Sunday, 4/27/2025 to Saturday, 5/3/2025

I walked 3 times this week, 4.95 miles.

I ran 4 times this week, 13.0 miles

I took 44,865 steps this week according to my Garmin Venu smartwatch.

My Venu gives me steps, heart rate and floors climbed (take that last data point with a grain of salt). My Withings WS-50 Smart Body Analyzer scale gives my weight (when it feels like connecting to our Wi-Fi).

WALKING/RUNNING: I have gotten over a nagging ache in my left hip/hamstring through lots and LOTS of stretching. So ... I do walks or runs and then stretch afterwards. A run is better than a walk in my 67-year-old mind but any exercise is good in the end.

Walk/Run electronics: I use my Garmin Venu for runs and walks. I listen to my CelsusSound S800C Bone Conduction Headphones.

BTW, I am on a 1768 day steak (4 years, 10 months) of either a walk, run or bike of greater than 1 mile (as of Saturday night, 4/26). There were more than a few days when a mile was all I could walk or limp.

Sunday, 4/27/2025

3868 steps, 46/134 avg/max HR, 173.0 pounds, 9 floors climbed

Run: 2.05 miles, 19:41, 9:35 pace, 123/138 avg/max HR, 152/162 avg/max cadence, 55F, 35% RH, 18 mph NNW wind, sunny

Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin Stealthfit GTS20 - 281.63 miles

I was still advised by the Nurse Practitioner not to run. I had been told to take 600 mg ibuprofen 3x/day, ice it twice/day (didn't do it) and my right knee was still swollen! I needed to run ... so I did very cautiously on my "Out to Beach Ave" route. My right knee survived. My splits were 9:38 and 9:34.

Monday, 4/28/2025

10571 steps, 41/136 avg/max HR, 174.0/172.9 pounds, 13 floors climbed

Run: 4.65 miles, 42:20, 9:06 pace, 124/138 avg/max HR, 156/165 avg/max cadence, 39F, 70% RH, 5 mph WSW wind, partly sunny

Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin Stealthfit GTS20 - 286.28 miles

The sunrise from the western edge of the Secret Sidewalk

The sunrise at the western edge of the boardwalk at the Ontario Beach Park

The magnolias are blooming on Beach Ave!

Screw it ... I went out a run with my regular mileage. I wanted to see the magnolia tree on Beach Ave just before the Ontario Beach Ave plus I wanted to run the Secret Sidewalk in both directions. So ... I did! My splits were 8:59, 9:07, 9:11, 9:09 and 9:03 over the last 0.65 mile.

Tuesday, 4/29/2025

4016 steps, 45/92 avg/max HR, 175.0/174.7 pounds, 5 floors climbed

Walk: 1.65 miles, 24:43, 14:59 pace, 86/94 avg/max HR, 117/125 avg/max cadence, 73F, 38% RH, 18 mph SW wind, cloudy

Shoes: blue Brooks Launch GTS8 - miles

I was very bloated so I knew a run wouldn't be a good idea. So I got out for a walk on my usual "Out to Ling Rd" route. My splits were 15:11 and 14:39 over the last 0.65 mile.

It warmed up all the way to 82.9 at 15:54 at the KROC airport ... then a cold front went through. We didn't get any rain up near Lake Ontario ... just a lot of wind. I sat outside for about an hour before I headed inside for supper. There was more severe weather to the southeast ... trees uprooted and pea-sized hail in Farmington.

Wednesday, 4/30/2025

9422 steps, 47/142 avg/max HR, 175.8/175.3 pounds, 17 floors climbed

Run: 3.15 miles, 28:58, 9:11 pace, 128/146 avg/max HR, 155/168 avg/max cadence, 37F, 81% RH, 10 mph WNW wind, wind chill 31F, sunny

Shoes: Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin Stealthfit GTS20 - 289.43 miles

My shadow and I out on the Secret Sidewalk

Well ... it was sunny ... and cold with a biting wind when I stepped outside ... in shorts and my Brooks 1/4 zip long sleeve pullover, Brooks beanie and light running gloves. The temperature had dropped from 82.9F at 14:54 yesterday to 37.9 at 05:54 in 14 hours at the KROC airport, link to the last 3 days here. 

