Wrist GPS

The wrist GPS that my dad's wife donated to our walk arrived yesterday - thanks Mary! - and Jenn and I got a chance to test it out last night. It works great! We went out for a stroll up to Cornell and wandered everywhere. Over roads, sidewalks, trails and more. Whatever path looked interesting, we took it and gave no thought to our route. In the end, we did 4.5 miles in 1 hour 20 minutes, a perfect pace! I can't wait to try this thing out on our longer walks this weekend.

Of course, this weekend is going to be pretty action packed. Tomorrow we'll be spending most of the day helping Jen P's parents pack up most of what's left behind at Chuck and Jen's house in Newfield. Bryce and Natalie will be there too I think, gathering stuff for a monster yard-sale at their place on Sunday and Monday. (Again, if you live locally and want to do a little shopping for a good cause, this yard sale should not be missed!)

On Sunday, my mom is coming out for a visit and bringing our bikes with her from Westfield. We'll probably drag her out on a modest walk around town when she gets here - I promise, Mom, only 7 or 8 miles.

With Monday off, I'm looking forward to a long day of training, now with bikes! My goal is for us to walk 10 miles in the morning, then ride 20, and finally walk 10 more. If we can do that without killing ourselves, I'll have no fears about the main event in July. At least, I won't have any fears about the physical challenge. There are still plenty of logistical issues to work out, not to mention a LOT of fund raising to do.... It'll all work out somehow!