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I walked 2 times this week, 2.3 miles.
I ran x times this week, x miles.
I biked 5 times this week, 58.5 miles.
I took 22,569 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 bought a new pair of Kuru Atom walking shoes from www.kurufootwear.com on 8/1. Their claim that they help anyone with foot problems spoke to me since my feet really hurt after a day of walking. I also bought 2 Solemenders to help ice my right heel.
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 bought a new pair of Kuru Atom walking shoes from www.kurufootwear.com on 8/1. Their claim that they help anyone with foot problems spoke to me since my feet really hurt after a day of walking. I also bought 2 Solemenders to help ice my right heel.
BTW, I am on a 431 day streak of either a walk, run or bike of greater than 1 mile (as of Saturday night, 8/28). 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. L3Harris went back to all mask policy despite vaccination status on 8/3. 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 (and then got the vaccine).
Sunday, 9/5/2021
3835 steps, 47/127 resting/max HR, 8:05 hrs sleep, 181.8 lbs, 6 floors climbed
walk: 1.1 miles, 12:58, 11:45 pace, 16 feet elevation gain, 105/134 avg/max HR, 131/163 avg/max cadence, 64F, 97% RH, 7 to 16 mph SW wind, overcast
shoes: Kuru Atom 25.49 miles
I got out for a walk since it was too wet to ride. I tried setting my Garmin Venu to run at first but it was too painful. So ... I set it on walk ... and then threw in 2 running portions. I would say that I did half and half. Hence the title of "Another mile ... half and half". It hurt a bit but I got it done.
Monday, 9/6/2021
741 steps, 50/122 resting/max HR, 8:39 hrs sleep, 182.7 lbs, 2 floors climbed
bike: 9.23 miles, 47:14, 11.7/21.6 avg/max mph, 71 feet elevation gain, 95/121 avg/max HR, 25 avg respiration, 50/74 avg/max cadence, 71F, 54% RH, 11 to 32 W wind, partly cloudy
I was up at 5 AM for a while and then heard it rain at 6 AM. So I went back to sleep until 8:06 AM. Then I heard it rain twice more. So ... I just cocooned with my darling wife, Christine, until late afternoon. She distracted me a bit ... but I got out for a short bike on my "Out on Janes" route. It was windy so it was a tale of 2 rides ... headwind and tailwind. I bet my avg mph was 10 mph faster on the tailwind route.
Tuesday, 9/7/2021
2596 steps, 49/112 resting/max HR, 7:44 hrs sleep, 184.1 lbs, 5 floors climbed
bike: 9.19 miles, 45:06, 12.2/18.2 avg/max mph, 70 feet elevation gain, 97/109 avg/max HR, 24 avg respiration, 54/69 avg/max cadence, 59F, 87% RH, 5 to 8 mph SSW wind, sunny
I got out on my shorter "Out on Janes" route. I saw 1 doe on the way out on the LOSP trail and 2 does on the way back all in the same spot. Nice ride!
Wednesday, 9/9/2021
4509 steps, 49/119 resting/max HR, 6:31 hrs sleep, 186.1 lbs, 5 floors climbed
bike: 13.30 miles, 57:19, 13.9/22.4 avg/max mph, 55 feet elevation gain, 108/124 avg/max HR, 27 avg respiration, 58/82 avg/max cadence, 70F, 81% RH, 3 to 20 mph NW wind, overcast with a few sprinkles
The forecast said that a line of thunderstorms would move through at 7 AM so I knew I needed to get out early to get my ride done. I was out at 6 AM in the pre-morning darkness. I was glad that all my lights and electronics were all charged. My headlight, taillight and helmet were all lit up. I felt a few sprinkles and saw lightning in the distance on the way out. I was going fast so I knew I had a tailwind. I thought I was going to get drenched. I turned around and hit the headwind. There were a few sprinkles with about 3 miles to go but they didn't last. I got home without any issue. A nice ride!
Thursday, 9/9/2021
4644 steps, 47/118 resting/max HR, 7:33 hrs sleep, 185.4 lbs, 5 floors climbed
bike: 9.43 miles, 47:52, 11.8/23.3 avg/max mph, 97/129 avg/max HR, 24 avg respiration, 55/75 avg/max cadence, 61F, 87% RH, 1 to 11 mph WSW wind, clear
I got out on my bike on my "Out on the pier and around" in reverse. I have to go out on the pier on my bike to keep my Strava Local Legend status you know ... lol! I was a bit later than usual so there were about 10 fishermen already on the pier. I noticed that one of them had a headlamp still on his forehead so I knew that he had been there a while.
Friday, 9/10/2021
4012 steps, 47/94 resting/max HR, 8:08 hrs sleep, 186.2 lbs, 5 floors climbed
walk: 1.2 miles, 20:31, 17:06 pace, 28 feet elevation gain, 77/100 avg/max HR, 104 avg cadence, 58F, 93% RH, 1 to 9 mph WSW wind, partly cloudy
shoes: Kuru Atom 26.69 miles
Saturday, 9/11/2021
2232 steps, 53/113 resting/max HR, 185.3 lbs, 7 floors climbed
bike: 13.34 miles, 1:00:02, 13.3/17.6 avg/max mph, 54 feet elevation gain, 104/116 avg/max HR, 26 avg respiration, 55/83 avg/max cadence, 69F, 62% RH, 1 to 12 mph S wind, partly cloudy
I got out on my usual "Out to East Manitou Rd" route. I thought about a shorter route when I got to the end of the LOSP Trail ... but I turned left instead of right and went for the usual 13.3 miles. My knees were a bit creaky but I just kept on pedaling. It is just a nice ride with the 3 ponds (Buck, Long and Cranberry) on one side and Lake Ontario on the other side. There were more people and motorcycles out than usual ... though quite understandable on such a beautiful day.
