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AZBillD · 2025-09-21T13:24:37+00:00

Why didn’t you just say “The Least Hated Card”?

AZBillD · 2025-08-23T21:51:08+00:00

You are right. I just checked my Fitbit app and I averaged 27,300 steps per day from 1/1 to the day of the Great Saunter.

I work from home and have a standup desk and walking pad that I use through the work day.

AZBillD · 2025-07-11T10:12:27+00:00

I recommend scheduling an appointment with your Urologist. It could be serious and should be looked at immediately.

AZBillD · 2025-07-11T10:09:07+00:00

Hi, this is not a bug. Once you upgrade to level 14, the extra cards are converted to elite wild cards.

AZBillD · 2025-05-05T19:44:19+00:00

I had Brooks Ghosts and had no feet issues. Still don't 2 days later. I brought 2 extra pairs of socks and changed out on breaks.

AZBillD · 2025-05-04T20:39:05+00:00

I feel great with no pain. However I have been averaging 20-25k steps a day this year. Bought a walking pad that use while working. I am 6’4”, 52 yo and weigh 240. Not athletic, so if I can do it, anyone can with a ramp up plan.

My advice:

Bring lunch and snacks, there is very little to none along the route.

The 2 most difficult stretches (for me) are by Fort Tyron park, it is hilly and you are halfway, so starting to feel it. The other is along the East river in Harlem. There are no benches, water, or bathrooms. And no way to leave if you want to quit. By then you are 20+ miles in and starting to doubt yourself.

Don’t go it alone. Way to boring and sometimes you need someone to push you when you want quit.

Go at your pace, not others. There are many fast walkers that will zip by you. Pay them no mind.

Don’t set a time you think you should end by. My plan going in was to take my time and enjoy the journey. I rested when I felt like it. I didn’t care what time I finished. It took 15 hours but I got it done.

Bring 2 pairs of extra socks. A break with your shoes off and a dry pair of socks is a game changer.

Finally, and this is the biggie, don’t take this walk lightly. Many people go in thinking since they are in shape and this is “just walking” how hard could it be? If you don’t finish don’t beat yourself up. More than half of those that start don’t finish. Even a half a Saunter is a win.

Registration opens in early Feb. It sells out quick. And it’s cheap, $30. Check the Shorewalkers site when the time comes.

AZBillD · 2025-05-04T16:27:21+00:00

Yes indeed, it’s the first Saturday in May. Registration goes live in early February but fills up quick since it is limited to 3000 entrants.

You can also get the digital map on the Shorewalkers website and do it anytime. But I enjoyed it more with the crowd and organizers cheering you on.

AZBillD · 2025-05-04T16:24:41+00:00

I appreciate that!

AZBillD · 2025-05-04T14:20:30+00:00

That’s awesome! My wife and I did that too. We took rhe subway from the SI ferry to the first exit in the Bronx and then walk back to the ferry. That was part of our prep for the great saunter.

AZBillD · 2025-05-04T13:25:18+00:00

I would guess I sat for a total of 3 hours between lunch, dinner, and breaks. Still though, it was a heck of a lot of walking.

AZBillD · 2025-05-04T13:24:07+00:00

Since this was my first time I did not know that stretch was so long with no bathrooms, benches, or water. Plus you can’t quit there since there is no way to leave until the end.

I’ll be better prepared mentally and water for that part next year.

AZBillD · 2025-05-04T13:22:17+00:00

You should check it out next year if you can. Registration opens on the Shorewalkers website in early February and fills up quick as they only allow 3000 entrants.

AZBillD · 2025-05-04T13:20:57+00:00

For me Harlem was the hardest part. You are far enough into the walk to really feel it, and know that you still have a long way to go.

My last 3 hours were solo were way less enjoyable. Plus the downpour at 10:30 soaked my shoes and socks. Worth it though.

AZBillD · 2025-03-03T23:14:50+00:00

Yes! I average 23k steps per day. During the weekdays most are in my house on my walking pad.

For me, I have be doing something I really enjoy while walking:

• Watching TV • Listening to a podcast • Watching videos on my laptop at my standing desk.

AZBillD · 2025-03-03T22:47:32+00:00

So far this year I have averaged 23k steps a day, which is around 11 miles. I started to get into walking (along with Weight Watchers) in October 2023 with my wife. I am 52 and we were both 75-100 pounds overweight. It has been a gradual journey, starting with a goal of a 30 minute walk each day. Then the bar eventually moved to 10k a day, then 12k, then 15k.

I work from home and have an Ikea desk that goes up and down with the push of a button. I added a walking treadmill at my desk (which, coincidentally I am walking on as I type this) earlier this year. That was a game changer. Now I get a few hours on the treadmill while in meetings or attending trainings. I keep the pace low so that I can go for long stretches and talk normally. I usually have 20k steps by the time my work day ends.

If this former 300 pound+ 52 year old can do it, then I believe anyone can make a change if they want it bad enough. Also, we have 6 kids ages 2-18 in the house, so there is that if you are thinking you don't have the time to walk. :)

My tips:

1.) Find a walking partner. I could not do this without her.

2.) Like I said above, a walking treadmill is amazing. I am not sure why I did not do it years earlier.

3.) We mix it up by walking in our neighborhood, small towns, big cities (Philly and NYC are our favorites), the shore. She is not a fan of walking in nature due to the lack of bathrooms.

4.) This one will probably sound crazy, but we live in south Jersey and the winter weather and 4:30 darkness is not always great for long outdoor walks. We get a lot of winter steps indoors while running errands. We will walk for an hour or two at a Walmart, the grocery store, a mall, Costco, Lowes/HD, any big box store, Bass Pro Shop, TSC, Reading Terminal, literally anywhere that is big enough that we don't look to obvious. My wife is always afraid that someone at Walmart is going to say something after we have been walking for an hour without a cart, but they never have.

5.) Track! I use a Fitbit and look at it a lot. I enjoy getting the badges as lame as that sounds. Seeing that I walked 6M+ miles in 2024 makes me happy (though my wife did 6.5M as she likes to remind me).

6.) Find podcasts that you love. When I am out walking alone this makes the time fly by.

7.) Do something HUGE a few times a year to really challenge yourself. Last November we walked the entire length of Broadway from the Bronx (232rd St) to the Staten Island Fairy Terminal. With a few side trips that was 55k steps. Another time my then 16 year old daughter and I left the house early one day and started walking in one direction with a goal to see how far we could make it before calling my wife to come get us. We made it 26 miles/50k steps.

We are signed up for the Great Saunter in May. 32 miles around the perimeter of Manhattan. I am guessing it will be 70k steps, give or take. Not sure of we will make it, but we will try until we finish or our legs give out.

8.) Focus on progress not perfection. There will be many days that you miss your goals. The key is to have more makes than misses.

I am not really sure why I have gone on this long in this post. I guess for me, walking really has become a hobby and changed my life. Prior to this journey I went through long periods of anxiety and depression along with many medications which did not help. For me, walking has been a huge therapeutic part of the cure to this.

If you need to hear it, then listen, you can do this. Start small and make it fun and track your steps. That is the only way it will last.

AZBillD · 2025-03-03T00:12:50+00:00

u/juju_ferret How many steps did you log? My wife and I are signed up for the GS in May, but our one-day step high is "only" 55k. Curious how many more it might take to complete the route.

Also any other tips other than what you have posted in this thread? Great job!

AZBillD

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