I biked once this week, 15.82 miles.
I took 73,059 steps during the week according to my Pebble 2 HR smart watch.
Common abbreviation: OMEP is Orange Mud Endurance Pack
Sunday, 7/15/2018: 3291 steps during the day; 15.82 bike ride, 11.1 average speed, 27.7 mph maximum speed, 82F, 62% RH, mostly cloudy, the high at KROC was 91F.
I was a bit cranky all day which did lead to a tiff between my lovely wife, Christine, and I. It was totally my fault. I was a bit miffed that I was doing the laundry (yet again) while all she did was complain about the heat. I may complain but I usually get what needs to be done ... it may not be perfect but it gets done. But ... we are a team. We each have our strengths, challenges and weaknesses. Together, we are stronger.
I did get out for a 15.82 mile (according to my RoadID eCrumb) bike ride. I forgot to turn my Garmin Forerunner 310XT back on after my last water stop. Anyway, I just biked around. I rode slowly by the Ontario Beach Park. A beach volleyball tournament seemed to going on. This bike ride was not a hammerfest ... just a nice and easy ride to pass the time in the heat. I stopped three time to drink water. I also got a nice gash on my right shin when I missed the pedal once when I was starting back up ... ouch!
Monday, 7/16/2018: 6719 steps during the day, rest day, the high at KROC was 94F
I have included the temperature at KROC (Greater Rochester International Airport) recently off and on. Rochester has had more than of its share of 90F or better days lately. The Channel 8 weather had a graphic this morning that Rochester was going to have its fourth day in a row of 90F today, that it was the 2nd heat wave (3 or more days of 90F or better), that 10 out of the 16 days in July so far have been 90F or better and there have 15 days of 90F or better so far in 2018 so far.
Tuesday, 7/17/2018: 15764 steps during the day; 5.35 miles, 45:15, 8:27 pace, 82F, 37% RH, 16 mph NW wind, partly cloudy.
Today's run was brought to you by the word blah. I got up the parking lot by the Greece Arcadia High track by 4 PM ... just in time for a run but not a long one by 5 PM. I needed to run but just couldn't get into it. The forecast was for it to be cooler ... not very much though. There was a hot breeze out of the wind which pushed me back as I ran west on Janes Rd. Then it was behind me and didn't cool me off as I ran back east. So ... I just put one foot in front of the other and got it done. My splits were: 8:20, 8:33, 8:41, 8:18, 8:27 and 8:21 over the last 0.35 mile. Not a very auspicious start to my Empire State Marathon training. But ... then I am not going to do long runs on week day evening either am I?
Wednesday, 7/18/2018: 5608 steps during the day, rest day.
I was glad that I happened to turn on the ESPY's and caught most of the introductory video about Jim Kelly and all of his speech after he received the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, ESPN link here, Buffalo Bills link here, NY Post link here (entire speech video). He is such an inspiration throughout his Buffalo Bill career, his fight for his son Hunter and his fight with oral cancer! Chis Berman, longtime EPSN commentator, said "In my opinion, the phrase “Kelly Tough” is an understatement. Even doctors have said, we’ve never met a patient this tough. The stuff you think of as a slogan is real life. Jim has faced this three times, beating cancer head on. He’s a Hall of Fame quarterback, a Hall of Fame person and a Hall of Fame cancer survivor" - quote from BuffaloBills.com. The last of his speech deserves special notation: "So I just urge everybody out there, if you have somebody out there who is suffering -- it doesn't have to be cancer -- it could be somebody not having a good day. It could be your mom or your dad. It could be your grandparents. What you say to them, the smile that you have on your face, that could be the difference in them making it to the next day. Remember that. Always, always persevere. Like Jimmy V said, never, ever give up." - quote from ESPN.com. Kelly Tough!
Thursday, 7/19/2018: 18662 steps during the day; 8.15 miles, 1:07:05, 8:15 pace, 84F, 35% RH, 6 mph W wind, partly cloudy.
