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This coming Columbus Day I will be walking 39 miles in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. In preparation for the big event, I walked over 5 miles this evening . I started out with a goal to walk 8 miles. By the time I reached Scarsdale, it became apparent that I would only reach 5 or 6 and encounter some unexpected surprises. My shoelaces were tied to tight, the soles of my feet began to ache around mile three and if I continued to sip my bottle of water a more urgent situation was going to occur. Shortly before mile four I was aching to turnaround and head home. However, knowing I was building endurance helped me to push past the aches and continue up a hill. I listened to Anita Baker as I cooled down. I felt great, I completed over five miles, burned 632 calories and walked 17,892 steps and mentally began to plan subsequent walks.

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