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I walked 3 times this week, 6.2 miles
I ran 5 times this week for 18.01 miles.
I biked 3 times this week, 35.01 miles.
I took 59,195 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 319 day streak of either a walk, run or bike of greater than 1 mile (as of Saturday night, 5/8). There were a few days when a mile was all I could walk or limp.
I took 59,195 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 319 day streak of either a walk, run or bike of greater than 1 mile (as of Saturday night, 5/8). There were a few days when a mile was all I could walk or limp.
COVID-19: I wear or carry a Buff when I run. I wear a mask when I go to work or go into a grocery store like Wegmans or BJs. I socially distance. Christine and I have had both shots of the vaccine (hers is Pfizer and mine is Moderna). All my kids have had the COVID-19 vaccine or have had COVID-19. I know the drill. I listen to CNN, Fauci, Cuomo and science. Yes, I voted for Biden (just throwing that out there).
Sunday, 5/9/2021
14471steps, 49/133 resting/max HR, 10:53 hrs sleep, 176.2 lbs, 27 floors climbed
bike: 8.36 miles, 43:38, 11.5/18.2 avg/max mph, 30 feet elevation gain, 106/119 avg/max HR, 45F, 875 RH, 4 to 12 NE wind, wind chill 43F, mostly cloudy
Well ... it was Mother's Day and also a cluster**** of a day. Why? Well ... I decided to bike for one. My right heel hurt and I wanted to rest it. So ... I pumped up my rear tire of my bike and set forth on my "Out to East Manitou Rd" route. Well ... it became the "Good ride until the rear tire went flat" route on the way back just before the intersection of Edgemere Drive and Long Pond Rd.
So ... I called my darling wife, Christine, to come pick me up. Well ... I ASSUMED that she would go down to the basement, retrieve the bike carrier and take the TRAX to come get me. Why? The bike carrier had last been used on the Trax. I ASSUMED ... my mother taught what happens when you assume ... you make an ass out of you and me. Well ... she came in the Cruze. I muttered under my breath and swore a LOT as I tried to reconfigure the bike carrier to fit the Cruze. Well ... eventually I gave up when I figured that carrying the bicycle would scratch up the Cruze as the bike banged back and forth on the bumps in the road. So ... I swore some more, took off the bike carrier, slammed it into the trunk, told her to go home and that I would walk it home. She drove off ... I didn't kiss her ... I just walked off.
run: 4.8 miles, 52:43, 10:58 pace, 79 feet elevation gain, 123/137 avg/max HR, 136 avg cadence, 45F, 87% RH, 4 to 12 NE wind, wind chill 43F, mostly cloudy
So ... I decided that walking was no fun ... so ... I decided to trot while I held onto the bike with my right hand. So ... I did ... 4.8 miles later I got home. I was dressed for biking when I started out so I was definitely overdressed for running. I was sweating and hurting when I got home. My darling wife, Christine, wasn't home. Not that I wanted to see her at the moment anyway ... her ears might have been burning if she could have heard me as I was trotting home. My splits were: 10:05, 9:42, 9:51, 10:44 and 11:10 over the last 0.8 mile.
I gave her the silent treatment when she did come home with as little talking and as little contact as possible. There was a 50/50 chance that she could have picked the correct car. Yes ... it's MY fault for not specifying what car to take ... but common sense isn't so common anymore. I tried to make up for it by doing 4 loads of laundry.
walk: 2.0 miles, 31:30, 15:46 pace, 79 feet elevation gain, 89/11 avg/max HR, 107 avg cadence, 45F, 92% RH, 3 to 12 mph SE wind, wind chill 44F, cloudy
shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 105.76 miles
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| A budding tree in front of the Holy Cross School at the corner of Latta Rd and Lighthouse Rd |
So ... what to do? I had already taken a bike and a run so I decided to take a walk before supper. Boom ... a trifecta! My splits were 15:19 and 15:14 over the last 0.8 mile. My right heel was definitely toast ... what a day!
Monday, 5/10/2021
7618 steps, 46/99 resting/max HR, 8:41 hrs sleep, 175.8 lbs, 9 floors climbed
walk: 1.82 miles, 28:01, 15:22 pace, 43 feet elevation gain, 82/98 avg/max HR, 112 avg cadence, 43F, 96% RH, 4 to 10 mph WSW wind, wind chill 41F, partly cloudy
shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 107.58 miles
It was May 10th ... but ... I needed to wear my Brooks tights and Brooks 1/4 zip long sleeve pullover yet again on my walk. I did think a bit optimistically by wearing a hat and light Brooks running gloves. So ... out for a walk ... I can't run because my right heel hurts ... whatever. My splits were: 15:21 and 15:15 over the last 0.8 mile.
