Training
Don’t Forget to Train!
Get ready to hit the ground running on October 4th- your training matters! Whether you’re walking your first mile or your fiftieth, consistency is key:
“The only bad workout is the one that didn’t happen.”
View our training schedule here.
Key points:
* Walk 2-3 days during the week 20-40 minutes minimum.
* If training for the 2-Day Saturday and Sunday option, try to do 2 sessions back to back, as per the schedule.
* Don’t worry about speed on the longer walks, only distance.
* Join us for some or all of our provided training walks!
Our second Adventure kicks off Friday, June 26, and ends on Thursday, July 9! A huge thank you to Datadobi for helping us make this Adventure possible!
Our 7-part Adventure series is designed to inspire you- getting you out of the house to explore new paths, to recruit new 2-Day Walkers, and to raise even more money to fight breast cancer in Georgia!
For our second Adventure, we are challenging you to:
- Walk to Your Favorite Restaurant: If you live close enough to safely walk to a nearby restaurant that you love, turn it into an opportunity to get some steps in! We know that now, more than ever, some of your incredible 2-Day fundraising partners are in need of some extra support! Send us a pic of you out supporting your favorite restaurant, and you could be the next person featured on our Instagram page! Email those pictures to wjones@2daywalk.org.
- Contest: Earn Your Team a Mad Italian Pizza Party! Now is the time to reach out to past 2-Day participants who still need to register, to friends who have always promised you to walk, and to old team members who have moved! This challenge is open to teams of 5 or more. The team with the most new recruits (can be both rookie and returning participants) per team per capita during this time period will receive an old school pizza party at The Mad Italian! Contest runs Friday, June 26- Thursday, July 9. Good luck!!
- “Catch Up” Fundraising Goal: As a reminder, we are trying to get “caught up” on fundraising, and want our 2-Day fundraising thermometer to read $300,000 by July 10th! This is a big goal, but with a little teamwork, we can do it! If each participant raises $50 per week, we will smash our goal. Every dollar helps, so start small today by asking a friend for a $5 donation!
- Check Out an Inspiration Location! We have two great options for your Inspiration Locations this time! If you’re looking for a great place to explore in metro-Atlanta, we suggest heading over to the Noonday Creek Trail! This 8.5 mile, out and back multi-use trail has two disconnected sections, and runs through both Cherokee and Cobb counties. You can access the trail at any one of its end points, and it is good for walkers of all levels of fitness. Access the northern segment of the trail at Market & Elm Streets in Woodstock (parking available at Woofstock Dog Park, 150 Dupree Rd., Woodstock). Access the southern segment of the trail at Kennesaw National Battlefield Park (1201 Old 41 Highway NW, Kennesaw) or at 3001 Bells Ferry Road in Marietta.
Looking to get out of town for a stretch? How about heading to Savannah and checking out McQueen’s Island Trail! The 6 mile trail is built on an old railroad line, and runs parallel to the Savannah River, crossing through beautiful marshland! To reach the eastern trailhead, follow US 80 east toward Tybee Island. The trailhead entrance is about 15 miles east of Savannah; look for the sign for Fort Pulaski National Monument. Parking is available along the road or at the fort.
To reach the western trailhead, follow the directions above, but continue a few miles along US 80 to a small roadside parking area just before the turnoff for Fort Pulaski.
Trail commentary, mileage, photos, and other details sourced from traillink.com.
Our third Adventure kicks off Friday, July 10, and ends on Thursday, July 23! A huge thank you to Strike Out Breast Cancer for helping us make this Adventure possible!
Our 7-part Adventure series is designed to inspire you- getting you out of the house to explore new paths, to recruit new 2-Day Walkers, and to raise even more money to fight breast cancer in Georgia!
For our third Adventure, we are challenging you to:
- Walk 6,000 steps/day & wear 2-Day gear every time you train! We are challenging you to hit 6,000 steps per day! We know it’s hot out there, so break it up into sections if you need to, and above all, take care of yourself! We also want to see you out in your favorite ITJ or 2-Day gear! Send us a pic of you out sporting your 2-Day gear, and you could be the next person featured on our Instagram page! Email those pictures to wjones@2daywalk.org.
