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Tuesday
Apr152008

These shoes are made for walking...

Filk conventions - virtual walking map


Some years ago I did the Walk To Rivendell Challenge, where you log your real-life walking distance every day and plot your course across a map of Middle Earth. Yeah, I'm a nerd. But a FIT nerd, eh? :-D

Well, I've decided to join Vixy and Brooke (the instigator) on their virtual walk around the world, visiting all the filk conventions. I can use my new fancypants pedometer to help me track distance, and then use Google maps to set up a route.

I'm starting from my P.O. Box in north Toronto (I'm not posting my real address, sorry) and walking to FilKONtario first, then am going counter-clockwise around Brooke's map (to OVFF in Columbus, OH after that). Maybe I'll even make virtual visits along the way, if anyone along the route is interested in offering virtual crash space. :-) Offering virtual crash space in no way commits you to offering REAL crash space at any point in the future, nor do you have to give me your real address -- just the city and prov/state will do.

Thanks, Brooke, for inspiring me! It sure makes tracking my walking progress much more interesting. I'll likely be doing a bit of running as well, but my right knee is acting up a bit so I'm leery about doing running for now - I'm doing longer walks instead. Walked nearly 7 km (about 4.5 miles) yesterday, woohoo!

I'm setting up my virtual route along real-life roads instead of a direct route wherever possible, though I may sometimes opt to take detours if they look interesting on the map. I figure this will be a good way to familiarize myself with some geography as well. :-)

Anyway, right now I'm about to take the exit for Highway 401...



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