I have seemingly fallen into the habit of doing a river trail walk on non-run days. They take about 70-80 minutes and provide a nice calorie burn, plus scenery, so I’m enjoying them for now, despite the heat and humidity.
It was again very humid. And hot. I sweated a lot, even though I didn’t do much actual running.
As an experiment, I played music on the way back to see if it would make me move faster, and I think it did! The brain is funny.
But one of the songs that came up was “I Wanna Marry You” from Bruce Springsteen’s 1979 album The River, and hearing him repeatedly sing “Little girl, I wanna marry you” in that husky voice of his is pretty creepy, really.
Now imagine subbing “little boy” for every song that uses “little girl.” Creepier still!
Overall, a nice walk on a hot, sticky day. I did avoid the side of Fader Street with the Bad Dog, but it was nowhere in sight. Still, I’m not ready to be lunged at again.
Stats:
Walk 82 Average pace: 9:00/km Location: Brunette River trail Distance: 8.71 km Time: 78:23 Weather: Sunny Temp: 28-30ºC Humidity: 49% Wind: light BPM: 108 Weight: 160.4 pounds Devices: Apple Watch Series 5, iPhone 12 Total distance to date: 605.64 km
