{"id":14026,"date":"2019-02-10T02:06:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T08:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=14026"},"modified":"2019-01-06T21:12:08","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T03:12:08","slug":"the-still-growing-10000-step-club-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/the-still-growing-10000-step-club-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Still Growing 10,000 Step Club"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year<\/a>, as I was finishing up my third year with the Fitbit, I took my last look at the top 25 step days I’ve had since I first started tracking my steps way back in July of 2011<\/a>. \u00a0At the time, I had surpassed the 10,000 step plateau 165 times. \u00a0In the past year, I have managed to add an additional 52 occurrences, my best year to date,\u00a0for a total of 218. \u00a0With my fourth year using the Fitbit coming to an end last week, I thought it would be appropriate to take a new look at my top 25 step days over the past 7 1\/2 years, featuring 10 new entries.<\/p>\n

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1: 4\/14\/2018<\/a>\u00a0– 27,470 steps<\/p>\n

My best single day total is our first new entry, coming this past April during a trip to New York to see Angelina.\u00a0 The day’s excursions included\u00a0trips to the 9\/11 Memorial & Museum, the Museum of the City of New York, Central Park, the Guggenheim museum, and the Empire State Building.<\/p>\n

2: 7\/21\/2018<\/a>\u00a0– 27,278 steps<\/p>\n

Another new entry, from July’s trip to Virginia, fell just short of the top spot, thanks to a hike up\u00a0Catawba Mountain to McAfee Knob with Jeff and Val.<\/p>\n

3: 6\/6\/2013<\/a> – 24,988 steps<\/p>\n

After 5 years as my single day best, 2013’s trip to Disney World falls down two spots. \u00a0The day’s excursion to both Epcot Center and the Magic Kingdom ended up with a total of approximately 12.5 miles.<\/p>\n

4: 3\/18\/2018<\/a>\u00a0– 23,780 steps<\/p>\n

The third new entry comes from last spring’s trip to Las Vegas for the IBM Think conference.\u00a0 The day’s totals include gallivanting around town, including a trip up to Caesar\u2019s Palace from the MGM Grand to see\u00a0Absinthe<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>5: 10\/24\/2018<\/a>\u00a0– 23,362 steps<\/p>\n

We round out the top 5 with the fourth new entry, from last fall’s trip to Boston to see Angelina for our birthday.\u00a0 While she was in class, I took tours of Fenway Park and Harvard, before meeting up with her for a late lunch and then heading to the airport for the trip home.<\/p>\n

6: 3\/22\/2016<\/a> – 22,493 steps<\/p>\n

My former second highest day took place during the ill-fated trip to Disney World in March of 2016. \u00a0The day’s excursion started at Hollywood Studios before heading over to Epcot Center with Jeff and Val.<\/p>\n

7: 7\/27\/2013<\/a> – 20,592 steps<\/p>\n

My now seventh highest total, and my highest at home in the state of Illinois, came thanks to the BTN 5K and a, for lack of a better word, misunderstanding about where I should be picked up after the race.<\/p>\n

8: 12\/29\/2018<\/a>\u00a0– 20,374 steps<\/p>\n

The eighth highest entry, and fifth new entry, took place just over a month ago and the trip to Disneyland to see Danny perform with the Lincoln-Way Marching Band.<\/p>\n

9: 8\/5\/2017<\/a> – 20,218 steps<\/p>\n

The ninth highest entry came in August of 2017 on the first day of my trip to Boston with Danny and Michael.\u00a0 After landing in town, we traipsed to the Science Museum, a breakfast joint, our hotel, and, finally, Fenway Park.<\/p>\n

10: 7\/14\/2017<\/a> – 20,208 steps<\/p>\n

We wrap up the top 10 with another trip to Disney World, this time a one day journey with Angelina to celebrate her high school graduation.<\/p>\n

11: 9\/19\/2017<\/a> – 20,028 steps<\/p>\n

My final 20,000 step day had a myriad of activities.\u00a0 First was the latest edition of the Sprint and Stride, followed by a trip to Best Buy with Val to buy a new TV, then off to her apartment to install the new TV, and, finally, Season Ticker Holder Family Night at Wrigley Field.<\/p>\n

