I’m not usually too keen on keeping track of the miles I’ve walked, even though the exercise app on my watch is always hectoring me about staying active. And in my defense, I never even thought about a calendar like the one below until I saw the American Cancer Society’s 50-mile December Challenge on FB.
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Hiking Mileage for December 2022 |
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| 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
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| 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
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| 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
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| 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
The idea was to hike 50 miles for the month and raise money to fight cancer. Now I abhor fundraisers almost as much as I abhor cancer. But the notion of keeping track of hiking miles for the month kind of appealed to my inner scrivener. And so I started writing it all down, with the results you see before you now. I’m on track for 120 miles before the New Year arrives. That’s not too shabby considering the record-setting mid-month cold snap, along with all the disruptions that inevitably come over the holidays. The only thing that really mystifies me is this: What the hell happened on December 6th? Nothing special that I can recall. But it’s the only day that I missed. Go figure.
A couple of shots to commemorate something more than the numbers.
If you really want to contribute to the cancer-fighting cause, you can do it here. Me? I just like to hike.
December 6th was St. Nicolas Day. Maybe you were observing that!???