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Hockeychic

03-04-2005, 07:29 AM

Hey there,

I am just north of Newmarket in Ontario. Bascially I went to mapquest and put in my address as well as that of the resort I wanted unfortunatley they gave it to me in miles so I just converted it to kms using x 1.6.

The ladies of a TOPS group near by are walking to Alaska, that is where I got the idea.

I am off, maybe I can pick up people along the way.....I will let you know when I hit Newmarket.

welovedis

03-04-2005, 07:52 AM

That is such a cool idea! I'm going to look it up today and see how far it is....probably long way, lol!

Great idea Hockeychic!

DoeWDW

03-04-2005, 08:46 AM

What a nifty idea!!

I especially like Debbie's idea - when you've logged all those km, you get to book a real trip!! I know that would motivate me to never skip a day!! :cloud9:

Think I'll have a chat with my DH about this idea! :love:

keenercam

03-04-2005, 10:15 AM

Hey, Hockeychic, what a great idea!
I made charts up in January called "walking to disney" (which has been modified to "walking/biking to disney") and have been keeping track of how many miles I do on the TM and bike. It is almost 1000 miles for me, and I think I am not even at 100 yet, but hope to get there before I actually get there in January for the 1/2. Maybe you and I could meet up when you get to Delaware -- after all, if you are coming down I-95, you'll be going right by my house, practically. :)

hAm53

03-04-2005, 09:19 PM

that's an awesome idea!!! time to hop over to mapquest to see how long our walk will be.

Hockeychic

03-05-2005, 07:40 AM

Hey everyone.....well I am 7.2 kms closer to disney. I will make up alot of group today and tomorrow. Plus I will add in my morning 3 mile WATP tape.....I will be in Disney in no time.

welovedis and ham53: How far is Disney for you??

Keenercam: Great job that is amazing, I have a ways to go to catch up to you, I will be traveling down the boarder through Buffalo taking the 79/77/95 route....I can feel it getting warmer already....lol

Everyone have a great day!!

welovedis

03-05-2005, 07:56 AM

I just looked it up this morning--from my home in Rochester, NY to BWV is:
1265.39 miles-wow!

I'm going to start this on Monday but not sure if I just just add walk/run miles or bike & elliptical too.

Thanks Hockeychic for mentioning this, it is the boost I needed!

hlane

03-05-2005, 10:22 AM

This is a great idea!! Thanks!! I am walking to the All Star Movies as well!!
983 miles from Ohio. I'm starting today! I hope to be there by my wedding anniversay, July 19!! :wave2:

hAm53

03-05-2005, 11:22 AM

we're 1,249.4 miles from the Poly he in MA. however, i think we might have started this a little late b/c it works out that we'd hafta walk about 8 miles every day to get there in time.
at least if we make it to south of the border i'll be happy :earboy2:

Debbie

03-05-2005, 12:30 PM

All righty, I'm basically in London. Sorry, kc, I'm going to take I-75. It will be 1292 miles or 2067.2 km. It starts with 203 km just to get to the border. I just printed off my directions. I shall count walking, WATP and Curves. I usually count my half hour workout at Curves as the equivalent of 2 miles of walking. Is that okay? So, I am out the door, with 4 miles down. Haven't hit the ramp at the 401 yet, but I can see it! :rotfl: What we need is a clippie! SUNDIE!!!.

NYcpa

03-05-2005, 02:49 PM

Count me in for the walk to disney.

From pennellville ny to ssr is 1254.44 miles. I will start today.

(edit) Like Cam, i will also record walk/bike miles plus any equipment (ie arctrainer, elliptical, ect) that keeps track of miles completed.

pearlieq

03-05-2005, 02:50 PM

Hey! We're doing that too! How cool!

It's 1230 miles for us from our door to the Polynesian!

Hockeychic

03-05-2005, 03:17 PM

Hey everyone this is great :grouphug:

First time I heard about it I thought it was such an amazing idea....wahooo here we go. :moped:

Tiger Lily 03

03-06-2005, 08:00 AM

I like this idea! I will be checking mileage and see where it takes me! Can't wait to go!
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****Edited to add: Total Est. Distance: 1047.30 miles
I'm on my way. I like the .30 miles part! I got that one covered!

Hockeychic

03-06-2005, 08:52 AM

Hey Tiger Lilly 03....

I am 7.2 kms closer. I didn't get a walk in yesterday my daughters hockey team played 2 games and 1 of our players got taken to the hospital so no time for the walk but does stress count for milage???......LOL

How is everyone else doing????

I am also going to count my WATP Debbie so I would think it would all count.

OK here we go, I am doing 2 walks today so I hope to get to the highway so that is 18.2 KM for me so 11 kms today in 2 walks......ouch my legs are hurting already.....lol

Have a great day.

Hockeychic

03-06-2005, 10:54 AM

Well just back from walk number 1 for the day....just did 5.7 kms which with the weather we are getting today was quite tricky. I only fell once and had a few close calls.

Will check in later. :cheer2: :cheer2:

TammyNC

03-06-2005, 11:30 AM

That is a great idea, I'm going to have to get mine figured up and keep track of it. How are you all getting your information regarding the distance to different places at WDW? I would want to be walking to VWL.

Hockeychic

03-06-2005, 11:38 AM

Hi,

I just got the address from the DIS site for the resort we are staying at....can't remember which post I found it in, just try a search for resort addresses. Then went to Mapquest.com. I have alot way to go but I will get there. :cheer2:

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-07-2005, 07:02 AM

Sounds like a challenge and motivation for me to get started walking. We were planning to go to WDW 11/21/05, but since we're not I'll make it a virtual visit. I have to walk 1016 miles to reach Magic Kingdom.

welovedis

03-07-2005, 07:43 AM

Tammy-VWL is:
801 Timberline Drive
Lake Buena Vista FL 32830-1000

Then just go to a map site (like mapquest www.mapquest.com) and enter your home address under "driving directions" and then the resort address. it will give you the directions and also a total of miles for the trip.

GL!

I just did weights today but will start adding up my mileage tomorrow!

Tigger&Tink

03-07-2005, 11:04 PM

I am going to have to walk to WD WORLD and back a couple of times to keep up with ya all..it is 62 miles from my house to The Contemporay....but I will go there and back, and there again lol..this is gonna be fun :cool1: ...

Tink

Zoesmama03

03-07-2005, 11:29 PM

What a cool idea. I will have to log mine too.

I will be doing WATP 3 mile dvd but what about Tae Bo can I count that?? I will also be taking walks outside aprox 2-3 miles each. :)

I gotta go look up the mileage now. :)

Adding mileage..

Total Est. Distance: 2149.14 miles
:earseek: :cool1:

At my pace I was thinking of doing it would take over 2 years. :earseek: We are planning to go to WDW around May 2006 but might be moving it back depends on how quickly we can save money for it. I guess I'll have to bump it up a bit to make it before my trip. :blush: Who know if I'll finish before we go but I can sure try.

welovedis

03-08-2005, 08:31 AM

I've knocked 3.7 miles off my total!

TammyNC

03-08-2005, 08:48 AM

welovedis-Thanks for the information, I found my mileage and it is 653.11 miles from my door to VWL. Boy, that is a goal to work towards:) I will start my spreadsheet to keep track of this.

Hockeychic

03-09-2005, 07:31 AM

Hey everyone how are you doing?????

I didn't get a walk in last night, wasn't feeling well but I will make it up today...but check my ticker....down a pound......not much but better then up a pound.

Hope you have a great day!!!!!

welovedis

03-09-2005, 07:48 AM

I ticked away another 2 miles today! WTG Hockey chic! I am also down a pound---wanted to check my weight 2 days in a row before I reported this, but not I am officially in Onederland (199.6 lbs!). Thanks again for posting this.

I've but my mileage in my sig line to keep track of it, but I like your idea, Tammy, about a spreadsheet too ! :)

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-09-2005, 12:45 PM

I started a spreadsheet to track the miles. Last night I only got in one mile on the treadmill (it's manual and slighly inclined) before my lower back started to ache. Monday the weather was beautiful so DD and I went outside for a 1.5 mile walk. I topped that off with .5 mile on the treadmill. I plan to get back on tonight before and/or after American Dreams. I doubt I will be able to go the two miles, but I will try.

Hockeychic

03-09-2005, 01:36 PM

hey I really like the idea of adding my milage in my signature. When I get home tonight I am going to add that..

Wahooo WTG everyone.

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-09-2005, 10:12 PM

1.75 in the books tonight.

Goofydiane

03-10-2005, 10:30 PM

I don't have any trips to WDW planned this year, however I have 4 more planned to Disneyland....so I'm walking to Disneyland! YIKES...it is almost 400 miles farther from my house to go west. It's 1929.74 miles and I kicked out 7 miles tonight so I'm down to 1922.74.

I might make it there by my December trip. At 7 miles a day, I will take me 276 days to get to Anaheim. I bet my feet will be sore when I get there!

