I took 75,117 steps this week according to my Pebble 2 HR smart watch
Sunday, 4/29/2018: 9239 steps during the day; 6.25 miles, 51:26, 8:13 pace, 36F, 93% RH, 9 mph NW wind, wind chill 29F, overcast with a real fine snow flakes
Well ... it's April 29th and there were really fine snow flakes falling when I woke up at 7:35 AM. Joy ... or it was January 119th as posted by Steve Levitsky on Facebook. I knew I was going to run. I had to. I saw that Angie had finished the C & O Canal 100 in 23:18, ultrasignup.com live results here, and that the Seneca 7 relay runners (333 teams of 7!) were busy running around Seneca Lake. I didn't want to be a slacker ... lol! But ... I had to don my usual "cold" running gear on April 29th. I had my usual pre-run bowl of cereal and banana, got dressed and got out. The west wind was just as cold as ever. I didn't push anything ... just a nice and steady pace up and down the LOSP trail from Latta to Island Cottage. The male goose still guarded the trail by the small pond by Island Cottage ... and took a hissing run at me both times as I passed. He must know me by now ... lol! My splits were: 8:17, 8:16, 8:11, 8:14, 8:21, 8:08 and 7:52 over the last 0.25 mile. The snow had stopped and the sun was almost out by the time I got done.
Monday, 4/30/2018: 7051 steps during the day, rest day.
It's the end of the month ... it must be stat time!
I ran 14 times during April for 112.8 miles, 8.06 miles/run.
I ran 2 races during April:
Dirt Cheap #1 (plus a bit more) on 4/11: 5.05 miles, 50:39, 9:59.
Flower City Half on 4/22: 13.25 miles, 1:49:10, 8:14 pace.
I have run 64 times for 442.8 miles, 6.9 miles/run so far in 2018.
I took 322,901 steps during the month of April.
I have walked 1,259,667 steps so far in 2018.
Tuesday, 5/1/2018: 14057 steps during the day; 5.05 miles, 42:46, 8:28 pace, 79F, 14% RH, 20 mph W wind, mostly cloudy.
OK ... I ran in 36F and real fine snow on Sunday morning. Now ... it's 78F and sunny as I type this at 3 PM on Tuesday afternoon! So ... I will wear shorts tonight and worry that I don't know where my sunscreen has gone out to!
Running in 79F and a 20 mph wind is certainly different! The wind wasn't cold though! I set up a really nice and easy pace. I made the right turn to cut the run to 5 miles. I didn't want to push it in the sudden heat. I have to remember to carry water and hydrate now. My splits were: 8:02, 8:41, 8:41, 8:13 and 8:42. You can certainly tell which miles were into the wind!!
Wednesday, 5/2/2018: 7234 steps during the day, rest day.
Wacky spring weather in Rochester! It got up to 85F and tied a record from 2001.
Thursday, 5/3/2018: 15399 steps during the day; 6.25 miles, 51:31, 8:15 pace, 72F, 69% RH, 8 mph W wind, overcast.
Just a nice and steady out and back 10K on the LOSP trail and Island Cottage. I stopped at the turnaround to drink a bit of water and take off my shirt. It was a bit of tight shirt and I was worried about nipple irritation ... a guy problem. I doubt if the runner woman that I saw on the way back was impressed by my physique. My splits were: 8:06, 8:11, 8:19, 8:26, 8:19, 8:14 and 7:44 over the last 0.25 mile.
My darling wife, Christine, had left to head out for Ravenna OH to pick up the last of the stuff that she wants from her father's house earlier in the day so I came back to a quiet townhouse. So ... a quasi bachelor night. What did I do? Go for a 10K run, go grocery shopping, eat supper (Wegmans rotisserie chicken and potato chips) and watch the NBA playoffs. Exciting stuff!
Friday, 5/4/2018: 5614 steps during the day, rest day.
A very windy day as our record warmth left in a hurry. It was in the mid 70s around 6:30 when I walked (yes, walked) the rent check down the office. It was in the mid 50s around 8:30 when Christine came home from Ravenna OH. It was dark and windy so we just left all her stuff in the '18 Cruze.
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| A screen grab from glutenfreefix.com that approximates the strawberry pie that we ate. There are a lot of way to make strawberry pie! |
Saturday, 5/5/2018: 16523 steps during the day; 10.85 miles,
I didn't get out early but I did get out. I was a bit overdressed: shorts, long sleeve tech and light gloves. I set up a nice and steady pace as I rediscovered a nice almost 11 mile loop. I carried water and had a couple swigs of Hammer Gel at mile 6.3. My splits were: 8:10, 8:19, 8:19, 8:25, 8:33, 8:18, 8:47, 8:22, 8:39, 8:34 and 8:14 over the last 0.85 mile. Boom ... done.
I caught on Facebook that some Rochester athletes were out and about. Karen Kryder was out in Indianapolis running the Indy Mini 5K. She was 2nd in her age group with a 27:06 in her first race post hip replacement. There were 4,628 5K finishers! Beth Springar was also out in Indianapolis running the Indy Mini Half in 3:07:10. There were 19,628 half marathon finishers! Prem Kumar was in Pittsburgh getting ready to run the Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday. Ellen Boettrich was up in Canada getting ready to run the Mississauga Marathon on Sunday. Jason "Jmac" McElwain won the Run for the Young 5K in 17:40. The Taco Mile was held down in Cobbs Hill Park, results here. The Fly by Night Du was held down in Watkins Glen, results here.
I watched the Celtics beat the 76ers in OT, 101-98, to go up in their series 3-0, espn.com link here. Then it was on to the Raptors and Cavs game. Lebron was ... Lebron and hit the game winner at the buzzer, 105-103, espn.com link here! The Cavs are up 3-0 in their series.
