A comment appeared recently on The Long Walk Ahead Facebook page: “We are on the journey with you.” I have kept thinking about the word ‘we‘. When I created Walk With Me, I imagined participation as something visible. Someone would choose…
When I created Walk With Me, I hoped someone might eventually decide to join the journey. I did not expect the first person to teach me so much about what the idea could mean. On the website, she is known…
This week felt different. For the first time, I watched the 2026 southbound Appalachian Trail hikers begin their journey from Katahdin. Watching them take those first steps made 2030 feel a little less like a dream and a little more…
When I left for vacation, I honestly expected this week to slow my training down. New place, different routine, family activities—it would have been easy to say, “I’ll get back to it when I get home.” Instead, something unexpected happened….
The week is halfway over, and so far, so good. At the beginning of the week, 10,000 steps a day felt like a huge milestone. It seemed like one of those goals that would take everything I had just to…
