New Year with a bang

[Gtkozik]

I got my 65k badge on Monday. To me it's a big deal since usually I would be curing hangover still. I got my fit bit in September and I have been pushing myself to get in shape, be fit. It feels good to start a new year feeling motivated and I think I replaced one addiction for another. But I love it. My goal this year is to hit 100k by summer or fall. What's yours? Good luck.

[shipo]

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@Gtkozik wrote:

I got my 65k badge on Monday. To me it's a big deal since usually I would be curing hangover still. I got my fit bit in September and I have been pushing myself to get in shape, be fit. It feels good to start a new year feeling motivated and I think I replaced one addiction for another. But I love it. My goal this year is to hit 100k by summer or fall. What's yours? Good luck.

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I don't think most folks find such daily numbers even remotely reasonable; in fact, some folks would probably suggest your step counts are inflated due to some form of cheating.  Think about it, if you *really* walked 65,000 steps in a single day you would have walked somewhere between 30 and 35 miles, and had you run that many steps you would have crossed the 40-mile mark.

To put the above in perspective, in October and November I participated in a fitness challenge at work and ran 675 miles in those two months; my highest day was only about 42,000 steps.

[Gtkozik]

That's not cool calling me cheating. 4.5 hours on a tread mill with 2 visits to the gym. Over 2 hours walking with my wife in Franklin mills mall in Philly.  Ran/walked over a  mile from a store to our house. To finish I walked/ paced my living room back and forth for another 2.5 hours with a total of 65100 steps. 530 active minutes. I started 630 am and was done by 930 pm. Over 34 miles on my fitbit. A week earlier I got a 60k badge so please do not tell me I was cheating. That is the last thing I would ever do. 

[Gtkozik]

I don't understand why this is so hard to believe and why on earth would i forgo integrity and honesty to post something like that. This was a real challenge to me yes. I got a huge blister on my right toe but like I mentioned before about replacing one addiction for another once I go for it I go for it.

[shipo]

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@Gtkozik wrote:

I don't understand why this is so hard to believe and why on earth would i forgo integrity and honesty to post something like that. This was a real challenge to me yes. I got a huge blister on my right toe but like I mentioned before about replacing one addiction for another once I go for it I go for it.

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I don't  believe I called you a cheater; what I said was some folks would consider what you did as cheating; just warning you about some potential backlash.

[USAF-Larry]

Some people have a life other than walking.....   Was the badge worth it? 

[Gtkozik]

Well I haven't worked since late November so what else there is to do? Looking for a job, got few more lbs to drop. Been working delivering packages for Amazon in Philly so I'm very used to walking all day and i guess I wanted to try myself.

[Gtkozik · Accepted solution]

shipo I am sorry if I misunderstood what you were saying. 

[Gtkozik]

And Shipo there might as well be some steps inflation here and there. That is Definately expected. I am not saying I did 34 miles in total. I'm saying my fit bit counted that much. All I am sure about is my steps.

[GershonSurge]

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@shipo wrote:

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@Gtkozik wrote:

I don't understand why this is so hard to believe and why on earth would i forgo integrity and honesty to post something like that. This was a real challenge to me yes. I got a huge blister on my right toe but like I mentioned before about replacing one addiction for another once I go for it I go for it.

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I don't  believe I called you a cheater; what I said was some folks would consider what you did as cheating; just warning you about some potential backlash.

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@Gtkozik,

Personally, I think however the steps got logged on your Fitbit is fine for your personal stats. I'm excluding obvious cheating, which I don't think you did.

It would help to know some history behind @shipo's post. Last May, there was a long discussion about what counts as steps for the purpose of activity groups and challenges. The two sides were "anything goes" and "a step propels your **ahem** down the road." In other words, walking or running.

I adhere to the second definition for activity groups. I don't mind if people use a treadmill.  In challenges, ask the creater of the challenge before it starts.

[Gtkozik]

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@GershonSurge wrote:

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@shipo wrote:

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@Gtkozik wrote:

I don't understand why this is so hard to believe and why on earth would i forgo integrity and honesty to post something like that. This was a real challenge to me yes. I got a huge blister on my right toe but like I mentioned before about replacing one addiction for another once I go for it I go for it.

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I don't  believe I called you a cheater; what I said was some folks would consider what you did as cheating; just warning you about some potential backlash.

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@Gtkozik,

Personally, I think however the steps got logged on your Fitbit is fine for your personal stats. I'm excluding obvious cheating, which I don't think you did.

It would help to know some history behind @shipo's post. Last May, there was a long discussion about what counts as steps for the purpose of activity groups and challenges. The two sides were "anything goes" and "a step propels your **ahem** down the road." In other words, walking or running.

I adhere to the second definition for activity groups. I don't mind if people use a treadmill.  In challenges, ask the creater of the challenge before it starts.

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Everything was walking. No spepping in place. Much on treadmill. Much on decline. All day some form of walking with obvious breaks for food and such. Started around 6 30 am to around 930 pm. O and went to mall for couple hours so some steps were probably not full steps. Thanks for response.

[SunsetRunner]

This helps shine some light on things.  Our parent-company did a couple of company-wide contests, (which is 100s of thousands of people), and the top teams consisted of individuals getting 90k-100k steps per day.  I could not fathom how they were getting that many steps in.  Perhaps they were doing something similar to what you are doing...perhaps they have a treadmill desk & go to the gym more than one time a day. 

[PastaLuver14]

I actually don't have a new years resolution this year.I did think about it,but never went back to thinking about it. I feel like I've almost completed everything I could do.  I have done a full marathon already. I have done several half marathons and have beat my best time.   This past year in 2016, I decided to do the Cal Running Series and did 4 half marathons. That was tough...but I completed that.   My friend suggested to me to do an ultra marathon,but I am thinking it might be out of my league. It was hard to train for a full marathon....i can't imagen it doing it for an ultra