2,018 Miles in 2018

[DramaQueenDiva]

Hi all!

I've seen a lot of these groups on Facebook and thought that those of you without Facebook (or even those with Facebook) might like to join me in a challenge.  The challenge is to walk or run 2,018 in the year 2018.  It is open to everyone in the Fitbit Community, and you can post your updates here either weekly or monthly, whatever works for you!  I'll start:

Week 1: 7.46 miles so far

Who's with me?

So what does this mean in numbers:

Miles a month: 2,018 miles this year/12 months a year= 168 miles a month

Miles a week: 2,108 miles this year/52 weeks a year= 38.8 miles a week (or 39 if you are rounding up)

Miles a day: 2,018 miles this year/365 days a year= 5.5 miles a day

[Kifferly]

Hello Everyone, I'm Kym. I just came across this group and thought it'd be a fun one to particpate in. I'm fairly new to the Fitbit community and this is my very first post.  I started on Jan. 6th and I'm at 74.41 miles so far this month.  I need to "step" my game up, to meet this month's goal, but I'm up for the challenge.  Thanks for creating this group..... I need all of the motivation that I can get! 

[BillyD3711]

Great news!  Of course - join in.  The more the merrier.  It's always great to cheer one another on.  Welcome.

[Jenwhite711]

Thank you! I will do my best to catch up and store some extra:) I fell off the wagon 4/5 months ago and haven't been walking in a while. But I am determined to get back up on my feet!

[Jenwhite711]

Hello @Kifferly we can do this!!!

[SunsetRunner]

That's the correct approach @Jenwhite711!

[Kifferly]

YES YES YES we can! 

[SunsetRunner]

Here's the full year in end of month mile bench marks. If you find yourself falling behind, just make a conscious effort to step it up for a few days to get back on track.

Jan 31 = 171.39
Feb 28 = 326.20
Mar 31 = 497.59
Apr 30 = 663.45
May 31 = 834.84
Jun 30 = 1,000.71
Jul 31 = 1,172.10
Aug 31 = 1,343.49
Sep 30 = 1,509.35
Oct 31 = 1,680.75
Nov 30 = 1,846.61
Dec 31 = 2,018.00

[Domsmom2010]

Just joined the group and can't wait to get started....

[GershonSurge]

Goal: 25,000 steps fifteen times during the month.

25,000 steps has become easy for me now. Getting it is mostly a matter of scheduling my time. I got 41,340 steps one time. I wasn't at all tired the next day. 

	Date	Steps
1	1/6/2018	25,938
2	1/9/2018	26,222
3	1/11/2018	25,294
4	1/12/2018	25,276
5	1/13/2018	30,459
6	1/14/2018	32,869
7	1/20/2018	25,377
8	1/21/2018	25,709
9	1/22/2018	41,340
10	1/24/2018	25,413

[Kifferly]

What are you doing, that you're able to get that many steps in one day?  I get excited when I get 11,000 🙂 

[DanielleinDC]

That's amazing, as the most I've ever gotten is around 31,000, and that's when I was last in NYC. I also got quite a few steps my first day in Vegas, but that's because I landed around 1 in the morning Vegas time and did a lot of walking when I woke up. Getting 11,000 or more isn't a problem on weekdays, but it's rare that I get as high as 20,000

[BillyD3711]

Hey, Good Afternoon Kifferly,
My wife and I are blessed to be retired which allows us time to walk almost every day. When it’s cold or wet outside (Wisconsin), we walk at the local mall - 10 laps is about 5 miles. As the weather warms up, we will walk outside. During the summer, I will walk the country roads near my trailer (which is when I hope to “catch up” toward the 2018 goal.

Bill

[Kifferly]

I'm so jealous 🙂    I've recently gotten serious about losing weight and my well being and I was telling my husband that I wanted to start walking on nice days and weekends.  I never considered the mall on cold and/or rainy days. I think I will keep that in mind for such days.  Thanks 🙂 

[GershonSurge]

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@Kifferlywrote:

What are you doing, that you're able to get that many steps in one day?  I get excited when I get 11,000 🙂 

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Warning: If anything starts to hurt even a little bit, stop ASAP and take a couple days off. This will prevent chronic injuries.

I'll explain the simple answers. First, I don't walk any extra steps in the house. They are slower and often not counted. They do count for fatigue. If I feel like it, I can get the work done more quickly and go for a 1,000 step walk.

I move quite slowly. Only about 3.5 mph. I usually have a metronome set at 117 bpm. I have two gaits. The first is a normal walk. The second is an "old man run." I don't move any faster, but I put my arms up like I'm jogging. I have a timer that sounds every 20 seconds or whatever other interval I want. I switch my gait each time the timer sounds. 

I have a slower version of these gaits, so really, I have four gaits. Alternating my gait prevents overuse injuries and fatigue. 

I plan my day in the morning. Below is the day I got 41,000 steps. I was only planning 25,000, but I felt good so went farther.

The past two or three days, I've been starting with 10,000 steps at 4 am and 10,000 around 9:00. Next month, I may add another 10,000 at 1:00. This will result in about 32,000 steps a day including lifestyle steps.

I eat a Whole Food Plant based diet, which greatly decreases recovery time.

[SunsetRunner]

Weekly update:

391.23 miles as of the 28th. Three more days left in the month.

[JaimieRi]

Hi Michael, every time I view the 2018 leaderboard your are always around 30 kilometres in front, oh well we see what we can do in February, if you keep up this pace and get around 400 kilometres a month you have it finished by May, just saying. I did have a suggestion for March to achieve 1,000,000 steps for the month we could challenge each other or possibly you could create a seperate Fitbit community page to log our steps only for March with the aim of achieving 1,000,000 steps it rounds up to 32,260 steps per day every day for the month, just a thought.


Kind regards Jaimie, Susana, Isabel, Logan, Orlando & Gabriel Richards

[Baltoscott]

@GershonSurge — thanks for sharing the graph.  You really dial it in when you are moving.  

[Gibson]

Love this idea! Jumping in a little late but I am up for the challenge. 🙂 Good luck everyone & let's all try to help keep each other motivated!

[BillyD3711]

Glad to see that you are joining the challenge! While I have fallen short of the January mark (171.39) in part due to traveling during the last several days, I am, nevertheless pleased with walking 159.15 miles. Once we get settled, I intend to make up the difference in February.

Good luck to you as well.

Bill

[GershonSurge]

@JamieR

Nice start for the month,