MONTHLY STEP CHALLENGE -- APRIL 2019

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  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,669 Member
    edited May 2019
    Age 61 ~ desk job M-F ~ hourly stairs breaks (3 floors) at work. Goals: average 13,000 daily + total 400,000. Next race not until June? I walk ~ not a runner but still set time goals.
    Previous Months:
    01/2018: Total 341,336 ~ Average 11,010 ~ 1/12/18 Frenzy on the Fox 5K 47:26 & pace 15:19
    02/2018: Total 239,838 ~ Average 8,565 ~ sick & recuperating 2 weeks / missed 2/10/18 Seroogy's Valentine 5K
    03/2018: Total 430,973 ~ Average 13,902 ~ 3/31/18 Badger State Brewing 10K 1:30:28.82 & pace 14:35 ~ beat < 1:35 goal :star: Started w/ snow, then rain, then winds.
    04/2018: Total 353,998 ~ Average 11,799 ~ eased pace & distance, fighting off plantar fasciitis, which I've had in the past
    05/2018: Total 419,807 ~ Average 13,542 ~ stretches have really helped
    06/2018: Total 420,247 ~ Average 14,008 ~ 6/9/18 Bellin Run 10K 1:28:12 split 45:03 & ave pace 14:12 ~ beat goal < 1:30 :star: Finished 81 of 206 F60-64 / 3,350 of 5,298 females / 6,670 of 9,353 overall. Workplace Step Challenge 4/16 - 8/31 halfway point: place 23/30 women + 26th overall ~ won prize of $20 gift certificate.
    07/2018: Total 394,295 ~ Average 12,719 ~ 7/2/18 Packers 5K 44:50 & ave pace 14:26 ~ beat goal <45:00 :star: Finished 36/92 F60-64 ~ 1051/1655 females ~ 2029/2903 overall.
    08/2018: Total 444,768 ~ Average 14,347 ~ Workplace Step Challenge 4/16 - 8/31: placed 18th for women and 21st overall ~ pick up my prize next week :smiley:
    09/2018: Total 393,786 ~ Average 13,126 ~ 9/8/18 City Stadium 5K for Veterans 44:27 & ave. pace 14:16 ~ beat goal < 44:30 :star:
    10/2018: Total 450,084 ~ Average 14,543 ~ 10/13/18 Run for the Hill of It 5K ~ part unpaved trail, ends by going UP a steep sledding hill. Goal: beat last year's 48:41 / hill time 2:04. Beat both goals: time 48:13 & hill 2:01 :star: with portions of trail wet & muddy due to 5" rain in preceding week. Looking at overall results, fastest hill times (king & queen of the hill) were 0:44 and 0:55, and only 25 out of 267 participants finished the hill in < 1 minute. :o
    11/2018: Total 400,640 ~ Average 13,354
    12/2018: Total 417,309 ~ Average 13,461 ~ 12/1/18 Jingle Bell 5K 45:38 & ave. pace 14:42 ~ just missed time goal < 45:00
    01/2019: Total 339,475 ~ Average 10,950 ~ 1/11/19 Frenzy on the Fox 5K untimed & walked w/ friends
    02/2019: Total 319,605 ~ Average 11,414 ~ 2/9/19 Seroogy's Valentine 5K 48:34:89 average pace 15:28 ~ would've been faster but mile 2 was mostly packed snow on top of ice [-7F at start & -1F at end] & happy I finished < 50 w/ winter conditions & glasses completely frosted up
    03/2019: Total 327,871 ~ Average 10,571 ~ sick 2 weekends/poorly between / 3/30/19 Badger State Brewing 10K 1:28:14 & ave. pace 14:12 ~ beat goal < 1:30. :star: Winds picked up during race & snow flurries after.
