Fitness Challenge - ThinnerTimes

LisaM · 03-02-2007, 08:00 PM

OK, here's an idea that we use at the fitness center for challenges. I think it will be great for a virtual challenge.

1. Pick someone else on the forum you'd like to go visit. That person cannot live in the same state that you do (and by that I mean one of the United States, not the state of confusion...

), but they can live in another country--all you Canadian, European and South American Thinner Times folks, you can jump on this bandwagon, too!

2. Put your address and theirs into maps.google.com or one of the other map functions online, in order to get an accurate mileage.

3. Post who you are going to visit, and how many miles it will take you to get there.

4. Use the fitness miles you pile up for any exercise you do--walking, biking, running, jogging, swimming, elliptical, treadclimber, treadmill, any aerobic exercise where you can judge distance in miles (or kilometers

) to make your way virtually across the country or the world.

Here's mine, and you'll find it tracked below.

LisaM from Illinois to LisaBoston's Canadian haven - 2,339 miles. 2 miles on the elliptical, only 2,337 to go! I think I just tripped and fell in the Mississippi River, it's about 2 miles from the house...

The next post down will be the tracking post, so we can figure out where everyone's heading. On your marks, get set, go visit somebody! And don't forget to see the sights along the way... I'm thinking about making a detour to Mount Rushmore in SoDak...after that, I'm pretty sure it's just lots and LOTS of snow.

LisaM · 03-02-2007, 08:08 PM

Who's visiting who?

Lisa M (Illinois) is headed to visit LisaBoston in British Columbia, Canada!

Distance: 2,399 miles
Travelled so far: 5.5 miles
She is now: nearly to the Lewis and Clark Bridge
Still to travel: 2393.5 miles

Jen (JenBear7 in New York) is headed off to visit Carrie in Alberta, Canada!

Distance: 2,377 miles
Travelled so far: 0 miles
She is now: not left home yet, but will soon...
Still to travel: 2,377 miles

Carrie (Chilmoe, in Alberta, Canada) is headed to visit Duckie, and then JenBear in New York!

Distance: 2,910 miles
Travelled so far: 0 miles
She is now: not left home yet, but will soon...
Still to travel: 2,910 miles

Rene' (Hunnyblonde in San Diego) is headed over to visit Trina in Alabama!

Distance: 1,191 miles
Travelled so far: 0 miles
She is now: not left home yet, but will soon...
Still to travel: 1,191 miles

Angie (ajmoe in Germany) is headed to visit all the New York Thinner Times peeps!

Distance: 3,862 miles
Travelled so far: 14.84 miles
She is now: Still in Germany, but on her way!
Still to travel: 3,847.16 miles

Tonya (ladytonya, in North Carolina) is headed west to San Diego to visit Callery's Kids!

Distance: 2,377 miles
Travelled so far: 9.26 miles
She is now: on I-40 west headed toward Haywood County.
Still to travel: 2,367.74 miles

buffsrule76 in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, is headed for San Mateo, CA, to see kimberasti!

Distance: 2,057 miles
Travelled so far: 0 miles
He is now: revving up his motivation...
Still to travel: 2,057 miles

JenBear7 · 03-02-2007, 08:28 PM

It may take me 10 years.. But.. I will get to Red Deer Alberta.. to visit Carrie!

Distance: 2377
Traveled So far: 0
She is now: Still home

Shes worth it!

This was a good idea Lisa.. I love it.. Im going to put the map on my fridge when I get home..

chilmoe · 03-02-2007, 09:00 PM

this is awesome, i have to go do the distance thing, but i will go visit duckie then jenbear from there - i have to go figure out how long it will take me, and this will be GREAT for my exercise challenge i joined at my gym! thanks lisa you are awesome

and jenbear you are so sweet, im worth taking ten years to get to

i wuv ya chickiepoo

chilmoe · 03-02-2007, 09:34 PM

4,225 km (2625 miles )to duckies then 285 miles to jenbears =

Distance: 2910
Traveled So far: 0
She is now: Still home - will start on monday next week - i havent been to the gym this week, i have been a little ill and it so sucks, i feel like i have to start all over, okay im done whining - this is such a cool idea thanks again lisa.

did i take the long way around? is duckie before jenbear? i dont know US geography.

Hunnyblonde · 03-02-2007, 11:43 PM

I just have to visit Miss Trina. I have no idea where in Alabama you are dearheart so I used Maxwell AFB in Montgomery (seemed the most central). I'll change my challenge if you tell me what city you're in!

Distance: 1991 miles
Traveled So far: 0
She is now: Still home

See you soon Trina! Thanks Lisa!

ajmoe · 03-03-2007, 05:31 AM

Ok I could not decide who to go visit so I thought I would just visit all the people in New York. Not sure where you are all but here is goes. I am in Germany. Closets I could find was Frankfurt (2 hours away).

Visiting New York airport from Frankfurt Airport.
3862 miles
This morning I biked 14.84 miles. So 3847.16. Long way to go.

What a challenge that may take a while.

JenBear7 · 03-03-2007, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chilmoe

4,225 km (2625 miles )to duckies then 285 miles to jenbears =

Distance: 2910
Traveled So far: 0
She is now: Still home - will start on monday next week - i havent been to the gym this week, i have been a little ill and it so sucks, i feel like i have to start all over, okay im done whining - this is such a cool idea thanks again lisa.

did i take the long way around? is duckie before jenbear? i dont know US geography.

Yep.. I am about 285 miles closer lol.. but.. you get more excercise doing it your way..

LisaM · 03-03-2007, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajmoe

What a challenge that may take a while.

I've put more than a thousand miles on a stationary bike in under a year... and that was when I weighed nearly 300 pounds... let's see, if you average even 10 miles a day, five days a week, that's 50 miles a week, in 20 weeks, you're one thousand miles down the road...

If you average 14 miles a day six days a week, you can make a thousand miles in just 12 weeks!

This is designed to get us moving, ladies and gentlemen, and the more we move, the better we'll feel. But make it fun! Don't forget to look at where 100 miles along your path will get you, and 200, and so on. I'm looking forward to seeing the sights...

Of course, for you Angie, a couple hundred miles is going to put you smack dab in the Atlantic...but you could stop by the Azores on the way over to New York...

If you guys haven't already gotten Google Earth, it can make this SO much more fun. You can download it at: http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html, and it's free.

ladytonya · 03-03-2007, 01:10 PM

Okay, I'm in! I was trying to figure out where to go. I decided to go to San Diego so I can see all of Dr. C's patients (Poway didn't look too far from SD) and I can visit my aunt in La Mesa! So, from Asheville, NC to San Diego, CA is 2,321 mi. I actually live in Leicester, NC, which is right outside of Asheville, but I always google things from Asheville because I usually leave on trips from work. I didn't go to the gym Thursday or Friday. I'm going tonight no matter what!

Distance: 2321
Traveled So far: 0
She is now: Still sittin' on my butt at home!

So, as I travel, how do I figure out where I am? Is there a program that will tell me if I have traveled 100 miles from Asheville along a certain route where I will be, or is it just kind of hit and miss? Thanks for starting this, LisaM! This is going to be fun!