Great Idea to keep exercise interesting!

Diane

chimera

03-11-2005, 07:27 AM

What a cool idea! I wonder if there's anyway to keep track of landmarks along the way?

I might see how far it is for me to walk to Nova Scotia. VWL is only 114 miles from my house...doesn't seem quite far enough. Then maybe I could have my dream vacation at Trout Point Lodge!

welovedis

03-11-2005, 08:10 AM

I didn't add (or take away, lol) any more miles since today is my rest day.

Mel-I would do that if it is a place you'd like to visit. For me WDW is so far away and a place I don't visit often (enough!) so that is incentive for me. If Trout Point Lodge is a place you would love to visit then start keeping track! TPL is really a beautiful place!

toystoryduo

03-11-2005, 10:59 AM

Wow! This is such a great idea! I'm not sure if we have enough time to "walk our way to WDW" before our trip, but we may just give it a try!

It is 1042 miles from my doorstep to BCV. This means that we would have to walk almost 4 miles per day to get there on time. With the weather being the way it is here in Ohio, that may not be possible. What I may do is this:

Example: I will walk for 60 minutes straight and see how far I get. For the sake of example, let's say I walk 3 miles in 60 minutes. Okay. Every time I do another workout (FIRM, TaeBo, Kathy Smith e.t.c.), I will convert those minutes to miles. So according to my example, if I do a 60 minute FIRM tape, then I have "walked" 3 miles. If I do a 30 minute FIRM tape, I would only have "walked" 1.5 miles. Does this make sense?

Also, I went to Expedia.com and went under the "Map" section to get directions to BCV. The great thing about Expedia is that they give you the mileage and tell you when you enter another state! For example, After I walk 234.9 miles, I will be in West Virginia. (Going Route 77) Another 101.2 miles and I will be in Virginia and so on. This helps break down the big goal of walking 1042 miles into smaller goals! Plus, I get to see more of the country this way!;)

After I talk to DH (He'll probably want to join me!) and he says yes, my DDs and I will make a poster to track everyone's progress. Maybe once we reach a new state, we'll go buy Disney Dollars to use during our trip in December.

This is such a great idea! Thanks Hockeychic!!! :cool1:

Hockeychic

03-11-2005, 11:45 AM

Hey everyone!!!!

How is it going???? I am glad so many have jumped aboard....to bad we don't have a clippie.....lol

I have incorporated my WATP tape as the weather still is icky here also so the 3 mile tape gets me 4.8 kms each morning.....yaaaaaa

I guess I need to update my milage....lol

You all have a great day!!!!

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-11-2005, 12:21 PM

I was busy with errands last night and didn't have time to walk. I only put in the 1/4 mile walk to the restaurant upstairs to fill my mug with water. Hopefully tonight, and this weekend, I can add many miles to the total.

FWIW - I am converting my time to miles, as my treadmill seems to think it takes 5 minutes to walk 1/10 mile. I can walk 1/2 mile in 10 minutes (2.5 minutes less) based on the outdoor walk DD and I took on Monday. I can walk a mile 5 minutes faster than my treadmill says. So for every 20 minutes I walk I'm considering I've walked a mile...until I'm so fit that I can walk the mile faster. :bounce:

Zoesmama03

03-11-2005, 12:35 PM

3 more miles today. :cheer2: :Pinkbounc :banana:

Hockeychic

03-13-2005, 09:33 AM

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't been checking in this weekend.....way to much to do....yikes.....however....check out my signature......34.45 KMS closer to disney.....wahooo..

How are you all doing???? I also have found that I can walk 5.7 KMS in a hour so if I do a 1 hour exercise tape that should count for 5.7 KMS as well. I think this is a great idea.....once the weather gets nicers all my walks will be outdoors. I must prefer working out outside.....just not in Canada in the winter.....lol

You all have a great day!!!

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-13-2005, 09:55 AM

Great Work! Congrats on the additional kms.

I was feeling blah most of Saturday. I thought DD and I would go outside for a walk, but she had a friend sleep-over so I never made it. I'm thinking I will get out today, before the Nascar race come on. Treadmill is here, but being manual it requires more effort than an actual walk and getting somewhere.

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-13-2005, 01:21 PM

I put in a mile, walking the dog. He's usually such a pain to walk, but I watched a dog-trainer on PBS yesterday and put some of his advice to work. He was much more pleasant today. I might try to take him again later this afternoon.

Debbie

03-13-2005, 03:02 PM

Not a good week for exercising or walking, but I am sitting at 19.2 km from home. Someone come along and boot me, please. I'm on break this week, Curves is further than that away (so the temptation not to go, could be great), but I should be out walking. Anyone heard the weather for southwestern Ontario? Fingers crossed that it will at least NOT be windy! Good luck, everyone.

Hockeychic

03-13-2005, 07:29 PM

OK Debbie, you asked for it here it is...your kick in the butt......I am almost in Toronto. :banana: :banana:

Where are you located, if I am close we can meet up and walk on together :hug:

How is everyone else doing???? :grouphug:

I am going out for short walk as well this afternoon so I am getting closer to Toronto.

Have a good day!!!

disneygoof

03-14-2005, 10:54 AM

Love this.

At 1330 miles, it will take me close to two years to get there at 2 miles a day. What a motivator to get me to increase my usual walk!

I'm at 0/1330, but I'll get to Timberline Drive yet!

Zoesmama03

03-14-2005, 05:05 PM

Oh what will I do?? We may be bumping our trip up and there is NO way I can walk 2150 in a few months. :rotfl: I still wanna run my mileage and see how long it takes me to walk that far. :)

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-14-2005, 09:00 PM

Go for it zoesmama03!

I timed the walk I took tonight at 30 minutes. That makes it 1.75 miles, meaning my mileage for yesterday was underestimated. I actually walked 3.5 miles on Sunday and added another 2.75 today.

Hockeychic

03-15-2005, 07:14 AM

Hey everyone.
Added 2 kms last night. I was pretty tired so it was just a quick walk. I hope to make up some today. Short walk at lunch then DH and I will go for a longer one tonight.

Congrats everyone on keeping it up. I can't believe we have gotten to 4 pages.....wahooo.

Have a great day

Debbie

03-15-2005, 07:48 AM

:wave2: Good morning, WTD (Walkin' to Disney) people! I managed a ½ hour walk yesterday and that puts me at 22.4 km. HEY! That's like my ½marathon, including the walk to and from my corral. lol It's taken me a whole lot longer than the 3 hours 41 minutes to do that, this time, though.

Now, I could have headed towards work, and I'd be there by now, but, since I'm headed south on the 401, I've just waved to the people on 402, heading towards Sarnia/Port Huron.

Hockeychic, you are moving much faster than me, so you'll probably catch up to me before you know it.

Oh, look at the pond! It's still pretty much frozen. You know, usually the Arctic Tundra Swans are coming home by now. I guess they don't like all the snow that we still have!

Have a good day, ladies. Keep walking! :cheer2:

Hockeychic

03-16-2005, 06:48 AM

WTG Debbie!!!!

However, I did not walk yesterday... :confused3

However, I am joining a gym today and will get a 45 weight training in each week day since I am joining the one near my work.

How is everyone else doing????

Does anyone know if there is a way to get a clippie??? Who designs or approves these things????

Well gotta hit the showers.....have a great day everyone.

chimera

03-16-2005, 07:36 AM

Ok...so Trout Point Lodge is 1886 miles from my house. MapQuest even took into account the ferry ride from Maine to Nova Scotia. At 15 miles per week, it will take me about 2.5 years to get there! But...that's just right for our 10th anniversary!

I am 7/1886 as of today.

Karen...have you been to TPL? It looks wonderful...reminds me a bit of VWL!

tae1218

03-16-2005, 09:53 AM

What a fun idea. I am 1114 miles away from WDW. I know I won't be able to get all the miles in before my next but I am going to see how far I can make it. I'm off to get on the treadmill now. :cool1:

keenercam

03-16-2005, 10:35 AM

Hi, everyone! Well, I am 151.2 miles into my journey -- it is 992 miles from my house to Disney's Old Key West Resort. So, I am 15% of the way there!

Queenie

03-16-2005, 12:00 PM

Well I think it's official, I've got the longest distance to walk of all the WTD peeps so far! I've got to go..... 4271miles!!!! :earseek: :earseek: :earseek: That is one long trip! I've divided it up into sections:

60 miles to Liverpool (edge of the UK)
195 miles to Dublin (near coast of Ireland)
315 miles to Shannon (far coast of Ireland)
2263 miles to the halfway point across the Atlantic Ocean!
4211 miles to Daytona Beach
4271 miles to our villa in Kissimme!

That walk across the Atlantic (3896) is going to be very boring, no state bounderies or anything to see! Any suggestions on keeping it fun? Oh well here goes!

Hockeychic

03-16-2005, 02:30 PM

Welcome to all the new people....wow this is amazing.....

