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Walking in Juliette’s
Shoes
 Let's get walking!
View the
Interactive Map!
This patch program is designed to get girls in the habit of walking
and have fun along the way. Join other troops for an imaginary trek
to Savannah, GA with educational stops along the way. We start our
virtual journey in Wilmington, DE, from there it’s
800 miles to Savannah. Girls and adults walk
daily or weekly, independently or together and keep track of their
mileage as a group. At “rest stops” along the way, we have a fun,
educational activity for your troop that relates to the geographic
area. You will need a map to track your progress. Send your mileage
in to our web mistress and your progress will be posted on this
website. If you like the concept, we’ll set out for another
destination next year. Patches may be purchased from the Bay Shop
for $1.75 each – contact Michelle Passwaters at
mpasswaters@cbgsc.org or
302-456-7150 ext. 7176.
Download the entire booklet
(PDF, 419KB, Individual rest
stop descriptions available below)
Objectives:
1. To have fun.
2. To encourage girls and leaders to walk for fitness.
3. To increase girl’s knowledge of regional history, culture and
geography and through practical application.
Note: Troops may select the one or all of the activities at a
particular stop. If you have an activity that you would like to
substitute for those listed, feel free to do so. The only
REQUIREMENT for earning the patch is participation in the
accumulated mileage for your group. The whole point is to get active
and have fun!
Calculating the Total
Miles Walked:
This is your trip and just like any other adventure, a part of your
pre-trip planning is to decide who is going to accompany you and how
you are going to reach your destination. You have choices to make:
- Travel Alone – Traveling alone is for the rugged individualist or
those weary travelers who can’t seem to coax others into making the
journey with them. You may track just your mileage and participate
in the “Rest Stop Activities” on your own along the way. You may
share your progress with others just as Group Tours may.
- Group Tours – Traveling with a group has its advantages. It
provides fellow travelers with whom to share your adventures and
just like switching drivers, you each get the benefits of another’s
efforts. Traveling with a group, you combine your mileage to reach
your destination. You may all walk together as a group and combine
your mileage or you may walk independently and then add your mileage
together at a later date. Either way, you should experience the Rest
Stop Activities with your group. Groups or Service Units may want to
host a day event at an indoor or outdoor facility and combine
mileage of the entire group to walk from one stop to the next.
(Example: 100 participants making 4 laps each on a ¼ mile track
would total 100 miles. Set up “Rest Stop Activities” every so many
laps.)
 Tracking Your Mileage:
You will need to keep track of your walking distance as you go. It
is a good idea to write your distance each day in a notebook and
then add up your miles as the end of each week. Each week share your
mileage with your troop. Your troop should keep a record of the
total miles walked. You may want to record troop scores on a poster
or goal chart to track your progress. There are different ways to
keep track of the miles you have walked:
1. Pedometer - A pedometer is a gadget that you wear on the waist
band of your clothes. It measures the distance that you walk for you
- while you are wearing it. You can purchase a pedometer at any
sporting goods store or in the sporting goods department of stores
like Wal-Mart, Target or Kmart. A pedometer will usually cost you
between $5.00 and $9.00. A pedometer must be programmed to work
properly and the instructions are included in the package. Ask a
grownup if you need help programming the setting on your pedometer.
2. Walking a Pre-Measured Path –
- There are
walking tracks in many communities (like at a park or school) that
are already pre-measured for you. They range in distance from ¼ to 1
mile long. You may count your laps (the number of times you walk
around) and add up your mileage – no pedometer necessary.
OR
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If there is no walking track in your area, you may decide on a
walking route yourself and measure the distance to establish the
mileage walked. For this, you will need the help of an adult with a
car. Ask an adult to help you select a safe walking route, then
drive the route and measure the distance on the car odometer. Once
you know the distance on your walking route, you can keep track your
mileage.
3. Counting Your Steps - To use this method, you will need to figure
your pace (the number of steps you take in a measured distance) and
then keep track of your steps as you walk. You can do this by
counting every 10 or 20 steps that you take and keeping track of
those steps by sliding a bead from one side of a length of cord to
the other. At the end of your walk, multiply your number of moved
beads x the number of feet per bead = number of feet walked. (Tip:
one mile = 5280 feet or 1760 yards. One yard = 3 feet or 36 inches)
- Measured Distance Short Walk:
Measure off a known distance - 20 feet or 50 feet. Then get up to
speed in your natural walk and count the number of steps it takes to
cover that distance. Divide the number of feet by the number of
steps. Feet/steps = Step length in feet.
- Measured Distance Long Walk:
Use a football field, which is 300 feet from goal line to goal line.
Count your steps. Divide 300 by the number of steps.
- Ten Step Measure:
Make a mark at the heel of your right foot and
then walk 10 steps, marking where the heel sets down on your tenth
step. Measure the distance. Divide that distance by 10.
- Estimate by Height:
These are rough estimates –
Females: Your height x .413 equals your stride length
Males: Your height x .415 equals your stride length
Mileage Chart:
Click on a location
to download a list of facts and fun activities! If you've downloaded
the entire booklet already, these are included.
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START IN |
Total Walked |
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Wilmington,
Delaware |
...0 Getting
ready |
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46 miles to |
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Dover,
Delaware |
...46 Easy
going |
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96 miles to |
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Chincoteague,
Virginia |
...142 Feeling
good! |
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95 miles to |
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Norfolk,
Virginia |
...237 Going
strong! |
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67 miles to |
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Kitty Hawk,
North Carolina |
...304 Don't
look back! |
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398 miles to |
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Charleston,
South Carolina |
...702 Awesome! |
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98 miles to |
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Savannah,
Georgia |
...800 WOW! |
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FINISH! |
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Sharing Your Progress:
Create a goal chart or poster to keep track of your group’s
progress. Then once a month, ask your leader or a troop
representative to submit your groups mileage below. Your group's
progress will then be added to the
Interactive
Map*!
*You'll need the
Flash 6 player
to view the Interactive Map. Please allow a day or two for your
results to be added.
Have fun!
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