Sunday, 4/19/2020 to Saturday, 4/25/2020

I ran 4 times for 20.5 miles this week.
I took 49,271 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.

UPDATE: My darling wife, Christine, is in her 3rd week of a suspected COVID-19 illness (or the flu ... who knows). Her symptoms have been mild thankfully. She had a low grade fever that spiked to 103.8 on Monday night, March 30th, She called URMC on Tuesday, March 31st, and was told to self-quarantine. I got her Tylenol which lowered her fever during the rest of that week. She has had a bit of trouble breathing from time to time but it had been taken care of with an inhaler. She is slowly starting to feel better. She has an appetite for soup, toasted cheese sandwiches and whatever I can cook with the Instant Pot. We don' know how she got it since she had not been out for 2 weeks. I probably brought it home. I am asymptomatic as of right now. I take care of her while I work from home for Ricoh taking care of the L3Harris printers.

Sunday, 4/19/2020

9946 steps, 52/129 resting/peak HR, 7:23 hrs sleep, 173.2 lbs, 14 floors climbed
run: 5.35 miles, 49:29, 9:15 pace, 128 feet elevation gain, 128 avg HR, 160 avg cadence, 43F, 58% RH, 14 mph SW wind, wind chill 34F, mostly sunny

The sunshine called me outside before 8 AM. My legs felt like crap so I put up a very sluggish pace and got it done. There was a stiff SW wind when I turned to come back from the end of the pier ... wasn't a fan. Not the best run ... but any run is a good run I guess. My splits were: 9:19, 9:07, 9:10, 9:08, 9:34 and 9:02 over the last 0.35 mile.

I did 4 loads of laundry before we had leftover ribs ... mmm!

The COVID-19 website that I follow, https://ncov2019.live/data, is updating again. Worldwide - 2,404,077 cases (up 85,680), 164,740 deaths (up 5,134); Europe - 872,831 cases (up 26,215), 64,545 (up 1,773), US - 759,134 cases (up  8,071), 40,265 deaths (up 375); NY - 241,712 cases, 17,671 deaths; Monroe County - 1, 016 cases, 71 deaths.

Monday, 4/20/2020: 6758 steps, 49/92 resting/peak HR, 6:07 hrs sleep, 172.6 lbs, 14 floors climbed

I went in to look at my Ricoh printers at the SAS side of L3Harris today. I try to do it on Mondays and Thursdays. A Security guy at L3Harris gave me a cloth mask. It fits a lot better than the dusk mask that Ricoh has give me (so far). Ricoh is in the process of sending 2 masks to every employee but so far they haven't arrived.

I washed all our sheets and blankets today. It took 5 loads: my sheets, mattress pads, Christine's sheets and 2 loads of blankets and pillow shams.

COVID-19 news: Worldwide - 2,489,144 cases, 170,850, Europe - 896,617 cases, 66,569 deaths; US - 793,505 cases, 42,604 deaths; NY - 253,060 cases, 18,929 deaths; Monroe County - 1035 cases, 81 deaths (up 10).

It's all kind of stupid to have "LIBERATE" protests to open up the economy when people are still dying. There was one held in Buffalo NY today. There is a rumor that one might be held in Rochester this week. Wow! Stay the fuck home as much as possible, save lives!

Tuesday, 4/21/2020: 2585 steps, 51/91 resting/peak HR, 8:21 hrs sleep, 172.8 lbs, 5 floors climbed

I could have ran today but there was a cold wind blowing so I let it talk me out of a run. Besides ... I wanted to watch Battlestar Galactica ... Stay In, Geek Out!

Oh ... I got a new personal cell today. I decided that my old Samsung Galaxy S5 needed to be retired. I decided to use my Verizon upgrade on a Samsung Galaxy A51 (which just came out 2 weeks ago). I used Samsung Smart Switch to transfer my data. Then I activated the new cell and made sure all my apps worked. It was a bit harder because I had to dig out all my passwords but I do try to keep them all in an app called Password Safe on my personal laptop. It took a while but it wasn't too difficult.

