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“I don’t like just sitting in my chair for eight hours straight. So I wanted to add the walking pad into my routine, whether it was walking a couple hours a day or a couple of hours a week,” Hollinghaus Seninger told Runner’s World. “I just wanted to see if it would improve my lifestyle.”
So far, it’s made big improvements to her remote-work life. After putting in a few miles, Hollinghaus Seninger feels an instant mood boost and increased energy levels—especially, she said, during an afternoon slump.
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“I wanted to do something crazy again, I was just in the mood for it,” Hollinghaus Seninger said. “People run marathons all the time, so I’m like, walking it can’t be that bad. Let’s see if I can make it happen during the work day.”
RW+ Membership Benefits The 8 Best Running Headphones in 2025. Around 8:15 a.m., she strapped her Apple Watch to her left foot for tracking and started walking. Besides a few food and bathroom breaks, she walked continuously for three hours and four minutes, clocking a whopping 12.23 miles. But after the first session, she experienced her first roadblock.
“I started developing a blister on my heel,” she said. “But after putting a bandaid on, it honestly felt decent.”
After a well-deserved break, Hollinghaus Seninger was back on the task. She clocked another hour on the treadmill to bring her total up to 15.75 miles. While most of the marathon was behind her, she still had over 10 miles to go.
“My feet, of course, hurt—but they did not hurt as bad as I thought they were going to. I thought I wouldn’t be able to move my limbs after. I was shocked at how good I felt.”
After a stretch break at mile 21, Hollinghaus Seninger turned on a playlist and powered through her final miles. She crossed the imaginary finish line at 4:39 p.m., racking up 26.41 miles and 47,877 steps. Tired, she laid on the couch all evening and went to bed early.
Hollinghaus Seninger said that the long walk made her even more productive than usual—mainly because she was forced to be in front of her computer the entire time. She even took meetings while walking. Her coworkers are used to it by now, she said.
With the marathon behind her, Hollinghaus Seninger has an even harder challenge on her mind next: “I’ve been considering walking coast-to-coast on my walking pad. Obviously, I wouldn’t be physically walking coast-to-coast, but I could track my mileage and do weekly updates of how far I walked.”
As for whether she’ll run a marathon? “I’ve always wanted to run one, but timing-wise have a hard time committing to all the training that is required. But it’s definitely on my list.”
Chris Hatler is the Deputy Editor of Esquire. He previously served as the Senior Editor of Men’s Journal walked a half marathon Popular Mechanics.
