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I walked 3 times this week, 6.05 miles.
I ran 4 times this week, 13.46 miles.
I didn't bike this week.
I took 48,322 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 am pretty sure that I have 80% recovered from plantar fasciitis in my right heel. I have been wearing compression socks and stretching a lot for about 6 weeks now. It has slowly helped over the past month. I ran (yes, ran) 3 times last week. Yes, granted it was 2.25, 2.75 and 3.16 miles. But a run is better than a walk in my 64 year old mind. I do like to bike and get out to see the 3 ponds and Lake Ontario though (kind of too cold now though).
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 am pretty sure that I have 80% recovered from plantar fasciitis in my right heel. I have been wearing compression socks and stretching a lot for about 6 weeks now. It has slowly helped over the past month. I ran (yes, ran) 3 times last week. Yes, granted it was 2.25, 2.75 and 3.16 miles. But a run is better than a walk in my 64 year old mind. I do like to bike and get out to see the 3 ponds and Lake Ontario though (kind of too cold now though).
BTW, I am on a 501 day streak of either a walk, run or bike of greater than 1 mile (as of Saturday night, 11/6). There were more than a few days when a mile was all I could walk or limp.
COVID-19: I have a L3Harris Vaccinated medal to put on my L3Harris badge when I work for Ricoh on-site. L3Harris went back to all mask policy despite vaccination status on 8/3 and will implement a full vaccine mandate on 12/8 (with an allowance for religious exemption). 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 got the vaccine).
Sunday, 11/7/2021
5283 steps, 47/144 resting/max HR, 8:49 hrs sleep, 182.5 lbs, 8 floors climbed
run: 3.1 miles, 26:38, 8:35 pace, 36 feet elevation gain, 135/149 avg/max HR, 159/167 avg/max cadence, 40F, 53% RH, 5 to 12 mph SSW wind, sunny
shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 black: 236.77 miles
I got out for a nice 5K on my "Out to Dewey Ave". It's a simple out and back to Dewey Ave on the LOSP Trail. My right heel was a little bit cranky but it loosened up. I thought about stopping for a tiny walk break but I kept on running. My splits were: 8:44, 8:36, 8:30 and 7:41 over the last 0.1 mile.
Monday, 11/8/2021
9332 steps, 44/100 resting/max HR, 6:04 hrs sleep, 183.6 lbs, 10 floors climbed
walk: 2.05 miles, 29:40, 14:28 pace, 10 feet elevation gain, 83/93 avg/max HR, 119/128 avg/max cadence, 44F, 100% RH, 2 mph SSW wind, clear
shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 black: 238.82 miles
I got out this morning for a brisk 2 mile walk. It was lighter due to the first Monday after DST ended. My right heel was a bit tight but it loosened up. It felt a lot worse after the day ended because I did a lot of walking. It was a bit disappointing after a week of not so much right heel pain.
Tuesday, 11/9/2021
7319 steps, 47/139 resting/max HR, 6:35 hrs sleep, 184.9 lbs, 9 floors climbed
run: 3.15 miles, 26:59, 8:34 pace, 28 feet elevation gain, 129/143 avg/max HR, 159/170 avg/max cadence, 52F, 87% RH, 1 to 9 mph SSW wind, overcast
shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 black: 241.97 miles
I thought about a bike to "save" my right heel but I ran anyway. I really wasn't into this run. I thought that my right heel would just flare up and make me walk but it didn't. I just ran slowly out to Dewey Ave and got it done.
Wednesday, 11/10/2021
1981+3600 = 5581 steps, 46/94 resting/max HR, 9:40 hrs sleep, 186.0 lbs, 6 floors climbed
(I pressed Bike instead of Walk on my Garmin Venu and my phone recorded 3600 steps)
walk: 2.05 miles, 28:27, 14:13 pace, 18 feet elevation gain, 86/96 avg/max HR, 45F, 84% RH, 4 to 13 mph W wind, clear
shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 black: 244.02 miles
I checked the weather and it was 49F so I only put on my Brooks pants, long sleeve tech, light Brooks gloves and a hat. Well ... it felt like 39F so I was a bit cold for this walk until I warmed up. Hence ... the brisk pace! I found that I had pressed Bike instead of Walk on my Garmin Venu so it didn't read the 3600 steps that my phone had recorded.
There was an anti-mandate protest attended by 20 to 30 people outside of the L3Harris on 800 Lee Rd when I left at 3:30 PM today, 13WHAM link here. Let's just say that I am pro-mandate, pro-vaccine and not in the "freedumb" political party.
Thursday, 11/11/2021
9126 steps, 44/143 resting/max HR, 7:43 hrs sleep, 186.0 lbs, 14 floors climbed
run: 3.15 miles, 27:14, 8:38 pace, 28 feet elevation gain, 131/145 avg/max HR, 159/167 avg/max cadence, 45F, 67% RH, 10 to 15 mph E wind, cloudy
shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 black: 247.17 miles
I got up, got out and got it done. I don't really like my out and back "Out to Dewey Ave" route. I really just wanted to turn around and go back to bed. Anyway ... my splits were: 8:47, 8:29, 8:42 and 8:19 over the last 0.15 mile.
Friday, 11/12/2021
4090 steps, 42/111 resting/max HR, 8:55 hrs sleep, 184.1 lbs, 8 floors climbed
walk: 2.0 miles, 27:31, 13:45 pace, 8 feet elevation gain, 83/100 avg/max HR, 117/126 avg/max cadence, 56F, 36% RH, 10 to 25 mph W wind, mostly sunny
shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 black: 249.17 miles
Saturday, 11/13/2021
7591 steps, 48/191 resting/max HR, 183.7 lbs, 21 floors climbed
run: 4.16 miles, 36:38, 8:48 pace,
shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 black: 253.33 miles
I got for a bit longer run this morning on my "Out by the pier" route. I had to stop for tiny walk breaks to catch my breath after the first couple miles. I pushed about a mile past my usual 3.1 miles. I am still taking it slow ... kind of expecting my right heel to just up and scream at me, I guess. I am just happy to run.
