12-27-2018 09:34 - edited 11-06-2019 09:26
12-27-2018 09:34 - edited 11-06-2019 09:26
Hello all! The New Year is upon us very soon! How fun would it be to walk/run/move 2,019 miles in the year 2019?!
2,019 miles =
5.53 miles per day
38.82 miles per week
168.25 miles per month
For me, if I walk 5.5 miles, it's around 13K steps. Running is a bit less, around 10,500 steps.
Let's use this thread to track our mileage and smash our goals! Happy New Year!
Since the web-based dashboards have been decommissioned by Fitbit, I created a group in the Fitbit app. I'm not sure if you're able to search for custom groups, but if you'd like an invite, you can shoot me a message and I'll send you a friend request so then I can invite you.
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01-02-2020 07:25
01-02-2020 07:25
Thanks again everyone for participating last year. Congrats if you hit your goal! The new group for 2020 is located here. Wishing everyone a great 2020!
12-27-2018 20:04
12-27-2018 20:04
@Heather-S Thanks for the link. I joined and found that some stats have already been posted. Does this officially start Jan 1, 2019?
12-28-2018 06:08
12-28-2018 06:08
@J-flex Yep! It's just going to show December stats for now, but officially starting January 1! I'll be posting in this thread regularly as well to update my progress also and anyone else is welcome to post here as well!
12-28-2018 07:43
12-28-2018 09:44
12-28-2018 09:44
You slave driver @Heather-S. This a mile longer than last year!
I guess I'll give it a go anyway.
Scott | Baltimore MD
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12-28-2018 17:12
12-28-2018 17:12
How can I join the challenge?
12-28-2018 17:32
12-28-2018 17:32
@gocolts12 You can post your progress here and/or join the challenge group using the link I posted. 🙂
12-29-2018 00:59
12-29-2018 00:59
Great idea for an extra little bit of motivation - I'm in 😊
12-29-2018 11:03
12-29-2018 11:03
Sounds very ambitious but a good way to start the new year! Count me in, and everyone, help keep me in check!
12-29-2018 14:12
12-29-2018 14:12
I love the idea of this but not sure my job is active enough for me to walk 5 miles per day! 😕
12-30-2018 04:39
12-30-2018 04:39
@MultiMartin Mine isn't either (desk job), but I'm hoping the days I run will average it out. On my running days, I usually get a total of around 7 miles and on work days, it's usually around 4.5 miles. So I think those running days will make up for the non-run days.
Also, I like to have a few days a year where I step A LOT. For example, yesterday I ended up with over 23K steps and 10 miles because I ran, did a ton of walking around at a casino, and went to a concert.
On January 1st, my goal is 20K to give me a little head start.
I think you can do it!
12-30-2018 04:40
12-30-2018 04:40
Is it possible for a moderator to pin this please? 🙂
12-30-2018 07:01
12-30-2018 07:01
@Heather-S Is there a quick way to see how many steps you have done in a particular year?
12-30-2018 07:10
12-30-2018 07:10
@MultiMartin If you go to the Fitbit web dashboard (fitbit.com/dashboard), you can see your lifetime stats, but then if you hover toward the bottom of the tile, you'll get an option to "See More" and then you can sort all the data by day, week, month, year -- however you want to see it.
12-30-2018 08:26
12-30-2018 08:26
2,019 miles = 3,249km.
A very ambitious goal I must say.
I have accomplished just over 1/3 of that goal in kilometers for 2018.
12-30-2018 09:03
12-30-2018 09:03
Thank you, @Heather-S! I’m in! Gotta admit that I checked my 2018 miles before joining to see if I am in the ballpark.
12-30-2018 09:33 - edited 12-30-2018 09:41
12-30-2018 09:33 - edited 12-30-2018 09:41
Hi all, I'm 68, a retired research scientist living in the front range of the Rockies about 30 miles west of Denver. Being retired gives me the time, location gives the opportunity - I am currently taking somewhere on the order of 20-25k steps a day (avg ~12 mi/day), mostly walking but enough jogging/running to maintain the skills.
I guess the difficulty of the goal for this group depends on the viewing direction. I'll finish 2018 with a bit over 5200 miles. I'm actually trying to keep it down, as I have a knee that is complaining a bit - no more of those long continuous-duty days. Maybe double the goal???
12-30-2018 21:43
12-30-2018 21:43
This is awesome! I created a group too! Feel free to join!
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12-31-2018 08:52
12-31-2018 08:52
@checking That's awesome! I just can't do 20K+ a day. With my desk job, it's just not possible unless I hit the gym twice a day. Sometimes I can get around 17K if I did a long run in the morning first.
But that's really inspiring!
12-31-2018 10:07
12-31-2018 10:07
@Heather-S, yep no way around having to devote 2 - 3 hrs/day to running/walking, in addition to fairly aggressive 'life steps' (5K-ish), but I bet you can find one day a week where you can hit 25-30k as you get ready for the 1/2 M.