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hlthe2b

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8. Yes. And how relatively small is earth. I reealized that for the first time after tracking the miles

Reply to BlueGreenLady (Original post)

Wed Jun 1, 2022, 06:12 AM

Jun 2022

I have walked (at least those that I have tracked on Fitbit since 2014) =14,285 miles. The earth's circumference is approximately 24, 901 miles, so I have more than walked halfway around the earth. That's amazing to me. I hope to make the whole thing.

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