I jogged and walked for 5 days this week. My long jog/walk this morning was for 82 minutes. My goal this morning was to do 74 minutes, and I turned around at 37 minutes. However, I got pretty tired and walked much of the last 0.5 miles. I think that if I feel pretty good before I leave home, I will turn around at half of my goal for the day. However, if I feel tired as I did this morning, I will turn around at half of my goal minus 3 or 4 minutes or even 5 minutes. If I had done that this morning I would have come close to my goal for the day. Part of the reason I was tired this morning was that I mowed all of my lawns yesterday. I think I will mow my lawns on Wednesday instead of Friday so I will be more rested on Saturday for my long run.
One woman, who was about 40 years of age, passed me (she was riding her bicycle) and then she turned around to check on me; she could tell I was pretty tired. I also look like an old guy, which of course is true; it is unusual for an old guy to be out walking and jogging in the middle of nowhere. I thanked the woman for checking on me. I was on my way back when the woman stopped me. Today's experience has taught me a lesson; on days I feel tired before I leave home, I will do a shorter distance than on days I feel good when I leave home.
Saturday, May 25, 2019
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Weekly update: 267 minutes
I jogged and walked 5 days this week and did this for 267 minutes.
In the past, I've taken my expected time (in minutes) and went out for half that time, assuming I would do the other half on my way back. However, I've noticed that my return-time is longer than my out-time. So, today, I went out for half the expected time minus 2 or 3 minutes. This worked pretty good, because my total time today was 73 minutes instead of 75 minutes. I had the greatest time (of the week) today, because today was my long run.
In the past, I've taken my expected time (in minutes) and went out for half that time, assuming I would do the other half on my way back. However, I've noticed that my return-time is longer than my out-time. So, today, I went out for half the expected time minus 2 or 3 minutes. This worked pretty good, because my total time today was 73 minutes instead of 75 minutes. I had the greatest time (of the week) today, because today was my long run.
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Weekly update: 252 minutes
This week (5 days of jogging and walking) is the first week I've reported time instead of distance. I did, though, do the same distance (7.16 miles per week) I've been doing to get a good base of time for my jogging and walking. I'm using my Garmin GPS watch to measure time.
Friday, May 03, 2019
Weekly recap: 7.16 miles
My granddaughter is visiting tomorrow for her birthday, so I jogged/walked today. I did five days this week.
On Wednesday for my medium run, my wife and I went to the Jordan River Parkway and went north to see all of the new houses that have been constructed. On Saturday, for my long run, we went to the JR Parkway and went south to the next tunnel and back. On the other three days, I went around the block in my neighborhood. For all five days, the daytime temperature was in the high 60s (F) or low 70s. The nighttime temperature, though, was near freezing. We had a bit of snow and rain earlier in the week.
I jogged about 60 seconds and then walked for 80 seconds (or more until I felt like jogging again)
On Wednesday for my medium run, my wife and I went to the Jordan River Parkway and went north to see all of the new houses that have been constructed. On Saturday, for my long run, we went to the JR Parkway and went south to the next tunnel and back. On the other three days, I went around the block in my neighborhood. For all five days, the daytime temperature was in the high 60s (F) or low 70s. The nighttime temperature, though, was near freezing. We had a bit of snow and rain earlier in the week.
I jogged about 60 seconds and then walked for 80 seconds (or more until I felt like jogging again)
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