I ran twice this week, 3.64 miles.
I took 41,960 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 a swollen right knee. So ... I am doing a lot more walks than runs. A run is better than a walk in my 67-year-old mind but any exercise is good in the end.
WALKING/RUNNING: I have a swollen right knee. So ... I am doing a lot more walks than runs. 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 1810 day steak (4 years, 11 months) of either a walk, run or bike of greater than 1 mile (as of Saturday night, 6/7). There were more than a few days when a mile was all I could walk or limp.
Sunday, 6/8/2025
3828 steps, 44/95 resting/max HR, 171.7/171.1 pounds, 6 floors climbed
Walk: 1.65 miles, 22:46, 13:48 pace, 88/100 avg/max HR, 116/232 avg/max cadence, 68F, 56% RH, 6 mph E wind, cloudy, Air Quality Index 118
Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin Stealthfit GTS20 - 333.61 miles
I found an eye mask around 6 AM so I could sleep in until 8:45 AM. My window faces the north and the sky gets light very early in May, June and July. I felt that I needed the sleep after so many nights of just getting around 6 hours of sleep. I got out for a brisk walk on my usual "Out to Ling Rd" route. My splits were 13:52 and 13:44 over the last 0.65 mile.
Monday, 6/9/2025
7780 steps, 44/96 resting/max HR, 172.8/172.2 pounds, 7 floors climbed
Walk: 1.65 miles, 22:32, 13:40 pace, 90/100 avg/max HR, 115/132 avg/max cadence, 63F, 94% RH, 5 mph SSE wind, overcast
Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin Stealthfit GTS20 - 335.26 miles
I got out a bit late for a brisk walk on my usual "Out to Ling Rd". My darling wife, Christine, was concerned that I was wearing a gray Lilac short sleeve tech and wouldn't be seen so I changed into a yellow Old Goat Trail Run short sleeve tech. She was happier so I set forth. I set up a brisk pace. I had a very slight limp that should went away. My splits were 13:37 and 13:45 over the last 0.65 mile.
Tuesday, 6/10/2025
9021 steps, 48/152 resting/max HR, 173.4/173.1 pounds, 12 floors climbed
Tonight's race was the June edition of Run Our River 5K. The weather conditions were 67F, 79% RH, 6mph NE wind, partly sunny.
Run: 0.51 miles, 5:00, 9:53, 122/133 avg/max HR, 146/156 avg/max cadence
Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin Stealthfit GTS20 - 335.77 miles
Run: 3.14 miles, 27:48, 8:51 pace, 144/157 avg/max HR, 154/165 avg/max cadence
Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin Stealthfit GTS20 - 338.91 miles
My warm up run was not the best. And ... we were off! I felt a bit off so I just dialed in a slow race pace, held on and hoped for the best. I had to constantly fight the urge to just walk. I did take a couple cups of water at the halfway point. The course had an extra detour on the way back due to the rain yesterday. There was a 100 feet section of the Genesee River Trail that was a small pond. I saw a couple of ducks enjoying themselves. I saw Bill Crowe up ahead and tried to catch him but finished a few seconds behind him. And ... done in 27:48 (27:45 chip time), RunSignup link here.
Wednesday, 6/11/2025
7486 steps, 43/89 resting/max HR, 172.5/171.9 pounds, 6 floors climbed
Walk: 1.65 miles, 24:13, 14:43 pace, 81/87 avg/max HR, 114/124 avg/max cadence, 57F, 88% RH, 7 mph SW wind, overcast
Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin Stealthfit GTS20 - 340.56 miles
Thursday, 6/12/2025
6450 steps, 45/104 resting/max HR, 171.7/171.4 pounds, 6 floors climbed
Walk: 1.15 miles, 17:43, 15:24 pace, 91/107 avg/max HR, 111/121 avg/max cadence, 64F, 52% RH, 8 mph WNW wind, cloudy
Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin Stealthfit GTS20 - 341.71 miles
I didn't get to sleep until almost 1 AM. I just couldn't turn off my mind from thinking about life. A political aside ... there is plenty to think about ... Trump sent 4000 "nationalized" CA National Guards and 700 Marines to LA, RJK Jr filled a vaccine board that he gutted with his toadies, etc ... SSDD. So ... I bagged my Alexa 5:20 AM alarm and slept in until 6:35 AM. Big whoop ... I got 5.5 hours of sleep. My right knee ached so I just got out for my "Another mile" route . My splits were 15:29 and 14:50 over the last 0.15 mile.
Friday, 6/13/2025
3594 steps, 43/96 resting/max HR, 172.0 pounds, 4 floors climbed
Walk: 1.65 miles, 24:14, 14:41 pace, 81/102 avg/max HR, 115/126 avg/max cadence, 55F, 72% RH, 9 mph E wind, cloudy
Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin Stealthfit GTS20 - 343.36 miles
I slept in a bit and got a good night's rest. I got out for an OK walk on my usual "Out to Ling Rd" route. My right knee was a bit achy but I expect it now. Yes ... I know that I should go back to the doctor's. I am almost to that bit. Maybe next week. Anyway ... it was a bit cool so I wore a long/short sleeve tech combo. My splits were 15:03 and 14:09 over the last 0.65 mile.
Saturday, 6/14/2025
3801 steps, 44/104 resting/max HR, 172.1/171.6 pounds, 4 floors climbed
Walk: 1.65 miles, 22:31, 13:39 pace, 92/114 avg/max HR, 121 avg cadence, 59F, 77% RH, 8 mph NNE wind, partly sunny
Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin Stealthfit GTS20 - 345.01 miles
I slept in until just past 7:30 AM and puttered with my phone in bed for a while. But ... some form of physical activity outside needed to be done ... so I got up, set the timer on the coffee, got dressed and got out there. I really wanted to run. I flexed both knees and knew that my right knee wasn't up to running. So ... I set up an OK pace (at first) on my usual "Out to Ling Rd" route.
I was just at the Greenleaf Meadows garage/office when I saw a credit card lying on the ground. I walked about 50 feet past when I stopped. I had seen the car of our next door neighbor parked at the garage/office where she works so I knew she was in there. I went back, picked up the card, rang the bell and gave it to her. She knew the woman whose name was on the card and thanked me. I wouldn't have stopped if I had been running or might not have even seen it. So ... my walk turned into my "good deed for the day".
Anyway ... it ached a bit when I took long strides so I started to take shorter strides and hiked up my pace. My splits were 13:54 and 13:16 over the last 0.65 mile.
There was sadness in Minneapolis, MN where two state representatives and their spouses were shot by an assailant in the early Saturday morning hours. Sadly, the one state representative and their spouse died, link here.
Moving to the No Kings Day protest ...