12: 11\/11\/2017<\/a> – 19,590 steps<\/p>\n

Our next entry came thanks to 2017’s fall trip to California to see Angelina skate.\u00a0 This day was spent in Anaheim at Disneyland.<\/p>\n

13: 10\/23\/2018<\/a>\u00a0– 19,312 steps<\/p>\n

The sixth new entry on the list comes from last October’s trip to Boston to see Angelina for our birthday, which included a Garbage concert for good measure.<\/p>\n

14: 6\/2\/2016<\/a> – 18,725 steps<\/p>\n

Day #14, which dropped 6 spots, comes from June 2016’s trip to Universal Studios. \u00a0Our first full day at the park, we split the day between Universal and Islands of Adventure, taking in all of the different Harry Potter options.<\/p>\n

15: 6\/4\/2016<\/a> – 18,617 steps<\/p>\n

Our next entry is also from the June 2016 trip to Universal Studios. \u00a0The day included another trip to Islands of Adventure, and would have ended up even higher but for an afternoon trip to the hotel pool.<\/p>\n

16: 6\/21\/2017<\/a> – 18,290 steps<\/p>\n

My 3rd highest day in the state of Illinois was a normal day of work followed by a walk to and from the local neighborhood Starbucks.<\/p>\n

17:\u00a09\/6\/2015<\/a> – 18,259 steps<\/p>\n

Down six slots from last year, my now-seventeenth highest total comes courtesy of my trip to Toronto in September 2015. \u00a0This Sunday consisted of traversing around Toronto, with trips to\u00a0Royal Ontario Museum and, at night, the Molson Canadian Ampitheatre for the Oddball Comedy Fest.<\/p>\n

18:\u00a09\/9\/2018<\/a>\u00a0– 18,043 steps<\/p>\n

The seventh new entry comes courtesy of my trip to Belfast last September.\u00a0 Aside from travelling through the airport, the day also included a trip to Castle Ward to see some Game of Thrones<\/em> sights.<\/p>\n

19:\u00a09\/11\/2015<\/a> – 17,889 steps<\/p>\n

My nineteenth best total occurred during my trip to Toronto. \u00a0My last day in the city was spent at\u00a0the Eaton Centre mall, the Hockey Hall of Fame, and a few other stops.<\/p>\n

20: 6\/8\/2013<\/a> – 17,852 steps<\/p>\n

We wrap up the top 20 with the trip to Disney World in 2013, this time for a day split between Animal Kingdom in the morning and Hollywood Studios in the afternoon.<\/p>\n

21: 6\/1\/2016<\/a> – 17,243 steps<\/p>\n

Our next entry comes courtesy of 2016’s trip to Universal. \u00a0This first day of the trip started in Chicago at O’Hare and took us to the Hard Rock Hotel for check-in and a round of mini-golf at City Walk before taking a quick trip in the afternoon to Islands of Adventure to reacquaint ourselves with the original Harry Potter attractions.<\/p>\n

22: 12\/28\/2018<\/a>\u00a0– 17,213 steps<\/p>\n

Another new entry, thanks to my New Year’s trip to California.\u00a0 This, our first day, consisted of a walk down Hollywood Blvd. to take in the Walk of Fame.<\/p>\n

23: 3\/20\/2018<\/a>\u00a0– 16,860 steps<\/p>\n

Yet another new entry, thanks to my Vegas trip last March.\u00a0 This day was the second official day of the IBM Think conference, which ended with a Barenaked Ladies concert at Mandalay Bay.<\/p>\n

24: 6\/15\/2018<\/a>\u00a0– 16,714 steps<\/p>\n

Our final new entry comes courtesy of Danny’s campus visit at Purdue last June.<\/p>\n

25: 8\/6\/2017<\/a> – 16,577 steps<\/p>\n

Our final entry is thanks to my August 2017 trip to Boston.\u00a0 This day consisted of a walk for breakfast, before heading to Skywalk Boston, the Boston Tea Party Museum, and, finally, the airport to head back home.<\/p>\n

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