The 60 mile trek

The Walk

May 17-18-19, 2002

"The journey is the reward" ~Taoist Saying

2002 Boston 3-Day Cheering Stations

The journey begins now! We have already started our training to complete the long 60 mile walk. It will be challenging, exciting, difficult and even discouraging at times but we are planning to walk every step of every mile.

While participating in the walk, we will be very well taken care of. We will live in a Mobile City, a sea of 2-person tents that will be our home for the three days. Meals will be provided - everything from breakfast, lunch and dinner to the stops along the way of the walk route. Shower and bathroom trucks will be on hand as will the gear truck, which will carry our gear from the starting point in the morning to the destination at the end of the day. We'll even be provided with evening entertainment after our long days.

Most importantly, we'll have every service we could ever think of to take care of us during the 3-day. Medical professionals are on hand at all times, along with massage therapists and other services to help all the walkers with anything they need.

* Fun Facts about the 3-Day *

Number of walkers: 2,500

Approximate number of miles covered over the 3 days: 60

Estimated number of donors: 9,000

Number of volunteers and crew: 500

Number of pairs of shoes: 4,800

Number of tents: 1,400

Meals served: 25,200

Gallons of water/sport drinks: 36,400

Pounds of pasta: 5,600

Pounds of chicken: 8,200

Dozens of bagels: 700

Number of bananas: 8,300

Number of energy bars: 14,000

Podiatrists on hand: 15

Doctors & Registered Nurses: 50

Massage Therapists: 40
Physical Therapists: 15

*Information estimated from the 2001 Boston 3-Day and obtained from Pallotta TeamWorks.

* Boston 2002 Fun Facts *

Each month, every registered walker receives a newsletter filled with information about the upcoming 3-Day! We wanted to share some of the facts with you.

November 2001

Number of registered walkers: 659

Number of walkers needed to meet goal: 3,141

Age of Oldest Participant: 71

Average day temp for the Boston 2002 3-Day: 67 degrees

Average night temp for the same: 50 degrees

Number of registered walkers from NH: 67

Number of registered walkers from MA: 393

Number of registered walkers from CA walking in Boston next May: 30

Number of registered walkers from TX walking in Boston next May: 1

Percentage of all Boston registered walkers: 91 % female; 9% male