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Blog #764: Is NO Hiding in Your KNOW?

by Ana | October 1, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

I write only one of these a week.EVERY week. 764 times. But each week…I have 20 Thursdays jogging in my head. This week…I’m taking three out for a run together. Read on. ______ #1. I KNOW. I NO. (Walking like we know… when we don't.) “I know.” But do I? Or is “know”...

Blog #763: He Kept It Real

by Ana | September 24, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Last week...One email hit me with three uncomfortable words: “I’m not impressed.” So I wrote about it. ______ And then the emails started coming. Tens of them. 100% gracious. Positive.Kind.Heartfelt. Like this one... "You don’t know me, but I feel I know you. I'm...

Blog #762: I Got Mosquitoed

by Ana | September 17, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

“I'm not impressed.” That's all the email read. Three.Irritating.Words. And they froze me. ______ After ten seconds... My own three words crashed into my brain. “WTF!” And here's where I get blog naked. I cared. I let it get to me. I let three words loom bigger than...

Blog #761: He’s Gone

by Ana | September 10, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Meet the hims. The him I WAS.The HIM I am. One of them is gone. ______ There's two of THEM. The him I WAS, he could... Plan his work from 8:00 to 8:00. Do it. And throw in hours on the weekend.Walk 20 miles with a 20 lb. pack. And do it for 25 straight days.Run a...

Blog #760: I Knew That Look

by Ana | September 3, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

This last Sunday… The weather cooled. A bit. But I’ll take 77 degreesto “get my walk on” any day. ______ With weather on my side… I willed my sneakers to move as hard as they could go. 152 long minutes. No rest timeouts. 20 heavy pounds on my back. The steep climbs....

Blog #759: Walking Without the Clapping

by Ana | August 27, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Once Upon A Time... I was totallyaddicted to succeeding. I wanted to be somebodythe world would know. And clap for. ______ With all my guts… I chased the big two relentlessly. Money. Fame. ______ And with that came a lot of other stressful baggage. Do they think I'm...

Blog #758: When Nobody Says Yes

by Ana | August 20, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

As of August 19…92 cities have already said “Yes!” That’s the fastest Extra Mile Dayhas ever reached this number of cities. ______ I’ve been thinking. What's the secret to continuing to believe in an idea when you’re exhausted from carrying it? And then... Not only...

Blog #757: I Am My Sneakers

by Ana | August 13, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

I felt it.I really, really felt it. All of it. The serious heat.My empty legs.My slowing pace. ______ I had been walking over an hour. I started the walk when it seemed a manageable 79 degrees. Looking at my phone at that moment... It had climbed fast to a scorching...

Blog #756: Is Your Try Running Out?

by Ana | August 6, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

He is tired of trying. ______ “Hey Shawn, Thanks for always showing up. When I’m at my lowest, you write what I need to read. I need something big now. I keep trying, but it feels like I’m getting nowhere. I’m wondering if it’s time to throw in the towel.” ______ I...

Blog #755: Don’t Walk Past Yourself

by Ana | July 30, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Most people walk past them.I couldn't. For 35+ years... I’ve eaten rice, beans, and saladsbecause I love animals. But there's a little life my heart can't ignore. ______ Snails. I’ve written before about saving worms struggling across hot sidewalks. I’ve also carried...

Blog #609: The Skeleton That Ran Away

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Where I live in California...Halloween is extra popular this year. We're still weeks away from Halloween night...but spooky decorations have been up for a month. ______ Maybe... It's because there are so many new coolly designed skeletons, witches, ghosts and spiders...

Blog #608: Her. Me. Her. Me.

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TIME. I share four thoughts on it.I hope one gets you to look at a calendar. And plan. ______ #1: It Moves Fast. It's now October 2023. Life is an unstoppable, 250 miles-per-hour bullet train. The older my age, the larger my goals...the faster the train goes. This...

Blog #607: I’m Not Charlie’s Tree

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In response to last week's blog... A reader shined a light on a famous tree.It belonged to Charlie Brown. The reader wrote that he felt like Charlie's tree. Curious? ______ The email: Shawn - Your words "I Don't HAVE To" hit me hard. I needed to read this one. Do you...

Blog #606: The Words Felt Like Blisters

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We don't HAVE to.Anymore. (Read on...and the words will make sense.) ______ This is blog #606. Over MANY years... Extra Mile Thursday has grown from an original 100+ readers to thousands today. MANY readers have come and gone ...and MANY readers continue to sign up...

Blog #605: The Day the Sky Didn’t Fall

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"You gotta' be kidding me!"(That's me politely quoting myself.) The shock had just hit me:"I lost my freakin' map!" ______ In navigating my way across nine countries by foot... I carry a walking map. I use a non-working phone ONLY as a camera, and I have no GPS device...

Blog #604: She’s a Yes. He’s a No.

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This week... A harsh wisdom tooth extraction...has my feet grounded. With my feet moving slowly...so are my day-to-day adventures. So for today's blog...I'm dipping into my email bag. ______ As for my wisdom tooth? It ended up being a case where my jaw was madly in...