My good friend Matt has undertaken a weight loss program of his own devising. It primarily consists of a better diet, and more exercise. He plays a bit of basketball on the weekends, and most days he walks on his treadmill.
The other important thing to know about Matt, at least in relation to this, is that he is a big fan of the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit.
This brings me to the link displayed above, it is (clipped from the site):
"The original Walk to Rivendell Challenge began on Monday, March 17th, 2003, but it is never too late to join in. We have other distances throughout Middle Earth that you may choose to travel. The founder of this fitness challenge is our Ranger Jewel. She began researching the miles, milestones and time frame of the hobbits’ journey to Rivendell in Fellowship of the Ring . We were later joined by Karen Wynn Fonstad, author of the Atlas of Middle-earth. Mrs. Fonstad provided us with very detailed charts of all the Fellowship’s journey through Middle Earth. Much of the information provided is exclusive to the Eowyn Challenge and can be found nowhere else. The challenge is very simple and flexible; anyone can develop their own variation on this basic idea."
So now, you see why I thought of Matt when I saw this today on BoingBoing