It's the end of April so it's stat time!

I took 17 walks in April for 27.10 miles, 1.59 miles/walk and 43 walks for 68.09 miles, 1.58 miles/walk so far in 2025.

I took 15 runs in April for 54.49 miles in April, 3.63 miles/run and 82 runs for 307.85 miles, 3.75 miles/run

I ran one race in April and 7 races so far in 2025.

 4/16 Run Our River 5K - April, 25:40, 8:16 pace, 36th out of 71, 2nd out of 4 in my M 65-69 age group, 44F, 67% RH, 23 mph W wind, wind chill 32F, cloudy with a bit of rain

I took 233,053 steps in April and 996,007 steps so far in 2025.

Thursday, 5/1/2025

7857 steps, 45/98 avg/max HR, 176.4 pounds, 8 floors climbed

Walk: 1.65 miles, 22:51, 13:54 pace, 89/110 avg/max HR, 121/139 avg/max cadence, 46F, 76% RH, 5 mph SE wind, cloudy

Shoes: Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin Stealthfit GTS20 - 291.08 miles

It was still chilly but I still wore shorts ... because it's May 1st that's why! My legs were just as chilly as yesterday. I wanted to run but my right knee wasn't happy with that so I set forth on my usual "Out to Ling Rd" route. My knees were a bit cranky at first but loosened up. The wind was a bit chilly coming off Lake Ontario. My splits were 14:04 and 13:32 over the last 0.65 mile.

Friday, 5/2/2025

7675 steps, 47/129 avg/max HR, 175.5/174.7 pounds, 10 floors climbed

Run: 3.15 miles, 30:58, 9:50 pace, 119/132 avg/max HR, 152/162 avg/max cadence, 63F, 88% RH, 10 mph SW wind, cloudy

Shoes: Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin Stealthfit GTS20 - 294.23 miles

It was warmer so I just wore short and a short sleeve tech ... yay! But ... I dragged myself through this run ... half expecting my right knee to give out or a sharp pain to suddenly appear. It kind of sucks having a swollen right knee. My splits were 10:33, 9:43, 9:22 and 8:55 over the last 0.15 mile.

I wish every store posted how Trump's tariffs are changing their prices!

Words can't fully express how much I hate 47 and his minions who are very actively trying to destroy the US and cement their hold on power. There are many who say that the US already has a constitutional crisis as 47 have openly ignored the SCOTUS multiple times. I have doubts whether the US will have a fair election for many offices (House of Representatives or Senate) in 2016. Some states may have fair elections for state offices depending on voter suppression and/or voter fraud.

Saturday, 5/3/2025

4456 steps, 44/100 avg/max HR, 175.0/175.3 pounds, 9 floors climbed

Walk: 1.65 miles, 26:26, 16:01 pace, 89/101 avg/max HR, 111/123 avg/max cadence, 45F, 93% RH, 7 mph NNE wind, light sprinkles

Shoes: blue Brooks Launch GTS8 - 578.26 miles

It was chilly and rainy all morning. It was May 3rd and I didn't want to wear tights and most of my long sleeve shirts ... but it was chilly, damp and rainy and I wanted to be warm ... so I did. I knew my right knee was cranky so I took it for a walk. I did have a little bit of a limp ... my splits were 16:13 and 15:43 over the last 0.65 mile.

The NY DOT digital signs were celebrating the upcoming May 4th Star Wars "holiday" with the 3 signs I saw on the way to and from BJs ... "Lightspeed off, Buckle Up Skywalker", "Sith Happens, So Drive Carefully" and "Slow Down You Must, Arrive Safely You Will". I read online that 2 others were "Leave Lightspeed to Han Solo" and "Speed Is The Path to the Dark Side".