Sunday, 7/11/2021 to Saturday, 7/17/2021

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I walked 4 times this week, 5.05 miles.

I didn't run this week.

I biked 3 times this week, 37.31 miles.
I took 27,296 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.

WALKING/RUNNING/BIKING: I have done a bit of research. I think I have plantar fasciitis in my right heel. So ... I will be walking for a while or running a mile every so often. I can still walk slowly and bike. Yes, I know I should go to see the doctor

BTW, I am on a 382 day streak of either a walk, run or bike of greater than 1 mile (as of Saturday night, 7/10). There were a few days when a mile was all I could walk or limp.

COVID-19: 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 still 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, 7/11/2021

1001 steps, 50/115 resting/max HR, 8:48 hrs sleep, 179.4 lbs, 4 floors climbed

bike: 13.39 miles, 1:07:02, 12.0/19.3 avg/max mph, 55 feet elevation gain, 53 avg cadence, 73F, 75% RH, 3 to 8 mph SE wind, overcast

The cygnets of this swan family certainly have grown!

The cygnets on June 12th

I got out for a bike. I saw a seaplane buzzing Long Pond. I believe that the pilot was scoping out if Long Pond was long enough to land on.

Monday, 7/12/2021

5354 steps, 47/110 resting/max HR, 7:30 hrs sleep, 179.3 lbs, 5 floors climbed

walk: 1.1 miles, 18:16, 16:39 pace, 30 feet elevation gain, 80/104 avg/max HR, 106 avg cadence, 63F, 100% RH, 5 to 17 NNE mph wind, overcast

shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 201.85 miles

Just another mile. It was humid and a bit wet in the area that leads to the hole in the LOSP Trail fence.

Tuesday, 7/13/2021

2302 steps, 55/107 resting/max HR, 7:26 hrs sleep, 180.4 lbs, 6 floors climbed

bike: 10.62 miles, 52:52, 12.1/19.2 avg/max mph, 61 feet elevation gain, 55 avg cadence, 76F, 88% RH, 2 to 6 mph SSW wind, cloudy

I got out for a bike on a bit shorter route. Nothing unusual ... just the usual rabbits, squirrels and chipmunks on the LOSP Trail. Not too many people or cars out.

My daughter, Karen, had an operation at the Clifton Springs Hospital in the morning. I took 2 hours of vacation in the afternoon and went out to see her. There were thunderstorms in the area but I dodged them on the way back. Two lines of thunderstorms came through in the early evening. The last one was severe enough to have a weather alert scare the crap out of me while I was watching a DVR of Monday night's American Ninja Warrior.

Wednesday, 7/14/2021

3842 steps, 52/101 resting/max HR, 7:55 hrs sleep, 181.7 lbs, 7 floors climbed

walk: 1.25 miles, 22:20, 17:54 pace, 10 feet elevation gain, 74/82 avg/max HR, 105 avg cadence, 70F, 100% RH, 3 to 8 mph SW wind, overcast

shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 203.1 miles

It had just barely stopped raining when I got out so I did a walk. Lots of rain lately that's for sure!

Thursday, 7/15/2021

4407 steps, 47/112 resting/max HR, 7:38 hrs sleep, 181.5 lbs 7 floors climbed

bike: 13.30 miles, 1:06:04, 12.1/18.2 avg/max mph, 45 feet elevation gain, 54/73 avg/max cadence, 71F, 81% RH, 1 to 10 mph S wind, partly cloudy

I was up at 5:20 AM and out on the bike at 6:19 AM. It was a peaceful ride on my usual route. The birds were chirping and the usual riders were out.

Friday, 7/16/2021

6422 steps, 48/99 resting/max HR, 6:40 hrs sleep, 180.4 lbs, 6 floors climbed

walk: 1.2 miles, 22:14, 18:28 pace, 10 feet elevation gain, 73/79 avg/max HR, 103 avg cadence, 69F,  86% RH, 6 mph W wind, cloudy

shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 204.3 miles

I got out for a walk. It's all my right heel could handle. I walked slowly and it gradually loosened up. I am sure that it will hurt later in the day if I do much more walking. It sucks. My Facebook Memories are all filled with my running exploits as of late: running the Boilermaker 15K, running the Shoreline Half, running ... whatever. It sucks.

Saturday, 7/17/2021

3968 steps, 50/106 resting/max HR, 6:49 hrs sleep, 181.5 lbs, 10 floors climbed

walk: 1.5 miles, 22:44, 15:10 pace, 6 feet elevation gain, 87/113 avg/max HR, 111 avg cadence, 65F, 100% RH, 1 to 8 mph E wind, overcast with light rain.

shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 205.8 miles

It had rained most of the night and almost all morning so when it seemed to just a very light sprinkle ... I thought I would get out for a walk. Well ... my right heel felt a bit better than it had felt for a while so I set a brisker than usual walking pace. Then ... the very light sprinkles slowly but surely turned into a light rain by the time I got home. I wasn't drenched ... just a bit damp. A good walk nonetheless.