The indoor track at Das Rec is a little short at one-tenth of a mile, but it is a fine place to walk.

Das Rec 2020...The Quest To Get In Shape

I have never been a particularly gifted athlete, and concentrated physical activity has never been anything that I particularly enjoy.  As a result, it is a constant battle to stay in shape.  In 1976 my father had open heart surgery, and I visited him in the intensive care unit at Methodist Hospital in Houston.  On that day I made a decision to make some changes in my life, hoping I would not find myself in the same situation some day.  Perhaps the best shape of my adult life was during the late 1980s when I did a lot of bike riding on a regular basis.  Over the last number of years, I have settled on walking as my activity of choice.  It is not glamerous, and I rarely break a big sweat, but it seems to get the job done.  I also need a specific goal to keep me motivated.  Last year, it was my trip to Australia that kept me walking.  This year I am planning a trip to South Africa in September to hike the Drakensberg area in search of rock art.  In April, I plan to take one last walk with my friend Vaughn Hadenfeldt as we backpack in Grand Gulch.  So, Dorothy and I joined Das Rec on January 1st of this year and I have been walking.  I decided to document my mileage as an additional way to motivate myself.  Here are my miles walked this year at Das Rec…

The Rules of the Road at the Das Rec indoor track.
I use a clicker to keep track of my laps. 50 laps equals five miles.

January, 2020:

Date:          Miles Walked:                                          Date:           Miles Walked:

1                   3                                                                  17                  5

2                   4                                                                  18                 5

3                   4                                                                  19                 5

4                   4                                                                  20                10

5                   0                                                                  21                 5

6                   5                                                                  22                6

7                   0                                                                  23                0

8                   4                                                                  24                5

9                   4                                                                  25                5

10                 4                                                                  26                5

11                  4                                                                  27                5

12                  4                                                                  28               5

13                  4                                                                  29               5

14                  0                                                                  30               0

15                  5                                                                   31               5

16                  5                                                           Total……….. 125