Before Noon June 2024 Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

It’s June! — the last month of the first half of 2024!  Think about that. Stuff got in the way of some of my exercise goals last month so I think it is time to go back to basics and remember the early start. So the goal this month is to get in some exercise in the morning, or at least before noon. Before Noon June 🙂

How It Works:

The primary purpose of these monthly challenges has been to keep track of your daily step goals for the month; though many of us track other things as well, like body weight exercises, sleep, trips to the gym, logging food, etc. This is not a competition to see who can do the most of whatever, instead it is a challenge to measure your consistency. So whether you do 1k, 5k, 10k or even 40k steps a day, this is measuring how many days out of the monthly total you can hit your goal.

Some might have a constant goal of 10k steps every single day and others might have a variable goal throughout the week, (and some might even plan days off!) for example.
Monday -> Friday = 10k steps a day
Sat & Sun = “6k steps a day,” or “not tracking”

Regardless of how you structure your daily goals, the only thing that matters for the monthly challenge is whether or not you reach what you set out to do.

Suggested Posting Format
1) Post either your constant or variable step goal.
2) Keep track of the # of daily goals achieved out of the monthly minimum and or monthly total

Although you certainly don’t have to post daily, you’ll likely stay closer to what you set out to do by updating the thread several times/week.

Picture Scavenger Hunt — 3 pictures

The theme of the photo scavenger hunt are morning pics. What’s out in the world early in the morning? Last month it would be the school bus pickup across the street from me, but I’ll need to find something else now that school is out for the summer. Below is the balloon festival in Albuquerque NM from October 10, 2010. That was a great morning!

Injury Notice
If you injure yourself during the month and need to scale back due to the injury, then all you have to do is adjust your goal for that period. If you normally do 10k steps a day but pull a hamstring and decide to do minimal walking (2k steps a day), then all you have to do is change your goal.

[Jotex]

June Goals  Days 4 thru 11

• 5,000 Steps  2/x8 days
• 8,000 Steps  4/x8 days
• 10,000 Steps  3/x8 days
• 12,000 Steps  1/x3 days
• Line Dance Class  1/x2
• Pilates Class  0/x2
• MTT  3/x8 

Glad to hear you’re up and out of the house, @Baltoscott .  I was down for a few days last week … gallstones. First time for everything, i guess.
Nice pic. 
We have had some crazy weather over here. Sadly some farmers crops were under a foot of water (soggy strawberries). 

[Jotex]

 

[Baltoscott]

Before Noon Day 12

17K steps/day for 20 days		8/20
1 pushups for 25 days		11/25
9 weight-lifting days		2/9
post 3 scavenger pics		2/3
Sleep 6:10 hours + 20 days or more during the month		3/20
1 pull-ups for 25 days		11/25
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 20 days		9/20
20 dry days		9/20
Beat June 2022 bike mileage (364.2 miles) YIKES!		147.8
100 zone minutes 15 days.		9/15

Thanks @Jotex. I have been feeling much better.

[Jotex]

June Goals  Day 12

• 5,000 Steps  2/x8 days
• 8,000 Steps  4/x8 days
• 10,000 Steps  4/x8 days
• 12,000 Steps  1/x3 days
• Line Dance Class  1/x2
• Pilates Class  0/x2
• MTT  3/x8 

[NellyG]

13 June

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                     9/15

10 days over 12,000                                         5/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                                 3/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   19/35

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      1/3

[Baltoscott]

Before Noon Day 13

17K steps/day for 20 days		8/20
1 pushups for 25 days		12/25
9 weight-lifting days		2/9
post 3 scavenger pics		2/3
Sleep 6:10 hours + 20 days or more during the month		3/20
1 pull-ups for 25 days		12/25
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 20 days		10/20
20 dry days		10/20
Beat June 2022 bike mileage (364.2 miles) YIKES!		179.8
100 zone minutes 15 days.		9/15

[NellyG]

14 June

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                     10/15

10 days over 12,000                                         6/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                                 4/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   22/35

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      1/3

Once again forgot to take some early morning pics!