Tuesday, 5/11/2021
6377 steps, 47/142 resting/peak HR, 7:18 hrs sleep, 177.1 lbs, 9 floors climbed
run: 3.11 miles, 26:34, 8:33 pace, 66 feet elevation gain, 126/145 avg/max HR, 159 avg cadence, 42F, 70% RH, 2 to 16 mph WSW wind, sunny
shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 110.69 miles
Another morning in May ... another morning that I wore my winter running gear: Brooks tights, Brooks 1/4 zip long sleeve pullover, Brooks beanie and heavy running gloves. I thought about walking but it didn't hurt to run ... so I ran. I started out slow and cautiously pushed up the pace after each mile clicked off on my Garmin Venu. My splits were: 8:47, 8:38, 8:14 and 7:28 over the last 0.1 mile. So ... a nice negative split.
Wednesday, 5/12/2021
9217 steps, 45/146 resting/peak HR, 7:16 hrs sleep, 178.9 lbs, 13 floors climbed
run: 3.1 miles, 26:20, 8:29 pace, 82 feet elevation gain, 129/149 avg/max HR, 158 avg cadence, 43F, 86% RH, calm, sunny
shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 113.79 miles
Another cold morning ... same winter running gear ... another 5K ... but out in the other direction on my "Out to Stutson St Overlook" route. My right heel didn't bark at me so I slowly pushed the pace after each mile ... another negative split. My splits were: 8:47, 8:36, 8:05 and 7:09 over the last 0.1 mile.
Thursday, 5/13/2021
6243 steps, 47/92 resting/max HR, 8:02 hrs sleep, 178.9 lbs, 16 floors climbed
walk: 2.4 miles, 36:29, 15:13 pace, 82 feet elevation gain, 82/106 avg/max HR, 113 avg cadence, 51F, 55% RH, calm, sunny
shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 116.19 miles
A chilly morning and I was walking to rest my right heel so I wore most of my winter running gear except for a hat and light running gloves. I forgot to turn on the music from my Garmin Venu before I started up my walk so I walked without music. The birds were chirping up a storm! My splits were: 15:39, 14:55 and 14:232 over the last 0.4 mile ... so a negative walking split.
I took my bike over to Roy Bow's house so he could fix my rear tire. He works at L3Harris and I have known him for years. He found a pinhole leak in the rear tube about 5 inches from the valve. Then he changed the tube, put it back in the tire, and put the wheel back on the bike. He did have trouble getting it back on. But ... it did go back on!
Fact: I have never worked for Kodak CGS or ITT or Exelis or Harris or L3Harris (the names have changed over the years as this company was bought by larger and larger companies). I have worked for either contractors (TCN or Burns Personnel) or vendors (Synergy Global Systems or Ricoh) that work with these companies since April 2001. Wow ... I have worked in the same buildings for 20 years (minus the months I was laid off between TCN and Burns Personnel)! I have managed their network printers for twelve years now.
The CDC came out with new masking guidelines this afternoon. Basically ... vaccinated people can go about their business unmasked except in areas that have mask guidelines. Wow!
An interesting picture came up in my Facebook feed. It's a picture from Mind the Duck three years ago.
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| That day I ran/walked/rested/walked/ran a double marathon in 2018 |
Friday, 5/14/2021
6861 steps, 45/144 resting/max HR, 7:59 hrs sleep, 178.3 lbs, 23 floors climbed
bike: 13.31 miles, 58;12, 14.0/19.5 avg/max mph, 135 feet elevation gain, 63 avg cadence, 52F, 57% RH, 1 to 8 mph SW wind, sunny
I squeezed the rear tire of my bike when I came downstairs at 5:42 AM ... it was still round! So ... I dressed in my Brooks tights, bike shorts, long sleeve tech, Brooks jacket, Brooks beanie and heavy running for an early morning bike. I set forth on my "Out to East Manitou Rd" route. It was a nice ride ... a bit chilly but sunny!
run: 3.5 miles, 29:50, 8:31, 89 feet elevation gain, 133/147 avg/max HR, 157 avg cadence, 62F, 30% RH, 4 to 13 mph NNW wind, sunny
shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 119.69 miles
I got out for a run during lunch for my "Out by the pier" route. It was a warmer (plus I was running versus biking) so I wore just shorts and a short sleeve tech. Nice!!! My splits were: 8:33, 8:35, 8:24 and 8:34 over the last 0.5 mile.
Saturday, 5/15/2021
8408 steps, 44/133 resting/max HR, 6:56 hrs sleep, 177.2 lbs, 16 floors climbed
bike: 13.34 miles, 56:09, 141 feet elevation gain, 62 avg cadence, 50F, 40% RH, 1 to 8 mh WSW wind, sunny
I got for a nice bike on my "Out to East Manitou Rd" route. I could have gotten away with just shorts/bike shorts on the bottom but wore Brooks tights/bike shorts. I also wore a long sleeve tech, Brooks jacket, Brooks beanie and heavy running gloves. I saw a blue heron named "Hank" (according to Eric Eagan) on Cranberry Pond. He gave me the side eye as I sped by about 20 feet away. I also saw the Bagel Bunch runners on Island Cottage on the way back. I saw 10 runners in all (2 groups of 4, maybe Roger Howe and definitely Bob Dyjak).
run: 3.5 miles, 35:03, 9:09 pace, 82 feet elevation gain, 123/135 avg/max HR, 149 avg cadence, 61F, 51% RH, 4 to 8 NNE wind, partly cloudy
shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 123.19 miles
