Sunday, 5/29/2022 to Saturday, 6/4/2022

I walked 2 this week, 2.74 miles.

I ran 3 times this week, 9.45 miles.

I didn't bike indoors this week.

I biked 4 times this week, 52.31 miles.

I took 36,100 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 a left arch issue now so I am back to short walks, short runs or bike rides. A run is better than a walk in my 64-year-old mind but any exercise is good in the end.

BTW, I am on a 704 day streak of either a walk, run or bike of greater than 1 mile (as of Saturday night, 5/28). There were more than a few days when a mile was all I could walk or limp.

COVID-19: I've had the same blurb about COVID-19 for about 2 years with some varying details. Hey ... been doing it for 2 years so I will change it up.  I believe in science, vaccines, CNN and the CDC. I am fully vaccinated with 2 boosters.

 

Sunday, 5/29/2022

810 steps, 47/103 resting/max HR, 8:55 hours sleep, 183.1 pounds, 4 floors climbed

Bike: 16.38 miles, 1:16:13, 12.9/19/9 avg/max mph, 83 feet elevation gain, 95/107 avg/max HR, 25 avg respiration, 55/76 avg/max cadence, 61F, 77% RH, 7 mph SW wind, partly cloudy

supper of egg, strawberry, bacon, mushrooms, spinach

I got out on my bike a bit later than usual. I headed out on my usual route but extended it to create a new "Out to Braddock Bay Park" route. It was a bit longer but just as nice. I saw blinky light guy twice. I saw a young fox cross East Manitou Rd. I thought at first that it was a cat but then it ran and I saw the big tail. I saw young cygnets with their parents on Cranberry Pond. I saw 2 guys standing in a boat with bows in Cranberry Pond. Huh? It was getting warmer so I took off about 4 miles before I got home.

A sunset picture on Lake Ontario by Boots

Monday, 5/30/2022

8637 steps, 46/140 resting/max HR, 7:37 hours sleep, 182.4 pounds, 18 floors climbed

I thought I would do something big ... so I did a RBW with a 5K run, 15K bike and 2K walk.

Run: 3.15 miles, 29:02, 9:12 pace, 58 feet elevation gain, 129/143 avg/max mph, 153/163 avg/max cadence, 68F, 68% RH, 10 mph SW wind, mostly sunny

Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 grey: 168.1 miles

Bike: 9.36 miles, 48:05, 11.7/20.3 avg/max mph, 71 feet elevation gain, 103/112 avg/max HR, 24 avg respiration, 52/69 avg/max cadence,  68F, 68% RH, 10 mph SW wind, mostly sunny

Walk: 1.24 miles, 20:15, 16:20 pace, 21 feet elevation gain, 93/18 avg/max HR, 108/129 avg/max cadence, 72F, 69% RH, 7 mph SW wind, mostly sunny

Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 grey: 169.34 miles

I was awake around 6:30 AM and got out a bit after 8 AM. I felt sluggish on the run and was sweaty when I got done. I had to towel off before I got out on the bike. I felt a bit better but still sluggish. I sucked it out and got out for a walk. So ... a RWB with a 5K run, 15K bike and a 2K walk. Nice!

The 3 pictures above were taken on the secret Sidewalk. It also helped me catch my breath, lol!

Our first rose of the season! I planted 2 double knockout rose bushes last year ... and they flourished!

Tuesday, 5/31/2022

3553 steps, 44/99 resting/max HR, 7:17 hours sleep, 183.1 pounds, 6 floors climbed

Bike: 13.27 miles, 1:00:53, 13.1/18.7 avg/max mph, 39 feet elevation gain, 93/110 avg/max HR, 24 avg respiration, 54/73 avg/max cadence, 64F, 88% RH, 6 mph WSW wind, mostly sunny

A zoom picture of a swan couple and their cygnets on Cranberry Pond

I got up and out by a little after 6 AM on my usual "Out to East Manitou Rd" route. It was as nice as always. It was also pretty quiet so I rode to and from on Edgemere Drive.

