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I walked 7 times this week, 9.0 mile
I didn't run this week.
I biked 4 times this week, 46.30 miles.
I took 34,701 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.
I took 34,701 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.
BTW, I am on a 354 day streak of either a walk, run or bike of greater than 1 mile (as of Saturday night, 6/12). There were a few days when a mile was all I could walk or limp.
COVID-19: NYS reached 70% of adults with at least 1 dose of the vaccine so all restrictions are lifted. 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, 6/13/2021
1973 steps, 51/116 avg/max HR, 8:30 hrs sleep, 179.3 lbs, 9 floors climbed
bike: 16.22 miles, 1:17:11, 12.6/21.5 avg/max mph, 295 feet elevation gain, 55 avg cadence, 69F, 76% RH, 4 to 7 mph NE wind, mostly sunny
I decided to change it up and try a new route (or at least one I hadn't been on for a while). So ... I headed out onto the pier, out to Long Pond, down to Janes Rd and back on the LOSP trail. I wanted something a bit different.
Monday, 6/14/2021
5750 steps, 50/92 avg/max HR, 5:26 hrs sleep, 178.6 lbs, 14 floors climbed
walk: 1.4 miles, 25:34, 18:10 pace, 23 feet elevation gain, 76/86 avg/max HR, 97 avg cadence, 68F, 68% RH, 2 to 11 mph SSW wind, mostly cloudy
shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 176.06 miles
walk: 1.2 miles, 19:28, 16:15 pace, 23 feet elevation gain, 76/87 avg/max HR, 107 avg cadence, 66F, 80% RH, 6 to 19 mph WNW wind, partly cloud4
shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 177.46 miles
I got out before supper for another stroll. Gotta keep my step count up!
Tuesday, 6/15/2021
7053 steps, 49/88 resting/max HR, 6:37 hrs sleep, 181.0 lbs, 10 floors climbed
walk: 1.7 miles, 27:00 estimated, 59F, 100% RH, 11 to 18 mph WNW wind, drizzle
shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 179.16 miles
There was a light rain but I exercise before work so I got out and got it done. I pressed the Start on my Garmin Venu but I didn't check to see if it started. I headed out to the Redbox at the 7-11 on Lake Ave to get the "Godzilla vs Kong" DVD on its first day of release. I was kind of peeved about no digital record of this walk but what can you do?
Wednesday, 6/16/2021
2223 steps, 47/123 resting/max HR, 6:54 hrs sleep, 182.4 lbs, 1 floor climbed
bike: 9.14 miles, 47:33, 11.5/23.0 avg/max mph, 249 feet elevation gain, 55 avg cadence, 58F, 65% RH, 2 to 17 mph N wind, sunny
I made up a route to get in a little bike. I headed out to the Redbox at the 7-11 on Lake Ave to turn back the "Godvilla vs Kong" DVD (review: unimpressed), out to Ontario Beach Park (waves 1 to 2 feet) and out the LOSP Trail to Island Cottage and back. Greenleaf Road has been grooved in preparation for either paving or chipseal so I won't be running or biking on it for a while.
Thursday, 6/17/2021
3962 steps, 44/108 avg/max HR, 8:49 hrs sleep, 182.2 lbs, 12 floors climbed
walk: 1.4 miles, 20:58, 14:59 pace, 20 feet elevation gain, 82/118 avg/max HR, 114 avg cadence, 58F, 61% RH, 2 to 8 mph SSW wind, sunny
shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 180.66 miles
I put in heel cushions in my running shoes and headed out for a walk. Why heel cushions? Well ... I barely took 2000 steps yesterday and my right heel ached that's why. So ... they helped. I started slow and built up to a brisk walk ... I even tried a slow run for 1/4 mile before a slight right ankle pain told me to stop that. Still ... the day is young and full of possibilities.
Friday, 6/18/2021
6132 steps, 44/116 resting/max HR, 8:29 hrs sleep, 182.4 lbs, 2 floors climbed
bike: 11.58 miles, 54:20, 12.8/20.7 avg/max mph, 207 feet elevation gain, 55 avg cadence, 66F, 53% RH, 4 to 15 mph SSW wind, cloudy.
It was warm and windy out of the west so I made up a loop route (and a bit shorter).
It was my last day before a week of vacation so I had a bit of walking to do around the L3Harris buildings plus a bit of grocery shopping to do. Result? My right heel hurt quite a bit plus I got a splitting headache. Whatever! Someone told me about Walkfit and someone else told me about some cushions at Wegmans that helped him with plantar fasciitis. So ... I went to Wegmans for some retail foot therapy ... I hope.
Saturday, 6/19/2021
7608 steps, 50/117 resting/max HR, 8:38 hrs sleep, 182.3 lbs, 8 floors climbed
walk: 1.1 miles, 18:52, 17:11 pace, 13 feet elevation gain, 81/91 avg/max HR, 104 avg cadence, 68F, 80% RH, 1 to 13 mph SW wind, partly sunny
shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 181.76 miles
bike: 9.36 miles, 41:27, 13.5/24.9 avg/max mph, 210 feet elevation gain, 58 avg cadence, 72F, 80% RH, 3 to 12 mph SW wind, partly sunny
walk: 1.1 miles, 20:35, 18:45 pace, 20 feet elevation gain, 85/97 avg/max HR, 99 avg cadence, 76F, 80% RH, 3 to 13 SW wind, partly sunny
shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 182.86 miles
I bought a pair of Dr Scholl's Orthotics for Plantar Fasciitis, link here, yesterday at Wegmans. I had to trim off about 1/4 inch at the tip to get them to fit in my size 12 Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 running shoes. I decided to try them out to doing an impromptu duathlon (walk/bike/walk). I walked pretty well. I could feel some discomfort in my right heel but no pain ... a good thing on my mile loop #1. My bike was on my 15K route. I feel a bit more discomfort on my mile loop #2 so I took it a bit slower.
walk: 1.1 miles, 20:05, 18:16 pace, 13 feet elevation gain, 79/88 avg/max HR, 99 avg cadence, 72F, 50%, light wind, mostly sunny
shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 183.96 miles
Then ... I got out for another mile before supper. These shoe inserts work well ... so far.
I had thought all day about the trail runners who were down at Letchworth State Park doing Many on the Genny. I had been seeing a few pictures on Facebook. The results were posted late Saturday night, Ultrasignup link here. There were 114 finishers and 17 who didn't finish. I ran/walked this race in 2017 in 12:43:44. I do believe that my lovely wife, Christine, would divorce me if I attempted it again (maybe she was kidding?). She was quite distraught that she didn't know where I was for hours as I walked up 20 miles up the east side of the course.