Congrats to all who are chugging along with me.

Keenercam 15% wow that is amazing.

Queenie....hummmm. Maybe you can look for different kinds of fish??? Maybe Nemo????? :earboy2:

Tae.....jump aboard with us.....

Gotta get back to work before the boss catches me on the computer....lol Have a great day!!!

wtpclc

03-16-2005, 02:55 PM

It's 1332 miles to SSR. I've got 3.2 in this week. I'll be running/walking 3 days a week plus doing Curves for cross training twice a week. It'd be nice if I could get there by the marathon in January. It will be fun tosee how long it takes, though. Boy will I appreciate airplanes by then!

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-16-2005, 07:29 PM

Debbie

03-16-2005, 07:57 PM

:wave2: Hi Guys! Sundie(plutosmyfav) graciously designed us a clippie. It's beautiful!

http://livinglively.com/clipart/walkingtodisney.jpg

You can access it at:[ img] http://livinglively.com/clipart/walkingtodisney.jpg [ img]

Thanks a lot, Sundie. You're a peach! :hug:

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-16-2005, 08:27 PM

plutosmyfav

03-17-2005, 10:30 AM

Your welcome!!!!!

Having made the clippie I feel it is my duty to join the challenge :goodvibes I'm going to run to Disney :cool1:

I went on mapquest and found the exact mileage from my front door to the Poly :cloud9:

I will be running 1325.88 miles. And when I get there, I really, really hope I can book a real trip. I had APs last year and managed 3 trips with the passes, but now I'm broke and don't see another trip happening for a loooong time.

I currently run about 15-20 miles per week. So I should arrive at the Poly around 78 weeks from now :earseek: That's a year and a half. Oh my.

Maybe I will try to stash away $ for each mile so when I finally reach my goal I might have the money for the real trip.

This is exciting :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

Are we there yet?

Sunny

Hockeychic

03-17-2005, 11:59 AM

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-17-2005, 12:38 PM

I saved the clippie to my computer, then uploaded to my storage space at my ISP.

Debbie

03-17-2005, 12:51 PM

I just copied the shortcut, pasted (control+v) into my signature, adding the [img] tags without the spaces, and it worked fine. Can't think of how else to do it. Good luck, though.

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-17-2005, 12:59 PM

Maybe I will try to stash away $ for each mile so when I finally reach my goal I might have the money for the real trip.

What a fantastic idea! :cheer2: More incentive to walk and save money. :cool1:
If I could pay myself $3 for every mile I walk on this challenge, I could afford our trip when I complete the miles. :banana: Even at $2 per mile I would make a healthy contribution to the budget that hovers around $2700+, including Universal and Sea World parks.

plutosmyfav

03-17-2005, 01:01 PM

That's what I'm thinking! I think if I could stash away $2 per mile, then I'd have $2651.76 (to be exact :rotfl: ) which would cover the trip. I might not be able to stay at the Poly, but that's the aim for now!!!!!!

I'm also going to add a new section to my exercise worksheets for "Disney Miles", that way I'll be able to keep track of how much I owe myself.

plutosmyfav

03-17-2005, 01:04 PM

plutosmyfav

03-17-2005, 01:05 PM

Oh Sunny that is amazing thank you soooo much!!!!!

Unfortunatley I can't get it on my signature....help....what am I doing wrong. I clicked on it then copied. and tried to paste but the paste thing won't let me click onit......yikesss......help please

You need to remove the extra space between the [ and the img on both ends. Make sure there is no extra spaces.

You can copy this:

{img]http::/www.livinglively.com/clipart/walkingtodisney.jpg[/img}

and then replace the first { with [ and replace the } with ]

That should do the trick!

Kimickey

03-17-2005, 07:05 PM

This is such and AWESOME idea. I'm truley excited about this. Okay from my front door here in MD to The Coronado Springs its 882.9 miles. Is it okay If I run instead of walk?

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-17-2005, 07:29 PM

This is such and AWESOME idea. I'm truley excited about this. Okay from my front door here in MD to The Coronado Springs its 882.9 miles. Is it okay If I run instead of walk?

Whatever suits you. :flower:

NancyK

03-17-2005, 10:30 PM

What a fantastic idea! I would like to join too! It's 1240 miles to Wilderness Lodge from my house. :sunny:

Zoesmama03

03-18-2005, 01:53 AM

I'm at 12/2150 :cool1:

Debbie

03-18-2005, 08:20 AM

:chat: Hey, Nancy! I changed my original goal to WL, too. Maybe we can get there at the same time! :mickeybar

I've had a lousy March break,exercise wise. You'd think that not working would be impetus to work out...NOT. :confused: I'm tired, and my get up and go, got up and went. :crazy:

Here's hoping that I get some energy back....SOON!

Have a good weekend, everyone! You're doing a great job....one step at a time. :flower2: :flower2: :flower2:

Tera

03-18-2005, 09:46 AM

Okay, I'm up for this one too.

According to mapquest, it's 1850.72 to Disneyworld Resort. Better get going... :goodvibes

plutosmyfav

03-18-2005, 09:52 AM

I headed out yesterday :cool1: I'm 8.87 miles from home, currently on I-95 :rotfl2: I should make it to the Mass Pike this evening ;)

Sunny

TammyNC

03-18-2005, 10:26 AM

I am just now getting back to the boards and find another wonderful clippie. I am going off to add that to my sig now. I am happy to report that I have gone 20 miles since 3/8. I now have 633.11 miles to go. Another great incentive to start pushing my walks. Have a wonderful day.

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-18-2005, 08:41 PM

I added 2.75 today. :cool1:

plutosmyfav

03-18-2005, 08:44 PM

I made it onto the Mass Pike tonight!!!!!! 9.65 miles in 100 minutes. Total = 18.52 so far.

Sandy22

03-19-2005, 01:30 AM

Woohoo! I've started Walking to Disney. I've got 1432 miles to go! I'm a slow walker and am just getting back in the swing of things so I might only do one mile a day at first. Slowly but surely I'll get there! I might see a few of my fellow canadians walking back home while I'm still walking down! I love this challenge cause my reward for reaching my weight goal will be a trip to Disney so I truly will be walking my way WDW!

wtpclc

03-21-2005, 09:21 AM

Oh boy! I'm up to 9.6. WDW here I come!

Hockeychic

03-21-2005, 12:22 PM

Hey everyone....sorry I have been MIA but inlaws in from out of province so have had to spend the last few days with FAMILY TIME. I hit the gym Friday and I haven't recorded that yet and am going today so I will catch up after work tonight.

Looks like you are all doing AMAZING....keep up the good work and I will try to catch up.

disneygoof

03-21-2005, 12:26 PM

I'm at 8/1330. I'll be at Disney by March of 2007! Better get my Hoop Dee Doo reservations quick!

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-21-2005, 12:52 PM

Didn't have the opportunity to walk on Saturday and it rained Sunday, plus I was out shopping for tropical fish and supplies.

I'm hoping to take the dog out tonight. Right now it's quite gloomy and gray and kind of cool.

keenercam

03-21-2005, 01:54 PM

Just wanted to report that I am at 167.7/992, about 17% of the way there. Plugging away slowly but surely. At this rate, I should be there in time for Thanksgiving, I think.

quackattack

03-21-2005, 07:02 PM

:banana:

count me in. I only have 688.26 miles to get to Disney.

I had started walking to Cozumel (DCL destination) but I think I can stay motivated walking to Disney. We are doing "step" challenges at work and I walk 30-35 miles per week total. I have not been keeping track but I think 15 to 17 miles are actual exercise the rest is day to day activity.

Rochelle
1/3 of QuackAttack.

Hockeychic

03-22-2005, 02:49 PM

Hey everyone.....how is it going???

Well I finally have my tracker up to date. I think I am langing a bit but I know once the warmer weather comes I will be walking alot more as we usually do a 10 KM walk through the regional forests on Sundays.

Congrats to everyone who is sticking with us......I am heading down the 401 now.....

tae1218

03-22-2005, 03:11 PM

So far I am up to 7.25 miles. I still have a way to go. But this is a great way for me to get my butt on the treadmill.

Tiger Lily 03

03-23-2005, 09:43 PM

:banana: :banana: Way to go everyone!
I am walking, just have not taken the time to add up what I managed to record. I will soon. I do like the analagy of the workouts to walking. That
makes good sense. I may include that too.

Keep on trekking WISHers!

Debbie

03-23-2005, 10:07 PM

wtpclc

03-24-2005, 08:06 AM

I'm at 12.8 miles. Heading south on US 31. Wish I were closer to you Debbie, I'd stop for that sandwich with you! ;)

kelscross

03-24-2005, 09:36 AM

I'll join in. It's 973 miles from my house to WDW. We are going in July so that would mean 9.18 miles per day. That's a pretty lofty challenge.

BTW..I tried the clippie link and I can't get it to work either. Any suggestions?