    Previous Month:
    Daily ~ MTD ~ Average
    1. 6,395 ~ 6,395 ~ 6,395 ~ Rest/lazy day / 250+ 9/14 (home early from work)
    2. 8,530 ~ 14,925 ~ 7,462 ~ Shoveled snow / 250+ 12/14 (Sat.)
    3. 13,274 ~ 27,569 ~ 9,189 ~ Treadmill after church 3 mi 50:51 / 250+ 14/14 boom! Wowie on Sunday!
    4. 14,123 ~ 41,692 ~ 10,423 ~ Treadmill before work 3 mi 49:56 / 250+ 14/14 boom!
    5. 9,325 ~ 51,017 ~ 10,203 ~ Rest day (hit wrong button on alarm clock) / 250+ 13/14
    6. 9,034 ~ 60,051 ~ 10,008 ~ X-trained [weights/circuit] before work / 250+ 13/14 (Ash Wed service)
    7. 10,100 ~ 70,151 ~ 10,021 ~ Rest day / 250+ 12/14 (site deliveries at work)
    8. 16,068 ~ 86,219 ~ 10,777 ~ Treadmill before work 3 mi 51:04 / 250+ 14/14 boom!
    9. 11,226 ~ 97,445 ~ 10,827 ~ Treadmill 3 mi 51:15 / 250+ 10/14 (Sat.)
    10. 4,106 ~ 101,551 ~ 10,155 ~ Sick / 250+ 8/14 (Sunday at home)
    11. 2,751 ~ 104,302 ~ 9,485 ~ Sick / 250+ 4/14 (stayed home from work)
    12. 7,778 ~ 112,080 ~ 9,340 ~ Back to work / 250+ 12/14
    13. 6,863 ~ 118,943 ~ 9,149 ~ No workout / 250+ 10/14 (drive time/taxes meeting)
    14. 8,365 ~ 127,308 ~ 9,093 ~ No workout / 250+ 13/14
    15. 8,414 ~ 135,722 ~ 9,048 ~ No workout / 250+ 13/14
    16. 1,995 ~ 137,717 ~ 8,607 ~ Sick again ~ drat! / 250+ 2/14 (Sat.)
    17. 2,020 ~ 139,737 ~ 8,219 ~ Sick still / 250+ 2/14 (Sunday)
    18. 15,530 ~ 155,267 ~ 8,625 ~ Feeling better & walked dog after work 3.55 mi 1:02:37 ~ happy dog & happy me / 250+ 13/14
    19. 16,703 ~ 171,970 ~ 9,051 ~ Walked dog after work 3.49 mi 1:02:39 / 250+ 13/14
    20. 8,365 ~ 180,335 ~ 9,016 ~ Rest day / 250+ 12/14 (happy hour)
    21. 13,937 ~ 194,272 ~ 9,251 ~ X-trained [weights/circuit] before work & workplace weekly lunchtime hike 2.11 mi 41:51 / 250+ 14/14 boom! finally
    22. 15,750 ~ 210,022 ~ 9,546 ~ Walked dog after work 3.38 mi 1:00:36 / 250+ 13/14
    23. 18,077 ~ 228,099 ~ 9,917 ~ Walked dog 3.86 mi 1:05:55 / 250+ 10/14 (slept in & antique show Sat. aft.)
    24. 15,546 ~ 243,645 ~ 10,151 ~ Walked dog 4.17 mi 1:12:47 / 250+ 13/14 (Sunday)
    25. 8,977 ~ 252,622 ~ 10,104 ~ Rest day / 250+ 13/14
    26. 14,976 ~ 267,598 ~ 10,292 ~ Walked dog after work 3.57 mi 1:01:16 / 250+ 13/14
    27. 8,159 ~ 275,757 ~ 10,213 ~ Rest day (unplanned) / 250+ 13/14
    28. 20,147 ~ 295,904 ~ 10,568 ~ Walked dog before dawn/work (YAY) 3.51 mi 1:03:44 & workplace lunchtime walk 2.26 mi 42:15 / 250+ 14/14 boom! (yay)
    29. 8,845 ~ 304,749 ~ 10,508 ~ X-trained [weights/circuit] before work / 250+ 14/14 boom!
    30. 17,748 ~ 322,497 ~ 10,749 ~ Badger State Brewing 10K 9 a.m. in 1:28:14 ave. pace 14:12 beat my goal :star: and very happy me (winds picked up mid-way & snow flurries at end ~ still great event, followed by beer!) / 250+ 11/14 (taxes meeting in aft.)
    31. 5,374 ~ 327,871 ~ 10,576 ~ Rest day / 250+ 9/14 church in a.m. & movie w/ hubby

