I ran 3 times for 23.25 miles this week. I decided not to run the Dirt Cheap Stage Race this weekend.
I took 75,938 steps this week according to my Garmin Vivoactive HR (VA-HR) smartwatch.
My VA-HR gives me steps, heart rate, hours slept and floors climbed (take those last 2 data points with a grain of salt).
My Withings WS-50 Smart Body Analyzer scale gives me my weight.
Sunday, 11/3/2019
14162 steps, 45/141 resting/peak HR, 6:58 hr sleep, 168.5 lbs, 15 floors climbed
run: 8.15 miles, 1:10:43, 8:40 pace, 134 avg HR, 161 avg cadence, 43F, 68% RH, 13 mph SW wind, overcast
I went to bed late the night before and set my alarm for 6:30 AM. Well ... the alarm was set for next Saturday not Sunday so I slept in until 7:30 AM. So with the "fall back" time change I slept in until 8:30 AM. Anyway ... I puttered and fiddled around but finally got up, got dressed and got out there for a somewhat of a long run. There was a tree down across the LOSP between Greenleaf Rd and Dewey Ave. It's about a foot in diameter so it won't be going anywhere until someone with a chainsaw comes by. I stepped over it and ran onward. I added a long loop to my "Out to the Pier" round to get the "Out to the Pier and Around" route. I kept it at a steady pace. My splits were: 8:29, 8:31, 8:22, 8:22, 8:27, 8:50, 8:59, 9:23 and 8:34 over the last 0.25 mile.
Later ... after a couple mugs of coffee ... I watched the Redskins - Bills game. The Bills struggled a bit but were able to get another W, 24-9, to go to 6-2, link here.
Monday, 11/4/2019
6855 steps, 46/96 resting/peak HR, 6:36 hr sleep, 169.4 lbs, 6 floors climbed
I don't doubt the sleep stat ... I didn't sleep well. I woke up around 5 AM and couldn't get back to sleep. So ... I went to bed around 9:30 PM. I guess no more burning the candle at both ends ...
Tuesday, 11/5/2019
7387 steps, 44/99 resting/peak HR, 7:45 hr sleep, 171.0 lbs, 7 floors climbed
We went out and voted after I got home from work. Christine and I voted for the local candidates of our choice.
Wednesday, 11/6/2019
14558 steps, 45/140 resting/peak HR, 6:56 hr sleep, 171.5 lbs, 6 floors climbed
run: 6.05 miles, 52:49, 8:44 pace, 134 avg HR, 158 avg cadence,
I needed to run. It was my first run since the "fall back" to EST so it took a bit longer to get ready. My Noxgear Tracer360 vest probably needed fresh batteries (but it still worked) and my eBay headlamp was freshly charged. So .. out the door I went (to paraphrase George Thorogood's "Bad to the Bone")!
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Thursday, 11/7/2019
7091 steps, 45/90 resting/peak HR, 5:52 hr sleep, 170.6 lbs, 5 floors climbed
Well ... I decided not to run the Dirt Cheap Stage Race this year. I have run it the past ten years. Why? Well ... it kind of hurts to run. I can still run and will run but one of my right toes just hurts. I didn't do anything to it either. There are other reasons ... my running budget really couldn't stand the strain and I really couldn't take the risk of injuring myself. I have a Ricoh printer refresh of about 200 printers coming up between now and the end of 2019 so I need to be able bodied.
I'm still a runner ... just a runner who doesn't race as much as he is used to racing. I love the thrill of racing and I will be interested in finding out what color the DCSR hoodie will be this year. It's closely guarded secret that for the past ten years I didn't know until I got close to the end of the DCSR #3 race and saw runners with their coveted DCSR hoodies. Man ... I love running races!
Friday, 11/8/2019
9712 steps, 45/121 resting/peak HR, 5:57 hr sleep, 170.1 lbs, 9 floors climbed
I thought as I drove home from work about what I usually do on the 2nd Friday of November for the past ten years ... drive down to Mendon Ponds Park for the Dirt Cheap Stage Race #1. Oh well ... not this year. I won't be running for the coveted DCSR hoodie on Sunday ... :-(.
Saturday, 11/9/2019
16173 steps, 43/135 resting/peak HR, 7:12 hr sleep, 170.5 lbs, 15 floors climbed
run: 9.05 miles, 1:19:17, 8:46 pace, 129 avg HR, 160 avg cadence, 26F, 69% RH, 7 mph SSW wind, overcast
Well ... I didn't run the DCSR #2 out at Devil's Bathtub in Mendon Ponds Park at 9AM. What to do? I ran my "Out to the pier and around" route instead. It was chilly and breezy.
I struck up a steady pace and got it done. My splits were: 8:48, 8:18, 8:34, 8:35, 8:35, 9:03, 8:52, 9:09 and 8:57. The last 4 miles seemed a bit of a struggle as I ran against the wind.
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The tree than had been across the LOSP trail between Greenleaf Rd and Dewey Ave for about a week was cut up when I ran by. It had been trucked away when I ran by a week later. Stuff gets taken care of in Greece!
