I ran 4 times this week, 14.90 miles.
I took 56,871 steps this week according to my Garmin Venu smartwatch.
My Venu gives me steps, heart rate and floors climbed (take that last data point with a grain of salt). My Withings WS-50 Smart Body Analyzer scale gives my weight (when it feels like connecting to our Wi-Fi).
WALKING/RUNNING: I have gotten over a nagging ache in my left hip/hamstring through lots and LOTS of stretching. So ... I do walks or runs and then stretch afterwards. A run is better than a walk in my 67-year-old mind but any exercise is good in the end.
WALKING/RUNNING: I have gotten over a nagging ache in my left hip/hamstring through lots and LOTS of stretching. So ... I do walks or runs and then stretch afterwards. A run is better than a walk in my 67-year-old mind but any exercise is good in the end.
Walk/Run electronics: I use my Garmin Venu for runs and walks. I listen to my CelsusSound S800C Bone Conduction Headphones.
BTW, I am on a 1691 day steak (4 years, 7 months) of either a walk, run or bike of greater than 1 mile (as of Saturday night, 2/8). There were more than a few days when a mile was all I could walk or limp.
Sunday, 2/9/2025
4912 steps, 45/99 avg/max HR, 176.0 pounds, 18 floors climbed
Walk: 1.65 miles, 22:11, 13:27 pace, 92/103 avg/max HR, 124/140 avg/max cadence, 28F, 80% RH, 7 mph WNW wind, wind chill 22F, cloudy
Shoes: blue Salomon SpeedCross 4 trail shoes: 325.31 miles
My thighs on the way down the stairs so I knew that a run would be very uncomfortable. I opted for a walk but my thighs loosened up after a 1/2 mile so I hiked up the pace on my "Out to Ling Rd" route. My splits were 13:51 and 12:51 over the last 0.65 mile. Then ... my thighs tightened right back up wile I did 6 loads of laundry. Oh, joy! OK ... maybe not.
Monday, 2/10/2025
8613 steps, 48/103 avg/max HR, 175.7/175.6 pounds, 10 floors climbed
Walk: 1.65 miles, 23:52, 14:27 pace, 88/103 avg/max HR, 119/136 avg/max cadence, 21F, 68% RH, 12 mph W wind, wind chill 10F, cloudy
Shoes: blue Brooks Launch GTS8 - 551.36 miles
My thighs were still achy so I opted for another walk on my "Out to Ling Rd" route. I loosened up after a bit like usual. My splits were 14:51 and 13:50 over the last 0.65 mile.
Tuesday, 2/11/2025
8180 steps, 43/134 avg/max HR, 175.5/174.7 pounds, 15 floors climbed
Run: 3.15 miles, 29:06, 9:14 pace, 126/138 avg/max HR, 157/164, 10F, 85% RH, 6 mph WSW wind, wind chill 1F, partly cloudy
Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin Stealthfit GTS20 - 79.50 miles
I shivered a bit when Alexa woke me up at 5:20 AM and told me that it was 14F. But ... I did what I do ... get up, go downstairs, weigh myself, set up the coffee, get dressed (lots of layers!) and get outside. It's what I have done for 4.5 years now. My thighs were feeling better so I set up a really nice and easy pace on my "Out to Clematis St" route. A full moon hung low in the western sky as I turned down west towards Greenleaf Rd. I didn't push the pace and got the run done. My splits were 9:35, 9:08, 9:02 and 8:53 over the last 0.15 mile.
Wednesday, 2/12/2025
8186 steps, 49/138 avg/max HR, 174.2/173.4 pounds, 20 floors climbed
Run: 3.15 miles, 27:42, 8:47 pace, 128/144 avg/max HR, 159/171 avg/max cadence, 25F, 74% RH, 12 mph ENE wind, wind chill 15F, cloudy
Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin Stealthfit GTS20 - 82.65 miles
I really didn't want to get out of bed this morning. But ... 6 AM rolled around ... so I got up and did what I do ... got out the door for a run. I set up a faster pace that yesterday. The wind was out of the north so I could hear the waves from Lake Ontario as I headed onto Greenleaf Rd. I noticed that the wind had blown snow across Beach Ave so the footing would have been tricky if I had turned right to run my "Out to Clematis St" route so I turned left and ran my "Out to Mann Rd" route. Sometimes you have to adapt ... no worries. My splits were 8:51, 9:10, 8:28 and 7:57 over the last 0.15 mile.
Thursday, 2/13/2025
6061 steps, 44/104 avg/max HR, 173.9 pounds, 9 floors climbed
Walk: 1.65 miles, 24:08, 13:47 pace, 95/112 avg/max HR, 120/147 avg/max cadence, 39F, 75% RH, 10 mph SSW wind, wind chill 33F, light rain
Shoes: blue Salamon SpeedCross 4 trail shoes - 326.96 miles
It looked like it was a bit icy so I opted for a walk instead of a run on my trail shoes. The complex road was icy but the shoulder were OK when I got to Greenleaf Rd. I picked up the pace and "got 'er done". My splits were 13:38 and 14:13 over the last 0.65 mile.
Friday, 2/14/2025
14148 steps, 45/136 avg/max HR, 176.1/175.1 pounds, 23 floors climbed
Run: 4.45 miles, 40:59, 9:12 pace, 127/140 avg/max HR, 157/171 avg/max cadence, 21F, 62% RH, 18 mph W wind, wind chill 7F, cloudy with a few flakes of snow
Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin Stealthfit GTS20 - 87.10 miles
I struggled to get out of bed yet again but ... 6 AM rolled around ... so I did what I do. I got out the door for a run. I wanted to go long so I ran my "Out to the Genesee River" route. A smidgen of snow had fallen overnight so I started out carefully on the road in Greenleaf Meadows. The shoulders on Greenleaf Rd and Beach Ave were OK but I still ran in the road when I could. Well ... the sidewalk in the Ontario Beach Park was a sheet of ice. I ran really slow until I had to duck walk so I could touch the fence at the Genesse River and turn around. I ran in the parking lot back to Beach Ave ... it was a bit less icy. Anyway ... I stayed upright. My splits were 9:12, 8:39, 10:25, 8:53 and 8:26 over the last 0.45 mile.
Saturday, 2/15/2025
6771 steps, 46/141 avg/max HR, 173.5/172.6 pounds, 17 floors climbed
Run: 4.15 miles, 36:45, 8:51 pace, 129/147 avg/max HR, 157/168 avg/max cadence, 27F, 54% RH, 9 mph SE wind, wind chill 18F, cloudy
Shoes: blue Brooks Glycerin Stealthfit GTS20 - 91.25 miles
I got out for a run around noon on my "Out to Dewey Ave" route. The sidewalk that I take for about 1/4 mile along Beach Ave was a bit icy so I took the road on the way back. No worries. My splits were 8:58, 9:01, 8:48, 8:44 and 8:02 pace over the last 0.15 mile.
