The numbers keep rising on the third week as I find more ways to push my total footsteps up every day – but I think I may have hit my theoretical walking limit on Saturday, counting 24,900 steps around the Bayshore mall searching across the tops of the clothing racks for the mop of brown hair that’s attached to my wife. Sunday found Natasha and I out in Barrhaven on an awesome walk to the grocery store with Lisa, Jen (visiting from exotic Toronto) and Kiriel, taking in some of the sunshine. My total is up past 200k since starting three weeks ago.

The numbers are likely to level off for a week, but may jump one more time as I make a concerted effort to get ready for the half-marathon that Greg wants me to run with him this spring. The sad thing is that I’ll be spending way more energy running, but counting about a third fewer footsteps as my stride increases.