I will not wear a fanny-pack

Okay, so there's a lot of opinion about what type of bag to carry on the 3-day.  The overwhelming suggestion - a fanny-pack.  Really?! Seriously?! What the heck is flattering or the least bit attractive about a fanny-pack?!  I won't be the first one to tell you, it's not a fashion show.  Although you'll likely see a lot of getups, men in fabulous bras or just overall draped in pink.  Pink hair, pink wings, pink boas - you name it you'll see it. When it comes to the practical, realistic, real stuff? You're not seeing fashion - it's all about comfort and being practical.

You won't see a lot of people wearing back packs, the only ones I saw? The Men With Heart.  They carry a full back pack - full of all the goodies you can want or need on the walk.  They carry because they are not only there to walk and raise money, but they are there to support the women walking - by carrying extra supplies or singing a fabulous songs.  The state house recognized these awesome men recently and I say it's about time.  They are an awesome motivator, supporter and an overall inspiration to anyone within shouting distance of the walk.

So what's that photo above you ask?? Well that is what EMS calls a waist pack.  So there, I refused to wear a fanny-pack and well I didn't....exactly....  Overall it held what I needed and I barely noticed the thing.  It's important to train with whatever you plan to walk with and I found the 'waist pack' to be just the thing for the big event.

Oh Deer!

I'm back on the trail! If you look closely you can see one of the perks of the trail, a little doe staring at me.  I saw one just like her last year on a drizzly day too.  It's a beautiful place to train for the big event.

It's been a very busy month at work.  I work at a college and Saturday is graduation.  This week has been full of celebrations and year end events so it has been tricky getting in the miles.  Tuesday morning I logged 8 miles before work! "How long does it take you to do that?!" people ask me.  Well I'll tell you, quite a bit of time! If I can average 17-18 minutes a mile I'm doing well.  Keep in mind it's important to stop, stretch and grab a snack every so often.  Today I walked another 8 miles and broke it up by enjoying a PB&J next to a pond.  It isn't hard to do this when you have such beautiful scenery to distract you.  Of course audio books on the iPod help a lot too.

I'm almost half way to my fundraising goal with just two months left to go YIKES! Lots more training to get to only 35 miles logged so far.  When I reach 100 I get to break in my new sneakers, can't wait.