Each walking day was divided by various sections, opportunities to rest and get medical attention if necessary. For example, Day 3 looked like this (there were more stops on Day 3 than on the other days):
• Mile 3.5 Pit Stop
• Mile 5.1 Cheering Station
• Mile 6.1 Pit Stop
• Mile 7.8 Pit Stop
• Mile 9.3 Lunch
• Mile 11.8 Grab ‘n’ Go
• Mile 13.9 Pit Stop
• Mile 16.4 Holding
The Pit Stop was an opportunity for snacks, bathroom breaks, and medical attention. Snacks included these fabulous graham cracker peanut butter and jelly “sandwiches,” fruit, nuts, granola bars, and the like. Water and Gator Aid were always available too. All this food might explain why some folks passed us three or four times. They stopped, I didn’t.
A Grab ‘n’ Go was the opportunity to rest, pee, and get self-help medical attention. There really wasn’t anything to grab at the Grab ‘n’ Go. It seemed that the names were reversed. A Pit Stop should have been a bathroom break and a Grab ‘n’ Go should have been the food. Oh well, I had it figured out and I barely walked through the stops taking time only to stretch and refresh the ice bags for my head.
A Cheering Station was a designated spot where the entire town would come and cheer on the walkers. They offered water, ice, candy, ice pops, fruit, and other yummy food. On Day 1 at just about the time I dared wish for an ice cream sandwich one lady had one, the only ice cream of all three days. The Plymouth cheering station was amazing, a person could bawl their eyes out when the town center is cram packed with people cheering their hearts out just for you – I was the only one passing by at the time. All of them were wonderful as were all the individuals who sat in their yards and passed out treats. Such community support, it was amazing.
• Mile 3.5 Pit Stop
• Mile 5.1 Cheering Station
• Mile 6.1 Pit Stop
• Mile 7.8 Pit Stop
• Mile 9.3 Lunch
• Mile 11.8 Grab ‘n’ Go
• Mile 13.9 Pit Stop
• Mile 16.4 Holding
The Pit Stop was an opportunity for snacks, bathroom breaks, and medical attention. Snacks included these fabulous graham cracker peanut butter and jelly “sandwiches,” fruit, nuts, granola bars, and the like. Water and Gator Aid were always available too. All this food might explain why some folks passed us three or four times. They stopped, I didn’t.A Grab ‘n’ Go was the opportunity to rest, pee, and get self-help medical attention. There really wasn’t anything to grab at the Grab ‘n’ Go. It seemed that the names were reversed. A Pit Stop should have been a bathroom break and a Grab ‘n’ Go should have been the food. Oh well, I had it figured out and I barely walked through the stops taking time only to stretch and refresh the ice bags for my head.
A Cheering Station was a designated spot where the entire town would come and cheer on the walkers. They offered water, ice, candy, ice pops, fruit, and other yummy food. On Day 1 at just about the time I dared wish for an ice cream sandwich one lady had one, the only ice cream of all three days. The Plymouth cheering station was amazing, a person could bawl their eyes out when the town center is cram packed with people cheering their hearts out just for you – I was the only one passing by at the time. All of them were wonderful as were all the individuals who sat in their yards and passed out treats. Such community support, it was amazing.
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