solid shape and headed to Salem Lake for a walk/run.

Miles walked/run: 12.72 miles. Here’s the screenshot from my FitBit:

Miles remaining in challenge: 337.42

Today’s sponsor: Crescent Rotary Club (via my contribution. The members of this club do a tremendous amount of good for our community.

Mr. Lowder’s Neighborhood

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Day 3 of Virtual Walk Around the Triad to Benefit Second Harvest

Activity: Morning dog walk and evening walk around Williamsburg Square Neighborhood with my much better half, Celeste Lowder (3 laps)

Miles walked/run: 5.43 miles. Here’s the screenshot from my FitBit:

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Miles remaining in challenge: 350.14

Today’s sponsor: The PTAA Food Drive which began today and runs through July 7.

To Ardmore and Beyond!

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Day 2 of Virtual Walk Around the Triad to Benefit Second Harvest

Activity: Walked from Williamsburg Square to Stratford Road and around

Miles walked/run: 7.04 miles. Here’s the screenshot from my FitBit:

Miles remaining in challenge: 355.57

Today’s sponsor: The PTAA Food Drive which began today and runs through July 7.

Day 1 of Virtual Walk Around the Triad to Benefit Second Harvest

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Today was the first day of my 68-day challenge to walk a cumulative 367 miles, the same distance that I would have to walk to reach the farthest-apart apartment communities that are members of my organization, the Piedmont Triad Apartment Association. The goal is to raise at least $1,000 for the Second Harvest Food Bank of NWNC. If you want to make a donation you can do so here.

Each day I will post the results of what I did to reach my goal, and I won’t count the regular day-to-day “getting around steps.” Here are today’s results:

Activity: Tennis

Miles walked/run: 4.39 miles (mostly sprinting so I’m wiped out). Here’s the screenshot from my FitBit:

Miles remaining in challenge: 362.61

Today’s sponsor: The PTAA Food Drive which began today and runs through July.