December Walks, State of the Fitness & Fitness Photography

Photos of the outside world. Or not. The problem with Photo of the Year compilations is that events which lend themselves to dramatic photography tend not to be happy events. [A Vexillological Moment, more on same]

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Daily Short Walks

Photo of the tops of city buildings looking up from sidewalk at a funky angle

Strava map of 1.03 mile walk

Birmingham. In town. Ran an errand. Zigged and zagged on the way home. Detour for doughnut? Nah. Sidewalk closed. Have to crossover. Told myself wasn’t gonna stress the exact distance since it was the second walk of the day. But then I was so close and waiting for the light anyway, so I circled the intersection to make the distance.

Photo of the front of two boots on an orange manhole cover

Birmingham, Friday the 5th. Did first leg. Happy to stop at 75%. Door was locked. Did second leg going around the block. Big block.

Photo of the top of a lamppost against a cloudy sky

Strava map of 1.06 mile walk

Publix parking lot. Was not the only one getting my steps in. Longest walk of the three but fewest steps. Suburban parking lot vs city sidewalks? Later in the month so I’m feeling better and therefore walking stronger? Who knows. Second walk of the day but did one mile out of habit.

Photo of early morning cloudy sky through tree branches

Pasture, 7 am. The rest of the walks were in the pasture, 3 laps or 0.6 miles. Daily morning walks with horses. Same distance, second afternoon walks by self.

Monthly Long Walk

Photo of a riverside with trees

Strava map of 5K walk

Cahaba Riverchase Greenway Trailhead. 5K! I would have stopped at 4K but my ride had not arrived so I tottered on. The walk affected my injured wrist more than I expected. I guess it didn’t appreciate being down gravity for that long.

Been at this park before, paved loop. [Lots of Little Walks, Moss Rock, Cahaba Greenway, Coker Park]

Dirt trail extension is new. Bham Now: Hoover’s new Riverchase Greenway Trail extension opens to the public, Hall, 12/11/25.

Fitness Photos

This is fun. Figuring out how to get a scenic photo from each activity. [Mixing Two Modes, Fitness Photography]

Onwards!
Katherine

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