http://hellwalk.com Raising Money for Project Angel Food Sat, 18 May 2013 19:15:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://hellwalk.com/news/the-hell-walk-poster/ http://hellwalk.com/news/the-hell-walk-poster/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 18:06:52 +0000 jtate http://hellwalk.com/?p=777
I told her exactly what I wanted, and she faithfully executed it (despite the fact that it is totally over the top). Hope you all like! And thank you, Shauna!!!!



As always, thanks for reading and — as always — if you can afford a donation to Hell Walk 3 I would be thrilled!!

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On May 25 of this year, I will start Hell Walking for the third year in a row. The new wrinkle this year, of course, is that other folks will be joining me. While everyone who competes in Hell Walk 3 will receive money for their charity just for participating, the last person standing will receive the balance of the money raised for his or her charity. Obviously, I’m expecting that person to be me.

The first person standing in my way is a young man by the name of Nic Baisley. I’ve known Nic for a few years and am thrilled that he has taken up the Hell Walk 3 challenge. Rather than go on about what I know of Nic and his charity, I’ll let him explain it himself. Here’s Nic!

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Nic Baisley

My name is Nic Baisley and I’m an independent film critic and consultant. This means that I spend a lot of time in front of a screen eating popcorn and not a whole lot of time exercising. But when the opportunity came up to work with my charity, KidFlicks.org, I hopped on my bike and started walking every day to get into some sort of shape (that isn’t oval) to support their cause. Who are Kid Flicks you ask? They’re an organization started by the Barta sisters in the Spring of 2002 to provide movies to children in pediatric hospitals to aid in their convalescence and “…as of April 13, 2013 Kid Flicks has donated 65,100 movies to 651 hospitals throughout the United States and South Africa.”

Working with KidFlicks.org gives me an opportunity to combine my passion for movies with using our voice to help kids in need. I was introduced to Hell Walk through a mutual friend of Josh Tate and mine, Melanie Marquez. I fell in love instantly with the idea and passion behind what Hell Walk stood for. When Josh explained that this year other people would have the opportunity to walk for their charities, I immediately wanted to jump on board. I know I’m going to have to step up my game to a whole new level to compete with Josh and his athleticism, but I feel that I’m up to the challenge to at least give him a run for his money (literally!).

About KidFlicks.org

Kid Flicks is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that donates movie libraries of 100 assorted DVDs to Children’s Hospitals and Pediatric Departments throughout the country.

Sisters Lexi, Romi, Marni and Berni co-founded Kid Flicks in 2002 after donating their own collection of movies to the Pediatric Oncology Department of Cedar Sinai Hospital.

Kid Flicks receives DVD donations from individuals throughout the country as well as from movie production companies and studios. With these donations, we compile movie libraries, which we ship to hospitals in all 50 states. Monetary donations along with grants provide funding for shipping costs.

It is our goal to donate a movie library of 100 DVDs to every Children’s Hospital and Pediatric Department within the United States. Every donation brings us closer to accomplishing this goal.

Through providing these movie libraries, Kid Flicks helps children cope with what may be a painful and scary experience.

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Wish Nic luck everyone! His feet are gonna need it!!

As always, thanks for reading, and — as always — if you can afford a donation to Hell Walk 3 I would be thrilled!!

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Well…I didn’t make it. Not even that close actually, which is a bit of a bummer. In the final summation, I just didn’t have enough time and — frankly — I wasted some of the time that I had. The final results for the week were:

Calories Burned – 7766

Calories to Go – 2234

While I wasn’t able to reach my goal, I am happy that after many, many weeks of long hours at work and an illness that sidelined me for a good three weeks, I was finally able to put in some real time on the road. For the week, I notched twelve and a half hours of training. While it’s not enough, at least it’s a real start.

Hell Walk 3 is only 7 weeks away!! Time to get moving!!

Thanks for reading and, as always, if you can afford a donation to Hell Walk 3 I would by truly thankful.

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It was a reasonably good day, but I had hoped to get soooo much more done. As is often the case, there just wasn’t enough time. Woke up early (but should have woken up earlier), but then had to miss my evening workout because, simply put, a friend needed me (hence, the fact that this post is coming today instead of yesterday).

All of this is another way of saying is that it is going to be extraordinarily difficult for me to hit 10,000 calories by the deadline (which is TODAY). Nevertheless, in a few minutes, I’m going to log off, jump on my bike and see what I can do. As of now, I’m here:

Calories Burned – 5460

Calories to Go – 4540

It will be a monumental effort to get to 10,000 by midnight today, but — hey — that’s why we’re here, right? Wish me luck!

Thanks for reading and, as always, if you can afford a donation to Hell Walk 3 I would be thrilled!!

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Today ended up being a pretty blah of a day. Was exhausted from yesterday so I slept in this morning. Then attended a work event in the evening, so I only had a little time to get in some exercise tonight.

Which leaves me with a big Friday (just set alarm to 6 am) and an even bigger Saturday to go if I am going to hit my goal of 10,000 calories for the week. I hope I can do it. I think I will. But, of course, we’ll see!

Here’s where I stand for the week so far:

Calories Burned – 4655

Calories to Go – 5345

Thanks for reading and, as always, if you can afford a donation to Hell Walk 3 I would be thrilled!

Okay, I’m really tired…g’night!

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Today was exactly the kind of day I was worried I might have this week — spending 14 hours at the office while still trying to get in enough exercise to keep my 10,000 calorie goal in sight.

