I had a vague goal in mind before I set out for Venice. I wanted to take one million steps around this magical city. I had no idea whether I’d be able to achieve it, but as I had 44 full days available it worked out to an average of 23,000 steps, or around 18 kilometres, per day. While I’m used to walking the dog twice a day and playing an occasional round of golf, this was taking things to another level.
At the half way mark I was on the pace, but a sore knee slowed me down for a few days. A bit of strategically applied sports tape helped the situation, and soon things were looking good again. As the tally mounted, it began to take on a life of its own, and I’d walk even when my feet told me to catch a vaporetto. Considering that a significant number of the steps have been up and down stairs, I get a fair idea of why I feel a bit tired at the end of most days.
Well, yesterday I passed the mark with four days to spare, which will push the eventual tally up towards 1,100,000, allowing for a comfortable margin of error. Here’s a few of the things I’ve seen while taking one million steps.
