I took 55,038 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 2nd 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 has been bedridden since. 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 week. 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, 4/12/2020: 755 steps, 45/97 resting/peak HR, 8:51 hrs sleep, 0 (!) floors climbed
Today was Easter. I felt a bit weak and tired all day so I just stayed in. Christine stepped in and did the cooking. She used the Instant Pot to slow cook a beef roast along with pasta. She does have more skills in the kitchen than I. She also baked 4 loaves of raisin bread. It did tucker her out. Anyway ... all this cooking did make a LOT of dishes. It ended up being 2 dishwasher loads plus washing the pots the next day.
COVID-19 news ... Worldwide - 1,853,752 cases, 72,147 deaths (up 114,195); Europe - 860,971 cases (up 25,672), 76,544 deaths (up 3114); US - 560,246 cases (up 27,367), 22,101 deaths (up 1,524); NY - 189,415 cases (up 27,367), 22,101 deaths (up 758); Monroe County - 768 cases, 50 deaths (up 1).
Meanwhile ... Christine's oldest brother, Bill, emailed a picture of their Easter dinner from Ravenna OH, a small town about 40 miles southeast of Cleveland. They were definitely not socially distant ... 3 generations with her brother Bill and wife Pattie, their 3 kids and multiple grandchildren. Here ... Christine is terrified and I am concerned about going out into public places. Just hunkered down in Rochester NY.
Monday, 4/13/2020
11366 steps, 45/135 resting/peak HR, 7:19 hrs sleep, 17 floors climbed
run: 5.35 miles, 48:04, 8:59 pace, 138 feet elevation gain, 125 avg HR, 161 avg cadence, 61F, 80% RH, 11 mph SSE wind gusting to 26 mph, overcast
I was up early and felt a bit better so I got up, got dressed and out the door. It was warm and a bit windy so I wore shorts, a long sleeve tech and light running gloves. The forecast was for a strong cold front to move through in the afternoon and I wanted to get a run in and done. I set up a sluggish pace and got it done. There was hardly anyone out. My splits were: 9:14, 8:58, 9:06, 8:51, 8:51 and 8:42 over the last 0.35 mile.
Working from home ... a real short commute for sure! I did have to go into work in the afternoon to look after the L3Harris printers that are non-networked or on a secure network. I can't monitor all the Ricoh printers remotely.
COVID-19 news ... Worldwide - 1,926,860 cases (up 71,785), 119,678 deaths (up 5,415); Europe - 884,402 cases (up 23,330), 79,748 deaths (up 3,200); US - 586,813 cases (up 26,513), 23,697 deaths (up 1,514); NY - 195,655 case (up 6,387), 10,251 deaths (up 685), Monroe County - 791 case, 50 deaths
Trump had another off-the-rails COVID-19 press briefing ... what else is new? He asserted that he has "total authority", told a female reporter (Paula Reid of CBS News) that "you're so disgraceful", played a campaign style video that praised his handling of the pandemic and said "everything that we did was right", link here. I don't think Trump read the US Constitution. We do have a Constitution specifically the 10th amendment "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited y to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people". NY Governor Cuomo said on CNN that night, "The President doesn't have total authority. We don't have a king." Cuomo's daily press briefing are "must see" TV in these troubled times. Yet a lot of Republican upstate NYers hate him ... I guess you can figure out my view. I am so looking forward to VOTING BLUE all the way up and down the ticket on 11/3/2020!
Tuesday, 4/14/2020: 1425 steps, 47/105 resting/peak HR, 9:00 hrs sleep, 172.9 lbs, 8 floors climbed
Your typical work-from-home day for Ricoh ... if there is such a thing. I took care of Christine and monitored the Ricoh printers at L3Harris remotely. Her back hurt during the night and she feels "blah".
COVID-19 news ... Worldwide - 1,993,727 cases (up 67,713), 126,167 deaths (up 6,658); Europe - 909,759 cases (up 25,693), 83,293 deaths (up 3,676); US - 609,614 cases (up 22,673), 25,794 deaths (up 2,154); NY - 202,208 cases (up 7,127), 10,834 (up 778); Monroe County - 834 cases (up 43), 56 deaths (up 6)
Here is a CNN Politics opinion article about Trump's presser yesterday entitled "Trump rages at criticism while governors craft their own plans to reopen the economy", link here. Trump will want to open up the economy and blame the governors (some will and some won't). A total shit show for the entire spring, summer and fall heading into the 11/3/2020 election.
Wednesday, 4/15/2020
9784 steps, 52/140 resting/peak HR, 8:46 hrs sleep, 172.1 lbs, 21 floors climbed
run: 5.35 miles, 45:23, 8:29 pace, 131 feet elevation gain, 135 avg HR, 162 avg cadence, 40F, 47% RH, 21 mph W wind, wind chill 30F, overcast
Another work-from-home day for Ricoh. I took care of Christine while I monitored printers. I mixed it up a bit by taking a lunch time run. It was cold again so I wore my CW-X tights, Brooks 1/4 zip, Brooks beanie and heavy running gloves. April weather can be so changeable. I only had a hour so I chose my Out on the pier route. I got my feet wet on the pier which slowed me down a bit. I was also running into the wind on the way back from the pier. I had to run in the road for a bit on Greenleaf Rd when I passed 3 walkers ... gotta maintain social distance you know.
