no go

As you may have gathered by now, based on the date/time stamps of my previous blog posts, I'm not walking out to Incheon. This is for several interconnected reasons. First, I simply haven't done much walking for the past two months, which has led to a disappointing amount of weight gain, not to mention radical deterioration in cardio fitness. These days, I'm out of breath after walking up three floors. Second, a major consequence of the lack of exercise is that my feet are in no condition to pound out thirty kilometers a day. I went on a long walk last night, and for a short while, I toyed with the possibility of just strapping on a small backpack the following morning and hiking to Incheon, anyway, but saner voices in my head convinced me otherwise. Third, I've still got that pinched nerve, which means an aching neck and aching elbows and shoulders. While that's not enough to prevent me from walking long distances (as I said, I did a long walk last night), I think it would be a problem over the course of a four-day hike. It's a bit early to say anything definite, but I think the pain is just beginning to recede. I won't consider any long walks until I'm fully (or at least mostly) recovered.

This week, I'm getting back into walking and doing a bit of low-carb dieting to lose a bit of weight and get my heart and lungs back on the path to fitness. Not exciting, but I have to start somewhere. If I do get a chance to do a long walk at some point, I'll be sure to write about it.