I Walked 2,918 Miles In A Year, My 69th Year — Should Have Walked A Hundred More, But I Am Still Chuffed.

by Anura Guruge
on October 1, 2023


Click to ENLARGE. From Garmin. 2022

Getting old.

I used to do more than 3,000 miles in a year. C’est la vie.

I am still MAINTAINING my 10,000(+) steps/day & 500,000 steps/month goals.

I am cool as long as I can meet those.


This ALL started when I busted my knee, slipping & falling while shoveling snow, on Feb. 28, 2019. Had major surgery on knee on March 8, 2019. Off crutches in April, 2019.

I then decided I am going to get as FIT as I can via walking — or ambling.

In 2019 I walked 1,736 miles.

In June 2020 I decided I was going to walk at least 500,000 steps each month.

In 2020 I walked 2,822 miles.

In 2021 I walked 3,214 miles.

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