Wednesday, 4/22/2020

8413 steps, 50/130 resting/peak HR, 6:39 hrs sleep, 8 floors climbed
run: 2.07 miles (actually 4.25 miles), 9:15 pace, 124 avg HR, 163 avg cadence, 29F, 69% RH, 20 mph NW wind gusting to 29 mph, wind chill 16F, mostly sunny

My darling wife, Christine, got up to go to the bathroom ... and yelled "It snowed"! So ... I knew that I had to go out and play ... err ... run in it before it disappeared. So ... I got dressed in my usual winter running gear: CW-X tights, Darn Tough socks, long sleeve tech, Brooks 1/4 zip long sleeve pullover, Brooks beanie and heavy running gloves. I do tend to wear the same gear in the winter and early spring ... I know what works. So ... I got outside and noticed all the ice or sleet  on the parking lot and sidewalk. I was so concerned with that (and feeling the cold wind) as I started up that I totally forgot to turn on my Garmin. I was concentrating on not falling for 95% of the run. The road shoulders were icy, the sidewalks were icy. My Brooks Adrenaline GTS19 shoes weren't much help.

The view outside the townhouse

The view on the Secret Sidewalk

The view from Ontario Beach Park. That is not white sand on the concrete but 1/2 inch of ice/sleet.

Mother Nature on Wednesday morning

I had to run flat footed because my feet slipped if I pushed off. I remembered to turn on my Garmin about halfway into the run. There were 1 to 2 foot waves crashing into the pier so I didn't go out on the pier. There were actually some people out for walks on a cold Wednesday morning. I cut the run short by heading through the hole in the fence on the LOSP trail. I was glad I went out. I bet Christine thought I was crazy ... I have done some stupid running stuff over the years, lol!

Thursday, 4/23/2020

9335 steps, 50/135 resting/peak HR, 8:02 hrs sleep, 173.7 lbs, 14 floors climbed
run: 5.35 miles, 45:58, 8:35 pace, 135 feet elevation gain, 129 avg HR, 163 avg cadence, 37F, 78% RH, 15 mph ENE wind, wind chill 28F, overcast

I could tell that I wouldn't get a chance to run after work so I run during lunch. I only get 1 hour so I chose my Out on the pier route. It was cold (like usual) so I wore my usual winter running gear (which I am SO getting tired of). I struck a nice pace and held it. There weren't too many people out. My splits were: 8:38, 8:41, 8:43, 8:32, 8:30 and 8:12 over the last 0.35 mile.

Friday, 4/24/2020: 3634 steps, 51/92 resting/peak HR, 7:31 hrs sleep, 174.2 lbs, 0 (!) floors climbed

Just your usual work-from-home day. I had to go in (4 times this week) to look after the plotters and see if I had a shipment of face masks from Ricoh (I didn't). Christine came downstairs to make supper (tuna and tator tots) but got tired and went back upstairs. I took it out off the oven, plated it and her supper up to her. I stayed downstairs and watched more Battlestar Galactica episodes off of the DVR

Saturday, 4/25/2020

8600 steps, 51/138 resting/peak HR, 8:58 hrs sleep, 172.6 lbs, 10 floors climbed
run: 5.35 miles, 45:12, 8;27 pace, 105 feet elevation gain, 129 avg HR, 163 avg cadence, 45F, 56% RH, calm, sunny

I woke up with the sun ... but went back to sleep. I finally got out though. It was a bit warmer so I wore shorts, a long sleeve tech, neck gaiter, light running gloves and a Mind the Ducks hat. There weren't many people out so it was easy to maintain social distance. My splits were: 8:31, 8:31, 8:29, 8:41, 8:09 and 8:02 over the last 0.35 mile.

I cooked up hamburgers along with potato salad. The condiments were: mustard, ketchup, sweet relish and a tomato. Mmm! I am getting better at cooking but I have my up and down days.