Sunday, 12/20/2020 to Saturday, 12/26/2020

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I walked 6 times this week for 7.48 miles.

I didn't run this week due to a right hip injury.

I biked once this week for 9.60 miles.
I took 26,729 steps this week according to my Garmin Venu smartwatch.
My Venu 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.

RUNNING/BIKING: My left knee has had issues with running. I can walk, bike ... and run. Let's say that I run ... carefully. I wear a Buff when I am out so I can slip it up when I approach someone. BTW, I am on a 179 day streak of either a walk, run or bike (as of Saturday night, 12/19).

COVID-19: I work for Ricoh as a Site Leader. I work mostly from home now. I support the 169 Ricoh printers in the four L3Harris SAS buildings. I can remotely monitor them. I am required to wear a cloth mask when I enter any L3Harris building (actually when I exit my car in the parking lot) and also pass an automated temperature test before I can enter a turnstile. I also wear a cloth mask whenever I enter any public building ... like Wegmans or BJs. I realize that a cloth mask isn't a N95 mask but it's better than nothing. I don't have disposable gloves so I wear light running gloves. News links about gloves and clothing here, here and here. I don't want to spread COVID-19 if I am asymptotic (heaven forbid) nor do I want to catch it because someone isn't wearing a mask of their own. Remember ... wear your mask! It isn't a political statement! We are NY Tough!

Sunday, 12/20/2020

3240 steps, 43/105 resting/peak HR, 11:11 hrs sleep, no weight (I must have forgotten), 3 floors climbed

walk: 1.25 miles, 24:35, 19:39 pace, 36 feet elevation gain, 92 avg HR, 111 max HR, 97 avg cadence, 34F, 100% RH, 2 to 12 mph S wind, overcast with light wet snow

My 180 day walk/run/bike streak was at stake so I got out for walk/limp. Why a walk/limp? Well ... somehow I injured my right hip yesterday when I took a really nice and easy trail run around the Lakeshore Country Club behind our Greenleaf Meadows townhouse. Yes ... I walked/limped. Yes ... it hurt. Yes ... I did it anyway. Yes ... another day in the books for the streak. My splits were: 19:30 and 18:38 over the last 0.25 mile.

Monday, 12/21/2020

3782 steps, 43/102 resting/peak HR, 6:18 hrs sleep, 173.2 lbs, 5 floors climbed

walk, 1.25 miles, 24.32, 19:40 pace, 20 feet elevation gain, 91 avg HR, 102 max HR, 103 avg cadence, 35F, 96% RH, calm, mostly cloudy

I got out for a walk/limp. I was stiff for about a half mile. It sucks but I hope I will get better sooner rather than later. But who knows? My splits were: 19:19 and 20:23 over the last 0.25 mile.

Tonight was the "Christmas Star" conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. Christine and I both went upstairs to look out our upstairs windows to see it ... but the skies over Rochester were cloudy. We saw it 2 nights before so we did see it.

Tuesday, 12/22/2020

3689 steps, 44/108 resting/peak HR, 7:06 hrs sleep, 172.2 lbs, 2 floors climbed

walk: 1.25 miles, 21:16, 16:57 pace, 13 feet elevation gain, 101 avg HR, 113 max HR, 114 avg cadence, 35F, 100% RH, calm, partly cloudy

I got out for another walk/limp. I was stiff again for a 1/2 mile. I burst for a very slow shuffle for the last 1/4 mile because it hurt more to walk. My splits were: 17:51 and 13:23 over the last 0.25 mile.

Wednesday, 12/23/2020

6077 steps, 44/110 resting/peak HR, 6:55 hrs sleep, 172.7 lbs, 6 floors climbed

walk: 1.05 mile, 18:18, 17:26 pace, 26 feet elevation gain, 97 avg HR, 117 max HR, 109 avg cadence, 34F, 73% RH, 2 mph SSE wind, mostly cloudy

I got out for yet another walk/limp. My right hip still hurts. I can't walk without a limp. I tried an awkward run/limp a few times but it didn't feel good so I went back into my walk/limp. Aarrgghh! Another mile in the book. 

Thursday, 12/24/2020

5542 steps, 42/104 resting/peak HR, 9:27 hrs sleep, (forgot to weigh myself), 10 floors climbed

walk: 1.63 miles, 35:36, 21:54 pace, 43 feet elevation gain, 95 avg HR, 108 max HR, 94 avg cadence, 54F, 71% RH, 13 to 26 mph S wind, overcast

I slept in until about 7:30 AM. I had stuff to do so I got out. First was a blood draw in preparation for my annual physical on 1/11/2021. I had to fast so no coffee before. I brought coffee for after though, lol! Then it was a bit of last minute grocery shopping at Wegmans. The last was a trip to Wendy's for a breakfast treat: a Breakfast Baconator for Christine and I. Mmm!!! I got my blood test results at 12:10 PM. Everything was fine except my TSH level (something to do with my thyroid) is way high. Christine said that it could be why I feel tired all the time. I do have to fight to get going. I still get going though.

Then it was out yet another walk/limp. The right hip pain was still there ... just slightly less. Progress, I guess. I walked a bit farther ... seeing the world on my "Out to Ling Rd" route at a slower pace. 

Friday, 12/25/2020

634 steps, 45/113 resting/peak HR, 10:56 (?) hrs sleep, 174.3 lbs, 0 floors climbed

bike: 9.60 miles, 54:24, 10.6 avg mph, 24.8 max mph, 99 avg HR, 121 max HR, 59 avg cadence, 31F, 93% RH, 11 to 25 mph SSW wind, wind chill 22F (or less), overcast

I slept in until 8:45 AM on Christmas. It was just my darling wife, Christine, and I like usual. I wanted to change things up so I chose to ride my bike. It was just above freezing so I dressed warmly. I chose my CW-X tights, Craft long sleeve tech, Brooks jacket, balaclava, Brooks beanie and heavy running gloves. I chose a loop, "Out to Island Cottage and around" so I wouldn't ride into a headwind for a long period. I still froze my fingers in my heavy running gloves. I did get in 9.6 miles and 98 rides for 2020. It did take a couple mugs of coffee and my new slippers to get my feet warm again.

Christine and I lazed around and ate Christmas cookies. Who knew that Wegmans sold cut-out Christmas cookies by the pound?

Saturday, 12/26/2020

3765 steps, 

walk: 1.05 miles, 24:07 (estimated), 22:58 pace (estimated), 46 feet elevation gain, 82 avg HR, 97 max HR, 87 avg cadence, 21F, 92% RH, 10 to 30 mph SSW wind, wind chill 8F, overcast

Yet another f***ing walk. It has been a f***ing week since I injured my right hip when I taking a trail  run in the Lakeshore Country Club behind our townhouse at Greenleaf Meadows. I have no f***ing idea what I did but it is really pissing me off! 

Anyway ... I went out. It hurt to walk/limp but I did because I am stupid cuss or fool ... I am not sure which one. My Garmin is only for 0.83 mile. Why? I accidentally set off my Garmin Venu Incident Alert when I stepped off the road to let a car go by. I was bent over and must have pressed one of the buttons more than for 5 seconds. I really need to read the manual on how that part of my Venu works.