Among the Lord of the Rings readers and fans there is an old saying “one does not simply walk into Mordor.” Of course when Boromir said this he was referring to the vast dangers of entering Mordor and what must certainly have seemed a most impossible peril to overcome. Boromir was speaking of the thousands of orcs, the nine undead kings of old known as the Nazgul, and the ever-watchful eye of the powerful Sauron. But most of you are already familiar with that story.
The Fellowship’s journey was a perilous scheme. Yet two hobbits managed to make it all the way to Mount Doom against all odds. Although Frodo and Sam did not “simply” walk into Mordor, they made it to Mount Doom. And I am ready to follow in their footsteps.
The challenge: walk to Mordor in 365 days. Yeah, you heard me right, I’m going to Mordor! The goal is to make it all 1779 miles (2863 km) from Bag End to Mount in Doom in a year. To reach this goal I will have to walk over 4 miles a day, every day. Though I won’t literally be going to Mordor, I am hopeful that my journey will be half as life altering as it was for the hobbits. By this time next year I will hopefully have lost my round belly and be a normal sized hobbit lass once more!
If anyone wants to join me on my journey, here’s the link to a great page that was the inspiration for this project and shows many of the mile marks for major events in Tolkien’s masterpiece: http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2012/07/23/walking/.
So, wish a hobbit at heart good luck in her journey to Mount Doom!
~Daisy Buttons
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