tail on the trail event—bethlehem

Today was the Bethlehem Tail on the Trail event. Most of the gang was there—Dawn, Lydia, Bonnie and me. Of course we all met at my house, then Bonnie drove us over town.

We parked under the Fahy Bridge on Sand Island and walked to the basketball courts where the walk started. Last time they gave us car stickers, sunscreen and hand sanitizer. This time we got D&L buttons, sunscreen and sanitizer. I sense a theme. But then the corporate sponsor is St. Luke's.

During the opening speeches, the director of the D&L Heritage Corridor said they were expecting a few hundred people to do the program. They ended up with a few thousand. That must be the reason none of the prizes have arrived yet.

The bikers went first, then the runners, then the walkers. There was maybe six bikers. And a handful of runners. The rest of the people walked. Bet there was a hundred.

We headed over the bridge from Sand Island. We were to go 1.5 miles, just past the Minsi Trail Bridge, to the lock, turnaround and come back. If you wanted to go out 2 miles, you could go to where the trial was closed for renovations. We went the full distance and turned around. Others kept going.

Afterwards there was fruits, veggies and warm water. What is the point of a cooler if it has not water or ice?

Total distance 3.7 miles. But my Fit Bit pedometer says 2400 steps. I won't make my goal for this week. Why? I put the Fit Bit on this morning and did some work in the yard, then went walking.  After lunch I went to shower and it wasn't there. Turns out I lost it at 572 steps this morning. I would have been well over the 10K daily  to make the goal. Oh well.