Jumping right in

I got blasted for not blogging - truly I deserved it, and probably needed the kick in the motivator. Thanks Scott
The training has been going excellent. I have set up a new training schedule that I have developed for myself after doing some research. It goes like this:
There is a total of 6 months until the launch of SimpleSteps, so I divided the training into 6 wk sections. We had been walking 6 km every day for at least a month before I began this schedule.
Section 1: M 6km, T 12km, W 6km, Th 12km, F 6km, S 30km
Section 2: M 12km, T 12km, W 12km, Th 12km, F 12km, S 30km
Section 3: M 12km, T 18km, W 12km, Th 18km, F 12km, S 30km
Section 4: M 18km, T 18km, W 18km, Th 18km, F 18km, S 30km
Taper: distances will taper down to 6km and 12km but keep the 30km Saturday
I am really pumped about this training. It is so entirely doable one simple step at a time.
Today was my first Saturday 30km. It went great and I am grateful to Paul for helping me to get past a mental hurdle of wanting to walk from point A to point B. So today I walked our 6 km route 5 times. It was great that I could come home since it poured, poured, poured all day. I went through two pairs of shoes and then just started putting the wet ones back on - I still have one pair of dry shoes left.
Something else exciting is the commitment of a support team person, Diane Hawreschuk. The Lord had been laying her on my heart for sometime and when I finally asked her if she had any direction about joining me she was ready to answer on her part. Her husband was surprised by her desire to go but he responded, "This isn't about me." Wow, what a great attitude.
So things are starting to come into place...little by little. Paul keeps me focused on God's part in all this.
I was listening to EndurancePlanet podcast and it was an interview with Christian MacEvoy who is running across America to raise money for cancer survivorship. He mentioned that he has a support group of four, an RV was given to them as well as a car. So I went on their website and realized he not only has a support dream team, but has a full compliment of professionals working on a board for him.
Honestly, I felt discouraged - and little, and like the people on the dust speck in Dr. Seuss' book, "Horton Hears a Who." But Paul reminded me that this walk was God's idea, and His project and He will accomplish what He has planned. There are so many examples of God helping the small to make a big difference. For me its huge, but for God its just a simple step.
Your prayers for the walk and all the needs are treasured.