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I walked 5 times this week, 5.6 miles.
I didn't run this week.
I biked 4 times this week, 44.06 miles.
I took 36,806 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.
I took 36,806 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 389 day streak of either a walk, run or bike of greater than 1 mile (as of Saturday night, 7/17). There were a few days when a mile was all I could walk or limp.
COVID-19: I have a L3Harris Vaccinated badge to put on my L3Harris badge when I work for Ricoh on -site but I still wear a mask. I still wear a mask when I go into a grocery store like Wegmans or BJs. I still socially distance. Why? Because of the Delta variant that's why. 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). No, I don't believe in the Big Lie or any of the Republican nonsense (believe me, I could use stronger words).
Sunday, 7/18/2021
3357 steps, 54/106 resting/max HR, 8:03 hrs sleep, 181.6 lbs, 9 floors climbed
bike: 13.30 miles, 1:09:58, 11.4/16.1 avg/max mph, 56 feet elevation gain, 51/71 avg/max cadence, 69F, 83% RH, 2 to 10 mph N wind, mostly cloudy
shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 206.9 miles
I got out for a nice ride. The LOSP Trail was still a bit wet from yesterday's rain. This WHEC10 graphic shows why ... the KROC airport got 3.3 inches of rain which broke a record of 2.04 inches set in 1873. July 2021 is already the 5th wettest July on record with lots more July to go!
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| Rain, rain, rain! |
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| This sunflower in Palmyra was above my head! |
I headed out to Palmyra to help my daughter, Karen, after a bit. She is still tired from her operation on Tuesday. I took out 3 loads of trashs, 2 loads of recycling and walked her dog, Pooka. I also picked up 2 packs of bottled water from Walmart for her. I tried to convince to use a Brita or equivalent filter system but had no luck.
Monday, 7/19/2021
7604 steps, 54/99 resting/max HR, 5:54 hrs sleep, 180.1 lbs, 13 floors climbed
walk: 1.1 miles, 19:50, 18:03 pace, 10 feet elevation gain, 78/98 avg/max HR, 100/151 avg/max cadence, 70F, 85% RH, 1 to 10 mph WSW wind, hazy
shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 208.0 miles
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| Fresh art from Instagram's chalk.mom |
Tuesday, 7/20/2021
5960 steps, 49/103 resting/peak HR, 7:40 hrs sleep, 181.7 lbs, 9 floors climbed
walk: 1.1 miles, 19:01, 17:20 pace, 14 feet elevation gain, 77/90 avg/max HR, 104/122 avg/max cadence, 70F, 93% RH, 3 to 9 SW wind, hazy
shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 209.1 miles
I slept horribly so I was a bit tired when I woke up at 5:20 AM. I usually alternate between bike and walk but I just didn't have the energy or focus even a short bike so I chose a walk. My right heel loosened up eventually ... bah ...
Wednesday, 7/21/2021
3445 steps, 52/115 resting/peak HR, 9 floors climbed
bike: 13.30 miles, 1:04:58, 12.3/17.3 avg/max mph, 54 feet elevation gain, 54/96 avg/max cadence, 65F, 85% RH, 1 to 14 mph N wind, cloudy
I got out for a nice bike on my usual route between Lake Ontario and the 3 ponds (Buck, Long and Cranberry). My knees hurt a bit but I got it done.
Thursday, 7/22/2021
6123 steps, 50/101 resting/max HR, 8:41 hrs sleep, 180.5 lbs, 9 floors climbed
walk: 1.2 miles, 21:38, 18:00 pace, 7 feet elevation gain, 77/102 avg/max HR, 103/148 avg/max cadence, 67F, 76% RH, 12 to 14 mph NW wind, mostly cloudy
shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTS20, 210.3 miles
I thought about a bike and probably should have because my right heel hurt like hell after I got done with my Ricoh on-site work at L3Harris. The printers were needy.
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| The new Amazon distribution center at the RTP is progressing ... |
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| Our first knockout rose! |
Friday, 7/23/2021
5145 steps, 48/131 resting/max HR, 7:09 hrs sleep, 7 floors climbed
bike: 9.46 miles, 51:13, 11.1/28.8 avg/max mph, 64 feet elevation gain, 53/103 avg/max cadence, 67F, 79% RH, 2 to 8 mph W wind, hazy
Saturday, 7/24/2021
5172 steps, 46/114 avg/max HR, 8:33 hrs sleep, 180.7 lbs, 8 floors climbed
I decided to do another walk/bike/walk duathlon. I guess it's my thing every now and then. The weather was: 75F, 56% RH, light wind, mostly cloudy.
walk #1: 1.1 miles, 17:47, 16:12 pace, 2 feet elevation gain, 80/92 avg/max HR, 108/116 avg/max cadence
bike: Venu says 5.09 miles (actually 8 miles according to onthemapgo.com), 41:20 (according to 11.6 mph avg), 86 feet elevation gain, 53/81 avg/max cadence
I decided to ride a new route and headed out south on the Genesee Riverway Trail. I turned around when I got to the end of the boardwalk along the Genesee River. I don't remember turning off my Edge 530 when I stopped to take a drink but I must have. I didn't see that it was stopped until I got just past the Ontario Beach Park. I swore a wee bit ... oh well. I tried to map my ride on mapmybike.com and mapmywalk.com but they didn't open (now they do) so I did it on onthegomap.com. It turned out to be 8 miles which is a bit short for my usual ride but it was long enough.
walk #2: 1.1 miles, 20:28, 18:39 pace, 6 feet elevation gain, 82/97 avg/max HR, 102 avg cadence
I got out for a slower walk since my right heel hurt a bit. I do what I do. I almost certainly should see a doctor or a podiatrist (even better) but ... will I? Probably not ... unless my lovely wife, Christine, drives me to it both literally and physically.
There were a couple of running-related events that I could have got to today: The GRTC First Annual Member's Picnic (33 signed up) and another MFAMTL 8 hour trail run (49 ran) at Oatka Creek Park in Scottsville. The picnic might have been a bit fun but the MFAMTL would have been totally not a good idea. I just didn't feel up to it and it's probably why I picked a fight with my wife ... I really should kiss and make up a bit ... which I did.
I watched a lot of the Summer Olympics. There were a lot of sports ... dressage, 3x3 basketball, mens beach volleyball, women's beach volleyball, rowing women's 8, women's foil, 400m men's final (go Tunisia!), women's weightlifting, women's 10m air rifle, men's gymnastics (vault, floor), skateboard, women's soccer, men's team handball ... to name a few.
