I ran 6 times this week, 26.02 miles.
I didn't bike indoors this week.
I didn't bike outdoors this week.
I took 67,544 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 back to short walks (1.5 miles), runs (< 6.2 miles) or bike rides (< 20 miles). A run or a bike is better than a walk in my 65-year-old mind but any exercise is good in the end.
WALKING/RUNNING/BIKING: I am back to short walks (1.5 miles), runs (< 6.2 miles) or bike rides (< 20 miles). A run or a bike is better than a walk in my 65-year-old mind but any exercise is good in the end.
BTW, I am on a 977 day streak of either a walk, run or bike of greater than 1 mile (as of Saturday night, 2/25). There were more than a few days when a mile was all I could walk or limp.
Sunday, 2/26/2023
9889 steps, 43/137 resting/max HR, 176.2 pounds, 42 floors climbed
Run: 4.65 miles, 41:24, 8:54 pace, 71 feet elevation gain, 18/139 avg/max HR, 159/170 avg/max cadence, 27F, 86% RH, 7 mph WSW wind, wind chill 20F, cloudy
Shoes: Brooks Launch GTS8 blue - 173.39 miles
I got out for a nice and easy run on my "Out near the pier and around" route. There was still ice on the LOSP Trail and I didn't trust the sidewalks so I kept to the road again. My left hamstring was a bit achy but I managed to keep a good pace. My splits were 9:02, 8:53, 8:51, 9:00 and 8:38 over the last 0.65 mile.
Monday, 2/27/2023
11583 steps, 42/133 resting/max HR, 7:12 hours sleep, 176.2 pounds, 19 floors climbed
Run: 4.06 miles, 36:37, 9:02 pace, 86 feet elevation gain, 122/137 avg/max HR, 158/170 avg/max cadence, 27F, 68% RH, 7 mph ENE wind, wind chill 20F, cloudy
Shoes: Brooks Launch GTS8 blue - 177.45 miles
I didn't really want to get out in the cold but I found my motivation and did it. I got out a bit late so I only did my "Out to the end of Beach Ave" route. It was clear so it got chilly overnight ... plus it was a bit windy ... brr! My splits were 9:30, 9:10, 8:45 and 8:44. A negative split!
Tuesday, 2/28/2023
15985 steps, 42/141 resting/max HR, 6:47 hours sleep, 175.2 pounds, 31 floors climbed
Run: 5.56 miles, 51:19, 9:14 pace, 70 feet elevation gain, 127/139 avg/max HR, 158/170 avg/max cadence, 34F, 93% RH, 9 mph SSE wind, wind chill 27F, light mist
Shoes: Salomon SpeedCross 4 trail shoes - 248.06 miles
I was up early at 5:15 AM but had a bit of wardrobe malfunction. I put on another tech long sleeves and slipped on a pair of shorts just in case I went to the treadmill. I thought that maybe the snow overnight had turned to ice so I wore my Salomon SpeedCross 4 trail shoes. So ... I set out at a really nice and easy pace. The traction was fine so I didn't stop at the exercise center and its treadmill. My left hamstring ached and didn't let me enjoy the run. I kept on thinking that the ache would go away. Oh well. My splits were 9:39, 9:16, 9:05, 9:00, 9:15 and 9:05 over the last 0.56 mile.
Run: 2.05 miles, 18:15 miles, 8:54 pace, 49 feet elevation gain, 133/145 avg/max HR, 153/160 avg/max cadence, 36F, 75% RH, 22 mph W wind, wind chill 25F, cloudy
Shoes: Brooks Launch GTS8 blue - 179.50 miles
My running spreadsheet told me that I had 99.3 miles for February. I had told Christine that getting to 100 miles wasn't important a couple days ago. Well ... I only had 0.7 miles to go so I got out there again. It was a bit chilly and windy. My left hamstring was a bit cranky but it warmed up and I got it done. My splits were 9:07 and 8:41.
It's the end of February so it's stat time!
I took 6 walks in February for 8.71 miles, 1.45 miles/walk.
I took 24 runs in February for 101.35 miles, 4.22 miles/run.
