There’s this game, Pokemon Go. And that other game. Pikmin bloom. THe latter a glorified step counter, the first – essentially a collector’s challenge. Both are on my phone. Together with ingress which also encourages to walk or move self propelled outdoors.
With ingress I started to participate in GORUCK events. Actually putting a load on my back and walk off. The things I never ever liked as a kid. But going out there, that’s pure relaxation. And still „good for me“. Coming back from the US after ten years taught me, that I should better not do competitive sports like triathlon in Germany. Unless I’d have the chance to score but – I won’t. Much too slow.
But this does not mean I do not want challenges for myself. I do not need gamified points, but I do like to be able to walk distances in twenty years or so. So I started to do Mammutmarsch events. I started walking and rucking a lot – and I started cycling to work.
Mammutmarsch is all inclusive. Like in an Ironman – if you start it, you do the first step. Every hill a victory. One step. another step. Until it is done. There are different brands ofering this format and these events are full with positive energy and beautiful landscape and visits of new areas and so much more. Walking with people – even when not talking you hear stories. Opinions. family history.recommendations. You learn from others. My hands usually don’t take well to walking long and the fingers collect liquid, so I saw people walking with massage ball thingies. I take a look at other people’s sun and weather protection. Hydration. Loads. So much to learn.
And walking you can see all there is – of course you are in a kind of flow but then – you listen and you do not listen. You see and do not see… You are slow enough to take in the landscape, the surrounding, the beauty. You also learn how Mother Earth gets warmer – I start in the morning and it is ofer 25 Centigrade – when I was a kid this was an off-school day. They barely have those anymore.
Well. Intending to write more again – I did neglect this place here – because work. But then – I believe there are interesting times to come and the best agenda is to get fit and to stay fit to deal with them.