Sunday, 3/29/2020 to Saturday, 4/4/2020 - COVID-19K virtual run

I ran 4 times for 27.14 miles this week.
I took 55,986 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, 3/29/2020

9028 steps, 55/140 resting/peak HR, 8:24 hrs sleep, 172.0 lbs, 6 floors climbed
run: 5.25 miles, 45:43, 8:42 pace, 98 ft elevation pace, 132 avg HR, 160 avg cadence, 63F, 68% RH, 16 mph S wind, mostly cloudy

Well ... I went out to BJ's early during senior (over 60 only) hour (8 AM to 9 AM) to hunt and gather. Christine had given me a list and I did the best I could. I got the last sandwich meat package and last powdered milk that I could find. I got a selection of meat (chicken breast, pork, beef and shrimp), I maintained my social distance from my fellow shoppers.

I puttered around for a while after I got home but just had to get out into the sudden warmth. I wore shorts and a short sleeve tech with no hat and no gloves! I set up an easy pace. There were a lot of people out and I did have to veer a bit to try to keep my social distance.

COVID-19 news from https://ncov2019.live/data: Worldwide - 726187 cases (up 57216), 33926 deaths (up 3052); more deaths in Italy, Spain, France -  756, 821, 292 respectively; US - 140,458 cases (up 17,591), 2,466 deaths (up  237); NY - 59,648 cases (up 6,255), 965 deaths (up 82); Monroe County - 223, 33 in hospital, 22 of those in ICU, 6 deaths. Governor Cuomo extended the social "pause" for 2 more weeks, Trump extended social distancing guidelines until April 30. 

Monday, 3/30/3030: 6804 steps, 50/99 resting/peak HR, 6:40 hrs sleep,171.0 lbs, 7 floors climbed

No COVID-19 data today ... just a bit of news. Trump's daily press briefing for instance. Let's see ... the hospitals are hoarding face masks (and maybe selling them out the back door) and ventilators. Then there was a shortage of ventilators that he likened to the "shortage of bullets" when he entered office (but Obama). He says his daily press briefings have higher ratings than "The Bachelor" or "Monday Night Football". He says that all the state governors are happy with the aid that he has given him and that they should be "appreciative".. He accuses a few reporters that were asking about his direct quotes of lying. It goes on and on ... just another daily press briefing. Oh ... he also turned the press briefing for a bit over to the My Pillow CEO who said “God gave us grace on Nov. 8, 2016, to change the course we were on,” and “God had been taken out of our schools and lives. A nation had turned its back on God.” The US Comfort docked in NYC to provide another hospital to NYC where people are dying. I hope we all survive until 11/3/2020.

Tuesday, 3/31/2020: 2461 steps, 54/94 resting/peak HR, 7:09 hrs sleep, 172.8 lbs, 4 floors climbed

Update: Christine came down a fever overnight: 101.3 at 11 AM, 102.4 at 3 AM, 103 at 6 AM, 101.8 at 11 AM. I am still normal. How did she get it? She was last out of our townhouse over 2 weeks ago when she went to Aldi's. Am I an asymptomatic carrier or did I bring it in on a food package? I have a below normal temperature according to our digital meat thermometer. There is no way I am using the medical one that Christine uses. I am now on a Ricoh COVID-19 quarantine. I am to work at home for at least a week. I emailed my boss of where I went yesterday since I went in and touched some of my printers/plotters.at L3Harris. So ... I will be working remotely for at least a week.

Later update: I got out to get Christine some Tylenol and an Albuterol inhaler. I had to go to the Walgreens on Long Pond and Spencerport Rd to get the Tylenol and Wegmans Latta to get her Albuterol inhaler. She was wiped out from the fever but felt better after a dose of Tylenol, sleep and some toast with apricot jelly and tea. I am just a bit stressed as I am expected to continue working for Ricoh remotely but also keeping an ear out for anything that Christine wants.  

It's the end of March so it's stat time ... I have to run to relive my stress and just get my mind off COVID-19.

I ran 19 times for 102.95 miles in March, 5.42 miles/run.
I have run 53 times so far in 2020 for 255.82 miles, 4.8 miles/run
I ran 2 races in March (1 official and 1 virtual)
 3/1 Polar Cat #3, 3.1 miles, 23:55, 7:40 pace
 3/15 Virtual Runnin' of the Green, 5 miles, 40:18, 8:04 pace
I have run 9 races so far in 2020.
I took 257,744 steps in March and 776.264 steps so far in 2020.

