Baby Boomer’s Idita-Walk Mini-Update

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Loy Cerf

As of Friday, Y-Bo, pTiny pTerodactyl and I have walked for 996 of the 1049 minutes we must clock to become official Idita-Walk finishers. Which means we only have 53 minutes left to go. Not too shabby for an grandma, grandson and a ‘grand’ dog!

In case this is the first you’ve read about the Idita-Walk, it is a ‘do-anywhere’ trek that commemorates the Anchorage to Nome (1049 miles) IditaRod dogsled race that is held every year in Alaska.

I must admit that, for me, the biggest challenge of this walk has been the weather. Since the February first starting date, the Chicago climate has been all over the meteorological map. Unseasonably warm temperatures, followed by Siberian gusts, that brought icy sleet, then a slight warm-up, then a not-so-slight-round of freezing winds which ultimately dumped nine inches of heavy wet snow on our fair Metropolis. Today’s a perfect example of our Winter 2013… we’ve got lovely temps in the high 40s, virtually no wind at all–which is wonderful at this time of year. Of course, there’s a downside to our ‘heat wave’…it’s relentlessly gloomy, totally sunless, and absolutely rainy.

But that’s Chicago for ya. A favorite Windy City saying is if you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes, cause that’s how long it takes for it to change to something else. Besides, what’s a little wind, rain, sleet or ice-covered snowpaths to a gang of hearty Idita-Walkers like us? A piece of cake…or butter cookie…or dog treat…depending on the size of your teeth!

Some of us are exhausted by the Idita-Walks. Others are invigorated, While others still just take pictures and pass out cookies.

Some of us are exhausted by the Idita-Walks. Others are invigorated, While others still just take pictures and pass out cookies.

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About Loy Cerf

After many years of writing short romance story for magazines and being published in several anthology books, most notably the Adams Media Cup of Comfort series, I decided to start my own blog. Though I'm Ohio born and raised, I've called the Chicago suburbs home for most of my adult life. Married to the same guy for over 40 years, yikes, indeed, we've got two grown kids, one pTiny pTerodactyl grandson, two cats and one big dog. Currently we have no fish and are not in the market for any.
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12 Responses to Baby Boomer’s Idita-Walk Mini-Update

  1. Elizabeth says:
    March 9, 2013 at 12:14 PM

    Wow, congrats on all of your walking!!!! :)

  2. emma says:
    March 9, 2013 at 12:31 PM

    Almost there…you will have plenty of time to spare!

  3. houndstooth says:
    March 9, 2013 at 3:48 PM

    You’re farther along than I am! I’m impressed, and I agree, the weather has been a tough obstacle this time. For me, the harder part has been juggling my dad’s hospitalization. Tomorrow, somehow, a lot of minutes are going to be clocked in, though! lol

  4. Joyce says:
    March 9, 2013 at 8:35 PM

    I understand Chicago can be quite cold with the wind off of the Great Lakes. It’s a lot warmer if you’ll drive ten hours south down highway 55.

    http://joycelansky.blogspot.com

  5. Dolly the Doxie says:
    March 10, 2013 at 11:08 AM

    I sure do understand the weather issues! Good luck finishing the walk! Love Dolly

  6. Gizmo (@GizmoGeodog) says:
    March 10, 2013 at 3:02 PM

    Woot! That is super great progress Loy…Given the harshness of the weather you have done wonderfully well…You should be very proud!

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