I'm a hobbit now.

Aug 20, 2022 12:01 pm

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I've long known that I was meant to be a hobbit. I like the cropped pants and seven meals a day sort of lifestyle. Hell, before my husband and I bought our house, I had almost convinced him that we needed to buy one of these houses and live like hobbits.

And now, I'm walking like a hobbit too.

I signed up for the Conqueror Challenge Lord of the Rings walk bundle. All that is to say that I'm paying a company money to send me medals when I've walked a certain number of miles.

I signed up for many reasons. One, I knew I needed to move around a little more. I got to a point where I hated any form of cardio, and just couldn't make myself do it. And two, I had stopped wearing my Fitbit because I resented it. I just didn't care about the challenges on there, and I even deleted my old account. I hated the reminders that I wasn't moving, and rather than move, I just gave up the whole thing.

So, in an effort to add some sort of cardio to my weightlifting routine, I signed up for this challenge. And boy, has it been a dopamine rush.

They have other challenges based on real locations too. I'm currently eyeing the City of Petra and Camino de Santiago walks for the future.

If you'd like to follow along on my progress, I have a story highlight over on Instagram.

So far, the only bad thing about the Lord of the Rings walk is that I'm not actually a hobbit, so I have to wear shoes. (I've been trying to get my feet to become like hardened leather on the bottom for years, and I'm just not the right species for it. But I have to say I don't mind not having foot hair.) And the two weeks I've been walking have really illustrated how terrible my five-year-old walking shoes are.

(Don't worry, Mom, I ordered a new pair.)

But all that does make me realize that hobbits probably save a fortune on shoes since they don't wear them.

And because it's been a while, and there are so many new people on this list, here's a photo of me from high school dressed as a hobbit, complete with hairy feet.

In case you were wondering, no. I've never been a cool kid.

But, if you'd like to try one of the Conqueror Challenges, you can get 10% your first race if you use my link. And, full disclosure, for every two people who sign up with my link, I get a free race.