Thanks

plutosmyfav

03-24-2005, 10:31 AM

Here I am! :wave2: I'm nearing the Shedden exit (164) on the 401. According to the book I have, I'm smelling the Down Home Bakery. Wonder if I should run up the ramp, to pick up a sandwich "to go". :rotfl2:

Pick me up one, too :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

I'm nearing the Connecticut border :Pinkbounc Its been a fine run so far :cheer2:

Sunny

plutosmyfav

03-24-2005, 10:58 AM

I just added a "running to Disney" clippie. I plan to use just my running miles, so I wanted a clippie that will keep me motivated to run.

Feel free to use it if you'd like:

http://www.livinglively.com/clipart/runningtodisney.jpg

{IMG]http://www.livinglively.com/clipart/runningtodisney.jpg[/IMG}

Its supposed to look exactly like the walking, but it came out a little different :confused3

Sunny

tae1218

03-24-2005, 02:31 PM

:cool1: I finally passed the 10 mile mark.

simba928

03-24-2005, 07:41 PM

This is such a great idea. I am going to be walking to the Contemporary. It is 1000.52 miles from my house.
I can't get the clippie to work though. I am not the most computer litterate person either, so could someone please tell me how to do this. I have tried everything I can thing of.

Debbie

03-24-2005, 09:11 PM

Simba, your second [/img] tag is missing that foreward slash. When you put it in, you should be okay.

Ham and havarti cheese on 12 grain for me, what do the rest of you want? :rotfl2:

simba928

03-24-2005, 09:33 PM

Thanks Debbie!! It works now, I am so happy!

Tiger Lily 03

03-25-2005, 02:25 PM

Hey trekkers! I just totaled my distance and I have logged 94.23/1047.30. Destination Boardwalk Villas.
I am wogging ba bee!
:dancer: :dancer:

plutosmyfav

03-25-2005, 02:55 PM

http://www.livinglively.com/clipart/disneyRunmap.jpg

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

TGIF :cool1:

Sunny

Tiger Lily 03

03-25-2005, 03:07 PM

Sunny!
That is clever! How'd you do that?
:banana: :banana: :cool1: :cool1:

plutosmyfav

03-25-2005, 03:27 PM

Sunny!
That is clever! How'd you do that?
:banana: :banana: :cool1: :cool1:

I'm obviously not doing anything productive this afternoon :rotfl:

I put in my trip start/destination in mapquest.com, then did a screen capture of the map, opened it in a paint program and added my 2 cents :teeth:

You can see I am taking this running to Disney thing very seriously :cool1: :rotfl2: This is just the thing I needed to avoid burnout. A new goal, a new challenge. Wooo Hoooo!!!

Miffy2003

03-26-2005, 09:10 AM

Hi guys,

This is such a great idea! Can I join in? I think it's 4,200 for me to WDW so I'll never get there before August but it will get me trying to get some walking done to improve my fitness ....is it OK just to use a pedometer? I don't have a running machine so my walking will have to be the old fashioned way - outside!

Cheers

Karen

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-26-2005, 11:35 PM

Hiya Miffy2003 :wave:

I timed a walk to the convenience store, knowing it was exactly 1/2 mile. It took me 10 minutes, so I assume every 20 minutes = 1 mile.

I had a lousy week - it rained most of it and I was busy many evenings and lunch breaks so I didn't walk. I have the treadmill but no desire to get on it. I made up some miles today - I walked the dog three miles (one hour) and I ache a little.

Miffy2003

03-27-2005, 05:30 AM

Good idea Kris, thank you :) Hope your aches go soon!

Is it okay to put the clip art into my sig? I am hoping it will motivate me to walk!!

lajones81

03-27-2005, 04:35 PM

Count me in! What a fun idea! :)

Danvers

03-27-2005, 09:07 PM

All right, I'm confused. Are you guys seriously WALKING to WDW? I know I couldn't do it!

chimera

03-27-2005, 09:58 PM

Ok...so I'm at 19/1886 that leaves me 1867 miles to go!

That puts me somewhere between here and Tampa on I-75.

wtpclc

03-28-2005, 08:15 AM

I missed some days. Looks like I'm up to 20/1332. About 10 more miles and I'm on the real highway!

tae1218

03-28-2005, 10:22 AM

Hi. I hope everyone had a great holiday. I didn't get a chance to get on the treadmill over the weekend. I am back on track today and added alittle over 2 miles today.

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-28-2005, 02:38 PM

A request - I've read a post that others are curious about the Walking to Disney Challenge. Other DISers have noticed are clippies but don't know what the challenge is. I've gone to my signature and added a link to this thread at the Walking to Disney Challenge.

Copy the address of this thread, go to UserCP, Edit Signature. Highlight the address of the challenge clippie, click the globe looking icon above the text box. Click next and paste the thread url and finish. Preview first to make sure the clippie and link are working.

wtpclc

03-28-2005, 02:48 PM

Is it possible to re-name a thread? Could we re-name this the Walking to Disney Challenge?

plutosmyfav

03-28-2005, 03:27 PM

I've crossed the state line!!!!! I am now in Connecticut :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

Sunny

simba928

03-28-2005, 04:15 PM

All right, I'm confused. Are you guys seriously WALKING to WDW? I know I couldn't do it!
No, we are not really walking to WDW. What we do is first pick a hotel in WDW (it really can be anywhere that you would like to go, you might pick AKL or Los Angeles, California as long as it motivates you). Then, figure out how many miles it takes to walk from your house to your destination. I am "walking" to the Contemporary and it is 1,000.52 miles from my house to the Contemporary. That is your goal. You keep track of how many miles you walk (on a treadmill or around your neighborhood or wherever). When you reach your goal, you celebrate. A lot of people plan an actual trip to their destination. I am going to put away a dollar per mile I walk and use that towards a trip to Disney, someday. Good luck with you walking everyone!!!

Debbie

03-28-2005, 07:28 PM

:wave2: My two girls had vocal lessons today, and, since it was a holiday from school-YEAH, BABY!-I had an hour to kill (usually they go themselves after school, I putter at mine and pick them up at the assigned time). Did it by walking 2.875 miles in 50 minutes. Not back to the 15 minute miles of December, but, respectable nonetheless. I will update my number after I play Dance, Dance, Revolution extreme. There is even a calculator on that game to indicate my mileage. :teeth:

Hockeychic

03-29-2005, 06:53 AM

Wow this thread has grown. Well inlaws are gone and hockey is over so much more time avail to walk. I have to update my clippie but added 3 KMS yesterday at the gym. I should be at the 427 by tonight....wooo is it getting warmer already.

Way to go everyone....now if I can just get that map thingy that is awesome.

plutosmyfav

03-29-2005, 08:14 AM

Is it possible to re-name a thread? Could we re-name this the Walking to Disney Challenge?

Hockeychic,

You are the only one who can rename the thread since you started it. Can you edit the first post and make the subject line read Walking to Disney? I agree that it would be a better "official" name for our thread ::yes::

Thanks,
Sunny

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-29-2005, 11:15 AM

More accurate mileage coming.....I bought a pedometer today. I picked one that shows steps and miles. :cool1:

Tiger Lily 03

03-29-2005, 07:32 PM

It was such a lovely day.
I am at 105.55/1047.3
Leaves me 941.75 to go.
:cool1: :cool1:

simba928

03-29-2005, 10:00 PM

I haven't even gotten off the road that I live on yet. Lots more walking to do I guess. I did walk today, not sure how far. I have to wear my pedometer tomorrow to find out how far it is. I'm guessing about a mile. I do know though that it took exactly 20 minutes.

lajones81

03-29-2005, 10:23 PM

Hello, everyone! I just bought a pedometer today to help me track my mileage. Not to make anyone jealous, but I'm going to Disney in two days and will be tracking my milaege while I'm there! ;) Oh, by the way, love the new title of the thread! :)

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-29-2005, 10:34 PM

Today's weather was better than it's been in a week. I was able to buy my new pedometer before lunch break and track my steps all day long. By the end of lunch, including two trips around the perimeter of the building I had logged more than a mile.

I came home, the sun finally shining, and took the dog for our usual walk. I calibrated the pedometer to 24" strides from the defaulted 30" and learned that our walk is almost an exact mile, not the 1.5 I guessed based on time.

Today's total was about 2.3 miles. I'm hoping to log at least 35 miles this week and plan to break each day in to 3 1-mile segments.

pjynx

03-29-2005, 11:24 PM

lajones81

03-29-2005, 11:40 PM

I can't speak for anyone else, but I am counting all of my steps. They (I guess the exercise guru people) recommend 10,000 steps a day for optimal health. So, in turn, I view this as all steps I take each day. I posted a topic a few days ago about this and someone confirmed that 2,000 steps = 1 mile. If you have any more questions, just ask! It's so much more fun to exercise when it's with a group, as well as pretending to go to a fun location! :)

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-30-2005, 06:12 AM

I'm counting those at work because I sit behind a desk most of the day, the time on the treadmill and the walks I take with our dog, but not just about the house.

