I ran x times this week, x miles.
I took x 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. All weather conditions are from the Greater Rochester International Airport (KROC) which is 13.3 miles away.
WALKING/RUNNING: I have a swollen right knee that I ignore. My PCP said that since there is no pain to just watch it. He thinks that it may be that the leg muscle is outside of the ligaments that should surround it (which makes it puffy looking). I also can't run more than 50 strides (4 steps/stride) before I have to stop to catch my breath. I either have developed asthma or allergies (something for my PCP to think out when I have my physical on October 22nd). I also have a cough due to phlegm running down my throat. So ... I might not sign up for any more races.
WALKING/RUNNING: I have a swollen right knee that I ignore. My PCP said that since there is no pain to just watch it. He thinks that it may be that the leg muscle is outside of the ligaments that should surround it (which makes it puffy looking). I also can't run more than 50 strides (4 steps/stride) before I have to stop to catch my breath. I either have developed asthma or allergies (something for my PCP to think out when I have my physical on October 22nd). I also have a cough due to phlegm running down my throat. So ... I might not sign up for any more races.
Walk/Run electronics: I use my Garmin Venu for runs and walks. I listen to my TechNet bone conduction headphones, link here.
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BTW, I am on a 2265-day steak (since 6/24/2020 or 6 years, 2 months) of either a walk, run or bike of greater than 1 mile (as of Saturday night, 9/5). There were more than a few days when a mile was all I could walk or limp.
Sunday, 9/6/2026
steps, resting/max HR, pounds, floors climbed
Walk: 2.06 miles, 28:19, 13:46 pace, 97/110 avg/max HR, 122/138 avg/max cadence, 68F, 60% RH, 7 mph ENE wind, sunny
Shoes: white Brooks Glycerin GTS21 - 520.19 miles
I felt very blah all day. I finally got out a bit after 6 PM for a walk on my "Out to Latta Rd" route. It wasn't a all-out brisk pace but just a nice pace. My splits were 14:04, 13:32 and 12:49 over the last 0.05 mile.
Monday, 9/7/2026
steps, resting/max HR, pounds, floors climbed
Walk: 2.06 miles, 28:52, 14:00 pace, 99/110 avg/max HR, 120/199 avg/max cadence, 63F, 83% RH, 5 mph SW wind, sunny
Shoes: white Brooks Glycerin GTS21 - 522.25 miles
I got out and did what I could. Today, it was a brisk walk on my "Out to Latta Rd" route. I picked up trash alongside Greenleaf Rd on the east side from the LOSP Trail to the Greenleaf Meadows entrance. I filled up a small takeout trash bag. My splits were 13:23, 14:40 and 13:00 over the last 0.05 mile.
Tuesday, 9/8/2026
steps, resting/max HR, pounds, floors climbed
Walk: 2.15 miles, 29:10, 13:39 pace, 70F, calm, sunny
Shoes: white Brooks Glycerin GTS21 - 524.40 miles
Well ... my Garmin Venu was dead and I didn't want to wait for it to charge a bit. I wanted to get out now! So ... I updated Strava on my cell and hit Start. I got out and walked on my "Out to Latta Rd" at a brisk pace and hit Stop when I got done. I thought that my cell would upload its Strava to the online Strava but if it's possible it's not obvious. So ... I did it and I can't prove it except that's it on my phone. I don't have steps. I don't have a mile-by-mile pace, just a total pace.
