In October Elisabeth hosted the second Cool Blogger’s Walking Club of the year. April’s walking club did not go well for me—it turns out I had a stress fracture in my foot. I still haven’t finished my neighbourhood A-Z photography project either, but maybe I’ll finish that this month. This time around, I managed the challenge easily. We were travelling for most of October, including the Camino, so I had ample opportunities to walk in lots of interesting places, plus the need to walk to get to my next bed on at least some of the days. I also replaced my previous most steps totals for a day, a week and a month. Here’s a few stats:
Most Steps in a Day: October 16th 43,757. This was included the longest day’s walk, 30 km from Palas de Rei to Arzua.
Most Steps in a Week: 212,534 (30,362/day). This was the week we walked from Sarria to Santiago De Compostella
Total Steps for October: 650,073 (20,970/day)
Hardest Day: The first day of the Camino over the Pyrenees. G’s watch measured 1800m elevation gain and 25 km.
Least Steps in a Day: 3,642. This was a travel day. My walk was confined to walking in Hong Kong airport, including a mad dash to the gate when I realised I had been looking at the wrong boarding pass.
Most unusual walk: Walking the Labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral
Do you track your steps? If you did the challenge, what was the most memorable walk you did?
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14 responses to “Cool Bloggers Walking Club – October 2024”
I did the challenge, but just at home. I guess the most memorable walk was a Sunday walk where all three of us walked to the Farmer’s Market. Nothing like even your smallest walking day (well, more than your travel day). I don’t track my steps, I don’t have a smart watch. I have a phone but I don’t carry it with me all of the time, and for some reason my steps never sync with anyone else’s. Like when I was in France with my cousin, we would start out at the same time, go all of the same places, and mine would show thousands of fewer steps than hers. It makes no sense. So I feel robbed by it, and don’t pay any attention to it.
WOW. You really killed it! So many steps, and so many interesting places. I wanted to be a cool walking blogger, but failed. I did enjoy seeing every else’s photos, though!
HA omg, just casually knocking off the freakin’ Camino de Santiago for CBWC, while I trudge around my pedestrian little suburban neighbourhood, *stomps off in a huff*. JK, this is insanely cool. On my bucket list.
You did great – you were obviously doing this challenge at the perfect time while you were away exploring 🙂
I cheated a little bit and used all of my runs for the walking challenge – haha. I couldn’t imagine getting any extra steps in on running days.
I think we have a winner. 43,757 holy canoli. I think my highest ever was something around 15.000 in 2025 when visiting London. I really have some catch up to do.
Your photos looks fun and so great. I bet the camino is so beautiful.
My Apple Watch is tracking my steps.
Wowzers! I can’t believe the step count and what a time to be completing a walking challenge. You did it in style! What a great summary post and I love, love, love all the stats. It makes it extra fun 🙂
My most memorable walk was with my father in the woods when I was visiting last week. The weather was perfect, we walked and chatted when we felt like it or strolled in comfortable silence when we didn’t. It is a very happy memory and I’m glad to have made it while doing the CBWC.
Thanks for participating…let’s do it again in April?
THe dates lined up perfectly. And, yes, I’m in for April.
That’s one amazing challenge, and such cool places to do all that walking too. I do walk, daily, but mostly in my local neighbourhood or, in the apartment when the weather’s bad. But I’m an amateur in comparison!
Normally I walk daily around my neighbourhood, but have never hit these distances before, even when I include my running.
Didn’t know about the challenge but would have given it a try if I’d known. I need external support and accountability to start exercising more. 🙂
You will have to stick around until elisabeth runs it again in April.
What lovely views you had in October!
We had lovely trees changing colors and I was very much impressed with fall this year!
I love the changing leaves of Autumn, we mainly have that in the cities and towns because our native trees are evergreen.
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