Sunday, 4/11/2021 to Saturday, 4/17/2021

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I walked twice this week, 4.5 miles

I ran 5 times this week for 18.12 miles.

I didn't bike this week. My rear tire is flat ... again. Uugghh!
I took 51,189 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: I am running shorter now (about 2 to 5 miles) at a nice and easy pace. I am happy to be able to run. I no longer push to get to 100 miles/month. I wear a Buff when I am out so I can slip it up when I approach someone. BTW, I am on a 291 day streak of either a walk, run or bike of greater than 1 mile (as of Saturday night, 4/10). There were a few days when a mile was all I could walk or limp.

COVID-19: It's been a solid year with no in-person races for me. A few in-person races have started back up. I will be staying away for a while longer. I just run or bike from home. I wear or carry a Buff when I run. I wear a mask and running gloves when I go to work or go into a grocery store like Wegmans or BJs. I socially distance. Christine and I have had our first shots of the vaccine (hers is Pfizer and mine is Moderna). I know the drill. I listen to CNN, Fauci, Cuomo and science. Yes, I voted for Biden (just throwing that out there).

Sunday, 4/11/2021

5806 steps, 43/143 resting/max HR, 6:50 hrs sleep, 178.9 lbs, 19 floors climbed

run: 3.11 miles, 25:21, 8:08 pace, 98 feet elevation gain, 133/150 avg/max HR, 162 avg cadence, 58F, 93% RH, 9 to 17 mph SSE wind, overcast with light rain

shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 26.13 miles

I didn't get out before the rain but I did get out. There was a light rain that got worse as I got to Greenleaf Rd. I thought I was going to get drenched but it stopped for a bit as I ran on my out and back "Out to Dewey Ave" route. The light rain started on the way back. Hey ... it was just warm "liquid sunshine"! My splits were a bit fast: 7:57, 8:04, 8:17 and 8:07 over the last 0.11 mile.

Monday, 4/12/2021

8220 steps, 45/141 resting/max HR, 7:30 hrs sleep, 178.2 lbs, 17 floors climbed

run: 3.1 miles, 25:36, 8:15 pace, 105 feet elevation gain, 130/148 avg/max HR, 161 avg cadence, 53F, 100% RH, 11 mph SE wind, overcast

shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 29.23 miles

I had to drag myself out this morning. I got dressed in shorts and a long sleeve tech. I felt like a slug but I kept running and got it done. My splits were a bit slow but I did have a negative split: 8:30,  8:16, 8:02 and 7:41 over the last 0.1 mile. 

Tuesday, 4/13/2021

4480 steps, 43/101 resting/max HR, 8:11 hrs sleep, 178.0 lbs, 10 floors climbed

walk: 2.0 miles, 29:43, 14:52 pace, 72 feet elevation gain, 81/117 avg/max HR, 115 avg cadence, 48F, 98% RH, 3 to 13 mph ESE wind, partly cloudy

shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 31.23 miles

The sunrise colors were much more vibrant than this picture depicts

I decided to do a walk on my "Out to Stutson St Overlook" to rest my right heel. I even thought of a 1 mile loop but I went for two miles instead. My splits were a bit slow at: 14:45 and 14:50. 

Wednesday, 4/14/2021

11058 steps, 42/143 resting/max HR, 7:49 hrs sleep, 177.9 lbs, 20 floors climbed

run: 4.5 miles, 37:09, 8:15 pace, 139 feet elevation gain, 131/148 avg/max HR, 161 avg cadence, 44F, 100% RH, calm, partly cloudy with a bit of fog

shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 35.73 miles

I saw a picture that someone posted of magnolias so I set out of my longer "Out by the pier and around" route which took me by a magnolia tree. It was blooming sure enough! My splits were: 8:29, 8:13, 8:13, 8:11 and 7:49 over the last 0.5 mile.

I went to Walgreens at Latta and Dewey to get my second Moderna COVI-19 vaccine shot. Easy-peasy. Then I met up with my Ricoh boss for a rare in-person lunch at Jose Joes at Ridgeway Ave and Long Pond Rd. I had already seen her in-person at my L3Harris B601 office. We stayed masked in the office and at Jose Joe's until the food arrived.

I also received news that my youngest son, David, has COVID. His girlfriend, Tati, got it first 2 or 3 days ago. She had gone back to work at Del Lago Casino the week before so he thinks she got it there. I offered to go out and get them anything they need but he said that Tati's parents are taking care of them.

Thursday, 4/15/2021

9007 steps, 49/98 resting/max HR, 176.9 lbs, 24 floors climbed

walk: 2.5 miles, 36:58, 14:48 pace, 75 feet elevation gain, 85/103 avg/max HR, 118 avg cadence, 41F, 100% RH, 6 to 16 WNW wind, wind chill 37F, overcast with light rain

shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 38.23 miles

I decided to take it easy and just take a walk this morning. The only reaction I  have (so far) to my 2nd Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shot is a sore left shoulder and some chills. My chills could be from taking my walk though. It was chilly, damp, windy with a light rain ... but I was out there. Boom ... done! My splits were: 14:59, 14:36 and 14:49 over the last 0.5 mile.

Another reaction to my 2nd Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shot was feeling very tired in the late afternoon. I turned out the lights to go to sleep at 8:35 PM. I just waited until it got dark ... lol!

Friday, 4/16/2021

4176 steps, 45/128 resting/max HR, 8:19 hrs sleep, 177.4 lbs, 16 floors climbed

run: 2.0 miles, 17:40, 8:49 pace, 89 feet elevation gain, 121/131 avg/max HR, 156 avg cadence, 39F, 100% RH, 8 to 19 mph W wind, wind chill 34F, overcast with a few drops of rain

shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 40.23 miles

I had a nice 9 hours of sleep with only the usual middle of the night bathroom trips. I felt a bit sluggish so I chose a short run instead of a short walk. I ran so I could get out of the wind quicker. My splits were: 8:54 and 8:44 so a negative split.

Saturday, 4/17/2021

8442 steps, 44/145 resting/max HR, 8:23 hrs sleep, 177.3 lbs, 23 floors climbed

run: 5.41 miles, 45:30, 8:25 pace, 161 feet elevation gain, 132/147 avg/max HR, 159 avg cadence, 42F, 100% RH, calm, overcast

shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 45.64 miles

I got for a longer run that I probably should not done or cut way short. Why? Well ... I felt a tightness in my right hamstring when I first started. I thought "the first mile always lies" so I ran onward. The tightness went away until around mile 3. I could feel it the rest of the way. It also bugged me in the leg stretches that I usually do afterward. My darling wife, Christine, thinks it is due to my right heel ache that I have all the time. She could be right. Anyway ... my splits were: 8:29, 8:18, 8:18, 8:32, 8:23 and 8:01 over the last 0.41 mile.

I watched a bit of the CNN coverage of Prince Phillip's funeral at St. George's Cathedral. It was so well done. The Brits really mean it with a minute of silence. I was a bit sad when I thought of all the loved ones in my life who have died. My Mom in 2004, my Dad in 2014. Aunt Eleanor, Uncle Bud, Uncle Elmer, Uncle Gerald and others. My ex's mother and father and Christine's father ... I don't deal with loss so well. I tend to internalize and not express loss for others ... I am sure I do what I can but I could be better.