Swimming is exercise too!

Well, half my walk today was at a slower pace than normal because I went out with my husband and dog. We went to the Quarry and did the 5 km loop in 1 hour...with swimming breaks for Charlie...still too cold for us humans to swim!
When we got home I switched to a high gear and headed out on my own for a much faster pace...6 km in 50 minutes....got some sweat going! I decided to try out some hill training and some interval training. It's something I did when I trained for my 1/2 marathon and wanted to see how I feel walking the route. I built up some heat and was sweating quite well by the time I got home. I'm still amazed at the muscle use while walking.
This was the last free walk because Monday is the start of our Victoria Marathon training. Holy...it's here already! Our first week training is only 24.5 km and I'm wondering if I will stick to that amount since I'm currently averaging 40 kms a week. We'll see! I have a horrible guilt complex if I don't do a certain amout to km in a week.....
I'm excited because everyone is now registared for the marathon and gung-ho to get training! Let's go get them girls!
Oh, and we've nicknamed ourselves 'The DOA's"....that's right....the Dead On Arrivals!