- Fundraising Goal- Ask 18 people to sponsor you! This is the 18th year of the Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer. In honor of our anniversary, we’re challenging you to find 18 people to reach out to for a donation. Any amount, even $5, helps!
- Contest: Show us your most creative “2” design! This contest for individuals challenges you to get creative! We want to see you bake, grow, shape, design, sculpt, arrange, gather, etc. something into the shape of our 2-Day “2” image! Snap a pic and send it into wjones@2daywalk.org- most creative entry wins a 2-Day Swag pack including some of our new 2-Day Adventure products!
- Inspiration Locations- Amicalola Falls State Park & Mason Mill Park: For this Adventure, we have two great options to get you out of the house and moving! Check out stunning Amicalola Falls State Park! A short drive from the metro-Atlanta area in the North Georgia mountains, Amicalola Falls is the perfect day trip to get out of the house and enjoy a beautiful day out in nature. The park sits in the middle of the Chattahoochee National Forest near the base of the Appalachian Trail, and the 729 foot water falls will take your breath away. According to the park’s website, “One of the most popular trails, the 8-mile Approach Trail leads from the park to Springer Mountain, the southern terminus of the 2,193-mile Appalachian Trail.” There is a $5 GA State Park Pass fee for all vehicles entering the park. To learn more about the park, check out the website here.
Looking for something closer to home? Why not visit Mason Mill Park, and check out the South Peachtree Creek Trail?! This 3.6 mile roundtrip trail features beautiful scenery as you explore the raised boardwalk trails through Decatur’s beautiful canopy. Check out the abandoned Decatur Waterworks now styled with colorful graffiti along the way! For more information about Mason Mill Park, click here.
*Information about Mason Mill Park sourced from atlantatrails.com. Photo of Mason Mill Park sourced from atlantaonthecheap.com.
Our fourth Adventure kicks off Friday, July 24, and ends on Friday, August 7! A huge thank you to our sponsors for helping us make this Adventure possible!
Our 7-part Adventure series is designed to inspire you- getting you out of the house to explore new paths, to recruit new 2-Day Walkers, and to raise even more money to fight breast cancer in Georgia!
For our fourth Adventure, we are challenging you to:
Increase your daily steps to 8,000 steps/ show us your best imitation of the 2-Day Moto Crew! While you’re out getting your steps in, snap a selfie with your fitness tracker when you hit 8,000 steps and send it into Whitney at wjones@2daywalk.org for a chance to be featured on our Instagram page! Before you head out one day, throw on your wildest 2-Day outfit (think “Moto Crew”) and film a clip of you guys rocking out in the streets, just like they do at out intersections during the 2-Day Walk! Send videos to Whitney for another chance to be 2-Day Insta-famous!
Fundraising Goal- Ask friends and family to sponsor you $2 for every mile you walk or ride a bike! For this challenge, tap into your inner Bike Crew member and go for a ride! Not a bike person? No problem! Just share your daily mileage for this 2-week period with your friends and family, and let’s see just how many mammograms, counseling sessions, lymphedema garments, etc. we can fund during this Adventure!
Contest: “Walk for One” for a Chance to Win a 2 Night Stay at the Whistle Stop Inn in NC:
Have we got an AMAZING contest for you! $1200 is the approximate amount it takes our grantees to take a patient all the way through the breast cancer diagnostic process. If you “Walk for One” in 2020 and raise $1200 or more, you will be entered into a raffle to win a 2 night stay at a beautiful bed & breakfast in North Carolina! 2-Day Moto Crew members and proud B&B owners Gladys and Larry Pilarski have generously offered to donate a 2 night stay at the Whistle Stop Inn (a $308 value) for one lucky winner! Contest runs now through the end of our 2020 Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer Experience (Sunday, October 4th), so you have plenty of time to fundraise. Good luck!!
