Wednesday 22 February 2012

200 miles in 46 days can a couch potato do this?

I have agreed to try and do 200 miles exercise in 46 days!  silly me! But I agreed so now I need to try to achieve this. This is a lady who got out of puff walking up the stairs!  I may not quite manage 200 miles but I am going to try!

I can do a mixture of my exerise DVDs I have two walking ones which are both 2 miles each and walking , oh and the dreaded treadmill which is dusty and being used as a clothes horse.

Today is Day One, day 46 is 7th April.

So day one - how am I getting on?

I did one of the walking DVD's so 2 miles

and just back from a 3  mile walk in the pouring rain and wind with the dog.

So day one I have managed 5 miles!



Day two - managed 2 mile walk to town and back
1/2 mile on treadmill
1 mile on Lesley Sansone Walking DVD

3.5 miles today!not bad considering terrible lack of sleep. I am happy with that. So

191.5 miles to go!

Day Three - step away the inches DVD 2 miles
2.5 miles with the dog

187 miles to go!

Day Four - step away the inches DVD - 2 miles
Lesley Sanson DVD 1 mile

184 miles to go!

Day Five - 2 miles exercise bike
1 mile Leslie Sanson DVD

181 miles to go!


Day Six
2 miles Step away the inches DVD
2 miles exercise bike
2 miles with Carla

175 miles to go!


Day Seven (28/2/12)
4 mile walk first thing
2 miles with Carla

169 miles to go!

Day 8 29/2/12
Today I am desperately tired. Not been sleeping well, BUT I still managed 3 miles :) this couch potato means business

166 miles to go!

Day 9 1/3/12
2 miles step away the inches DVD
2 miles with the dog

162 miles to go!

Day 10 2/3/12
7 miles today! the most I've managed so far

2.5 mile brisk walk first thing
2.5 miles with the dog at lunchtime
2 miles step away the inches DVD :)

155 miles to go!

Day 11 3/3/12

3 mile brisk walk

152 miles to go

Day 12 - rest day :)

Day 13 5/3/12
2 miles Step away the inches DVD
2 miles with the dog

148 miles to go!

Day 14 6/3/12
2 miles step away the inches DVD
1 mile Leslie Sansone DVD
3 miles walking the dog

142 miles to go!  I have to say I can feel all my muscles in my legs twitching after that walk! Real brisk walking, it was lovely

Day 15 7/3/12
2.5 mile walk
1 mile DVD
2.5 mile walk with the dog

136 miles to go!


Day 16 8/3/12
2 mile walk

134 miles to go!

Day 17 -
unable to do any exercise. I've hurt my calf and thigh. Was just my calf but now thigh hurts too. Hoping if I rest up until Monday I can continue?  I accept this puts me back a few miles but if I carry on I risk the injury getting worse.

Day 21 - 13/3/12
managed my step away the inches dvd so 2 miles

Day 22  14/3/12
managed 5 miles in total today :)

123 miles to go !

Day 23 15/3/12
3 mile walk with doggie :)
1 mile Leslie Sansone DVD

120 miles to go!

Day 24  16/3/12
2 mile walk
1 mile Leslie Sansone DVD
2 miles with doggie

115 miles to go!

Day 26 18/3/12
2 miles step away the inches

Day 27 19/3/12
2 miles step away the inches DVD
3 miles with doggie
2 miles Leslie Sansone

106 miles to go!

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