Dana and I attended a local Focus Meeting last night, it’s not mandatory, but it was informative and I would encourage others to attend one in their area. You can find the schedule on the 3 day website, and even though we are walking in another city, we can attend 3 day events in our home city. It was run by one of the Tampa 3 day coaches, and she went over fundraising tips, where you should be with your training at this point (the 24 week training schedule started this past Monday), what gear you will need (GOOD socks and shoes!), that you should be training in the gear you are going to walk in..so there are no surprises when you get to the walk, and what to expect at the actual walk.
We got to meet some nice women, and there were previous 3 day walkers who had some good tips to share (#1: Don’t overstuff your fanny pack, you’ll start throwing things out of it quickly!). Overall I came out feeling pretty good about where I am, we seem to be ahead compared to others as far as our training, and I am right where I need to be with my fundraising. We gave out our blog info, and shared our Saturday morning training route with others from the area who may want to join us.
