Jumping Over the Hurdle

Yesterday was a big day for me. It was a day where I cleared a major hurdle in my attempt to get less chunky and more hunky. Sweet Roast and I went on a short trip with an older couple we know on the Trans-Canada Trail. The three of them were on bicycles and I was on foot. I power-walked most of the trip with a couple of short jogging sessions. It felt great. I needed to do it just to do it and now I see myself doing it more often. Our trip took us a few kilometres away from home (the trail passes our house about 200 feet from our front door), through a railway tunnel, across a railway bridge and along the former Kettle Valley Railway to a point where the Tulameen River runs alongside it. The water was also so inviting that we all got into it on the way back home. It was refreshing and reminded me of all the excellent activity-based fitness opportunities we have virtually in our back yard. I can now see myself incorporating a small swimming program of some kind into my overall fitness routine - and August is coming, which is typically the hottest month around here. I'll probably need the cold water of the Tulameen and Similkameen rivers to keep from overheating on the trail!