I ran 4 times for 19.59 miles this week.
I took 63,424 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 my weight.
Sunday, 11/24/2019
1625 steps, 48/95 resting/peak HR, 7:12 hr sleep, 167.0 lbs, 0 floors climbed
Monday, 11/25/2019: 9101 steps, 48/114 resting/peak HR, 8:09 hr sleep, 169.0 lbs, 1 floors climbed
We traded in our leased 2018 Cruze for a 2019 Trax AWD LT. This is the fourth car we have leased or purchased from Willie at Bob Johnson Chevrolet. That's 3 leases for us and 1 car purchase for my youngest son, David. He makes those payments.
Tuesday, 11/26/2019: 11219 steps, 47/103 resting/peak HR, 7:50 hr sleep, 169.9 lbs, 14 floors climbed
Wednesday, 11/27/2019: 7028 steps, 48/99 resting/peak HR, 7:19 hr sleep, 171.8 lbs, 1 floors climbed
No running for the past four days. Sunday was called a "no run" day since my body didn't react well to 2 runs the day before. Monday through Wednesday were no running days because I was tired from doing the Ricoh printer refresh at L3Harris SAS.
Thursday, 11/28/2019
13238 steps, 47/148 resting/peak HR, 7:32 hr sleep, 172.0 lbs, 7 floors climbed
run #1: 1.06 miles, 9:17, 8:47 pace, 125 avg HR, 161 avg cadence, 37F, 79% RH, 17 N wind, wind chill 26F, overcast
run #2: 6.23 miles, 50:11, 8:03 pace, 143 avg HR, 166 avg cadence, 37F, 79% RH, 16 NNW wind, wind chill 26F, overcast
Today's race was my tenth Race with Grace 10K. The race venue was the First Bible Baptist Church. I got up early like usual. I got out to the race venue around 8 AM in plenty of time for the 9 AM start. I went in and got my bib and my newest favorite tech shirt ... a navy 1/4 zip long sleeve Race with Grace 10K tech shirt. But ... I believe that you can't wear the race shirt until you earn it.
The weather was a bit chilly but not like last year's weather of 18F, 73% RH, 9 mph WNW wind, wind chill 7F, partly cloudy. So I dressed in my usual: CW-X tights, shorts, long/short sleeve tech, Brooks beanie and heavy running gloves. I got out for a short 1.05 mile warm up run at 8:47 pace, link here. The breezy wind out of north was chilly and I knew that it would be just so much fun running 2 miles up Manitou Rd into it ... but it's the course and at least it was at the beginning of the race (and would be a tail wind on the way back). I stopped by the 2019 Trax, took off my Brooks jacket and walked up to the start line. I talked with Mark Heberger, who I hadn't seen in years. Truth be told ... I had to look up his name in the results to find out his name. I knew his face after so long but not his name.
And ... we were off! One thing I like about running the Race with Grace 10K and the Newark 5 mile Turkey Day Run that I ran for 5 years before I moved up to Rochester was that these races aren't crowded and does not have more runners than the road can handle (cough ... Turkey Trot ... cough). So I got up to my race pace quickly.
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| Up to race pace just after the start ... photo courtesy of the Race with Grace 10K Facebook page |
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| Sprinting for the finish ... photo courtesy of the Race with Grace 10K Facebook page |
There were other races on Thanksgiving. The Feast of Burden 2 Miler had 152 finishers, results here. The Feast of Burden 5 Miler had 403 finishers, results here. The Webster Trot Turkey Trot 2.5 Mile run had 1737 finishers, results here. The Webster Turkey Trot 4.4 mile run had 1123 finishers, results here. The Newark Turkey Day Race had 135 finishers, results here. All these races around Rochester are dwarfed by the Buffalo Turkey Trot with its 11912 finishers, results here.
I had a mug of coffee, relaxed a bit, took a shower and then we went to pick up my oldest son, Michael, and daughter, Karen, to take them out to Denny's in Victor. Michael and I had the turkey dinner, Karen had breakfast and Christine had a bourbon burger.
