I ran twice this week, 7.31 miles.
I didn't bike indoors this week.
I biked 3 times this week, 36.31 miles.
I took 37,650 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.
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 718 day streak of either a walk, run or bike of greater than 1 mile (as of Saturday night, 6/11). 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, 6/12/2022
897 steps, 40/123 resting/max HR, 9:34 hours sleep, 180.3 pounds, 3 floors climbed
Bike: 11.51 miles, 53:21, 72 feet elevation gain, 12.9/19.7 avg/max mph, 27/34 avg/max respiration, 58/81 avg/max cadence, 68F, 60% RH, 10 mph SSW wind, mostly cloudy
I got out a bit after 9 AM on a bit shorter "Out to Long Pond Rd and around" route. It was as good as always!
Monday, 6/13/222
5049 steps, 46/92 resting/max HR, 7:37 hours sleep, 180.8 pounds, 10 floors climbed
Walk: 1.45 miles, 22:20, 15:23 pace, 10 feet elevation gain, 80/90 avg/max HR, 113/125 avg/max cadence, 61F, 82% RH, 6 mph WNW wind, mostly cloudy
Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 grey: 195.23 miles
My left foot (arch and left edge) felt a bit wonky so I decided not to push them by running. So I walked instead. Years ago ... I would have ran anyways and probably suffered the consequences. I have learned that any exercise is good exercise.
Tuesday, 6/14/2022
1412 steps, 43/104 resting/max HR, 6:41 hours sleep, 183.8 pounds, 8 floors climbed
Total Bike: 13.3 miles, 1:04:54, 12.4 mph (according to my Livell app)
Garmin Edge 53 Bike: 4.17 mile, 19:19, 13.0/17.2 avg/max mph, 15 feet elevation gain, 95/101 avg/max HR, 24/29 avg/max respiration, 57/73 avg/max cadence, 57F, 88% RH, calm, cloudy
Garmin Venu: 8.87 miles, 44:13, 12.0/15.1 avg/max mph, 42 feet elevation gain, 96/110 avg/max HR, 57F, 88% RH, calm, cloudy
I must have ignored the 10% battery warning on my Garmin Edge 530 the last time I rode my bike. I was dismayed when it died on Edgemere Dive opposite Buck Pond. I thought for a few seconds and then realized that I had a Garmin Venu on my wrist. I pressed the Bike icon, pressed the start button and continued onward.
I really wanted my Live Track to continue so that my lovely wife, Christine, would still be able to track me if she was awake and tracking me. A fellow runner, Jmac, had gotten hit by a car yesterday while on his bike. He is in Stong Memorial Hospital when several broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
Wednesday, 6/15/2022
9830 steps, 43/143 resting/max HR, 7:16 hours sleep, 183.0 pounds, 21 floors climbed
Run: 4.16 miles, 36:59, 8:54 pace, 64 feet elevation gain, 134/146 avg/max HR, 157/167 avg/max cadence, 57F, 88% RH, calm, sunny
Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 grey: 199.39 miles
Our cat, Nebula, woke me up at 4:50 AM. I knew I wouldn't be able to get back to sleep so I got out early for a run. My left arch felt pretty good. I struck up an easy running pace. I felt a little sluggish and wished my pace was better. But ... I gotta tell myself .... I am happy to be able to run ... I am happy to be able to run ....
Thursday, 6/16/2022
4038 steps, 41/107 resting/max HR, 7:51 hours sleep, 182.0 pounds, 11 floors climbed
Bike: 11.5 miles, 55:49, 12.4/20.6 avg/max mph, 80 feet elevation gain, 94/105 avg/max HR, 25/31 avg/max respiration, 55/75 avg/max cadence, 75F, 94% RH, 8 mph SW wind, partly cloudy
It was like a wall of humid air hit me when I stepped outside for my bike. It was already 73F. I immediately hiked up the sleeves on my long sleeve tech. I decided to do my slightly shorter "Out to Long Pond Rd and around route. Any wind that I gathered while I rode didn't too much to cool me off. I had sweat underneath my helmet. Wow! Still ... a nice ride! BTW, the weatherunderground station right on Lake Ontario about 1/2 mile away had the temperature at 82F already. The high got up to 91F before a cold front with a heavy rain in Cananadaigu and golf ball sized hail in Manchester moved through around 6 PM.
Friday, 6/17/2022
8268 steps, 44/91 resting/max HR, 6:32 hours sleep, 181.8 pounds, 6 floors climbed
Walk: 1.5 miles, 20:56, 13:58 pace, 10 feet elevation gain, 87/96 avg/max HR, 117 avg cadence, 70F, 60% RH, 7 mph NWW wind, mostly cloudy
Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 grey: 200.89 miles
I slept horribly and slept in until 6:07 AM. But ... I still got up, got dressed and got out for a brisk walk.
Saturday, 6/18/2022
8156 steps, 42/148 resting/max HR, 8:24 hours sleep, 182.0 pounds, 13 floors climbed
It felt weird to sleep in and not get out for either a walk, run or bike. But ... I had signed up for the Stache Dash 5K in Canandaigua and it didn't start until 6 PM. So ... I rested until then. I used Google Maps to navigate there so I had no trouble in getting there by 5:15 PM.
Run: 3.15 miles, 26:39, 8:27 pace, 36 feet elevation gain, 142/151 avg/max HR, 160 avg cadence, 64F, 34% RH, 15 mph NW wind, sunny
Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS20 grey: 204.04 miles
I met up with Bill Beyerbach, Andy Ciaio and Roger Howe before the race. And .... we were off! It was ... an interesting course ... of a bit of road, lots of cinders, some grass and some sidewalk along and near Lakeshore Drive. I set up an OK race pace and struggled to hold it. I took 3 tiny walk breaks and did the best I could. I just don't have the endurance that I used to have ... maybe I am getting older ... more seasoned ... more experienced? Nahhhh!
Anyway ... I did OK, My official time was 26:41, 50th out of 178, 4th out of 11 in my M 60-69 age group, link here. Andy and I think that 5Ks are getting longer and harder .... and he is still faster and 8 years younger than I am!
The Many on the Genny trail race was held today down in Letchworth State Park today. I ran this race in 2017 when it was JUST a 40 mile race from one side of the park to the other side (and also when I was a bit younger and in WAY better shape). I went out too fast for the first 20 miles and ending up walking the next 20 miles to finish according to my blog (41.64 miles, 12:35:17 (paused for about 8 minutes), 18:11 pace, 66F-78F, 3 mph N wind (at start), 5365 feet of elevation gain, 5379 feet of elevation loss, mostly sunny during the day). My full blog post for that week is here. My lovely wife, Christine, was worried sick when she didn't know where I was for hours and hours. Me ... I was just walking and walking ... 77,189 steps on that day.
Well ... the course was redesigned this year to make it a 45 mile trail race that LOOPS the park. Just a bit longer. A list of finishers here.
