Sunday, 1/9/2022 to Saturday, 1/15/2022

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I walked 6 times this week, 7.7 miles.

I ran once this week, 3.6 miles.

I didn't bike this week.

I took 38,010 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 95% recovered from plantar fasciitis in my right heel. I have been wearing compression socks and stretching a lot for at least 3 months now. It has slowly helped over the past 2 months. A run is better than a walk in my 64-year-old mind but all forms of exercise are good.

BTW, I am on a 564 day streak of either a walk, run or bike of greater than 1 mile (as of Saturday night, 1/8). 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 (I think) a full vaccine mandate on 1/8/22 (with an allowance for religious exemption). NY went back on an indoor mask mandate on 12/13 for the next month. I always wear a mask when I go into a grocery store like Wegmans or BJs. I still socially distance indoors. Why? Because of the Delta (and now the Omnicon) variant that's why. Christine and I have had both shots and the booster (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). My motto: get vaccinated, boosted and wear a mask properly!

Sunday, 1/9/2022

3931 steps, 42/92 resting/max HR, 9:55 hrs sleep, 180.4 lbs, 9 floors climbed

Walk: 1.5 miles, 27:01, 15:21 pace, 3 feet elevation gain, 3 feet elevation gain, 81/94 avg/max HR, 117/135 avg/max cadence, 42F, 93% RH, 6 to 26 mph SW wind, overcast with sprinkles

Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 black: 431.80 miles

I have a cold and slept like crap during the night with multiple trips to the bathroom. I got up around 9 AM. I did force myself outside for a walk on my "Out to Ling Rd" route to keep my W/R/B streak alive. I am stubborn cuss. I felt like crap during the day but managed to watch the Bills beat the Jets, 27-10 to win their 2nd consecutive AFC East title.

Monday, 1/10/2022

3258 steps, 44/103 resting/max HR, 180.1 lbs, 6 floors climbed

Walk: 1.1 miles, 15:28, 14:05 pace, 1 foot elevation gain, 89/112 avg/max HR, 113/151 avg/max cadence, 17F, 75%RH, 11 to 32 WSW wind, wind chill 5F, cloudy

Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 black: 432.90 miles

I didn't really want to have such a brisk pace but it was really COLD when I turned to head west on the LOSP Trail. I had to walk briskly to keep warm!

I called out today for Ricoh. Christine and I went for getting a rapid COVID test at our PCP. The doctore himself came out gowned up with a face shield to do our nose swaps. I was extremely crappy. A disagreement ensued that will not be resolved until my darling wife, Christine, admits that she was wrong on all accounts ... which I don't see happening for a while. We didn't have a working digital thermometer (out of 2) so I got 2 vastly overpriced (by $2.50/each) LR41 batteries (Energizer 392) at Walgreens. I would have rather gone to Wegmans but Christine insisted on the nearby Walgreens ... because of convenience ... which has its price.

Tuesday, 1/11/2022

4040 steps, 42/100 resting/max HR, 9:46 hrs sleep, 178.,5 lbs, 10 floors climbed

Walk: 1.2 mile, 19:41, 16:26 pace, 27 feet elevation gain, 82/104 avg/max HR, 111/121 avg cadence, 5F, 78% RH, 7 mph W wind, wind chill -6F, cloudy

Shoes: Salomon Speedcross 4 trail shoes blue: 161.78 miles

My darling wife, Christine, says that I have a cold induced asthma when I exercise in the winter ... so f***ing what? I would rather have that than stay inside! I could list some reasons why but ... I really shouldn't. It was a bit nippy so I dressed warmly (or so I thought) before I took my perhaps COVID related symptoms (chest congestion, cough and headache) outside for a walk. I should have worn my ski mittens. I added a pair of googles (which did help).

Christine and I got our COVID test results back ... drum roll .... NEGATIVE. So ... we both feel like crap for something other than COVID ... joy. I went to bed at 8 PM and slept until 8 AM with a couple doses of NiteQuil to keep me breathing through my nose so I wouldn't cough. The only thing that I ate all day was some leftovers.

Wednesday, 1/12/2022

2859 steps, 43/91 resting/max HR, 12:47 hrs sleep, 177.3 lbs, 4 floors climbed

Walk: 1.2 miles, 18:26, 15:31 pace, 29 feet elevation gain, 77/97 avg/max HR, 114/128 avg/max cadence, 37F, 80% RH, 3 mph WSW wind, cloudy

Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 black: 434.10 miles

I felt a very little better today. I'm still under the weather. I got for another walk on my 1.2 mile "Another mile" route. Just a simple out and back. 

Thursday, 1/13/2022

4624 steps, 43/88 resting/max HR, 10:41 hrs sleep, 178.8 lbs, 8 floors climbed

Walk: 1.2 miles, 19:31, 16:17 pace, 32 feet elevation gain, 79/98 avg/max HR, 113/126 avg/max cadence, 35F, 100% RH, calm, cloudy

Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 black: 435.30 miles

Another day of feeling like crap. I guess that it's better than feeling like death warmed over. Another walk where I dragged myself along.

Friday, 1/14/2022

3888 steps, 44/132 resting/max HR, 10:22 hrs sleep, 180.4 lbs, 11 floors climbed

Well ... a sick week off from Ricoh. My boss put me in for the full week. I might have to get a note from the doctor since it's greater than 3 days. I felt a bit better today. It's still feels like a struggle to even think of getting dressed and doing anything resembling onsite work at L3Harris. I might have been able to monitor the printers remotely or catch up on emails but I didn't even try. 

Walk: 1.5 miles, 21:11, 14:06 pace, 95/134 avg/max HR, 121/136 avg/max cadence, 16F, 75% RH, 10 to 27 N wind, wind chill 3F, partly cloudy.

Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 black: 436.80 miles

Anyway ... I got out for a walk to the post office since I had a Netflix DVD to mail. It was definitely cold and windy. I had my balaclava all the way up over my nose. My splits were 14:21 and 13:35 over the last 0.5 mile.

Saturday, 1/15/2022

steps, 

Run: 3.6 miles, 34:09, 9:28 pace, 128/140 avg.max HR, 157.169 avg/max cadence, 3F, 91% RH, 6 to 20 NNE wind, wind chill -8F, cloudy

Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 black: 440.40 miles

Yes ... I was sick all week but I decided ... enough! Yes ... it was cold and windy with a wind chill below zero. But ... I hadn't run all week. So ... I put on ALL my cold weather running gear. What did I wear? Well ... Brook tights, Craft windproof briefs, Craft baselayer, Brooks 1/4 zip long sleeve pullover, balaclava, Brooks beanie, ski mittens and googles. I wore my Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 running shoes. It was an iffy choice because there were a few place where my Salomon SpeedCross 4 trail shoes would have been a better choice. I chose a loop so I wouldn't be into the north wind so much and took up a slow pace since I didn't know what was under the dusting of snow that had fallen overnight. I really didn't even feel the cold all that much. I just ran slow and got it done. My splits were 9:24, 9:27, 9:29 and 9:37 over the last 0.6 mile.

Later, I watched the Bills completely annihilate the Patriots in the AFC Wild Card Game, 47-17, links here, here and here. 

The Bills scored 7 straight TDs with 0 punts, 0 4th downs and 0 turnovers. Bills led 14-0 after 1 quarter and 27-3 at half. Josh Allen was 21-25 for 308 yards, 5 passing TDs with 66 rushing yards. Wow!