Day 8
Nov. 24, 2013-- 2,800 steps
A perfect storm this weekend-- cold winter weather hit Austin, my pedometer battery died out and I felt a minor groin pull-- limited my mobility. But something amazing happened from the experience of losing my pedometer. I realized I'm hooked. Before I took off walking I wanted to either buy a new pedometer or replace the battery on my Sportline 363. I decided to drive to Walmart. The weather was cold and rain pelted down but I crossed the parking lot, a man on a mission.
Walmart has lots of hunting and fishing equipment. Then comes golf and football and basketball gear. I got nervous. Do they stock pedometers? Okay, there's the personal fitness and exercise area. I recalled a guy in a Customer Review saying how much he liked the old circle-shaped pedometer, an old-school, inexpensive Sportline. I saw one! It only costs about 5-6 dollars. I wondered if that pedometer had jumpiness problems. A customer said his cheap pedometer credited you 5 steps for every step you took. And even added more steps just for moving around in your pocket. I decided to gamble, and took a chance on the cheapest device.
I got home and took off down the block. The rain came down so hard I walked back to my car and got a good umbrella, a golf-style umbrella, from the back of my car. I liked the brisk air hitting me in the face making me breath deeply. I could see my breath. The umbrella protected me from the downpour. I walked to the local high school and the pedometer read .8 mile. Seemed a little exaggerated. That should only be about 1/2 mile. I walked further and checked out a new neighborhood Taco Cabana and circled back home. Pedometer said I walked 2.5 miles. That cannot be right. I got in my car and checked with the odometer. The car showed the walk was actually 2 miles. So the budget pedometer did seem a bit jumpy but only about 20% off the mark. I could live with the margin of error, just so long as I had my pedometer.
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