Hockeychic

03-30-2005, 06:39 AM

Hi everyone,

Just checking in. I got 4 kms done yesterday. I am just shy of the 427 now. I was hoping to be there by today but it was a nice night last night so decided to go for a bike (motorcycle) ride instead....opppsss to bad that doesn't count....lol

have a great day everyone.

plutosmyfav

03-30-2005, 08:37 AM

A quick question....are you counting all the miles you walk in your regular walking (ie...converting pedometer steps), so this could include walking through the house, around at the office, on errands, etc....or are you only counting miles that you've specifically exercised? Thanks!

I am only counting my running miles. I'm doing this so that I can actually afford to save the money to go for the real trip at the end. Plus, I really want to be able to say I ran to Disney. Because of this, I have found it hard to get on the elliptical trainer, stairmaster, etc., because they don't count towards Disney miles! Its tought to cross train when you don't get the miles!!!!!

wtpclc

03-30-2005, 08:50 AM

I'm only doing my true walk/run time too. Feel free to do whatever motivates you best, though! I did another 3.2 tonight to get to 23.2/1332. Think I'll make it before I need a walker? ;)

pjynx

03-30-2005, 09:35 AM

Hockeychic

03-30-2005, 09:37 AM

I want one to, they are sooo cool.

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-30-2005, 09:44 AM

How are you ladies getting the cool map picture with your distance highlighted and progress marked? Are you printing a map, highlighting it and scanning it? Or is there a place online that I can "highlight" a number of miles? Thanks!

I have MS Streets and Trips on my home computer and have the map drawn up with the "driving" directions from home to Magic Kingdom. I'm using the Search for Nearby Places feature (highlights a specific radius) to mark the distance I've walked.

I then draw a box around the selected area, copy and paste to PhotoImpression, reduce the size to DIS regulations and upload to my storage space at comcast.net.

wtpclc

03-30-2005, 10:03 AM

I put in my trip start/destination in mapquest.com, then did a screen capture of the map, opened it in a paint program and added my 2 cents :teeth:

Hope that helps!

pjynx

03-30-2005, 10:08 AM

Cool, thanks for the info on making the maps!

jobanana

03-30-2005, 12:00 PM

Sign me up! This is such a good idea. My tentative plan is to be going to WDW next april/may. So, I guess I better get walking!!!!

lajones81

03-30-2005, 07:23 PM

Hello fellow DISers!

Just writing to say that this will be my last message for about a week since I'll be at Disney! Everyone have a fabulous week and I will tell you how much I really walked while seeing the Mouse! Take care! :)

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-30-2005, 09:28 PM

Closing in on 1000 mile barrier; :Pinkbounc

simba928

03-30-2005, 09:57 PM

I walked/ran today by myself and then when I got home, I walked my dog. I am so proud of myself for taking two walks today!!! HAHAHA!!

tae1218

03-31-2005, 02:06 PM

Today I went for a 3.2 mile walk. I finally passed the 20 mile mark. :cool1:

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-31-2005, 04:26 PM

Today I went for a 3.2 mile walk. I finally passed the 20 mile mark. :cool1:

You're right on my heels tae1218!

Where are you in NE PA?

tae1218

03-31-2005, 05:09 PM

You're right on my heels tae1218!

Where are you in NE PA?

I live about a half hour north of Scranton Pa.

iNTeNSeBLue98

03-31-2005, 08:51 PM

:wave:

I forgot to take my pedometer to work. :( I'm going to chalk up just 1 mile for the day...two trips around the building.

PRINCESS VIJA

03-31-2005, 11:39 PM

I would like to join you guys in this endeavor. But, I am going to walk to Disneyland! I would love to walk there before our hopefull trip in 2007. It is a distance of 2082.48 miles..... that is about 2.41 miles a day. until then. I am looking forward to this! What a great idea!

perfectmatch300

04-01-2005, 12:19 AM

Thanks for the ideas, Vija! I'm going to walk to Disneyland! We only live about 50 miles from WDW, so I didn't think that was much of a challenge. We are planning a trip to Disneyland within the next year, though, to celebrate our 5th anniversary, so this will be great! I'm going to have to walk a lot to get there by Sept, but I think our trip will actually be after our actual anniversary anyway so I'll have some extra time to get there!

I'll start tomorrow & will include my walking, swimming, bike riding, and whatever else I come up with to do that can be translated into miles! :moped:

Debbie

04-01-2005, 06:59 AM

:wave: Hi, Vija and Nancy! Nice to have you along for the walk. I'm making progress. Walked right by that McDonalds on Tuesday, stopped for a rest on Wednesday and right on track yesterday. Here's hoping that I can gain an extra kilometre or two this weekend. :rotfl:

kelscross

04-01-2005, 10:53 AM

iNTeNSeBLue98

04-01-2005, 11:47 AM

Your url needs to start http://
Fix that and your image will display.

plutosmyfav

04-01-2005, 12:23 PM

I'm three miles down 980 to go!! I'll have to figure out where I am on the map..I don't think I'm out of town yet though...ha!

Look at the bottom of my signature..I copied the clippie and it's not working...how do I get that?

You have an extra ":" after http and missing one of the "/"

I think if you delete one of them, it should work.

perfectmatch300

04-01-2005, 09:17 PM

I've looked up the mileage, it's 2465 miles from my house to Disneyland! Going to be a long walk! I'm sure I'll cross paths with some of you who are walking to WDW!
I bought a new pedometer today so I'll have a better idea of my mileage. My old one really wasn't working very well, so I bought a better one this time. I haven't tried it yet because I got it after today's exercise, but I'll try it over the weekend & see how it works.
I did get a good start on my trip today. I went 5 miles, so I have 2460 to go. I just have to keep on walking........

iNTeNSeBLue98

04-01-2005, 10:07 PM

:cool1: Under 1000 miles.

Well, I haven't lost any pounds or inches so far, but my leg muscles are certainly getting a workout. :flower:

PRINCESS VIJA

04-01-2005, 10:07 PM

Well, started small only .2 of a mile, but hey, that much closer right?!! LOL! I know I will get going soon. I should wear a pedometer at work. does that count? As a nurse, I am sure I log on lots of miles!

iNTeNSeBLue98

04-01-2005, 10:15 PM

I bought a pedometer earlier this week. I didn't realize how much walking I actually did at work...I sit in a chair behind a computer most of the day. Today I logged more than 2 miles, including the .8 outdoors over lunch.

Vija - .2 - you gotta start somewhere. Keep up the good work. It was tough for me to get started, but this thread keeps me motivated.

I doubt I will get much walking done this weekend with the forecasted rain. Maybe I will get on the treadmill, but I'd be lucky to go a mile or two in two days.

plutosmyfav

04-02-2005, 03:29 PM

I ran 6 miles in freezing rain carrying an umbrella today! I discovered running with an umbrella isn't very fun :rotfl2: But I'm just about to break 100 miles. Yeah!!!!

Sunny

WDW Poly Princess

04-02-2005, 05:18 PM

I've been seeing the Challenge icons in people's signatures, so I came to check it out! I'm going to give it a go- 1152 miles from here to the Polynesian!

kelscross

04-02-2005, 05:55 PM

4/979...Thanks for the clippie advice...It worked!

perfectmatch300

04-04-2005, 12:13 AM

Between bike riding & walking, I have another 8 miles this weekend. I'm now at 13/2465 miles to Disneyland. Sure seems like it will take me a long time to get there, but with your support I know I can do it.

wtpclc

04-04-2005, 08:27 AM

Had a great 5.2 mile walk/run Saturday in BEAUTIFUL weather! Adding that and my Thursday w/r, i'm over teh 30 mile mark! Woo hoo! 31.6/1332

plutosmyfav

04-04-2005, 02:41 PM

I just broke 100!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana: Now I need to get the $$$ into my Disney fund :goodvibes Its adding up fast :flower:

keenercam

04-05-2005, 09:54 AM

Hi, fellow travelers! I am now 280 miles along, with 712 to go -- about 28% of the way there. Have to figure out where that puts me on the map!

happybratpack

04-05-2005, 11:02 AM

I just found this thread and I want to join! I've decided to walk to the Polynesian (where I REALLY want to stay but haven't been able to spend the $$). SO - my goal is to walk there and once I do book a stay! :flower: It's 1121 miles from my house to there!

plutosmyfav

04-05-2005, 01:16 PM

oooh you gotta try this!

Go to maps.google.com and put in your destination address. Click the satellite link on the righthand side and see your Disney destination on a satellite image!!!! I'm heading for the Poly. You can then pan over the image and move around.

Can you find the Castle? Spaceship Earth? Oh this is just too much fun!!!!

SRUAlmn

04-05-2005, 06:50 PM

iNTeNSeBLue98

04-05-2005, 10:19 PM

I saw Intenseblue's clipart on another thread and thought this was a GREAT idea. I lost 40 pounds at the end of last summer, took a trip to WDW and got a little off track. I need to get back in the swing of things.

