Today I did a slightly silly thing.
I walked to Costco.
Why is this slightly silly? Mainly because when people shop at a place like Costco, they are buying enough stuff to fill a skid and this requires some form of motorized transport to get home. Walking will only allow you to carry a couple of 10 kg jars of pickles, tops.
Still, I made the four km journey on foot, did my shopping, then filled my backpack and two grocery bags (no pickles), putting the heaviest stuff in the backpack. Then I did something that was also slightly sillier still.
I walked back home carrying all this stuff. At about the halfway point I stopped to adjust the straps on my backpack, because the weight of the items felt like it was trying to pull my shoulders off. Adjusting it so the backpack sat higher fixed this nicely. I’ll admit that trekking up the multiple flights of stairs in Hume Park was interesting, but I have enough stamina now to do these things without stopping. I did stop again, though, to rest my hands. The bag handles were digging into my flesh. I think this is because they don’t really expect you to normally carry heavy bags on 45-minute walks.
Also, I totally beat the rain. It was cloudy but warm when I went, and a few hours later our unfun soggy spring resumed its unfun soggy spring ways.
Stats, split in two for double the fun:
Walk 69, Part 1 Average pace: 9:42/km Location: Brunette River trail and beyond Distance: 4.13 km Time: 40:06 Weather: Cloudy Temp: 16ºC Humidity: 60% Wind: light BPM: 106 Weight: 173.8 pounds Devices: Apple Watch Series 5, iPhone 12 Total distance to date: 512.77 km
And the exact same route, in reverse, but with a thousand kilograms of bulk products from Costco along for the walk. Note the pace, calorie burn and BPM have risen accordingly.
Walk 69, Part 2 Average pace: 10:50/km Location: Brunette River trail and beyond Distance: 4.17 km Time: 45:13 Weather: Cloudy Temp: 18ºC Humidity: 50% Wind: light BPM: 111 Weight: 173.8 pounds Devices: Apple Watch Series 5, iPhone 12 Total distance to date: 516.94 km
