My flight info has arrived for San Diego! Am I excited? Oh, yes. Am I nervous? Absolutely! Am I keeping on top of my training? Yep! Even on days when it’s tough to fit in. That would be week days. And last Saturday because I had a job during the day, so I walked 2 hours before and 2 hours after.
This weekend I’ll be walking 15 miles on Saturday, and 2 hours on Sunday. I’ve only got four more weekends of insane walks, and then we have a ‘rest time’ before we leave.
Oh! If you haven’t been following before now… I’m going on an Athena Adventure in San Diego in May. I’ll be walking 50+ miles in two days, so I’ve been training by walking and walking and cross-training and walking and yoga and walking.
Lots of walking. Lots. Of. Walking.
Oh! And I’m carrying a backpack. A light one - around 8 lbs with the water in it, but still. I carry 70 oz. of water inside the bag and another two bottles of I think 16 ounces strapped to it. And another one that I carry around my hand and then just hook on my belt when it’s empty. Maybe it’s 10 lbs. Who knows. It’s not bad, really.
Best part? I carry my hiking poles across my chest because guess why? No tatas!! Some things are much, much easier now. Jumping jacks, for instance.
I also did a little jogging uphill last week because I’m a little off. It felt okay, though. I am overall feeling pretty healthy. Hopefully my oncologist and surgeons offices will agree with me next week.
And… I’m fully vaccinated! I’m almost three weeks out from my second Pfizer shot. Now, this doesn’t mean I can just run around and do whatever I want, I still am wearing a mask and distancing as much as possible. My husband isn’t vaccinated yet - he was awake at 3am last night and scheduled an appointment nearby for next Monday. So, soon.
Next week I have a few doctors appointments. Never can quite escape it...