A Day On A Path
This is the training plan created by ChatGBT. I defined my age, how far I was currently walking, and that my goal was to walk three 10-mile days back-to-back in hills with my pack before leaving on Sep 25.
Sunday, July 20, Tomahawk Creek. 5.6 miles.
Monday, July 21, 0 Km day
Tuesday, July 22, Turkey Creek, 6.0 miles
Wednesday, July 23, 0 Km day
Thursday, July 24, Tomahawk Creek 6.0 miles
Two nights ago there were areas around Kansas City that received close to 10″ of rain. Today, at the Tomahawk Creek trail, I saw where the creek had risen an unbelievable amount. The trail was closed yesterday, I could see why!
On another note, I enjoyed the first two miles walking with a 55 year-old retired Army Colonel. SHE is very interested in walking the Camino with her 80 year old mother. It’s always fun to get the chance to talk Camino.
Notice the debris along the fence that was left from the creek’s rising waters yesterday. And notice how far down the creek has receded in just 24 hours.
Well, I finished week six at 25.37 trail miles. So far, 111.91 trail miles.
And now on to Week Seven: the 5.5 mile week.
Today, 6/30, 5.64 miles on Tomahawk Creek. Pretty much on schedule, but haven’t been walking as many days in a week as I had anticipated. But it’s getting easier. Today was overcast and temps were only in the 80s – that helped immensely!
Tomahawk Creek starting at the Leawood Pool park.
Week of 6/8
Skipped the 3.5 mile week and went on to this 4.0 mile week. Goal – Walk five 4.0 mile days.
Week of 6/1 – 2.3 miles
Oops. Didn’t walk this week! 3 rain days, 2 sick days, 1 lazy day, 1 short day
Week of May 25 14.7 miles
It was a short week since Sunday and Monday were rained out. I don’t pay attention to steps in a day – I only count trail distance. Walking around Costco or up and down steps to the basement laundry is not what’s going to get me up the side of the mountain to
O Cebreiro!
There’s the 1.5 mile marker turnaround point.
Week of May 18
Six walking days – 15.32 miles
Decided to eat humble pie and use my sticks. I could tell a few differences: didn’t need to watch the ground so closely- improved posture, cadence was more uniform, could tell pressure was less on my hip joints. And my brain perked up. Oh! I remember this. We’re walking!
Week of May 11
Seven walking days – 14.44 miles total
I have 20 weeks to prepare for the Camino. Starting SLOW and finishing with three ten-mile days in the hills with my pack.
Here’s the plan.
Spring is here! Temps range from day to day – 75 to 30 to 60 to 40 and it looks like up to 80 in a week. The wind has been strong enough to blow entire buildings to the next state. But.. winter is over, and I look forward to getting my Camino legs back. Slowly. Steadily. I have six months to get ready. I’m ready!