COVID-19 news: Worldwide: 861,532 cases, 42,135 deaths: Italy: 106128 cases, (up 4053), deaths 2443 deaths ( up 833); Spain - 95923 cases (7967 cases), 8464 deaths (748); Germany: 71,985 cases (  up 4,923), 778 deaths (up 130);  Francs: 52,375 cases, up 7,578 cases, 3,523 deaths, (up 499 deaths);  UK 25,150 cases (up 3,009); 1789 deaths (up 381), US 187,347 cases (up 23,559), 3,976 deaths (up 719), NY 75,795 cases (up  8,470), 1,714 deaths (up 208), Monroe County : 300 cases, 57 cases in hospital,, 37 in ICU, 9 deaths. Worried ... to say the least.

Wednesday, 4/1/2020: 728 steps, 54/97 resting/peak HR, 6:03 hrs sleep, 172.2 lbs, 2 floors climbed

COVID-19 news: Worldwide - 933,737 cases, 46,926 deaths; Italy - 110,574 cases (up 4,782), 13,155 deaths (up  727); Spain - 104,118 cases (up 8,195), 9,387 deaths (up 923); France - 57,270 cases (up 4,861), 4,032 deaths (up 509); UK - 29,474 cases (up 4,324), 2,352 deaths (up 563); US - 212,980 cases (up 24,450), 4,935 deaths (up 706); NY - 83,901 cases (up 7,918), 2,176 deaths (up 227); Monroe County: 359 (up 59), 62 in hospital, 28 in ICU, 477 quarantined, 90 recovered, 9 deaths. Florida finally issued a stay-at-home order. There are 3 cruise ship moored at Ft Lauderdale wanting to dock with sick passengers. The US may have 200K deaths in the next 30 days ... sad.

I stayed in today ... I thought about running but remained in isolation as I took a couple hours of sick time to care for Christine. She is better with a temp around 100F. She has had tea, toast with apricot jelly, tomato soup and crackers today. She is feeling wiped but took a brief bath. She sleeps a lot. I go up and check on her ... relieved to hear her snoring.

Thursday, 4/2/2020

9304 steps, 49/134 resting/peak HR, 6:30 hrs sleep, 2 floors climbed
run: 5.75 miles, 49:21, 8:35 pace, 52 ft elevation gain, 128 avg HR, 164 avg cadence, 30F, 88% RH, 5 mph SW wind, wind chill 27F, mostly cloudy

I couldn't fall back asleep when I woke up around 4:40 AM. I could have just laid there ... but ... I got up, got dressed and got out there. It was 30F so I wore my usual winter running gear: CW-X tights, long sleeve tech, Brooks 1/4 zip long sleeve pullover, Brooks beanie and heavy running gloves. It was dark so I wore my Noxgear lighted vest and eBay headlamp. It was very quiet when I got out at 5:30 AM. There wasn't a hint of dawn in the east sky and it was pretty quiet. I set up a steady pace and ran without music ... just me, my footfalls and the darkness. I met no one as I broke my isolation from caring for my darling wife, Christine, for a hour. My plan was just an out and back on the LOSP trail. I saw only a cat's eyes and a rabbit. There wasn't much traffic on the Parkway. The eastern sky was brighter when I got back but sunrise was still 30 minutes away. Well ... time for coffee. My splits were: 9:09, 8:22, 8:28, 8:28, 8:34 and 8:25 over the last 0.75 mile.

So .. I worked a full 8 hours. I checked the Ricoh printers at my SAS side of L3Harris and did some so exciting (NOT) Ricoh training. I watched Cuomo's daily press briefing about the COVID-19 pandemic ... must see TV in this day and age.

My darling wife, Christine ... I continued to care for her. I brought her tea and toast in the morning. Then .. I attempted to cook. I used our new Instant Pot Viva to cook up chicken along with some leftover rice. Christine gracicously said it was the best chicken she had ever eaten ... I knew that there was room for improvement but it was a good start.

COVID-19 ... grim news: 1,021,638 cases, 53,386 deaths, US - 244,877 cases, 6,070 deaths; NY - 93,053 cases, 2,538 deaths; Monroe County - 390 cases, 70 in hospital, 25 in ICU, 10 deaths. Florida and Georgia finally issued a stay-in-place order. Two cruise ships off Ft Lauderdale were allowed to dock. The Oklahoma governor said (paraphased) that his state has more cows than people and it was too troublesome to shut down. The month of April will be a cruel month while thousands die daily while Trump and his administration try to blame everyone else other than themselves. Lots of sad news to come. Remember ... VOTE BLUE in November!!!!

