Badwater Road, Death Valley (courtesy of Wikimedia)
One of the subjects that came up in our interview with Elizabeth Bear was the Eowyn Challenge – hiking in the footsteps of our friends from Middle Earth on their journey. Oddly enough, not everyone wants to go to Mordor. I hear the Orcs are lovely this time of year, though….
Instead, some folks have given it their own spin, and I’m not just saying that because they’re putting their exercise bikes where their motivation is. Mike talked about walking across the United States, from Tampa to Seattle – probably for the coffee, or maybe to get hit with a thrown fish (not to be confused with getting slapped with one).
So, where else are people pedaling off to in the name of healthy motivation?
- Shay is doing the Tour de France from her living room, as the Tour de Salon. As she says, “I have decided to bike the Tour de France. Granted, I plan on doing it in my living room, with a stationary bike, but still, I am going to mark out my progress and all on a map and and by god, I’m gonna finish it. [Going into this] I knew absolutely nothing about the Tour de France except that it a) It was in France and b) Lance Armstrong something something. The 2008 TdF, which is what I have maps for, is 2,211.8 miles. So, rounding that up a little, I would have to go six miles every day in order to finish in a year. I’ll track where I am with Google Earth/Maps, and try to learn a little about France while I ride.“
- Paul is touring Mars. “[My idea] was based off of the Eowyn Challenge, but I made a few changes. Mainly because I hate walking. So, I’ve switched out the bike. And frankly, I’m tired of fantasy. But how does one cross interstellar distances on a bike? So that’s out. So…. I present you with the Mars siteseeing challenge. [A] grand total of 19326 km. Given a distance traveled of approximately 27 km a day (1 hour on the exercise bike) it will take just over 700 days to reach my final destination. My goal is to reach the Roddenberry Crater by the end of the year (That’s one Daily Quest done, Shrink Geek!).“
Do you have a fun and interesting way to frame your workouts and keep yourself going, like Shay and Paul do? Hop over to our Daily Quest forum to share your ideas, or maybe find one that will inspire you on your own fitness journey.
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