I calculated my mileage to Pop Century, 929.12
I can do it!
I'm thinking about saving $1 each time I do a mile too. That's almost enough for a trip to Pop with discount codes :)

How do I get the clipart and the cute little map that Intenseblue has? I'm so excited!

Welcome aboard Karen! Here is the clippie: http://livinglively.com/clipart/walkingtodisney.jpg

My map is from MS Streets and Trips on my computer. I copy the area and paste it to Photo Impression, then upload to my storage space on comcast.net to link it here.

Wow, great day for me. 3.63 miles and maybe more beacuase I don't think I was wearing the pedometer properly.

Iwannagobacktoo!

04-05-2005, 11:57 PM

This sounds like a fun way to get more exercise.

It's 1140.7 miles to POP from here via my parents house. That's the way I'll be going when I actually get to go. I want to "walk" there before I actually go, so I'll be wearing a pedometer and counting all miles from it. 4.2 miles today!!

SRUAlmn

04-06-2005, 12:10 AM

Do you all wear pedometers just during your daily activity and during work, or are you just calculating actual designated 'exercise' time?

And thanks Intenseblue for the clippie :)

iNTeNSeBLue98

04-06-2005, 06:27 AM

Before I had a pedometer I timed a walk of a known distance - .5 miles = 10 minutes. So, for every 20 minutes I walked I counted 1 mile.

Debbie

04-06-2005, 07:47 PM

It's been a few days since I checked in. I'm trying to average 2 miles a day. Yesterday I did my Curves, and then did a 2 mile stroll after supper! :cool1: Curves again today, and I need to go update my siggie. 84 km. gone by...and I'm under the 2000 more to go! Ooooh! I see a bank just up ahead at Highgate. I guess that I'd better go deposit my $$$ to the Mickey Money ING account. :rotfl:

iNTeNSeBLue98

04-07-2005, 09:24 PM

I made my goal for this week :cool1: I wanted to reach the 44 mile mark and have done so with two days to go. We've had beautiful weather this week and along with the time change to DST I've had the opportunity to get outside more often and longer. I walked almost 4 miles total on both Tuesday and Wednesday. :cheer2:

plutosmyfav

04-07-2005, 09:36 PM

I just bought MS Streets and Trips. Its awsome! I'm having a blast figuring out the mileage of different routes around my town. What a great find!

Progress: I've made it through Hartford, CT and am heading south :sunny:

iNTeNSeBLue98

04-07-2005, 09:52 PM

I have MS S&T 2001. I can still update construction info for driving directions, but newer streets and addresses aren't available. One of these days I'll upgrade, but tis version is sufficient for now.

I'm almost at York PA on PA Route 30 - just a few miles from I-83.

wtpclc

04-08-2005, 11:02 AM

34.8/1332. A little slow this week. Skipped a r/w and did a bike ride to help dh not over stress his knee injuries.

GorshGoofy

04-08-2005, 05:04 PM

Walking to Disney sounds like a great idea to me too. Count me in. But, it's 450 miles and I have only 7 months to get there. I'll be at WDW on October 27th and the Disney Wonder :boat: on October 30th. I'll be walking and taking Karate. I can walk a leisurely mile in 20 minutes so 20 minutes of Karate is easily a mile. Since each class is about 2 hours in length I'm figuring 6 miles per class.

iNTeNSeBLue98

04-09-2005, 10:58 AM

How's everyone doing today? I'm hoping to get outisde to enjoy this glorious day - it's sunny and mid-60's - our first nice weekend in a very long time.

I'll have to squeeze my walk in somewhere between running to the PO (wish it was a little closer, I'd walk - maybe I will any way), cleaning the house and preparing for an overnight guest.

SRUAlmn

04-09-2005, 11:39 AM

About the same temp here, maybe slightly warmer. We're going to walk around the zoo :) I love my polar bears!

tinkerbellmagic

04-09-2005, 09:11 PM

I saw the logo in someone's signature and am intrigued. What a cool idea! This sounds like a great motivator to keep me walking! :)

My 1260.14 mile journey begins today and ends at Disney Cruise Line, Port Canaveral. Yeah! :sunny:

Tink

perfectmatch300

04-09-2005, 09:49 PM

I have another 13 miles to add! That puts me at 26/2465! It's a long way, but every step I take brings me one step closer. :teeth:

Debbie

04-09-2005, 11:05 PM

A strange week, indeed, for us this week. I have managed to walk a bit...even if it is just from one part of the hospital to the cafeteria. :rotfl: I've completed 90.4 km so far, and that is 56½ miles of my journey. Almost an hour in the car. Are we there, yet? :rotfl2:

SRUAlmn

04-10-2005, 01:02 AM

I can't get the little clippie in my sig- help :)

plutosmyfav

04-10-2005, 10:55 AM

I went for a 12 mile run yesterday. I was tempted to blurt out to passerbys, "I'm on my way to Disney" :rotfl2:

I'm just a hair under 10% now :banana:

Sunny

caribbeanme

04-10-2005, 05:54 PM

Hi all! I'd like to join in! I'm in Seattle, so this is going to be one heck of a walk, but I'm looking forward to it! My end spot will be the Animal Kingdom Lodge, and I plan to treat myself to a rest by the overlook once I get there.

MJS

04-11-2005, 08:33 AM

What a fun idea! I started over the weekend. I have to walk 1590 miles (MN to WDW) and I have 8 miles so far and one year to do it. I dusted off my pedometer hopefully will walk my butt off (planning to lose it somewhere in GA!) ;)

iNTeNSeBLue98

04-12-2005, 06:30 PM

:cool1: I broke the 50 mile barrier!

How are the rest of you doing?

Are you noticing any results from walking? I'm not. If anything I feel even wider around the middle. :confused3 I've cut back on the iced tea and drink more water, but so far I haven't lost a pound or an inch. :( I haven't let that discourage me, realizing that I won't lose the weight in a short amount of time with the amount of walking I've done.

To supplement, I ordered a fitness video from Amazon last week..."10 Minute Solution - Target Tone for Beginners". I'm waiting for it to arrive - I'm actually anxious to give it a try.

I missed the article, but I heard a blurb on the local news the other evening that a local group was Walking to Disney for a fund raiser. I tried searching online, but can't find any info.

SRUAlmn I can't get the little clippie in my sig- help
A few of us replied to this question a few pages back, not sure where exactly - page 11 maybe?
I'm not sure if you can upload the clippie directly on DIS (plutosmyfav, how did you add to your sig?) I saved the clippie to my computer (My Pictures), uploaded it to my storage space at comcast.net (my ISP). I opened the url when stored, right-clicked on the image. selected Properties and highlighted the url of the image. Come to the DIS' UserCP, Edit Signature, click the landscape looking icon, paste the image url and finish.

SRUAlmn

04-12-2005, 07:38 PM

:cool1: I broke the 50 mile barrier!

How are the rest of you doing?

Are you noticing any results from walking? I'm not. If anything I feel even wider around the middle. :confused3 I've cut back on the iced tea and drink more water, but so far I haven't lost a pound or an inch. :( I haven't let that discourage me, realizing that I won't lose the weight in a short amount of time with the amount of walking I've done.

To supplement, I ordered a fitness video from Amazon last week..."10 Minute Solution - Target Tone for Beginners". I'm waiting for it to arrive - I'm actually anxious to give it a try.

I missed the article, but I heard a blurb on the local news the other evening that a local group was Walking to Disney for a fund raiser. I tried searching online, but can't find any info.

A few of us replied to this question a few pages back, not sure where exactly - page 11 maybe?
I'm not sure if you can upload the clippie directly on DIS (plutosmyfav, how did you add to your sig?) I saved the clippie to my computer (My Pictures), uploaded it to my storage space at comcast.net (my ISP). I opened the url when stored, right-clicked on the image. selected Properties and highlighted the url of the image. Come to the DIS' UserCP, Edit Signature, click the landscape looking icon, paste the image url and finish.

Oh I'm so sorry. I don't want to be THAT person. I figured it out though so thanks so much!! Just started today. :)

iNTeNSeBLue98

04-12-2005, 08:20 PM

Good Luck to ya Karen :cheer2:

wtpclc

04-13-2005, 08:58 AM

After w/r's Sat and Monday, I'm up to 41.5/1332. Just cruisin' down the highway towards the state line now!

Hockeychic

04-13-2005, 09:03 AM

Hi everyone .....I am back.

Sorry I have been away....lots of stufff going on in life but should be back to normal now. I have kept up with some of my walking but I have alot of ground to make up.

Weight loss is kinda on hold also. Good thing is I didn't gain.. :cheer2:

So back at it today, hitting the gym at lunch and walking tonight.

Great to see you all doing so well. I will have to read all the posts to catch up....lol

Have a great day.