Friday, 4/3/2020 

9741 steps, 51/132 resting/peak HR, 7:13 hrs sleep, 16 floors climbed
run: 4.35 miles, 37:50, 8:42 pace, 82 feet elevation gain, 126 avg HR, 164 avg cadence, 38F, 70% RH, 12 mph NW wind, wind chill 30F, overcast

A busy day ... so I got up around 6 AM and got out for a short and steady run around 6:30 AM. I wore my Noxgear lighted vest even though it was already light. My splits were: 8:47, 8:38, 8:52, 8:35 and 8:26 over the last 0.35 mile. 

I took a quick shower and was ready to head down to the couch at 8 AM for work at home for Ricoh. I had a couple of teleconferences and a Skype meeting with my boss. I bit the bullet and headed down to the basement to set up a home office with a larger work area. I had to move some stuff and dust off a kitchen table. First I set up a two screens (laptop and monitor). I had to get out and do some onsite work at L3Harris and brought home my docking station and then set up three screens (laptop and 2 monitors. Sweet!

My darling wife, Christine, is doing a bit better. Her fever is gone but she is weak and still wheezes a bit. Her appetite is getting better. She had tea and toasted rye bread with apricot jelly for breakfast, tea and a rye toasted cheese sandwich for lunch. It was Friday so I headed out to the Char Broil on Island Cottage for their fish fry takeout. It was a bit chaotic there so I think they forgot about my order until I called them to ask about it. No worries ... it was excellent!

COVID-19 news ... grim news: Worldwide - 1,099,626 cases (up 84,162), 59,188 deaths (up 6,045); Europe - 554,192 cases (36,617), 42,221 deaths (up 4,191); US - 276,965 cases (32,088), 7,391 deaths (up 1,320); NY - 103,476 cases (up 10,482), 3,218 deaths (up 580); Monroe County: 436 cases, 14 deaths (up 4). The CDC advised that people wear cloth medical masks in public. Over 500 people died in 24 hours in NYC. Cuomo signed an executive order that authorized the NY National Guard to take "excess" ventilators from upstate NY to help out the the apex COVID-19 cases that are expected to hit NYC in the next 2 weeks. A bus driver in Detroit died from COVID-19 two weeks after he complained that a rider had coughed on him.

Saturday, 4/4/2020

17920 steps, resting/peak HR, hrs sleep, lbs, floors climbed
run: 11.79 miles, 1:40:37, 8:32 pace, 98 feet elevation gain, 130 avg HR, 163 avg cadence, 41F, 100% RH, 3 mph NNE wind, overcast

Well ... I said on Facebook that I was going to run my COVID-19K today, link here. I had signed up on Thursday night. I woke up around 7 AM (actually I had 2 cell alarms that I forgot to turn off at 5 AM and 5:50 AM). I didn't have any motivation so I checked my email and Facebook. Christine woke up around 9 AM and asked how many miles I had run and I answered "zero". She wanted breakfast so I made her tea and rye toast with apricot jelly. 

I found my motivation ... got dressed and got out there. It was a bit above 40F (perfect running weather) so I chose shorts, a short/long sleeve tech, Brooks beanie and heavy running gloves. I brought water and a flask of Hammer Gel. I needed 19K or 11.78 miles. I chose an out and back out route. I struck up a "get it done" pace. I had 2 gulps of Hammer Gel at the turnaround. I was amazed at how many people were out with the temperature in the low 40s: walkers (sometimes 3 or 4 at a time), runners, bicyclists and fishermen. People were trying to be socially distant ... but still be able to talk to each other. My right hip twinged a bit after 9 miles but I ignored it. Boom ... I got it done. My splits were: 8:25, 8:35, 8:31, 8:33, 8:31, 8:37, 8:24, 8:27, 8:29, 8:23, 8:45 and 8:55 over the last 0.79 mile. How did I did virtually? I was 11th, link here. It totally doesn't matter since no one ran the same course ... some ran road, some ran trail.

My darling wife, Christine, woke up to ask me how my run went. Then she went back to sleep until 5 PM. Her temperature is normal but she is still quite exhausted. 

I made a beef roast with pototoes, carrots and mushrooms in the Instant Pot. I am getting a bit better at it. I am learning that cooking isn't an exact science. Dinner was delicious!


COVID-19 news as 7:40 PM ... grim as usual. Worldwide - 1,200,772 cases (up 83,657), 64,946 deaths (up 5,862); Europe - 608,283 cases (up 36,414), 46,092 deaths (up  3,942- Spain 749, Italy  681, Francs 1,053, UK 708; US - 309,728 cases (up 32,567), 8,737 (up 1,345); NY - 113,704 cases (up 10,841), 3,914 deaths (up 696); Monroe County - 481 cases, 17 deaths. The usual shitshow from DC.