Inspiration Locations: Vickery Creek Trail & Providence Canyon State Park: For this Adventure, we have two new great options to get you out of the house and moving! First up: Vickery Creek Trail at Roswell Mill! According to Atlantatrails.com, you can “Hike the Vickery Creek trail network at Roswell Mill to two historic mills, a covered bridge, and a spillway waterfall in Atlanta’s Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.” This is a 4.7 mile roundtrip, moderate hike. Parking can be found at:
95 Mill Street
Roswell, GA, 30075
Looking for a bit more Adventure?! Check out Providence Canyon State Park! Known as “Georgia’s Little Grand Canyon,” the park features over 10 miles of hiking trails of all levels of difficulty. We recommend checking out the 2.5 mile Canyon Loop Trail. This easy-moderate level trail take about two hours, but the park recommends planning for for more time to explore. Parking is $5. For more information about this trail, or other things to see and do at Providence Canyon State Park, click here.
Join us on Saturday, August 8th for Kick Off 2.0! Team Captains are invited to join us for a important rally at 10:00 am, and all 2-Day participants will be welcomed into the meeting at 10:15 am.
We’ll be walking you through the launch of MoveSpring (the platform we’ll be using for our final 3 Adventures and for the 2-Day Walk Experience), telling you some digital fundraising opportunities, and giving you an update on the state of the ITJ union. Don’t miss it! Hope to see you there!
Join Zoom Meeting on August 8th:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88251934071?pwd=SkdnYk9OY3VxYkxzbCs0K3JtdTdZZz09
Meeting ID: 882 5193 4071
Passcode: 100501
Georgia 2-Day Walk Adventures move into the MoveSpring App for Adventure #5! This is the App we will be using for our final three Adventures this summer, as well as for the 2020 Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer Experience! Registered 2020 participants can click here to learn how to sign in to MoveSpring!
Activity Challenge: The Streak challenge pushes you to get at least 30 minutes of activity each day during Adventure #5 in MoveSpring. Try walking in the mornings or evenings when it’s a little cooler to get your steps in each day! Don’t forget to send in pics when you hit your goal to wjones@2daywalk.org!
Fundraising Challenge: Did you know that in 2019, grants from It’s The Journey served Georgians in 102 counties?! Isn’t it awesome to see how far your fundraising dollars can go? We’re challenging you to raise $1 for every county covered by ITJ grants during the next two weeks! Who can raise $102 to serve Georgians in need of breast health care?
Contest: MoveSpring offers lots of ways to get involved and participate with your fellow walkers. You’ll be able to compete on our leaderboard, try and meet the daily streak challenge, receive messages of support from our sponsors, and interact with your fellow walkers in the chat feature! The most engaged user on MoveSpring during Adventure #5 will get the opportunity to announce the countdown to Closing Ceremonies for the 2020 2-Day Walk Experience!
Inspiration Locations- PATH400 Greenway & Flat Creek Nature Area: Looking to for a new place to get some steps in? Check out the PATH400 Greenway! According to their website, “PATH400 runs along the spine of GA 400 and, once complete, will provide a 5.2-mile greenway through the heart of Buckhead.” For access points and parking, check out the website here.
Looking for a day trip? Check out the Flat Creek Nature Area in Peachtree City! A beautiful preserve, the 3 mile roundtrip boardwalk path takes you through the marsh to explore all of the area’s natural beauty. Parking is located at 192 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, GA 30269. Click here for more information.
*Flat Creek Image courtesy cityseeker.com
Adventure #6 kicks off on Monday, August 24! We’d like to give a huge shout out to Walton Gas for helping to make this Adventure possible- thank you! If you’re not already using the MoveSpring app, we encourage you to get enrolled now as this is the app we will be using for the 2020 Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer Experience! Registered 2020 participants can click here to learn how to sign in to MoveSpring!
Activity Challenge: In MoveSpring, not only can you chart your step progress- we can see how much ground we are covering as a group! For this Adventure, we want to try and collectively walk 1,000,000 steps! Let’s get steppin!