SRUAlmn

04-13-2005, 11:34 AM

Thanks for the good luck wish, Kris!

Hockeychic,
Thanks to your great idea, I now have a project for the kids to do where I work. For the month of May we have to create a fitness project (my program is in a health club.) Guess what I'm doing??? :teeth:

Tera

04-15-2005, 11:02 PM

Well I finally made my first 100 miles, but I haven't made it to the Colorado/Kansas Stateline yet.... good thing I packed extra batteries ;)

Tiger Lily 03

04-17-2005, 09:06 PM

Looks like everyone is making some tracks! I'm glad to see us getting along our way.

I have just updated my mileage. I have had a bit of a rough go at it. Hope that it will be a lot better this week.
I am 142.8/1047.3 with 904.5 miles to go! I have no idea where I might be, but I am headed in the right direction!
:cool1: :banana:

Enjoy your trek everyone!

Debbie

04-18-2005, 07:06 AM

Not been an active week, this last one. But sometimes it just goes like that. I managed a couple of good home workouts, so I ended up 10.4 km. sigh I'll try to do better this week, but looking at the calendar. . .

Good luck every one. At least the weather will be nice for walking this week -not too much rain, and I won't need my winter coat! :earboy2:

wtpclc

04-18-2005, 09:46 AM

Including my 6-miler on Sat, I'm up to 51/1332.

Keep up the great work everyone!

iNTeNSeBLue98

04-18-2005, 01:11 PM

Last week was not productive for me. I'm hoping to recover some miles this week plus I started 10 minute solutions - target toning last Thursday. I expect to put in at least 10 minutes on abs every other day and maybe 10 minutes thighs and 10 minutes buns, either on the same days as abs on in rotation.

tae1218

04-18-2005, 02:12 PM

I didn't get too many miles in last week. I have been pretty busy with school work since my semester is almost over. Hopefully I can get a few walks in this week. I want to break 50 miles this week.

plutosmyfav

04-18-2005, 08:42 PM

I'm almost to New York :) I was able to go for a 10 mile run today. The weather was perfect!

165 down, 1160 to go :cool1:

tae1218

04-21-2005, 02:00 PM

I finally broke the 50 mile mark!! :cool1: Now I only have 1062.68 to go. :earsgirl:

iNTeNSeBLue98

04-21-2005, 07:55 PM

It's less than 15 miles from my last stop to the Maryland state line.
http://home.comcast.net/~ebay.ib98/walk423.JPG
I'm at 12 miles for this week and it's Thursday. I should easily reach that by Friday and certainly could surpass it. :cool1:

SRUAlmn

04-21-2005, 11:18 PM

I'm finally past Downtown Baltimore :)

shellynn24

04-22-2005, 12:30 AM

Walking to WDW is the Coolest thing I've ever heard. :teeth: I just started trying to take the kids out every night in the stroller. Now we will just have to find out how far we need to walk. Thanks for the idea. :cheer2:
Nachito pirate: My Little Pirate
Leila princess: My Little Princess
We will make it to WDW. We only have 122 days!

wtpclc

04-22-2005, 09:56 AM

Congrats to everyone who's motoring down the highway! I'm at 58.5/1332. Still working towards that state line!

iNTeNSeBLue98

04-23-2005, 09:51 PM

Darn! I'm just shy of Maryland. If only I'd gone walking today, I'd have made it. It's been eight weeks since I started the challenge and I'm just 2/3 mile short of 70 miles. :cheer2: How's everyone else doing?

SRUAlmn

04-23-2005, 10:09 PM

Hoping to be to DC by the end of the week. 45 miles done so far :) Keep up the good work everyone. Kris, :wave: when you get to Maryland.

lajones81

04-24-2005, 01:06 PM

Sorry I went AWOL a few weeks ago. I did go to Disney and had a blast, but I was soon sucked back into reality...

The aide that worked in my classroom passed away last week from brain cancer. It really reminded me that I am in control of my own health (i.e. I can exercise, eat right, etc.)

I'm not sure if I will be doing the walking to Disney challenge as frequently. It's not say that I'm giving up on weight loss, but I've got to get my spirits up first before I can get back to the gym. :(

SRUAlmn

04-24-2005, 01:09 PM

perfectmatch300

04-24-2005, 02:11 PM

I'm now at 86/2465 miles. That puts me just north of Gainesville on I 75. I finally feel like I'm getting somewhere!

Woo hoo! I even figured out a way to get a map in this post! I downloaded it into my computer, then into my Comcast online storage, then used the insert picture feature here! Pretty good for an amateur! :cool1: I wasn't sure that would get it here, but when I tried it, it showed up!

http://home.comcast.net/~perfectmatch300/Walking_to_WDW_1.gif

lajones81

04-24-2005, 02:17 PM

oh! My heart is with you. It is so hard to lose someone you care about :grouphug:

Thanks for the hugs! I can tell they are working already! :)

wtpclc

04-24-2005, 06:00 PM

lajones81 - What a horrible thing to experience! :grouphug: Don't let it keep you away from teh gym for too long, though. Exercise may help you deal with this. I can understand needing a little time, though.

I'm at 65.5/1332. Slowly but surely....

Debbie

04-24-2005, 09:35 PM

lajones81, sending hugs, prayers and pixie dust your way. I know it is hard to get back into a routine, but I find, myself, that once I've started my walk, it is a time to reflect, plan, and then, before you know it, I don't want to go in. Hoping that it is the same for you. :grouphug: Come visit anytime that you are "down".

For me, it was a busy week again, but I logged a few miles. I'm off to update my siggie.

mking624

04-27-2005, 12:10 AM

I'm joining in, everyone!!! I just got a pedometer this evening so I can keep track of my steps/distance and I'm so excited because I really want to do this!! I've decided I'm gonna walk to CBR since my hubby and I want to stay there again. I have no real goal date to do this by...but neither am I gonna say I can just sit back idly and take my time. I want to accomplish this. It's exactly 867.45 miles away from my apartment. So off I go!!!

plutosmyfav

04-27-2005, 08:39 AM

Hello,

I've passed the 200 mile mark! Yippeee :cheer2:

Sunny

iNTeNSeBLue98

04-27-2005, 12:41 PM

Hello,

I've passed the 200 mile mark! Yippeee :cheer2:

Sunny

That's AWESOME! :banana:
I'm at about 75 miles, only averaging about 10 miles/week..

GorshGoofy

04-27-2005, 01:00 PM

Hello,
I've passed the 200 mile mark! Yippeee :cheer2:
Sunny

Bravo!!! :cheer2:

I'm averaging only a mile a day. I need to pick up the pace in order to get to WDW by October. :sad2: Gotta work on it! But, I can still cheer you on!! Keep up the good work!! :jumping2:

SRUAlmn

04-27-2005, 01:10 PM

I'm about 20 miles outside of DC- hoping to be there by the end of the week, and then VA, here I come :)

MeetingMickeyin2006

04-27-2005, 06:35 PM

This is such an awesome idea! I started walking last week, but got sidetracked. :confused3 Back on top now, and very excited about walking from Oklahoma to Florida!

Good luck to everyone!

Debbie

04-27-2005, 09:47 PM

Sunny, congratulations on hitting the 200 mile mark. :banana: :banana: :banana: You're doing fabulously well. Keep up the good work!
:cheer2:
Nancy, you will hit that 100 mile mark before you know it!

iNTeNSeBLue98

04-27-2005, 10:12 PM

:wave: Hi Karen (SRUAlmn)! I made it across the state line, currently 75 miles from home, on I-83 outside Parkton MD. I should reach Baltimore City next week. :goodvibes

SRUAlmn

04-27-2005, 10:41 PM

:wave: Hi Karen (SRUAlmn)! I made it across the state line, currently 75 miles from home, on I-83 outside Parkton MD. I should reach Baltimore City next week. :goodvibes

Yeah for you! You're in my county now :) Since you're going down 83 you won't go through my town, but give us a wave in about 15-20 miles :wave2:

iNTeNSeBLue98

04-28-2005, 06:45 AM

Yeah for you! You're in my county now :) Since you're going down 83 you won't go through my town, but give us a wave in about 15-20 miles :wave2:

I'll see you in a week, may two from now! I'm averaging about 12 miles/week.

mking624

04-28-2005, 04:55 PM

Ok yesterday I did 5.89 miles and it looks like I'll be nearing the 6 mile mark again today.

SRUAlmn

04-28-2005, 06:34 PM

I've been biking too, is that ok? :)

mking624

04-29-2005, 09:56 AM

Yesterday I did another 5.87 miles!! Have almost 12 miles out of the way now. :)

iNTeNSeBLue98

04-30-2005, 11:49 AM

Checking in with this week's mileage. I doubt I will go outside - raining today - but if there's a break I can add another mile or two.

