Onward, upward

Couldn't make my 34 minute goal today; feet hurt too much. But that was after cleaning the house. And I ended up with a respectable 9287 total anyway! So, I'll do the 34 mins tomorrow. Also, up to 70 crunches this morning. My little post-it note reminder on my phone is working!

June 23: 9287 (5474), 43 mins. 4.3 miles.

June 22: 6427 (4694), 36 mins. 3.0 miles.

June 21: 9290 (7181), 54 mins. 4.3 miles.

June 20: 6230 (4727), 36 mins. 2.9 miles.

June 19: 8168 (6060), 46 mins. 3.8 miles.

So basically 3 or more miles every day for the past 7 days. Lowest number of steps is 6230, which for so long was my high for the week. And I've cracked 9000 steps, and my feet are OK. Also, I'm inching towards 4 mile days on average.

Ultimately I want 10k "moderate" steps per day -- running for an hour. A few days ago I went up to 2.5 mph on the treadmill. Not sure how much faster I can bump that and remain injury-free. My best day this week I had 7181 moderate steps, so I know this goal is achievable. It would be great to be able to do it all at once though! That will take awhile.

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