On Your Mark, Get set, Go!!

The Distance Challenge has begun and hopefully to a good start for most of you:) The people who will be in the running for a prize beyond belief are as follows:

Andrew & Elise Layne
Greg Larsen (Megan should consider it after she gives birth...)
Bethany Stewart
Kristin Guest
Julie DeCoria
Shayla Dickson
Katie Bessey
Stac Peart
Siobhan Jakins
&, of course, myself
This could be some pretty stiff competition and so, give it all you got! Now, you all are my friends, so, I don't need to talk to you about lying, but there will be no "fibbing" about how many miles you have gone in 3 months okay? If you are a swimmer and you swim the length, you will need to swim 34 laps(1 lap = back and forth)to equal 1 mile. If you swim the width, you will have to swim 68 laps to equal 1 mile (this is also depending on your pool size, but in general this hold.) Swimming is obviously the harder option so if you choose swimming and do 1 mile, your miles will be doubled i.e. 1 mile = 2 miles, 2 miles = 4 miles and so on.

The prize should motivate you, but did you know that Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is the #1 killer in the United States for both men and women? It is the #1 killer and it is something that everyone can prevent with exercise. Isn't that sad? So, not only will this challenge be fun, but it might start you on the path to a healthier lifestyle and this is the time we need to start because, not to be a downer, but everything goes downhill as we age:)

So, good luck to you and if you have anymore questions just let me know!

P.S. Check back to the blog every now and then because I will be posting tips and other good stuff along the way!