I ran 3 times his week, 9.45 miles.
I biked twice this week, 27.02 miles
I took 37,129 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 been hampered by a nagging ache in my left hip/hamstring for the past month. So ... I can do short walks (1.5 miles), somewhat painful runs (< 3.1 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 have been hampered by a nagging ache in my left hip/hamstring for the past month. So ... I can do short walks (1.5 miles), somewhat painful runs (< 3.1 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.
Walk/Run/Bike electronics: Garmin Venu (backup for the bike) and Shockz Air bone conduction headphones (discontinued on the Shockz website).
Trek Bike electronics: Garmin Edge 530 sensor bundle, Garmin Varia RVR315 rearview radar, Livall EVO21 smart helmet, and Redshiftsports Arclight pedals.
I don't buy my electronics retail. I buy my Garmin stuff used off of eBay or an online vendor when it's a generation or more old. I bought the helmet and pedals off of Kickstarter or Indiegogo so I got them at about a 40% discount. I usually buy my running shoes online or on sale at Fleet Feet.
BTW, I am on a 1110 day (a bit over 3 years) streak of either a walk, run or bike of greater than 1 mile (as of Saturday night, 7/8). There were more than a few days when a mile was all I could walk or limp.
Sunday, 7/16/2023
5336 steps, 45/147 resting/max HR, 173.3 pounds, 15 floors climbed
Run: 3.15 miles, 27:45, 8:48 pace, 64 feet elevation gain, 134/151 avg/max HR, 154/165 avg/max cadence, 68F, 94% RH, calm, overcast
Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin GTS20 - 40.35 miles
I got out for either a walk or a run. I chose a run on my usual "Out to Clematis St" route. My left hamstring ached a lot less but my pace was a bit less but still under 9 minute pace. My splits were 8:43, 8:49, 8:58 and 8:25 over the last 0.15 mile.
Monday, 7/17/2023
6397steps, 41/90 resting/max HR, 7:48 hours sleep, 173.0 pounds, 8 floors climbed
Walk: 1.65 miles, 24:13, 14:41 pace, 17 feet elevation gain, 79/86 avg/max HR, 111/121 avg/max cadence, 66F, 83% RH, 7 mph SW wind, mostly cloudy
Shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTSXX - 644.58 miles
I slept in a bit past my 5:20 alarm until 5:44 AM. The smoke from the wildfires up in Canada had come back so the AQI at airnow.gov was an unhealthy 156. I figured that a walk would be the least stressful so a walk on my usual "Out to Ling Rd" ensued. My splits were 14:46 and 14:32 over the last 0.65 mile.
Tuesday, 7/18/2023
3346 steps, 41/123 resting/max HR, 8:13 hours sleep, 174.4 pounds, 7 floors climbed
Bike: 11.46 miles, 48:35, 14.2/21.9 avg/max mph, 81 feet elevation gain, 102/127 avg/max HR, 26/34 avg/max respiration, 56/81 avg/max cadence, 64F, 94% RH, 5 mph SSW wind, hazy and a bit foggy
The airnow.gov AQI was 133. I did smell a bit of smoke in the air. It was a bike day so I chose my slightly shorter "Out to Long Pond Rd and around" route that kept me off Edgemere Drive. I looked down to the right down Edgemere Drive when I got there and didn't see any cones so maybe Greece DMV is all done with Edgemere Drive. I will find out the next time I got for a bike ride. Oh ... I added air to my bike tires yesterday and I think it made a difference. I was 1.8 mph faster than the last time I rode this route.
Wednesday, 7/19/2023
6294 steps, 41/142 resting/max HR, 7:16 hours sleep, 174.0 pounds, 18 floors climbed
Run: 3.15 miles, 28:16, 8:58 pace, 72 feet elevation gain, 129/147 avg/max HR, 152/163 avg/max cadence, 57F, 94% RH, 3 mph NW wind, partly cloudy
Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin GTS20 - 43.50 miles
I got out for a run on my usual "Out to Clematis St" route. My left knee had a weird ache for about a mile ... I ignored it. I took a couple of walk breaks. My breathing is still not OK. But ... I'm running so that's a good thing. My splits were 9:14, 9:02, 8:47 and 7:55 over the last 0.15 mile. A negative split is a good way to start the day!
Thursday 7/20/2023
7055 steps, 42/97 resting/max HR, 8:40 hours sleep, 176.0 pounds, 7 floors climbed
Walk: 1.65 miles, 24:29, 14:50 pace, 20 feet elevation gain, 86/99 avg/max HR, 114/126 avg/max cadence, 59F, 94% RH, 5 mph WSW wind, cloudy
Shoes: black Brooks Adrenaline GTSXX - 646.23 miles
Friday, 7/21/2023
7642 steps, 42/144 resting/max HR, 9:08 hours sleep, 176.0 hours sleep, 12 floors climbe
Run: 3.15 miles, 27:55, 8:51 pace, 58 feet elevation gain, 132/147 avg/max HR, 154/165 avg/max cadence, 65F, 92% RH, 5 mph SW wind, partly cloudy
Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin GTS20 - 46.65 miles
I got for a run on my usual "Out to Clematis St" this morning. I was about halfway into the run when I realized that I didn't really a really noticeable left hamstring ache! I was a little achy when I started out but it went away before I got to Greenleaf Rd. Wow! My splits were 9:01, 8:46, 8:52 and 8:19 over the last 0.15 mile.
Saturday, 7/22/2023
1059 steps, 42/115 resting/max HR, 8:03 hours sleep, 175.7 pounds, 6 floors climbed
Bike: 15.56 miles, 1:05:56, 14.2/23.6 avg/max mph, 100 feet elevation gain, 105/118 avg/max HR, 27/33 avg/max respiration, 59/86 avg/max cadence, 61F, 94% RH, 6 mph WSW wind, sunny
I got out for a really nice bike ride on my longer "Out to East Manitou Rd and around" route. I really think that adding air to my bike tires upped my average speed by at least 1 to 2 mph. I found that the Greece DMV repaved the parts of Edgemere Drive that were torn up so it was smooth sailing.
Today was my youngest son, David, 34th birthday. He works for a casino outside of Denver CO along with his girlfriend, Tati. I would love to be able to go out and see him ... and see Colorado.
