Last night as I watched The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug with the family, I picked up another Garmin badge: Stepping Up 40K - Get 40,000 steps in one day. Naturally, it also took #2 all-time for most steps since 2013 (And again, #1 without breaking my foot). Still, I considered racking up another 10K steps, but hey, it was after 7 PM and my bedtime drew nigh: GOTTA walk tomorrow! The 40K step day ended my week for another record, 40 miles of walking activities for my Mon-Sun week.

This morning was a back day, and it felt good to my DB straight leg deadlifts. It felt like I was working a rowing machine—just vertical.

As to my cardio, my walk...well, in this Dec-Feb stint, it was the best overall pace for 3+ miles (19:30). I mean, yesterday afternoon I snagged a 17:45 from a 1.1-mile walk. My pace would have been improved if I didn't have to stop to figure out the map. Still:

1. 1 mi - 19:40
2. 1 mi - 20:03
3. 1 mi - 19:25
4. 0.5 mi - 18:19

This will improve as I drop weight. From experience, I can tell ya a 230s body is different from a 160s—but it has FAR more agility than a 330s one!

I only painted a little bit of Bartlett as I swung by the idyllic Sleepy Hollow Park and then picked up a corner street over by Yale Road Park. I do like my park-to-park days!

I added a new section on my site on the Expeditions page: High Scores as a motivating way to achieve top steps and my diet streak.

And yes, I've decided to make today my 2004 GOAT belt buckle kind of day!