Fundraising Challenge: We need you to help us bridge our fundraising gap! During Adventure #5, you guys pushed the fundraising thermometer up to over $230,500. For Adventure #6, we are challenging you to push it up to $240,000! Who can you ask to support your 2-Day Walk Experience journey today?
Contest: As we strive to hit 1,000,000 steps as a group during this Adventure, we want to reward the individual who does the most work to help us hit that goal! The person who walks the most individual steps during Adventure #6 will win lunch with Stephani!
Copyright: ©2007 Holly Sasnett Photography, Inc.
Inspiration Locations- Freedom Park Trail and Arabia Mountain State Park: Tired of your usual walking routes? Check out our new Inspiration Locations for Adventure #6! Freedom Park Trail is a 7.3 mile out and back loop beginning at the MLK Historic Site in downtown Atlanta. This paved, shady trail is good for walkers of all levels of fitness, and is often incorporated into our route for the Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer! The trail is a part of the Stone Mountain PATH system, and actually connects to trails that will take you all the way to Stone Mountain! Parking is available near the King Center downtown. Click here for more information.
Photo by James Duckworth
Looking for something a little further outside of town? Located just east of Atlanta and what feels like a world away is stunning Arabia Mountain State Park! Arabia Mountain Top Trail is a 1.3 mile out and back route that explores the breathtaking heritage area made up of exposed granite spotted with pools, teeming with rare plant life. Click here for more information, including parking options and directions.
Join It’s The Journey and Georgia CORE on Wednesday, August 26 at noon for Straight Talk: Breast Cancer Research Highlights and Hopes. This live discussion will highlight the work of several breast cancer researchers working on projects funded by ITJ and Georgia CORE. Check it out! http://tinyurl.com/straighttalkpanel2020
Adventure #7 kicks off on Monday, September 7! We’d like to give a huge shout out to Phoenix Crane for helping to make this Adventure possible- thank you! If you’re not already using the MoveSpring app, we encourage you to get enrolled now as this is the app we will be using for the 2020 Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer Experience! Registered 2020 participants can click here to learn how to sign in to MoveSpring!
Activity Challenge: We are challenging you to “walk across Georgia” with a partner- that’s 300 miles in 2 weeks! It’s a HUGE challenge, but divided between two determined people (about 10.7 mi/day each), we think you can do it!
Divide it up even further by tackling the challenge with your teammates. Don’t forget to send in pics to Whitney at wjones@2daywalk.org for a chance to be featured on our Instagram page!
Fundraising Challenge: We’re asking you to try and find one $20 donation per day leading up to the 2020 Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer Experience. For every 50 walkers who commit to raising $20/day between the start of this $20 challenge and the walk, we can fully fund one $20,000 grant in 2021!!
Don’t forget- good old fashioned emails and letters to friends requesting donations are proven to have the highest response rate, second only to an in-person ask. Need help with what to write? Contact Jon at jmcmurdo@2daywalk.org for ideas and a handy template!
Picture courtesy of Explore Georgia
Inspiration Location- Silver Comet Trail: Want a nice long trail to help you get ready for the 2-Day Walk Experience? Check out the Silver Comet Trail! According to their website, “the Silver Comet Trail is 61.5 miles long, and starts at the Mavell Road Trailhead in Smyrna, Georgia. It ends at the Georgia/Alabama state line, near Cedartown and The Esom Hill Trailhead.” Built along abandoned railroad lines, the fully paved trail is perfect for walkers and cyclists alike. For parking, trail access points, and more information, click here.
2-Day walker Kim Graff is selling hand stamped books as a fundraiser for Breasta Fiesta. There are 2 designs to chose from, and they are $20.00 for the set. Pick up available in Woodstock or $10.00 for shipping. ITJ will receive 50% of all sales and will receive 100% of shipping cost. Cash/Cash app/Venmo available.
Email craftsbygraff@gmail.com to purchase yours today!
Details TBA!