It's the end of May so ... it's stat time!

I walked 10 times for 11.96 miles, 1.2 miles/walk.

I ran 9 times for 26.83 miles, 2.98 miles/run.

I ran 3 races in May:

 05/03 Run Our River 5K - May 26:01 08:24 pace

 05/22 Lilac 5K 27:11 08:40 pace

 05/28 Steven Derks Memorial 5K 26:26 08:30 pace

I biked 15 times on "Black Beauty" for 191.97 miles, 12.8 miles/bike.

I biked 4 times on the indoor bicycle for 23 miles, 5.75 miles/bike.

I took 148,182 steps in May (a drop off from January, February and April) and 996,858 steps so far in 2022.

May was a weird month ... both with my body and the weather. My body (left arch) and the weather forced me inside in the first days of May. Then it warmed up enough so I could get out on my bike. I had signed up for the Lilac 10K but I dropped down to the Lilac 5K since I knew that my left arch wouldn't be happy with it. I do what my body can do ... and try to be happy with it.

Wednesday, 6/1/2022

4341 steps, 45/95 resting/max HR, 7:04 hours sleep, 184.1 pounds, 11 floors climbed

Walk: 1.5 miles, 22:14, 14:50 pace, 3 feet elevation gain, 84/91 avg/max HR, 115/124 avg/max cadence, 68F, 88% RH, 10 mph WSW wind, cloudy

Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 grey: 170.84 miles

I just didn't feel like a run today so I walked on my "Out to Ling Rd" route. My left arch felt a lot better so I am hopeful that it will improve with more stretching.

Thursday, 6/2/2022

7513 steps, 44/141 resting/max HR, 6:43 hours sleep, 19 floors climbed

Run: 3.15 miles, 27:27, 8:43 pace, 60 feet elevation gain, 133/149 avg/max HR, 159/168 avg/max cadence, 55F, 88% RH, 8 mph W wind, partly cloudy

Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 grey: 173.99 miles

It rained a lot during the previous day and cooled everything down. I needed to run this morning so I could bike tomorrow and then run on Saturday and Sunday. So ... I ran. It was weird ... everything felt sort of OK. I kept an easy pace and expected some pain or discomfort to surface somewhere and it didn't. Wow ... weird. My splits were 8:41, 8:47, 8:46 and 8:03 over the last 0.15 mile.

Friday, 6/3/2022

4028 steps, 42/104 resting/max HR, 7:34 hours sleep, 183.8 pounds, 7 floors climbed

Bike: 13.3 miles, 1:04:01, 12.5/17/3 avg/max mph, 39 feet elevation gain, 93/110 avg/max HR, 24 avg respiration, 54/73 avg/max cadence, 52F, 87% RH, 9 mph WSW wind, sunny

I got out about 10 minutes late on my usual "Out to East Manitou Rd" route. I think I just start setting an alarm rather than just waking up by the sun. It was a bit chilly and windy but it wss sunny. Still ... a nice ride between the 3 ponds (Buck, Long and Cranberry) on one side and Lake Ontario on the other! What a nice way to start a day!

Saturday, 6/4/2022

7218 steps, 43/137 resting/max HR, 6:34 hours sleep, 184.1 pounds, 24 floors climbed

Run: 3.15 miles, 28:05, 8:54 pace, 58 feet elevation gain, 129/140 avg/max HR, 157/163 avg/max cadence, 52F, 76% RH, 6 mph WSW wind, sunny

Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 grey: 177.14 miles

I was up at 4:45 AM due to our cat, Nebula, rooting through the bathroom trash can. I could hear the birds chirping so I stayed up. I wanted a run so I got out there a bit after 6 AM. I felt sluggish, struck up a slow pace and went through the usual motions. It was a beautiful morning but I just didn't feel the joy this morning. My split were 8:51, 8:58, 8:56 and 8;34 over the last 0.15 mile.