I didn’t exactly blow it away today, but I did do a pretty good job of staying (reasonably) on pace. After leaving the office after a pretty tiring day, all I wanted to do was curl up in the old leather recliner and catch up on some TV. Instead it was an hour-long urban hike through Venice.

Which leaves me here:

Calories Burned – 4146

Calories to Go – 5854

The next three days are gonna be tough, but I feel like I am definitely (sort of) in reach of 10,000 (assuming I really kick ass on Saturday)! Stay tuned!

As always, thanks for reading, and — as always — if you can afford a donation to Hell Walk 3 I would be thrilled!

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Hello Hell Walk Nation!

The Hell Walk 3 10,000 continues! Today, I had to move over to the bike because the last few days of breaking in my new sneakers has left a growing blister on my left foot. It’s not terrible, but I figured it was better to not risk irritating it. So I jumped on Jackson (my bike) and took a ride around Venice and Santa Monica.

Sure I wish it was a little bit warmer (whatever happened to the pleasant nights on the beach that I remember from Hell Walk 2?), but I managed to persevere for an hour and a half. Now I’m home and enjoying what I’m sure is a healthy glass of red wine. Anyway, here is where we are:

Calories Burned – 3283

Calories to Go – 6717

Tomorrow is going to be a busy day at work (we’re shooting ALL DAY), but I’m hoping I’ll be able to squeeze in some exercise and save myself a nightmare of a Saturday in trying to reach 10,000 calories this week. Wish me luck!

As always, thanks for reading and — as always — thanks in advance if you are able to afford a donation to Hell Walk 3!

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All things considered, I thought I had a really good day. Been staying on the east side of town for the last week taking care of a friend’s boisterous dog. While fun, the extra driving has taken a bite out of my morning training time and the same happened this morning.

Still, I managed to cram in a morning, afternoon and evening walk about town — as well as an hour of yoga this morning with a new yoga teacher! Like I said…a good day (and I’m back home in Santa Monica again so no more hour commutes). That leaves us here:

Calories Burned – 2305

Calories to Go – 7695

Ended up cutting short my evening work because of a growing blister on my right heel. That means the bike tomorrow morning — bright and early!

As always, thanks for reading, and — as always — if you can afford a donation to Hell Walk 3 I would be thrilled (and I’ll send you a Hell Walk 3 baseball cap!!)

Josh ]]> http://hellwalk.com/news/the-hell-walk-3-10000-day-2/feed/ 0 http://hellwalk.com/news/the-hell-walk-3-10000-day-1/ http://hellwalk.com/news/the-hell-walk-3-10000-day-1/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:06:02 +0000 jtate http://hellwalk.com/?p=751 As I mentioned last Friday, the next 7 days are going to be totally directed towards one goal — burning 10,000 calories in one week (wherein I will, hopefully, make up for some of the training time that I have lost recently).

Today started off pretty well. Got in a decent bike ride (though it misted and hinted at rain the whole time) and a quick hike around the block. Of course it WAS the premiere night of the amazing Game of Thrones, so I basically cashed it in after the hike and dedicated myself to television.

Still — a good start to the week! Gotta keep it up over the next six days so that next Saturday doesn’t turn into one of those “need-to-burn-3500-calories-today-to-meet-my-goal” monsters. Here’s hoping!

Calories Burned – 1346

Calories to Go – 8654

As always, thanks for reading and — as always — if you can afford a donation to Hell Walk 3 I would be thrilled!

Cheers!

Josh]]> http://hellwalk.com/news/the-hell-walk-3-10000-day-1/feed/ 0 http://hellwalk.com/news/the-time-is-now/ http://hellwalk.com/news/the-time-is-now/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:13:01 +0000 jtate http://hellwalk.com/?p=748 As those of you who have been keeping up with Hell Walk 3 already know, this has been a TOUGH 2013 in terms of getting any training done. Either I’m sick with the flu, I’m working long hours or both. Don’t get me wrong — I LOVE my job and count myself infinitely lucky to have it (lucky, lucky, LUCKY) — but training for Hell Walk 3 just ain’t gonna happen when you are working 90 hours a week (which I did just a few weeks ago).

All that said, things do feel like they are settling into a gentler pattern now, which is great because Hell Walk 3 is less than TWO MONTHS AWAY! I’m sure I don’t need to tell you that the fact terrifies me, mostly because I’ve found it difficult to walk for three straight hours lately. How in the hell am I gonna manage to work for 24 hours? Or longer?

Nevertheless…onward! With so little time left, I feel like I really need to set some challenges for myself. The one for this week is probably familiar to many of you — I’m gonna burn 10,000 calories in one week and update the website every day. That means one thing — lots of walking and lots of biking. Starting tomorrow morning.

If any of you are interested in joining me, just drop a line to josh@hellwalk.com and we’ll set up a time that works for both of us (or all of us, as the case my be). Tomorrow’s plan is do several walks around the 2.5 mile Los Feliz Blvd Loop, so if you are interested you will find me there.

Also, will very likely announce the first Hell Walk 3 Co-Walker next week! I’m so excited that a good friend of mine has decided to join me and compete against me to raise money for his/her charity. That’s all I’ll say on that for now, but for those who know me well, I think you’ll get a kick out of this selection (and will love his/her charity choice).

For now, I’ll sign off and go rub the blisters out of my feet! Thanks for reading! And, as always, if you can afford a donation to Hell Walk 3 I would be truly touched!!

Thanks!

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