As of this morning I have reached 80.36 miles of my journey. That places me in the Monkton area of Maryland along I-83.

http://home.comcast.net/~intenseblue98/walk430.JPG

mking624

04-30-2005, 12:45 PM

I did another 5.69 miles yesterday. Not as much as I would have liked, but still better than nothing. I would like to reach an actual 6 miles today.

SRUAlmn

04-30-2005, 04:08 PM

Raining here today too :( I work at a fitness club, though, so that free membership will come in handy today! :cheer2:

quackattack

05-01-2005, 05:35 PM

:mickeybar

Only 50.3 miles for April. I don't expect to do any better in May. This is going to be a busy month.

50.3/688.26

Rochelle
1/3 of QuackAttack

iNTeNSeBLue98

05-02-2005, 03:12 PM

Slow day here at work - finding lots of info on walking at msn.com.

Walking (http://msn.prevention.com/category/0,5775,s2-2-92-0-0-0,00.html)
Programs (http://msn.prevention.com/topic/0,5768,s2-2-92-181-0-0,00.html)
Tips (http://msn.prevention.com/topic/0,5768,s2-2-92-221-0-0,00.html)

:cheer2: :cool1:

wtpclc

05-02-2005, 03:43 PM

76.5/1332. Wow, am I ever going to get out of this state?? My mileage is going to slow down, because we're switching to doing more running than walking for a shorter time. I should still be out of MI by the end of the month!

twinklebug

05-03-2005, 02:17 PM

OK, count us in! :) We're walking to Disney!! (11yo DD and I that is) We have 1,320.5 miles to get to FW.

mking624

05-06-2005, 12:59 AM

Haven't updated in a few days, so I will now...
5/1 - 1.31 miles
5/2 - 5.3 miles
5/3 - 2.64 miles
5/4 - 4.95 miles
5/5 - 6.88 miles (YAY! I broke the 6 mile mark!)

I'm now over 40 miles!! I'm not sure howmany more I have until I'm out of my state...I think around 100. I checked Expedia and for some reason, it doesn't tell me when I'm entering Tennessee. It tells me when I'm entering Georgia...to which I responded "didn't you forget a state??" So I looked up Nashville and saw I'm about 170 miles from Nashville...so I have over 100 to go for that.

Anyway, that's my update.

Mandabella

05-06-2005, 01:07 AM

This is a great idea! I've been doing Sweatin' to the Oldies 2 5 days a week by myself. Maybe I could get DH interested in walking with me to the our beloved Boardwalk Villas from our front door. It's 983.19 miles for us.

iNTeNSeBLue98

05-06-2005, 06:30 AM

I'm at 90 miles this morning....can I reach 100 by Saturday? Possibly, but I think I'll fall just short of it.

perfectmatch300

05-06-2005, 10:14 PM

I'm now at 130/2465 miles! Here's where I am! :sunny: Yep, it's still a long way to go but I feel like I'm making progress! I've hit I 10 & made the turn west! :cool1:

http://home.comcast.net/~perfectmatch300/Walking_to_WDW_2.gif

lmhall2000

05-07-2005, 03:53 PM

COUNT ME IN!!! I've got 644 miles to get to Disney from where I'm from...our family is hoping to travel there in mid-September...that means I need to average 35 miles a week. OUCH! Wait let me recalculate...let's shoot for a vacation the last week of September and that should buy me 32 miles a week...I can do it...I need to do atleast 5 miles 6 days a week...eek...can I add in cycling??? Hmmm....I might have to rethink this...but I'll shoot for anything at this point...

Tara

TigerCheer2009

05-07-2005, 05:07 PM

Can I do it??? Sorry if it's too late! I am 1076.64 miles from POFQ!

iNTeNSeBLue98

05-07-2005, 06:18 PM

:cheer2: Welcome newbies!

I've added 15.6 miles this week, putting me at Pikesville Maryland, about 96 miles from home. I extended my afternoon route by 1/2 mile on Thursday and Friday. I didn't go out today because I took DD shopping and the stopping and standing aggravates my knee and back - didn't wasnt to take chances of further injury by walking the dog.

http://home.comcast.net/~intenseblue98/walk507.JPG

donac

05-09-2005, 02:07 PM

chrismiss56

05-10-2005, 07:32 AM

Hi

I have been lurking on this thread and am ready to jump in!!!!! or start moving:):) How do I find the address for BWV's and can I count the ellipitcal? Woo Hoo!! Can't wait to get to BWVs!!!!!

Thanks and have a Magical Disney Day:):)

SRUAlmn

05-10-2005, 06:12 PM

Is anyone walking and biking. I use an exercise bike because of a problem with bone spurs. I just started walking a couple of weeks ago but I still bike because there is less damage to my foot.

Since Feb I have put 295.3 mile on my bike and about 3 miles on foot.

Dona :wave2: :wave2:

I'm biking as well :wave: It's much easier because of where I live and if there is bad weather I want to still be able to do all the miles that I am accustomed to. I walk periodically, but it's mostly biking :)

Steve's Wife

05-10-2005, 08:33 PM

Do you mind if I come along? I'll be starting tomorrow although I haven't quite worked out how long it will take me. I am 1,188.15 miles from the lobby of the Beach Club and I think it's worth the walk!
Thanks for a great idea!
:cool1:
Lori

contempgal

05-11-2005, 04:25 PM

Count me in! :cool1:

I'll be walking from Beckley, WV to the Contemporary! Can't wait to actually "get there!"

chrismiss56

05-11-2005, 09:51 PM

Hi to all!! :wave:

Ok I am in on this challege........it is 1,225 miles from my house to Boardwalk Villas.

Bought a pedometer and will start keeping track. What a great inspiration!! :goodvibes

I do need some help......how do I keep track on a map like some of you are doing? How do I deduct the miles and know where I am at :confused3

Thanks for helping.

Have a magical Disney Day!! :earsboy:

chrismiss56

05-11-2005, 09:58 PM

Hi again

One more thing - where do I find the clippie.........I have been skimming the previous pages but can't find it.

HELP PLEASE!!

Thanks and have a Magical Disney Day!!

iNTeNSeBLue98

05-12-2005, 06:46 AM

I using Microsoft Streets and Trips on my computer to chart my progress. I draw a window around the area, right click/copy, paste to Arcsoft's PhotoImpression, save as jpeg and upload to space on comcast.net.

chrismiss56

05-12-2005, 07:13 AM

Intense blue sent you a pm :):)

Have a magical Diseny Day!!

mking624

05-12-2005, 10:26 AM

Hey everyone...just to update on my progress, I'm JUST under 70 miles done. I'm getting in anywhere between 5-7 miles a day, so it's adding up. I'm really enjoying this!! :)

SRUAlmn

05-12-2005, 06:09 PM

I broke the 100 mile mark today :cheer2: For some reason I was super motivated today and did 9 miles. Funny, I started exactly 1 month ago today, so I must be progressing at about 100 miles a month. At this rate I'll be to WDW in January. Darn, I was hoping to make it for Christmas ;) I guess I'll have to step it up a notch! This is so motivating for me because I can't wait to get home and update my signature each day- yes, I'm a dork :Pinkbounc

Steve's Wife

05-12-2005, 10:36 PM

Wow! Karen that's amazing progress. I've only been at it for two days. It was raining last night, so I did 3.3 km (or about 2 miles) on the NordicTrak. Tonight I walked 1.62 miles. So, I still have 1184.53 to go, but I'll get there.
:wave2:
Lori

Tiger Lily 03

05-13-2005, 11:37 AM

I have recently realized that I have undercalculated some of my distances. So I said to myself, not to worry just include it from now on. Nope! I am going back to recalculate so I can get in every inch that I know how to get. I need to add in my treks while at the World too. There were many.

It is fun to see everyone making progress. I hope to be showing and telling mine soon.

Mom2Ashli

05-13-2005, 11:45 AM

iNTeNSeBLue98

05-13-2005, 10:12 PM

Wow. What a cool idea. This might help me train the 60 miles I will be walking for the 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk. I will be walking 20 miles a day for 3 days straight in October of this year. So I am going to pretend I am walking to Disney for my Training. :cool1:

My boss is doing the 3 day in Philadelphia and I considered it. I don't think I can handle 20 miles a day just yet.

I'm over the 100 miles mark, 107.62 as of 5/13. After Tuesday I didn't do much of anything in terms of walking or exercising. It's been a little hectic for one reason or another. I'll be in Washington DC tomorrow. I haven't decided if I want to clip on the pedometer and track the miles.

chrismiss56

05-14-2005, 11:50 PM

Ok starting with baby steps.........5.5/1225.....guess I have to rev it up a bit:):)

Have a Magical Disney Day!!

LoriLea

05-15-2005, 10:59 AM

This is great! I've been trying to think of a way to get my husband to agree to another trip . . . and here it is! I just put the my address and the address of Wilderness Lodge into MapQuest - 1314 miles from my house in Kitchener, Ontario to Wilderness Lodge. I can do this! The only times I've been committed to my treadmill is when I have an upcoming vacation.
Count me in!