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FB4: Week 19

Another good week, with 5 out of the 7 days coming in over goal.  Sunday started the week off on a good foot with over 7300 steps.  Monday was even better, with over 8700 steps.  Tuesday was back down again, coming in a whole 6 steps higher than Sunday’s total.  Wednesday was a big day, with a post-work trip down to Wrigley Field with Michael for a clock giveaway boosting me to over 14,100 steps.  Thursday and Friday were down below goal, with 5700 and 5300 steps respectively.  Saturday came in at nearly 9200 steps, thanks to a return trip to Wrigley Field, this time with Val and Daryl to see the Cubs battle the Pirates.

Total steps: 57,885

Daily average: 8269.3

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FB4: Week 18

A disappointing week, that was saved by one good day to finish a whole 21 steps above goal.  The week got off to a slow start on Sunday, finishing with only 6100 steps despite a trip to Wrigley Field to see the Cubs battle the Giants.  Monday was another slow day, with just over 5700 steps.  Tuesday had a little bounce back, finishing 50 steps over goal.  Wednesday was another good day, coming in over 7700 steps.  Thursday was back down again, with just over 5000 steps.  Friday used a post-work trip down the Guaranteed Rate Field to see the White Sox and the Brewers to come in over 13,300 steps.  Saturday was the same trip, minus the work part, and came in with a lowly 3900 steps.

Total steps: 49,021

Daily average: 7003

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FB4: Week 17

A pretty good week, with 6 out of 7 days above goal.  Things got off to a good start on Sunday, finishing a whole 14 steps above my daily goal of 7000 steps, while Monday’s total was exactly 3 steps worse.  Tuesday improved a little bit, with nearly 7800 steps.  Thanks to a post-work outing to the south side to see the Orioles and White Sox, Wednesday was the big day of the week with nearly 13,100 steps.  Thursday came in a mere 49 steps shy of 8000.  Friday was another good day, with over 7400 steps.  Saturday was the down day of the week, coming in 25 steps shy of 4800.

Total steps: 55,037

Daily average: 7862.4

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FB4: Week 14

Thanks, in part, to 2 separate foot injuries, I just missed my weekly target, falling 317 steps short.  Things got off to a slow start on Sunday, just barely surpassing 3000 steps.  Monday had a nice bounce back, coming in at over 7300 steps.  Tuesday was the high point of the week, thanks to a post-work trip to Wrigley Field for my first Cub game of the season, which pushed my just past 10,000 steps.  Wednesday fell back a bit, falling short of my daily goal by just over 1500 steps.  Thursday combined a day of work with another baseball game, this time on the south side, putting me back near 10,000 steps.  Friday combined work with a trip to Lincoln-Way Central to hear Danny play his horn during the school musical for another 8000 steps.  Saturday fell well short, despite a communion party and another baseball game thanks in part to a blister on one foot and a smashed pinkie toe on the other.

Total steps: 48,683

Daily average: 6954.7

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FB4: Week 13

A vaguely successful week, coming in 248 steps over my goal.  Things got off to a slow start on Sunday, falling just short of 5200 steps.  Monday was an improvement, but still fell 74 steps short of my goal.  Tuesday was the highlight of the week, coming in at nearly 8500 steps, thanks to a post-work trip to Naperville for a book event with Gillian Flynn and Patton Oswalt.  Wednesday just barely surpassed 7100 steps, despite a post-work trip to Lisle for a singing performance.  Thursday again just managed to surpass 7000 steps.  Friday almost got to 7200 steps.  Saturday surpassed 8200 steps, thanks to a trip to Gameworks with Daryl and Hayley.

Total steps: 49,248

Total steps: 7035.4

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FB4: Week 12

A good week, thanks to the end of my weekend in New York.  Things got off to a great start on Sunday, thanks to a trip to the Lyric Theatre to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, followed by a trip out to Queens to a hotel closer to the airport.  At the end of the day, I ended up with 14,219 steps.  An early morning flight on Monday, followed by a dead battery back in Chicago, led to a 7500 step day.  Tuesday was a down day, as I returned to work for PI planning and spent the entire day stuck in one room, garnering only 5200 steps.  Day 2 of PI planning worked out a little better, as I managed to surpass my goal by nearly 700 steps.  Thursday fell one step short of 8300.  Friday was another winner, coming in over 9100 steps.  Saturday was a downer, falling to under 4500 steps.

Total steps: 56,524

Daily average: 8074.9

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FB4: Week 11

My second highest weekly total of the year so far, thanks to a weekend trip to New York to see Angelina.  Things got off to a slow start on Sunday, as I came in just below 5000 steps.  Monday’s trip to Wrigley Field for the home opener was called off due to snow, which left me just over 5500 steps.  I returned to work on Tuesday and scored my first day over goal, coming in just over 7200 steps.  Wednesday brought me in close to 8000 steps, before Thursday fell back down to under 5900.  Things picked up on Friday, as Danny, Michael, and I flew to New York.  A trip to the suburbs followed by a train ride to our Midtown hotel racked up nearly 9200 steps.  Saturday was a glorious day, as I set a new high mark with 27,470 steps, thanks to trips to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, the Museum of the City of New York, Central Park, the Guggenheim museum, and the Empire State Building.

Total steps: 68,279

Daily average: 9754.1

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FB4: Week 10

A good week that started slow but finished strong.  The week got off to a bad start on Sunday, staying inside all day and ending up with only 2300 steps.  The bounce back started on Monday, where I surpassed 9000 steps thanks to multiple jaunts around the workplace.  Tuesday was another bad day, falling a mere 343 steps under goal, despite a post-work dinner with Jeff and a car accident for Tom.  Wednesday made up for that slightly, coming in at 7100 steps.  Thursday was the big day of the week, with a meeting with IBM in the morning followed by my first trip down to Guaranteed Rate Field for the White Sox home opener.  Friday came close to tying it, with 2 trips over to North and a post-work dinner putting me at 9800 steps.  Saturday was another trip to the South Side for exciting baseball, coming in over 7700 steps.

Total steps: 53,388

Daily average: 7626.9

 

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FB4: Week 9

Another good week thanks to my adventures in Arizona.  The week started with a trip up to Page, Arizona, where I took in a slot canyon tour and a visit to Horseshoe Bend followed by a brief trip to the Grand Canyon, ending up with nearly 13,000 steps.  Monday started with a walk to Starbucks and then to the airport for my flight home, which earned me another 10,000 step day.  Tuesday sent me back to work, where I finished with just over 7900 steps.  Wednesday was a bit worse, with only 7300 steps.  Thursday was back up again, coming in over 8200 steps.  Friday came close to 7800 steps.  Saturday was the down day of the week, with only 3500 steps.

Total steps: 58,366

Daily average: 8338

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FB4: Week 2

Year 4 continues to get off to a sluggish start, as I again fail to surpass my goal for the week, the eleventh time I’ve done so in the past twelve weeks.  Things got off to a slow start on Sunday, where my general lack of activity resulted in less than 3700 steps.  Monday should have been a nice bounce back day, but an expected snow storm during rush hour sent me home from work early well short of my new goal.  Tuesday, I finally managed to make it over 7000 steps, though just barely.  Wednesday was the high point of the week, coming in at nearly 9400 steps thanks to some extra effort around the office.  Thursday was back down close to 7200 steps.  Another snow storm on Friday kept me home from work, finishing just over 5100 steps thanks to a snow blowing session.  Saturday saw more snow, as I combined multiple snow blowing excursions with a trip to the grocery store to mark over 7500 steps.

Total steps: 45,371

Daily average: 6481.6