Who took a pedometer this year?

[Alcatraz]

Yeah this thread is from last year mostly, but it would be interesting to compare and contrast what difference the mud makes for anyone who took a pedometer?

[DJL]

I wore a pedometer during Primavera and it was something ridiculous like 40000 steps one night due to a mixture of walking, jumping, dancing and even tapping my foot - the four blended together after I'd had a few. That seemed very optimistic but I'm certain I walked at least twice as much at Glastonbury. Would be interesting to compare numbers at a dry/muddy festival - the former you'd probably cover more distance but the latter you do more 'walking on the spot to avoid sinking'!

[plainlazy44]

I took one along this year, results were as follows:

Wednesday: 32068 steps, 16.03 miles

Thursday: 29438 steps, 14.71 miles

Friday: 23492 steps, 11.74 miles

Saturday: 26012 steps, 13.00 miles

Sunday: 24735 steps, 12.36 miles

Total: 135745 steps, 67.87 miles

Friday, saturday and sunday results are distorted cos of dancing so i'd say the actual value is probably around 60 miles. No wonder my legs and feet caused me so much pain.

[rachmac]

On a slightly related note, my friends and I at the festival were trying to work out how far we walked and trying to scale it based on our home town (St Albans). Saying stuff like oh, 'I'd never walk from your house to my house that would be silly' (but being sure those distances and further were what we were walking daily). One of my friends is a comp-sci and set up a programme that mapped the site onto a map of St Albans - although I haven't worked out how to access and work it hehe

[plainlazy44]

This might interest you then:

http://howbigreally.com/dimension/festivals_and_specticles/glastonbury

[rachmac]

This might interest you then:

http://howbigreally.com/dimension/festivals_and_specticles/glastonbury

[RoyC]

This might interest you then:

http://howbigreally.com/dimension/festivals_and_specticles/glastonbury

[Alcatraz]

This might interest you then:

http://howbigreally.com/dimension/festivals_and_specticles/glastonbury

Edited July 18, 2011 by Alcatraz

[ukslim]

Saying stuff like oh, 'I'd never walk from your house to my house that would be silly'

[SteAl]

If your houses are within an area the size of the festival, you bloody well ought to be walking.

[dingbat2]

I did this in 2008 and it said I walked 60 miles between THursday and Monday. I could well believe it because my feet were dead at the end! When you think how far it is from the Pyramid to the Other Stage (1/2 mile?) or JP stage (600m?) and the Park Stage (800m?) and how many times you go back and forth between the stages during the course of the day, and then off to Shangri La or the stone circle in the evening (must be a good mile from the Pyramid), then its easy to see how far you walk over the weekend

[lucyginger]

I didn't take a pedometer but I did manage to lose 3/4 of a stone in weight at this years festival!

[dingbat2]

I didn't take a pedometer but I did manage to lose 3/4 of a stone in weight at this years festival!

[lucyginger]

I have to say that I am surprised I lost that much considering the vast amount of booze I consumed!! Makes me think I should walk more in 'normal' life!!

[LondonTom]

If your houses are within an area the size of the festival, you bloody well ought to be walking.

[knivesout]

i got an idea of the sheer scale of the place this year when, looking down from the top of the hill at the park, i noticed just how far off the electricity pylon by the pyramid looked. it looked like a plastic toy from that distance, and then when you realise that's only really still about half way/three quarters of the way across the festival site, it really puts glastonbury's size in perspective.