Look out, Rivendell, here I come

[annathepiper]

Tonight I came home to find, in my mailbox, the part I was waiting on to get the treadmill fixed. I futzed around with the inner workings of the treadmill to get the thing on there, and seem to have successfully reassembled it, though the thing makes a bit more rattly noises than I remember. So I may have to take it apart again some time this weekend and figure out what I need to adjust.

BUT, since the console does once more work, I am now able to measure the distance I cover on my treadmill walks. So I'm borrowing an idea from mizkit and rain_girl_ak, and taking the Eowyn Challenge. It's a neat concept--providing folks with a means to motivate exercise by handing you the estimated distances in miles between various locations in Middle-Earth, so you can see how far you get compared to, oh, say, the Fellowship. Or Bilbo and the dwarves.

I've set out for Rivendell as of tonight, and it's a 458-mile journey. See ya, hobbits! You folks are cute, but kind of short.

Miles to Rivendell: 1.3

Comments

Eowyn challenge

[snowqueene.livejournal.com]

That is a really neat way to motivate yourself. Being as I have access to a tredmill here on campus I might have to try that. ^_^

Re: Eowyn challenge

[annathepiper]

Ain't it just? Very much appealing to my inner Tolkiengeek. And I also like how the site encourages you to take whatever form of exercise works best for you--walking, biking, or whatever--as long as there are miles that you can measure.

I get a free extra mile every day I take the bus to work, too, since it's half a mile between my house and my bus stop. Whoot!

Re: Eowyn challenge

[snowqueene.livejournal.com]

They sell the mile counters that you can put on your wrist. *wonders how much one would be* I walk across campus all day long and I know that my dorms are at one end and the art building is at the other. I'll check next time I am at wally world (wal-mart).

[damara.livejournal.com]

Hey, I like that idea. Where do you get the mileage from?

[annathepiper]

They have a nice chart of estimations of mileage (with references in the books from which the estimations are derived) up on the Eowyn Challenge site. :)

Re: Eowyn challenge

[annathepiper]

Yeah, I've heard tell of such devices. I want to get a similar one for my bike, once biking-friendly weather rolls around again. Hope you find one!

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

Oh! Excellent! Good for you, Anna! I'm not even a real Tolkien geek, and I've found it to be a really cool and motivating thing to do. Excellent!

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

What, can't I just ride an eagle the whole way? ;-)

[annathepiper]

You could, but then the eagle gets to count the mileage, not you. ;)

[annathepiper]

I was going to be treadmilling anyway, but I like the extra motivational push of the Walk to Rivendell. Plus, when spring rolls around again, maybe I'll get an odometer for my bike.

You're going to beat me to Mount Doom. I guess I'll just have roast marshmellows when I get there!

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

*giggle*

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It's a little more like accomplishing something, rather than just walking for the sake of walking. But dude. If I don't beat you to Mt. Doom I'm going to be way upset, because I'm like 930 miles ahead of you! Roasting marshmallows sounds fun, though! :)

[shikyrie.livejournal.com]

I've set out for Rivendell as of tonight, and it's a 458-mile journey. See ya, hobbits! You folks are cute, but kind of short.

Miles to Rivendell: 1.3

Yay Rivendell :) I've got an old exercise bike that I rescued from the trash last year.. might try to fix it when i get the time...

Re: Eowyn challenge

[shikyrie.livejournal.com]

I got a couple of those things from McDs last year when they had their Adult Happy Meals, or whatever they called them and they really didn't work that well... tried measuring the distance to work on 3 different occasions, and it came out different each time... grr

Re: Eowyn challenge

[annathepiper]

Dara tells me these devices are properly called 'pedometers'. New word for Anna!

Regardless, if you want one that actually works, I think you probably want to be looking somewere besides McDonald's. I mean, c'mon, a toy handed out with fast food? It's going to be mass-produced crap made out of the cheapest materials possible, so of course they're going to be unreliable. (Dara also says that even good pedometers are somewhat touchy, but still.)

Re: Eowyn challenge

[shikyrie.livejournal.com]

yea... just played with it to see how well it worked... then i threw it in a pile on my desk somewhere...

[annathepiper]

Do you know what's actually wrong with it?

And if you really want to lose weight and you have a potentially functional means to do so right there in your very own home, what's stopping you? Fix it. :) Or at least find out if you can. And if you can't, get rid of it. If you can't fix it, it's not really useful to have it sitting around your house collecting dust.

[shikyrie.livejournal.com]

well, it needs oiled, and tightened... and the milage thingie fixed... just gotta find the right tools to do it.. for now, I'll settle with walking to work with the "Grease" soundtrack in my CD player ;)

[annathepiper]

Plus, as I have determined by counting up my words, I just like tallying numbers!

I'll bring extra marshmellows for you if you make sure the DSL is installed by the time I get there. ;)

[annathepiper]

Do you know who made the treadmill and what model it is? You might try doing a Google search for online manuals pertaining to the thing; it could be a start. I found the online manual for our treadmill, and it was very helpful.

Re: Eowyn challenge

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

Here (http://www.store.yahoo.com/n-e-wlifestyles/digstepcoun.html) are some pedometers that I've seen recommended by others on my friends list. They're not too pricey and all the people who use them are very very happy with them!

[damara.livejournal.com]

Oh cool! I missed the link when I was looking at your original post.

Thanks!

[annathepiper]

You're quite welcome!

[howlinhobbit.livejournal.com]

See ya, hobbits! You folks are cute, but kind of short.

*ahem*

I'll spare you my usual saucy comeback to short comments. ;-)

HH

[annathepiper]

"Day Twelve: Triumphant return to Helm's Deep. Got hugged by Gimli. As if I needed to be reminded that he is belt buckle height yet again."

Ahem. Er. Right, I got a while before I make it to Helm's Deep. ;)