The Keswick to Barrow walk is a long distance walk inspired by JFK challenge and has been run every year since April 1st 1967.

 

The route through the English Lake District, takes in Thirlmere, Grasmere, Elterwater and Coniston. A Memorable walk indeed.

Spring was in the air and in our feet this past Sunday. The challenge was to walk segment 2 of the “The Big Walk” NJ2NY50 – 18 miles, from Cranford to Newark’s Penn Station – in preparation for our May 23 event.

Our great and diverse group were looking to strut our stuff along,… Continue

Are you game to join a new 50-mile hike? How about walking part of it on Sunday May 23, 2010? Click here to learn more.



Last year I began to think about my glory days and decided to make another attempt at a 50 mile hike. I followed the route of Robert F. Kennedy who led the charge that year by walking 50 miles along the Potomac. While I made 38 miles, I was unable to finish and left wondering if he could, or… Continue

My plan was to take a 50-mile walk following the same path Robert F. Kennedy chose for his historic 50 mile walk in 1963 at this same time that year. I was motivated to see how this hike would have felt for him and also as a way to try and relive my attempt at a 50 mile walk in the summer of 1963. (Click here to learn more about the 50-Mile Hike Phenomenon back then)…



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This article in NY Times talks about a new 4th factor - walkability - in evaluating your home. The first 3 are of course, location, location, and location. "New urbanists" are advocating denser cities designed for pedestrians and mass transportation.…

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Summer of '62



What made the year 1962 especially memorable for me was a hike I took with two fellow thirteen-year old school friends. Mind you, this was no ordinary jaunt, and no ordinary event. This was the notorious fifty-mile hike so famously endorsed by President Kennedy and his National Physical Fitness Program (aka Cold War Stress Reducer). Out of the way kissy Hush Puppies, I’m strapping on my Chuck Taylor All Stars for this job.

Traversing the boundaries of seven city… Continue