Congratulations to @new.things - terrific season and I did enjoy the steps race in the last week of the season. Well done!
No bad feelings for @browery - I posted my report the next day morning, so hadn't known my step count. He's got every right to enjoy a pleasant evening walk with his wife.
When I lost the championship, was really the day before my 50km trek:
28 @sk1920 - @merthin 19777 - 19688
I posted my Sep 6 report too early in the evening, as the next morning I would be up at 3:30. Had I waited until Sep 7, my Fitbit would have registered some more steps before I went to bed (bathroom, checking my backpack and cloths etc) of that fateful evening.