[Vidd]

BeforeNoon JUNE Day 14

In bed by 11 every day	14/30
5 flights of stairs each day	14/30
1000 revs on the exercise pedaller daily	14/30
3 Scavenger Hunt pictures	1/3

Good to hear you're back out on the other side, @Baltoscott .  @Jotex, that sounds a nasty medical experience for you too - are you sorted out now?  @NellyG , you are the champion update poster on this this thread!  @jantonini, I hope things get less manic for you for the second half of this month.

I spend quite a lot of time in an electric operated recline chair, with a great view towards the east.  The other day, soon after 7.00 in the morning, I was lucky enough to see this going past.  Wind was very light, so it was there for some time.  It struck me that apart from taking off and landing, this would be a great way to travel, as long as the wind was right. 

[NellyG]

Haha @Vidd If I don't post regularly I forget what I have done!

15 June

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                     11/15

10 days over 12,000                                         7/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                                 5/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   23/35

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      1/3

[NellyG]

18 June

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                     12/15

10 days over 12,000                                         7/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                                 5/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   26/35

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

A Misty and wet walk this morning

 

 

[NellyG]

20 June

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                     13/15

10 days over 12,000                                         8/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                                 5/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   28/35

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[Baltoscott]

Before Noon Day 20

17K steps/day for 20 days		19/20
1 pushups for 25 days		12/25
9 weight-lifting days		4/9
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:10 hours + 20 days or more during the month		7/20
1 pull-ups for 25 days		19/25
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 20 days		17/20
20 dry days		11/20
Beat June 2022 bike mileage (364.2 miles) YIKES!		302.8
100 zone minutes 15 days.		16/15

Out at the breakfast buffet

Out looking for breakfast at 8am.

[Jotex]

June Goals  Day 13 through 20

• 5,000 Steps  7x8 days
• 8,000 Steps  6/x8 days
• 10,000 Steps  5/x8 days
• 12,000 Steps  2/x3 days
• Line Dance Class  2/x2
• Pilates Class  1/x2
• MTT  5/x8 

[NellyG]

21 June

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                     14/15

10 days over 12,000                                         9/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                                 6/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   31/35

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[Jotex]

June Goals  Day 21

• 5,000 Steps  8x8 days
• 8,000 Steps  6/x8 days
• 10,000 Steps  5/x8 days
• 12,000 Steps  2/x3 days
• Line Dance Class  2/x2
• Pilates Class  1/x2
• MTT  5/x8 

[Baltoscott]

Before Noon Day 23

17K steps/day for 20 days		17/20
1 pushups for 25 days		22/25
9 weight-lifting days		4/9
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:10 hours + 20 days or more during the month		6/20
1 pull-ups for 25 days		22/25
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 20 days		19 /20
20 dry days		14/20
Beat June 2022 bike mileage (364.2 miles) YIKES!		360.9
100 zone minutes 15 days.		19/15

The first picture is an American Robin feeding her fledgling at a nearby park this morning. Dead fly. Yum.  I thought the second was some kind of thrush, maybe a wood thrush, because of the spotted chest. But it's also an American Robin, a juvenile. They don't get the solid red chest until mature.  Also, I didn't know it, but American Robins are in the thrush family, and not at all related to robins from England after which they were named.

breakfast American RobinJuvenile American Robin

[NellyG]

@Baltoscott You always take such great pictures!

24 June

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                     15/15

10 days over 12,000                                         10/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                                 6/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   33/35

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[NellyG]

26 June

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                     16/15

10 days over 12,000                                         10/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                                 6/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   35/35

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[Baltoscott]

Thanks @NellyG. Saw this yard art on my ride to work this morning. 

 

[Baltoscott]

Before Noon Day 26

17K steps/day for 20 days		19/20
1 pushups for 25 days		25/25
9 weight-lifting days		4/9
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:10 hours + 20 days or more during the month		6/20
1 pull-ups for 25 days		25/25
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 20 days		21/20
20 dry days		15/20
Beat June 2022 bike mileage (364.2 miles) YIKES!		407
100 zone minutes 15 days.		21/15