Steps targets for 2022

[Vidd]

I thought I'd start a new thread on this, rather than putting with my other posts in the Lifetime Steps discussion.  

I'm aiming to do 15,000,000 steps this year, which would be a new record for me, and I don't think it's going to be easy!  I need to average 41096 daily steps, and January is usually my worst walking month, with English winter weather for one thing, and also starting with zero steps in the bank.

I'll try to post in here after each complete week, so here's my first report:

Week 1 (January 1-7 inclusive):  297899 steps - daily average 42584

I invite anyone with a target for the year in mind to put it on here - best of luck to everyone!

[Vidd]

Well, @Heather-S, I spend quite a large part of the day with him!  I've posted a picture as part of @Baltoscott 's Jumping June thread.

How are you getting on with your 16K per day target?

[Heather-S]

@Vidd Not hitting 16K consistently unfortunately. I've been doing around 12-16K per day, with some 10K days in there. I've got a trip to NYC coming up and I'm hoping I can do a lot of walking around the city for a few days that can help make up for some of my lower step days. 

[Vidd]

Is the weather any easier for you in NY, @Heather-S?

[Vidd]

Week 23

June 4 - June 10

329485 steps - daily average 47069

Overall:

7,201,804 steps - daily average 44752

Daily average needed for 15M target 38226

Daily average needed for 10-year 100M target 40488

Daily average needed for 16M target 43128 (this one moves very slowly!)

Weather mixed still, but starting to get warmer, although Sunday was really cold.

The 7th million was completed on June 6th, taking 22 days.

[Vidd]

Week 24

June 11 - June 17

307250 steps - daily average 43893

Overall:

7,509,054 steps - daily average 44697

Daily average needed for 15M target 38025

Daily average needed for 10-year 100M target 40367

Daily average needed for 16M target 43101 

Weather warmer and drier.  A bit harder to get the steps in as we've been away on our (canal) boat, so there has been less time available in the day.

[Vidd]

Week 25

June 18 - June 24

292653 steps - daily average 41808

Overall:

7,801,707 steps - daily average 44581

Daily average needed for 15M target 37886

Daily average needed for 10-year 100M target 40314

Daily average needed for 16M target 43149

Weather warmer and drier again, until Friday.  We had a problem with the boat on Friday, so steps were considerably down that day (33410).

[Vidd]

Week 26

June 25 - July 1

330801 steps - daily average 47257

Overall:

8,132,527 steps - daily average 44684

Daily average needed for 15M target 37527 (this is now racing down)

Daily average needed for 10-year 100M target 40049 

Daily average needed for 16M target 42992 (not racing down, but below 43000 at last)

Weather colder, windier and often showery.

June stats

Total steps in June: 1,351,451 

Daily average in June:  45048

Best day -  June 25th: 50891 (making up for....)

Worst day -  June 24th: 33429

The halfway point in the year came midway through July 2nd - at which point my total was 8,144,613 - so about three days ahead of schedule for 16M.

[Heather-S]

I reached my half way point of the year on 7/1. I managed to hit 2.5M steps so I'm on target for 5M by the end of the year. I had some big step days while I was walking around NYC. I spent 2.5 days walking around the city (I took a half day off at the end of the trip because my feet were sore), but I walked 30 miles and did 70K steps in those 2.5 days.  🙂  That definitely helped give me a boost I needed.

So far, I'm at 2,520,133 steps and 1,102.4 miles.

[Vidd]

Great work, @Heather-S!. Always nice to get the right side of the averages, but I sympathise with your feet! 🙂

[Vidd]

Week 27

July 2 - July 8

330143 steps - daily average 47163

Overall:

8,462,670 steps - daily average 44776

Daily average needed for 15M target 37144 

Daily average needed for 10-year 100M target 39766 (hooray - below 40000!) 

Daily average needed for 16M target 42826 (moved a bit more this week)

Weather increasingly calm and dry, and starting to get warm.

[Vidd]

Week 28

July 9 - July 15

332522 steps - daily average 47503 (new PB for a single week)

Overall:

8,796,339 steps - daily average 44879

Daily average needed for 15M target 36708 

Daily average needed for 10-year 100M target 39438  

Daily average needed for 16M target 42625 

Weather dry and very warm.

[Vidd]

Week 29

July 16 - July 22

318712 steps - daily average 45530 

Overall:

9,115,051 steps - daily average 44902

21 days for 8 million to 9 million (fastest million)

Daily average needed for 15M target 36327

Daily average needed for 10-year 100M target 39175  

Daily average needed for 16M target 42500 

Weather baking hot at the start of the week, then back to normal for an English summer, i.e. cloudy, a bit of sun, and around 20 degrees C.

[Vidd]

Week 30

July 23 - July 29

321831 steps - daily average 45976 

Overall:

9.436,882 steps - daily average 44938

Daily average needed for 15M target 35891

Daily average needed for 10-year 100M target 38868  

Daily average needed for 16M target 42343

Weather cooler again, occasional rain, generally cloudy, often muggy.  I'd like a good thunderstorm!

[Vidd]

Week 31

July 30 - August 5

326844 steps - daily average 46692 

Overall:

9,764,059 steps - daily average 44996

Daily average needed for 15M target 35378

Daily average needed for 10-year 100M target 38496  

Daily average needed for 16M target 42135

Weather dry apart from a little light rain.

July stats

1,448,014 steps for the month (New PB)

Average daily steps 46,710 (New PB)

Best day:  51576 on July 3rd (4 days over 50,000 this month)

Worst day:  42829 on July 23rd

[Heather-S]

Wow @Vidd you are crushing it! Your daily average is nuts! Great job!

[Vidd]

Thanks, @Heather-S!. I'm trying to get the 16M requirement down before we get to winter.  Cold, wet days aren't so encouraging for stepping out!

[Vidd]

Week 32

August 6 - August 12

320979 steps - daily average 45854 

Overall:

10,085,038 steps - daily average 45022 (Passed 10M in 223 days)

Daily average needed for 15M target 34858

Daily average needed for 10-year 100M target 38130  

Daily average needed for 16M target 41950

Weather dry and hot - often uncomfortable, especially in the late evening.

[Vidd]

Week 33

August 13 - August 19

321073 steps - daily average 45868 

Overall:

10,406,652 steps - daily average 45050 

Daily average needed for 15M target 34279

Daily average needed for 10-year 100M target 37722 

Daily average needed for 16M target 41741

Weather:  rain at last!  Much cooler, i.e. normal for August.

[Vidd]

Week 34

August 20 - August 26

328003 steps - daily average 46858 

Overall:

10,734,655 steps - daily average 45104 

Daily average needed for 15M target 33585

Daily average needed for 10-year 100M target 37219 

Daily average needed for 16M target 41459

Weather less sunny, some rain, temperatures remaining normal.

[Vidd]

Week 35

August 27 - September 2

320052 steps - daily average 45722 

Overall:

11,054,707 steps - daily average 45121 

Daily average needed for 15M target 32877

Daily average needed for 10-year 100M target 36723 

Daily average needed for 16M target 41211

August stats:

1,429,725 steps for the month 

Average daily steps 46,120

Best day:  49460 on August 12th ( First month this year with no days of 50,000+)

Worst day:  41560 on August 1st

Weather occasionally sunny, quite a lot of cloud, promises of rain with hardly any, temperatures still normal for the end of the summer.