Today is the last day of summer, and it was downright pleasant for a walk/run combo.
I wasn’t sure what I was going to do when I headed out (I missed yesterday’s usual run) but in the end I opted to stick to my run schedule and do a walk today (which always means running 2+ km, anyway). I felt pretty good, had no issues and overall it was a solid effort–almost identical to the last walk/run, actually. It’s always a little weird to match a previous effort with such precision.
The bonus old is this is the first running since my birthday on Sunday. I’m 57 now, and if you had asked me 20 years ago if I’d be running regularly at 57 I probably would have laughed, imagining myself with a cane and a long gray beard.
Well, maybe not the beard. Actually, not the cane, either. But I would have imagined myself creaky and docile, more likely to exercise by padding to the fridge and back to the recliner in the living room.
The reality is, I have no idea what 57 is supposed to feel like, but I feel pretty good. So that’s, uh, good!
The weather tomorrow is looking a little damp (though not like the downpour we had back on Friday), so this may be my first real test of getting out for a run, regardless of the weather.
Stats:
Walk 58 Average pace: 8:00/km Location: Brunette River trail Distance: 7.75 km Time: 62:04 Weather: Sunny with some cloud Temp: 21ºC Humidity: 50% Wind: light BPM: 131 Weight: 177.8 pounds Total distance to date: 445.05 km Devices: Apple Watch Series 5, iPhone 12
