Time for More Walking
Now that I have completed walking the Mississippi River, it’s time to choose a new virtual walking challenge. As part of my wellness evolution (see more here), I want to ensure I stay on track. I’ve had a lot of ups and downs with my walking due to injuries and fatigue, but I don’t want to lose the progress I have made. Since finishing the last challenge, I have taken a much-needed break from my Fitbit, which has helped with my mental health and improved my horrible tan line 🤣. However, it is time to dust it off and get those steps in.
Three Walking Challenges in One
So, what challenge will we be walking? The Triple Crown of Hiking Challenge! This challenge covers the Continental Divide, the Appalachian Trail, and the Pacific Crest Trail in the United States. I hope you will join me on these walks. You can choose to join me for all three (at a reduced price) or join a single challenge, which, in some cases, offers a less expensive virtual medal option. The three challenges cover 281 miles. However, there is an option to cover a much larger distance of 7,427 miles! Yes, you read that correctly!
The Conqueror Virtual Challenges allows you to form teams. This allows you to cover a greater distance and receive more interesting facts and postcards of your virtual journey. I encourage you to form a team. I recommend at least 10 people because that is quite a distance. If you are interested in joining a team, you can also reach out to me by clicking on the contact tab, and I can help set you up. Your team can join the Musings in Motion group, and we can get a real competition going.
It’s Not All About Walking
Just as a reminder, all forms of exercise are counted. Swimming, vacuuming, washing dishes, and many other activities can be added manually. You can also connect multiple apps to the Conqueror Challenge to help track your progress.
You can send encouragement not only to your team members but to the group at large. It’s a great way to stay motivated and to help keep you on track. Motivation and good-natured competition would help keep me going each day. I have been doing these challenges for over two years, I may need some help on this walking adventure.
Musings in Motion Walking Updates
I will also continue to do my Musings in Motion walking updates. You can see previous updates here. I will continue to share the miles we’ve covered, my personal progress, playlists, and more. If you decide to join, please remember to post on social media and use the #MusingsInMotion. Share your progress and encourage others.
Let’s Forge a Trail Together
We will be starting our challenge on the Appalachian Trail, which is 88 miles, on August 31st. My goal is to complete this in four weeks. If anyone would like to join me for the longer 2077-mile challenge as a team, please let me know. There is no way I can complete all of that on my own without a little help. Especially since this is a triple challenge 😀
I look forward to meeting you on the virtual trail as we keep putting one foot in front of the other.