Christine and I made it back up to Rochester around 4:30 PM. Then we watched the Bills play the Cowboys down in Dallas. It was their first game on Thanksgiving since 1994. Well ... the Bills spotted them 7 points, then ran off 26 unanswered points (a missed PAT and FG didn't help) and won 26-15, links here and here. Josh Allen was awesome: 19-25 for 231, 1 TD, 0 INT, 43 yards rushing, 1 TD rushing, 12-12 passing in the second half. Their record is 9-3 which is light years from my (and probably a lot of others) expectations at the beginning of the season.
Friday, 11/29/2019
13091 steps, 46/138 resting/peak HR, 7:10 hr sleep, 171.9 lbs, 6 floors climbed
run: 4.75 miles, 40:55, 8:36 pace, 130 avg HR, 162 avg cadence, 28F, 78% RH, 7 mph N wind, wind chill 22F, overcast
It took a while but I got out around 9:30 AM. I didn't want to run long so I just went out on my "Out to the pier" route. It was deceptively chilly with a wind out of the north. I took it easy. My legs felt a bit sluggish. My splits were: 8:31, 8:33, 8:46, 8:37 and 8:36 over the last 0.75 mile. My Brooks Adrenaline GTS18 shoes have 631.71 miles ... perhaps that's why?
It was Black Friday so I shopped. What did shop for? Well ... races of course! I had gotten tired of running the same races year after year so I have resolved to run different races in 2020. OK, I did sign up a couple of the same: the GRTC Freezeroo Series (with the help of a $5 off coupon) and Johnny's (now just known as Runnin' of the Green). The new race I signed up for was the Fly By Night Du on May 2nd down in Watkins Glen. I have always wanted to do this Du. It is held at the Watkins Glen International Raceway. I signed up for the Classic Duathlon which is a 1.7 mile run, 10.4 mile bike on the race track (3 loops) and 1.7 mile run. I also booked a hotel room in Horseheads for the night after the race so we don't have to drive back to Rochester in the dark.
Saturday, 11/30/2019
13091 steps, 47/144 resting/peak HR, 6:29 hr sleep, 170.0 lbs, 6 floors climbed
run: 7.55 miles, 1:03:20, 8:23 pace, 137 avg HR, 160 avg cadence, 28F, 81% RH, 9 mph NNE wind, wind chill 19F, overcast
I found and broke out my dark blue Brooks Adrenaline GTS19 shoes. It was our 7th wedding anniversary so I headed out to Walgreen's while Christine slept. I had ordered 2 4"x4" refrigerator magnets with our wedding pictures on them on Friday night. I used a BLKFRI75 coupon code for 75% off so they only cost $3.77 in total.
Then ... where to run? Head back home or go elsewhere? I decided to go out to Kelly's Apple Farm to get 6 donuts for my sleeping beauty and I to share after I got home. But ... first a solo Kelly's run was in order. My new shoes ... wow! What a difference! I felt like I was running on a cloud ... well, almost. It was chilly and breezy with a wind out of the north. I cut the road a bit short by turning onto Maul Rd. My splits were: 8:19, 8:16, 8:33, 8:26, 8:29, 8:33, 8:17 and 8:21 over the last 0.55 mile.
Christine and I only had time to share one donut before we headed out to The Original Char Broil House on Island Cottage to meet up with her daughter, Beth, and her husband, Nick, for lunch. We had an over way too quick lunch before we said our goodbyes.
It's the end of November so it's stat time!
I ran 16 times in November for 77.46 miles, 4.84 miles/run.
I have run 181 times so far in 2019 for 929.16 miles, 5.13 miles/run.
I ran 2 times in November:
11/2, Grocery 5K, 23:43, 7:34 pace, 123rd out of 99, 4th out of 39 in my M 60-64 age group
11/28, Race with Grace 10K, 50:11, 8:03 pace, 153rd out of 682, 4th out of 30 in my M 60-64 age group
I took 295,241 steps in November and 3,009,596 steps so far in 2019.
