Woops!

So I made a noob mistake with my math (don't tell anyone... I have a math minor!).

Total distance to be run is 1298 KILOMETERS... That's 811.25 MILES.

So now... if I have 48 weeks to make it:
   
        1298/48 = 27.04 km/wk (KILOMETERS!)

        811.25/48 = 16.9 miles/wk (MILES!)

Now that I have pulled my head out from under a rock and got the numbers correct, it looks MUCH more manageable!

Here we go

This blog is going to cover my long term goal of getting fit again.
What am I doing you ask? I am running to where this crazy adventure all started... Lake Louise, Alberta!

My Motivation

6 weeks ago tomorrow I got engaged to the love of my life and my best friend, Britt. I was able to take her out to Banff on a "Christmas present" trip to try out her new skis without her having a clue what was actually happening. On our 6 year Anniversary, we went to Lake Louise to do some touring and go for a skate on the lake, just outside of The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. It was there that I made the biggest step of my life and asked her to marry me. After a lot of smiles and saying "Are you kidding me?!", I got the answer I was looking for: YES! (I may have had to ask for her to give me her answer though...)

It is a loooooooong way

So more about what I'm doing...
I will be running the total distance it is from where we live now in Brandon, Manitoba, to the place where we got engaged (and hopefully go back to for our honeymoon), Lake Louise, Alberta. Of course being an average guy means I can't physically run that far and I don't have the time to, I will add up my total distance day to day. Total distance for this run is 1298 kilometers, which if you cut down into weeks (I have 48 weeks to get there), it works out to be just over 27 miles/week. It is going to be a challenge, but a good challenge has never stopped me before.

So... Here we go!