Sunday, 5/30/2021 to Saturday, 6/5/2021

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I walked 4 times this week, 5.98 miles

I ran once this week for 4.5 miles.

I biked 3 times this week, 40.34 miles.
I took 37,349 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. BTW, I am on a 340 day streak of either a walk, run or bike of greater than 1 mile (as of Saturday night, 5/29). There were a few days when a mile was all I could walk or limp. My right heel hurts and sometime really HURTS ... but I still walk and run.

COVID-19: CDC guidelines say that vaccinated people can go about their lives except in areas where masks are required. I have to wear a mask when I go to work at L3Harris per Ricoh policy. I still wear a mask when I go into a grocery store like Wegmans or BJs. I socially distance. Christine and I have had both shots of the vaccine (hers was Pfizer and mine was Moderna). All my kids have had the COVID-19 vaccine or have had COVID-19. I know the drill. I listen to CNN, Fauci and science. Yes, I voted for Biden (just throwing that out there).

Sunday, 5/30/2021

3684 steps, 48/103 resting/max HR, 9:47 hrs sleep, 180.2 lbs, 6 floors climbed

bike: 13.62 miles, 1:01:35, 13.3/19/9 avg/max HR, 141 feet elevation gain, 61 avg cadence, 53F, 49% RH, 5 to 10 mph NNE wind, mostly sunny

I got out for a nice ride on my "Out to East Manitou Rd" route. It was a bit later so there were more people out: walkers, runners and bicyclists. A peaceful ride between Lake Ontario on one side and 3 ponds (Buck, Long and Cranberry) on the other.

walk: 1.67 miles, 26:26, 15:51 pace, 20 feet elevation gain, 79/96 avg/max HR, 110 avg cadence, 57F, 67% RH, 2 to 11 NNE wind, mostly sunny

shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 158.55 miles

I decided that I needed steps before supper so I just headed out for some steps. My right heel hurt at first but it loosened up so it was just an ache. Still ... it kind of sucks. But ... I got some steps. My splits were: 

Monday, 5/31/2021

7318 steps, 49/137 resting/max HR, 181.2 lbs, 17 floors climbed

run: 4.5 miles, 39:10, 8:42 pace, 112 feet elevation gain, 129/142 avg/max HR, 159 avg cadence, 53F, 81% RH, 4 to 9 mph NNE wind, mostly sunny

shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 163.05 miles

I got for a steady run on my "Out by the pier and around" route. It was a bit early so there weren't many people out yet. My splits were: 8:52, 8:38, 8:37, 8:42 and 8:29 over the last 0.5 mile.

It's the end of May ... so it's stat time ... such as it was.

I walked 13 times in May for 24.9 miles, 1.92 miles/walk and 

I ran 16 times in May for 69.93 miles, 4.35 miles/run

I ran 3 races in May ... unbelievably

 05/02 Medved Madness 13.73 miles 3:10:09 13:51 pace

 05/15 Lilac Virtual 10K 6.2 mile 53:26 8:37 pace

 05/25 Run Our River - May 5K 25:43 8:05 pace

I biked 10 times in May for 128.99 miles, 12.9 miles/bike

I took 241,769 steps in May and 1,048,994 steps so far in 2021.

Tuesday, 6/1/2021

6625 steps, 45/94 resting/max HR, 5:53 hrs sleep, 180.8 lbs, 3 floors climbed

walk: 1.21 miles, 31:00, 25:36 pace, 47 feet elevation gain, 71/84 avg/max HR, 74 avg cadence, 60F, 56% RH, 1 to 9 mph SSW wind, cloudy

shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 164.26 miles

Well ... I had left hip spasms during the middle of the night ... aww! I am a left side sleeper but that was impossible ... so I slept on my right side for a while. I haven't slept on my right side in decades. I could barely walk when I got up. My left hip and my right heel made me hobble slowly to the bathroom and to the window to check the weather. But ... I hobbled downstairs, got dressed and hobbled slowly on a mile walk. My streak continues.

Wednesday, 6/2/2021 

4002 steps, 47/103 resting/max HR, 7:56 hrs sleep, 182.6 lbs, 7 floors climbed

bile:13.36 miles, 59:16, 13.5/21.6 avg/max mph, 138 feet elevation gain, 63 avg cadence, 63F, 64% RH, 1 to 11 mph SSW wind, sunny

I thought about a run but I knew I would be doing a lot of walking during the day I chose a bike instead. It was around 60 so I chose shorts, a long sleeve tech and my Brooks jacket. My ride was nice with a tailwind on the way out and headwind on the way back.

Thursday, 6/3/2021

6859 steps, 45/123 resting/max HR, 8:22 hrs sleep, 181.5 lbs, 8 floors climbed

walk: 2.0 miles, 24:02, 12:00 pace, 49 feet elevation gain, 91/126 avg/max HR, 128 avg cadence, 63F, 100% RH, calm, drizzle

shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 166.26 miles

I had another horrible night sleeping last night. Left hip pain woke me up at 3 AM! I took some ibuprofen at 4 AM but couldn't sleep so I just stayed up. The pain had subsided enough so I got out for a walk/run at 6 AM. I did a 1 mile walk out and 1 mile run back in a drizzle. I was pretty wet when I got back ... no worries. My splits were: 14:42 and 9:17. 

Friday, 6/4/2021

2815 steps, 48/99 resting/max HR, 178.8 lbs, 6 floors climbed

bike: 13.36 miles, 1:02:07, 12.9/17.8 avg/max mph, 79 feet elevation gain, 68F, 87% RH, 4 to 11 mph SSW wind, sunny

I got for a nice bike on my usual "Out to East Manitou Rd" route. Just the usual peaceful ride with Lae Ontario on one side and the three ponds on the other.

Saturday, 6/5/2021

5866 steps, 49/100 resting/max HR, 7:57 hrs sleep, 180.9 lbs, 10 floors climbed

walk: 1.1 miles, 20:09, 18:21 pace, 30 feet elevation gain, 75/91 avg/max HR, 101 avg cadence, 78F, 45% RH, 5 to 18 mph W wind, partly cloudy

shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 167.36 miles

I got out for a little "Another mile" route. It was all I could do. I wanted to make sure that I had enough for the rest of my day.

I headed out to Palmyra to see my daughter, Karen, in the late morning. I took out her garbage, cardboard and did 3 loads of laundry. It was warmer every time I went outside but there was a wind so it wasn't so bad.