A bounce back week that saw the 4 days I worked all pass the 7000 step plateau, before a noticeable drop off for the long 3 day weekend. Saturday saw a nice rebound, nearly crossing 5000 steps as I headed downtown for some interesting Cub talk.
Total steps: 41,744
Daily average: 5963.4
Well, we’ve reached the end of the first quarter here in our fourth year of using the GlobalFit tracker, so it is time to check in on my progress towards my goal of 2,002,000 steps, or an average of 5500 per day. One quarter of that total would be 500,500. So how did I do?
Well, as of my last check-in at work on Thursday, I was at 555,072 steps for the year, good enough for 28% of my goal for the year. Without taking the last 2 days into account, I’ve got a buffer of over 54,500 steps to help me over the winter, where I am likely to slow down somewhat, if past experience is any indicator.
This is certainly a good start. We’ll check back in January for a mid-year checkpoint, where I should have crossed the 1 million step plateau.
My best week of the year so far, and my highest weekly total since the San Diego trip in April, thanks mainly to the Sprint and Stride event on Tuesday, which turned out to be my 4th highest single day total since starting this whole experiment. The work week saw every day above 6000 except for Friday, which still came in over 5500. Saturday nearly hit 10,000 steps thanks to a walk around the neighborhood and a trip to Grandstand before Paul Konerko night at US Cellular Field. Sunday was the one low point of the week, as the baseball season came to an end.
Total steps: 52,612
Daily average: 7516
Last Tuesday, Allstate held their annual Sprint and Stride event, a 5K race around campus to benefit breast cancer research. Having missed the BTN race back in July due to the trip to Minnesota, I decided to sign up, along with a few co-workers.
The race started over near Willow, which meant that in addition to the 5K, we had to add the trek over and back. There were two celebrities in attendance to kick off the festivites, Zoraida Sambolin, breast cancer survivor and local news personality, and Kyle Long, noted Chicago Bear. Once the race got going, I quickly found that things would be different than my past 5K experiences.
For one thing, the terrain was much different. The BTN 5K is all on paved motorways or sidewalks. This one crossed multiple different terrains, going from paved sidewalks and streets to grass to gravel walking paths. The other big difference, which affected everyone’s time, was that the paths were much narrower, making it hard to pass people going slow in front of you.
Considering all of that, I assume I finished in a reasonable time. Assume because it seems there was a problem with the chip in my bib, so the results site says that my time is unavailable. If I take the finishing time of the friend who was with me the whole time, I came in around 55:43, which was about a minute more than my time in last year’s BTN 5K. I’ll take it, though. I guess I’ll be back on board for next year’s event.
Overall, a decent week, with 4 days above my daily goal of 5500 steps and a 5th just falling short. A rather pedestrian work week, with nothing to far out of the ordinary. The weekend, with no baseball, surpassed its usual total of barely anything.
Total steps: 39,644
Daily average: 5663.4
A disappointing week, overall, with only 4 days over the 5000 step mark and only 2 of those over 5500. A busy work week kept things low, while a weekend of baseball, three games over two days, accounted for those totals.
Total steps: 37,424
Daily average: 5346.3
Overall, a pretty good week, though somewhat disappointing days on Wednesday and Thursday and a downright disappointing day on Saturday. Nothing out of the ordinary during the work week, with Friday’s total helped out by some after work strolling around the neighborhood. Saturday and Sunday included trips to US Cellular Field, although Sunday’s trip worked out much better both game wise and step wise.
Total steps: 44,312
Daily average: 6330.3
Unlike the past 2 years, I was unable to participate in this year’s Big Ten Network Big 10K 5K race, mostly due to the fact that I was in Minnesota watching exciting baseball. To make up for it, I have signed up for the Sprint and Stride, held on the campus of the old workplace.
Last year, I failed in my goal of beating my time of 54:10 from the year before, but that was mostly due to the social aspects of the group I was with. I will renew that goal for this race, coming up in about a month.
Overall, a disappointing week with 3 days falling below the 5000 step mark. Nothing too out of the ordinary for the work week, with most days consisting of a trip over to North Plaza for coffee and exercise. Saturday included a trip down to Wrigley Field for an autograph session with superstar John Baker and 2 innings of baseball (before the rains came). Sunday’s total would lead one to believe I didn’t leave the house, but that measly total was thanks to a trip to the Rosemont Theatre for a reunion panel between Matt Smith and Karen Gillan.
Total steps: 36,628
Daily average: 5232.6
Another decent week, with an outlier on Wednesday thanks to a trip to the local bowling establishment with our visitors from ANI. Friday barely missed out on the 5000 step mark, thanks to a busy day at work and a tremendously long commute. The weekend was actually better than most, but still somewhat disappointing.
Total steps: 45,392
Daily average: 6484.6