    Didn't reach my total steps goal or my daily average goal, but didn't plan on being sick 2 weekends & poorly in between. Did smash my 3/30 10K goal & very happy about that! :star:

    Daily ~ MTD ~ Average
    1. 15,554 ~ 15,554 ~ 15,554 ~ Walked dog before work 3.09 mi 54:27 / 250+ 13/14 (board meeting)
    2. 17,163 ~ 32,717 ~ 16,358 ~ Walked dog before work 3.51 mi 1:01:33 / 250+ 14/14 boom!
    3. 15,808 ~ 48,525 ~ 16,175 ~ Walked dog before work 3.49 mi 1:03:03 / 250+ 14/14 boom!
    4. 15,735 ~ 64,260 ~ 16,065 ~ Lunchtime workplace mindful walk 2.24 mi 39:22 / 250+ 13/14
    5, 15,010 ~ 79,270 ~ 15,854 ~ Walked dog after work (rain stopped) 3.95 mi 1:08:48 / 250+ 12/14
    6. 7,319 ~ 86,589 ~ 14,431 ~ Rest day / 250+ 9/14 (furniture shop w/ hubby / rainy Sat.)
    7. 7,187 ~ 93,776 ~ 13,396 ~ X-trained [weights/circuit] / 250+ 12/14 (church / rainy Sunday)
    8. 15,319 ~ 109,095 ~ 13,636 ~ Walked dog before work 3.53 mi 1:02:39 / 250+ 13/14 (hair appt.)
    9. 16,156 ~ 125,251 ~ 13,916 ~ Walked dog before work 3.51 mi 1:03:50 / 250+ 14/14 boom!
    10. 14,464 ~ 139,715 ~ 13,971 ~ Walked dog before work 3.2 mi 57:55 / 250+ 13/14 (happy hour :wink: )
    11. 10,923 ~ 150,638 ~ 13,694 ~ Rest day ~ snow, sleet, thunder & lightning / 250+ 13/14
    12. 10,193 ~ 160,831 ~ X-trained [weights/circuit] before work / 250+ 14/14 boom!
    13. 7,951 ~ 168,782 ~ 250+ 12/14 (Sat.)
    14. 16,757 ~ 185,539 ~ Walked dog 3.83 mi / 250+ 12/14 (Palm Sunday)
    15. 16,023 ~ 201,562 ~ Walked dog after work 3.83 mi / 250+ 12/14
    16. 19,400 ~ 220,962 ~ Walked dog after work 4.04 mi / 250+ 13/14 (cold starting)
    17. 9,494 ~ 230,456 ~ PTO (rainy) / spring cleaning / 250+ 13/14
    18. 9,589 ~ 240,045 ~ PTO (rainy) / spring cleaning / 250+ 12/14 (Maundy Thursday)
    19. 17,130 ~ 257,175 ~ PTO / cleaning & cooking & dinner prep / 250+ 11/14 (Good Friday)
    20. 7,670 ~ 264,845 ~ Sat. / cooking & dinner prep / 250+ 7/14 (cold getting bad & took nap)
    21. 8,730 ~ 273,575 ~ EASTER Sunday / church & family dinner / 250+ 12/14 (cold getting worse)
    22. 8,988 ~ 282,563 ~ Rotten cold / no workout / 250+ 11/14
    23. 10,281 ~ 292,844 ~ Still have cold / no workout / 250+ 13/14
    24. 12,634 ~ 305,478 ~ Cold improving / walked dog evening 3.33 mi / 250+ 9/14 (seminar all day)
    25. 11,309 ~ 316,787 ~ Better each day / workplace lunchtime ephemeral hike 0.88 mi / 250+ 12/14
    26. 7,637 ~ 324,424 ~ Rest day / 250+ 13/14
    27. 15,697 ~ 340,121 ~ Walked dog 3.69 mi / 250+ 12/14 (Sat.)
    28. 15,406 ~ 355,527 ~ Walked dog 4.44 mi / 250+ 10/14 (Sunday)
    29. 14,518 ~ 370,045 ~ Walked dog before work 3.53 mi / 250+ 12/14 (seminar all day)
    30. 7,714 ~ 377,759 ~ 12,591 ~ Rest day / cold almost gone / 250+ 13/14

    Due to rotten cold, prepping for Easter & crappy weather, didn't walk as much as I wanted. Missed my average & total goals.

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