NY Governor Cuomo signed an executive order advising essential workers to wear masks by 8 PM today. He also signed another one for the general public to wear masks or cover your face with a bandanna when less than 6 feet away. I have already seen Facebook posts about people upset that upstate NY is not NYC or about Cuomo overstepping his authority ... wow.
COVID-19 news ... Worldwide - 2,072,269 cases (up 74,409), 133,802 deaths (up 7,202); Europe - 959,235 cases (up 28,481), 87,708 deaths (up 4,147); US - 640,185 cases (up 26,299), 28,306 deaths (up 2,259); NY - 213,779 cases (up 10,656), 11,586 deaths (up 752); Monroe County - 883 cases (up 49), 57 deaths (up 1)
Thursday, 4/16/2020
9544 steps, 47/135 resting/peak HR, 6:54 hrs sleep, 173.3 lbs, 5 floors climbed
run: 4.35 miles, 36:40, 8:26 pace, 105 feet elevation gain, 127 avg HR, 162 avg cadence, 24F, 77% RH, 8 mph W wind, wind chill 15F, sunny
I was up early so ... I got dressed and out there for a run before work started at 8 AM. I read in NY Times that Florida was having record warmth for March (2nd warmest) and most of April. It was 80F down in Miami at 8 AM ... meanwhile it was 24F outside when I got out for my short Out by the pier run at 7 AM. It was quiet and I easily avoided any walkers and runners. I brought my buff which did double duty as a neck warmer and face covering whenever I got near anyone. I set up a steady pace. Boom ... done. My splits were: 8:38, 8:25, 8:17, 8:28 and 8:09 over the last 0.35 mile.
I worked from home in the morning with 2 meetings via Skype. I went in for a bit to look at the Epson plotters. Their printheads need to be tested and cleaned (if necessary) about every 3 to 4 days. I did a bit of grocery shopping at BJs. I like shopping there because the aisles are wide which helps with social distancing but the selection sometimes is not the best.
COVID-19 news ... Worldwide - 2,178,149 cases (up 91,817), 145,329 deaths (up 6,855); Europe - 1,007,797 cases (up 44,062), 92,048 deaths (up 3,896); US - 675,640 cases (up 27,637), 34,522 deaths (up 2,079); NY - 226,198 cases (up 7,636), 16,106 deaths (up 606), Monroe County - 932 cases, 62 deaths
Friday, 4/17/2020: 962 steps, 53/108 resting/peak HR, 8:46 hrs sleep, 173.7 lbs, 4 floors climbed
The last day of a work-from-home week ... just monitored remotely. No worries. I didn't cook ... we had shrimp with cocktail sauce. Easy-peasy.
No COVID-19 news tonight ... the COVID-19 website, https://ncov2019.live/data, was not updated. I did learn the highest number of people in the US died of COVID-19 on Friday, 4591. The previous high was 2 days ago, 2565. Friday was also the day that Trump told the governors that "you are going to call your own shots" as to opening their economies. Then he also tweeted "LIBERATE MICHIGAN", "LIBERATE MINNESOTA" and "LIBERATE VIRGINIA, and save your great 2nd amendment. It's under siege!" These 3 states have Democratic governors that coincidentally are states that Trump needs to win to get re-elected. Coincidence? I just know that I will VOTE BLUE!
Saturday, 4/18/2020
21202 steps, 54/137resting/peak HR, 8:02 hrs sleep, 173.5 lbs, 5 floors climbed
run: 13.15 miles, 1:55:36, 8:47 pace, 200 feet elevation gain, 132 avg HR, 163 avg cadence, 34F at the start, 40F at the end, 8 mph N wind, wind chill 29F at the start and 35F at the end, sunny
I was up a bit early and tried to get back to sleep but I dozed off and on until 6:45 AM. I puttered around a bit before I got out. My plan was to run the Fleet Feet Spring Clean Half virtual run. It took me a bit because my over-the-ear earpiece died and I had to find a backup pair of wired earphones. I used to run without music for years but I have run with music for at least 2 years now. It was 34F so I wore my CW-X tights, short sleeve tech, Brooks 1/4 zip long sleeve pullover, Brooks beanie and heavy running gloves. It was cloudy at first but turned sunny later. I set up a "get it done" pace. The first 8 miles just clicked off. I stopped at 6.65 miles, had 2 gulps of Hammer Gel and took off my Brook 1/4 zip long sleeve pullover since I was a bit warm. The next 5 miles were a bit more of a struggle but I got it done. I was more than happy to stop when I got to 13.15 miles, trust me. My splits were: 8:30, 8:32, 8:32, 8:46, 8:49, 8:31, 8:42, 8:38, 8:55 , 9:43, 8:36, 8:53, 9:09 and 8:31 over the 0.15 mile.
Virtually ... I did OK. Virtually ... I was 30th out of 110, link here and 1st out ot 3 in my M 60-64 age group, link here. There were 265 finishers in the Virtual Clean 5K, link here. There were 142 finishers in the Virtual Clean 10K, link here.
My darling wife, Christine, is starting to feel a bit better. She came downstairs to start cooking the ribs that I had bought at BJs earlier in the week. I watched her and it did seem pretty easy. Well ... they certainly tasted great along with a baked potato when I pulled them out three hours later. We had apple pie with ice cream for dessert!
