This was the first time I followed a run with a walk. That doesn’t sound like anything extraordinary, and it really isn’t, but I’m hoping it sets a pattern going forward where I’m putting in some exercise every day.
I walked for 30 minutes and just over 3 km at the usual settings. Compared to the previous walk, which was 50 minutes, pace was nearly identical at 9:50/km, but the BPM was lower–134 vs. 144. It still strikes me as funny how when I ramp the speed up to 6 km/h to start it seems absurdly fast, like I almost have to jog to keep up, then five minutes in, it feels like it’s going slow enough that I want to goose the speed higher.
Also, I think the fact that it is near-freezing outside and the heat is off inside (the condo seriously rarely requires the heat to be on to stay warm) meant I was able to keep the sweat somewhat under control. I still need to get some kind of fan set up.
The stats:
Speed: 6 km/h Incline: 10 Pace: 9:50/km Time: 30:04 Distance: 3.05 km Calories burned: 259 BPM: 134