The benefit of shopping locally at Fleet Feet Rochester manifested itself today. I have been looking at the Orange Mud line of hydration vests (either the Gear Vest with its 1 liter bladder or the Endurance Pack with its 2 liter bladder). I had looked at Fleet Feet Ridgeway and they only had Nathan hydration vests. So I emailed info@fleetfeetrochester.com about it. I received an email from Boots, the owner, two minutes later saying he would check inventory at the Armory and Buffalo stores. I got an email from Kelly seven minutes later saying that they carried the Endurance Pack at the Armory and asked if I wanted to see it at Ridgeway if that was more convenient. It was and I will try it on tomorrow after 4 PM.
Another Thursday run from Greece Arcadia High school. Their parking lot had one truck in it when I parked just before 5 PM. It was a wide open parking lot visible from Island Cottage so I felt pretty safe leaving the '14 Cruze there while I went off running. It was a bit warm but I had my Nathan SpeedDraw Plus full of ice and water ... and I needed it. I set up a steady but a bit hard pace and kept it there. I started to dump water down my back and head by mile 4. But I pushed on and got it done without stopping. My splits were: 8:08, 8:16, 8:17, 8:15, 8:13, 8:13, 8:20, 8:14 and 7:34 over the last 0.15 mile.
Then ... I had a bit of a mishap with my glasses. I went to Wegmans after my run and changed from my sweaty tech into my dry tech shirt before I went in. Well ... I took off my glasses and put them on the rear window by the trunk. Then I tried to close the trunk. Clunk! Luckily my glasses were pretty strong. Only the right lens popped out and the frames seemed unaffected. I tried to put it back in before I went into Wegmans without success. I found a set of small screwdrivers once I got home. It was a bit tough seeing the tiny screw without my glasses but I managed to put my right lens back in ... then the left lens popped out. So I put that one back in too. My lenses had all sort of fingerprints on them for some reason, lol! Once I had them all cleaned then it was time for supper ... ribs, fries and salad!
Friday, 07/20/2018: 5747 steps during the day, rest day.
I headed over to Fleet Feet Ridgeway after work to look at the Orange Mud Endurance Pack (OMEP) with its 2 liter bladder. Cheryl was waiting for me and had me try it on. She adjusted it so it fit me. It was as light as feather (without water). She told me that she used it too. Well ... I bought it was the help of an expired (shh ... don't tell anyone) Fleet Feet $15 gift certificate. I also showed her a Nathan Zipster that had a blown zipper. It still had one good zipper pocket so I was still using it. Well ... she has a new heather blue Nathan Zipster coming to Fleet Feet Ridgeway on Tuesday!
Saturday, 7/21/2018: 17268 steps during the day; 11.55 miles, 1:38:52, 8:33 pace, 70F, 69% RH, 9 mph SE pace, sunny.
Well ... time to find out how that OMEP feels like. So ... I was up at 4:49 AM (when I first looked at my cell). My alarm was set for 5:30 AM. I puttered at bit and I was out the door by 7 AM barely. But ... not before I spilled most of the 2 liter bladder on the kitchen floor. Note to self; a 2 liter bladder does NOT sit up by itself while you are trying to fill it! I mopped up the mess, changed my socks, refilled my bladder to 1600 ml and got out the door. I set up a steady pace and set forth. I always set a slower pace when I feel a hydration pack on my back and today was no different. The pack felt light and high on my back. I burped it before I headed out and I heard no slushing sounds. It was humid and I started sweating at mile 1. I remember seeing a swan near the water on Edgemere Drive as I ran past. I saw about 10 Bagel Bunch runners heading north on Long Pond Rd as I ran south. One runner knew me as I ran east on Janes Rd. I thought about extending the run a bit but I kept to my 11 mile route with its 10K loop. My splits were: 8:23, 8:33, 8:44, 8:35, 8:30, 8:25, 9:04, 8:29, 8:31, 8:36, 8:27 and 8:16 over the last 0.55 mile.
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| First run with my Orange Mud Endurance Pack with its 2 liter bladder. I went old school with my Rochester Marathon 26.2 tech shirt. |