I ran 2 races in February:
1) Freezeroo #5 - 8 miles, 1:07:58, 8:30 pace, 27th out of 63, 1st out of 3 in my M 65-69 age group, 0F, 77% RH, 8 mph S wind, wind chill -12F, cloudy
2) Freezeroo #6 - 4.4 miles, 36:00, 8:18 pace, 48th out of 120, 1st out of 8 in my M 65-69 age group, 1st out of 7 in my series M 65-69 age group, 29F, 63% RH, 18 mph SW wind, wind chill 18F, partly cloudy
I took 1 treadmill walk in February for 1.5 miles .
I took 1 snowshoe walk in February for 1.05 miles.
I took 247,563 steps in February.
Wednesday, 3/1/2023
7352 steps, 42/116 resting/max HR, 7:10 hours sleep, 175.5 pounds, 9 floors climbed
Walk: 1.5 miles, 20:22, 13:34 pace, 19 feet elevation gain, 108/125 avg/max HR, 120/128 avg/max cadence, 30F, 745 RH, 6 mph SE wind, wind chill 25F, cloudy
Shoes: Brooks Launch GTS8 blue - 181.0 miles
I knew that my body needed to "rest" after 6 runs in 5 days so I got out for a brisk walk. It was a bit chilly so I wore a bit more clothing since I don't warm up very much on a walk. So ... a brisk pace ensued. The sidewalk on Greenleaf Rd was still snow covered and looked to be icy so I walked on the road. My splits were 13:30 and 13:43 over the last 0.5 mile.
Thursday, 3/2/2023
7863 steps, 41/139 resting/max HR, 7:59 hours sleep, 175.3 pounds, 22 floors climbed
Run: 4.65 miles, 41:35, 8:56 pace, 57 feet elevation gain, avg/max 128/142 avg/max HR, 158/170 avg/max cadence, 34F, 86% RH, 13 mph NW wind, wind chill 25F, cloudy
Shoes: Brooks Launch GTS8 blue - 185.65 miles
I could think of a thousand reasons not to run but I didn't use any of them. I got up, got dressed and got out there. I set up a nice and easy pace. Where to go? I decided to turn right down Greenleaf Rd and thought of turning left for my "Out to the end of Beach Ave" route (4 miles) but decided to turn right and do my "Out near the pier and around" route backwards for 4.65 miles. My left hamstring felt sort of OK and I was OK with that. My splits were 9:11, 8:50, 9:02, 9:03 and 8:56 over the last 0.65 mile.
Friday, 3/3/2023
11913 steps, 41/133 resting/max HR, 7:34 hours sleep, 175.1 pounds, 19 floors climbed
Run: 5.05 miles, 46:15, 9:09 pace, 77 feet elevation gain, 125/137 avg/max HR, 157/168 avg/max cadence, 27F, 93% RH, 8 mph E wind, wind chill 19F cloudy
Shoes: Brooks Launch GTS8 blue - 190.7 miles
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| A pre sunrise picture from the Secret Sidewalk |
It snowed pretty hard for a couple hours in the early evening. There was a sharp burst of light and thunder about 3 seconds later twice .... thundersnow!!! I have read and seen telecasts about it but not heard in person ... wow!!!
Saturday, 3/4/2023
2959 steps, 42/105 resting/max HR, 8:12 hours sleep, 175.5 pounds, 5 floors climbed
Walk: 1.51 miles, 19:54 miles, 13:14 pace, 13 feet elevation gain, 92/114 avg/max HR, 121 avgg cadence, 34F, 93% RH, 7 mph ENE wind, wind chill 28F, cloudy
Shoes: Salomon SpeedCross 4 trail shoes - 249.57 miles
There was a couple of inches of wet snow on the ground plus it had rained overnight. I thought it would be best to do a walk instead of a walk on my "Out to Ling Rd" route. The sidewalk along Greenleaf Rd was waterlogged so I stuck to the road on the out and back. I think my left hamstring thanked me for not running but I still did a very brisk walk. My splits were 13:39 and 12:23 over the last 0.51 mile.
