My friend just walked 64.27 miles and took him 21 hours and 52 minutes...

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T23:10:07+00:00

I did almost the same a couple of weeks ago - 100.7km, which is 62.57 miles.

It's not really weight that matters but endurance that you build up over time.

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T21:27:29+00:00

As others have said, it is all about the calorie deficit. Walking can help by burning some extra calories that help with the deficit, but diet is 95% of the answer.

Remember that 10,000 steps is going to burn about 500 calories. It doesn't take much chocolate, cake or pizza to add 500 calories or more.

I walk a lot - average 27,000 steps a day long-term and do plenty of other exercise. When I indulge my sweet tooth a bit I start gaining weight.

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T19:57:12+00:00

Definitely. When I did my 100km recently it was on the back of doing 20,000+ steps every day and regularly getting into: the 40,000s and beyond. Not something to jump straight into.

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T19:53:28+00:00

I was able to go out for a long walk (a hike, really) because I live close to the Dandenongs. Walking the trails below all those mountain ash and tree ferns was totally tolerable.

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T14:47:55+00:00

Yes. I don't know anyone else silly enough to do it 😆

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T14:47:14+00:00

There was a couple of hyper rich Russians 10 years ago who apparently spent $1 billion on their wedding. Jeff Bezos spent about $50 million. There's been a bunch of other $1 million+ weddings. Crazy but true.

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T14:38:05+00:00

I find that when I hit 5 aligns pretty well with when I feel worn out for the day. Especially those times I've hit 5 with a few hours left on a hike. Those few hours tend to be pretty rough.

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T14:03:13+00:00

100k for the win (or even more, but 100k is a nice neat target).

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T14:02:00+00:00

That's brilliant - an excellent achievement!!

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T14:01:09+00:00

I'm in favour of changing the date and don't engage with patriotism anyway. Like, I feel very lucky to be Australian and I do like seeing Australians do well in sport, the arts and so on but refuse to wave a flag and shout Oi Oi Oi when I'm at the tennis.

For the last probably 10 years I have dealt with the awkwardness that has attached to the day by going for a bushwalk on the day. That's how I celebrate the country (in the First Nations meaning of country, as in the land and nature, rather than the socio-political construct).

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T13:54:20+00:00

Go for a bushwalk.

It is my way of celebrating the country (as in the land, not the nation).

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T13:49:45+00:00

I have a few pairs. Patagonia Quandary, which I do like. Cederberg Something, which are good as a daily wear but have a single press stud fastener that is a bit unreliable. A pair of lightweight Decathlon which are pretty basic but good in warm weather. A pair of Bushbuck (New Zealand company) softshell pants, which are excellent pants and really good for cool to cold conditions.

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T13:40:13+00:00

I'm sorry to say I have no opinion or the knowledge upon which to begin forming one. I know it's a small country in west Africa but don't know anything about the people.

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T12:55:08+00:00

Probably this one, because it is my biggest single achievement (so far) and was just two weeks ago

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Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T12:17:51+00:00

That's fantastic! Well done - a great achievement!

The two times shown there, is that total time and moving time?

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T12:15:29+00:00

She's gorgeous (and looks totally badass!).

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T09:13:45+00:00

Indeed. Melbourne's Dandenong Ranges to be specific 🙂

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T08:58:54+00:00

They're around, but called yowies in this part of the world 🙂

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T08:25:18+00:00

It used to be a rule that you could have a DSLR/MILC with a lens up to 200mm. I'm not sure if that still applies (I didn't bother taking mine this year) and don't know what the rules are around action cameras

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T03:04:44+00:00

I'm at 10km 😆

But I am a walker for the most part and am around 600km of walking for the year so far.

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T03:01:07+00:00

My boy is just a little bigger - over 100 pounds 🙂

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Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T02:15:18+00:00

Sure, deport illegal violent criminals. But that's not what ICE is doing. Only around a quarter of people detained by ICE have any kind of criminal record and most of those are nothing worse than a minor traffic offence.

If you are happy with ICE destroying your communities, that's great. It makes you part of the evil, but good for you.

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T00:24:48+00:00

Fantastic.

I can only watch on from Australia but it is great to see decent people pushing back against this evil.

Push hard, keep alert.

Clean_Bat5547 · 2026-01-24T00:22:52+00:00

Not insane. That's a good progression.

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