School is back in session and we have Michael to bring us into fall. The main photo is from his graduation last spring. Surrounding it, clockwise from the top left, is a shot of him on the field at Guaranteed Rate Field, posing with White Sox legend Bill Melton at Grinder Bash, with Danny at the WWII Memorial in DC, on the balcony at the Newseum with the Capitol building in the background, with Danny again at Miller Park in Milwaukee, and at his final junior high band concert.
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FB4: Week 22
A good week, with 6 out of the 7 days coming in over my daily goal of 7000 steps. Sunday got things off to a good start, finishing with over 7300 steps. Monday kept the good times rolling, coming in at nearly 9300 steps. Tuesday was the highlight of the week, coming in at almost 13,700 steps thanks to a trip to Wrigley Field for Season Ticket Holder Family Day. Wednesday was back to work for day 2 of PI planning, which garnered me over 8400 steps. Thursday was spent packing up the last remaining things in my cube, just 67 steps shy of 10,000. Friday was a down day, thanks in part to dealing with a flat tire, ending up with just over 5400 steps. Saturday bounced back to over 7400 steps, thanks to a trip to Guaranteed Rate Field for Grinder Bash.
Total steps: 61,508
Daily average: 8786.9
Fall Is Upon Us
With school back in session and meteorological fall starting today, we look back to last summer’s Grinder Bash in this month’s picture. Michael is hanging off the railing on the center field party deck at US Cellular Field, waiting in line for a picture opportunity with the 2005 World Series trophy.
Fitbit Week 21
Despite a disappointing start to the week, things picked up and I ended up with my most productive week since heading to San Diego last spring. Sunday was Father’s Day, and despite a morning trip out for breakfast, a trip to US Cellular Field with Danny, and a post-game trip out for Father’s Day activities, I failed to make it to the 5500 step mark. Things bounced back during the work week, as each day was over 6000 steps, in most cases well above. The highlight of the week was Friday, despite horrific traffic that saw me spend well over 4 hours in the car to get home, with a stop at US Cellular Field for Grinder Bash. I managed over 13,000 steps, my 14th best total ever recorded. Saturday was Family Day at Wrigley Field, which helped boost the week’s total.
Total steps: 56,618
Daily average: 8088.3
The 10,000 Step Club Revisited
Last spring, I took an initial look at the top 20 step days I’ve had since starting the GlobalFit program way back in July of 2011. At the time, I had only surpassed the 10,000 step plateau 31 times. In the 8 months since then, I have managed to raise that number to 45. With the GlobalFit program officially wrapping up earlier this week, I thought it would be appropriate to take a new, and final, look at my updated top 20 step days over the past 3 1/2 years.
1: 6/6/2013 – 24,988 steps
My best single day total came during my 2013 trip to Disney World. The day’s excursion to both Epcot Center and the Magic Kingdom ended up with a total of approximately 12.5 miles. And yes, it still bothers me that I didn’t get those 12 additional steps to reach 25,000.
2: 7/27/2013 – 20,592 steps
My second highest total came nearly 2 months after my highest, thanks to the BTN 5K and a, for lack of a better word, misunderstanding about where I should be picked up after the race. These 2 days are the sum total of my days over 20,000 steps.
3: 6/8/2013 – 17,852 steps
My third highest output brings us back to Disney World, this time for a day split between Animal Kingdom in the morning and Hollywood Studios in the afternoon.
4: 9/23/2014 – 15,728 steps
A new addition since my original list, this total was accomplished thanks to the Sprint & Stride 5K race that was held at work last fall.
5: 9/9/2012 – 14,957 steps
We round out the top 5 with my highest total outside of the United States. A Sunday in Belfast spent walking from our hotel, down to the Titanic museum, and then back again.
6: 6/7/2013 – 14,940 steps
Another day of 2013’s vacation to Disney World, this day started with a morning trip to the hotel pool, followed by an abbreviated day at the Magic Kingdom.
GlobalFit III: Week 51
Another pretty good week, with my highest total since heading to San Diego back in April, with the entire work week surpassing 6000 steps and 3 of the days above 8500. Nothing too far outside the norm until Friday, where a trip to US Cellular Field for Grinder Bash pushed my total well above 12,000. Saturday was disappointing only in that I finished a scant 48 steps below the 5000 step mark despite a trip to the mall and a bowling outing. Sunday, while well below my goal of 5000 steps, did manage to have more than the negligible amount I have been getting.
Total steps: 51,356
Weekly average: 7336.6
Back To School Time
Michael spent a lot of time with Southpaw last summer. This month’s photo is from last year’s Grinder Bash, where Southpaw was posing for pictures as we were waiting in line to get in to the stadium.
30 Day Picture Challenge Day 27 – A Picture Of Yourself And A Family Member
Here’s Danny and me with the 2005 World Series trophy and a championship ring at the first Grinder Bash held in 2006.
GFY2 – Week 2
Well, things started off looking like another disappointing, ho-hum week until Thursday, when a combination of a meeting in North plaza followed by a post-work pub crawl and the midnight showing of Batman led to 2 above average days, including the first day over 10,000 steps since April 9th. Saturday included a trip to the Cell for Grinder Bash, a party for White Sox season ticket holders.