Weekly update: 269 minutes

My wife and I went out five times this week. On Saturday, I carried an extra bottle of water but didn't use it. The temperature was hot, but we were out earlier than normal, and, there was nice shade going out, but less shade coming back.

Weekly update: 236 minutes

On Saturday, Judy and I went to the Jordan River Parkway, and I jogged/walked 2.0 miles in 63 minutes. I used slightly less than the two bottles of water I was carrying, because we were out earlier and had cooler weather and more shade. On Sunday, I walked around the block, giving 236 minutes for the week in five outings. I normally don't go out on Sunday, because Sunday is my Sabbath and also a rest day. However, the weather has been cool this past week, and my wife wanted to go for a walk after church, so we went around the block. We went pretty slow and enjoyed the cool evening. The sun was down, but it was still light enough to see the sidewalk.


I didn't go out on Thursday. If I had gone out on Thursday and done my jogging and walking in 46 minutes (twice around the block), as I've done in the past, I would have had about 282 minutes for the week.

The times I'm giving are motion times and are not total times. I've been doing the same distance each week. so my motion time indicates the approximate condition of my body.

Weekly update: 270 minutes

I went out for six days this week. I don't normally go out on Sunday, because that day is my Sabbath day. However, we had my son and his family over for Father's Day dinner, and they wanted to go for a walk after the dinner. So, I went up to the corner and back, while the rest of the family went around the block. I could have gone farther, but I felt tired and went home after reaching the corner.

I am going faster but I'm getting more tired than when I went slower. I don't intentionally increase my speed. My body automatically adjusts my speed according to how my body feels. I just jog and walk at a comfortable pace and let my body adjust the speed accordingly.

On Saturday, I went to the tunnel under 106 South, for a total distance of 2.0 miles. Judy went to the bench south of the 106th tunnel, for a total distance of 2.6 miles.

I'm carrying two bottles of water on my Wednesday and Saturday outings, and I take one swallow each time I walk. I get about 1 mile per bottle this way. Wednesday is my medium outing of about 1.75 miles, and Saturday is my long outing of about 2.0 miles.

Even though I'm going faster, my wife, Judy, still walks faster than I jog.

Weekly update: 249 minutes

I went out five times this week. My goal for today was 72 minutes, but I only did 62 minutes. I am going faster, but I get more tired than when I went slower. Today, I went to the tunnel under 106 South, for a total distance today of 2.0 miles. On Wednesday, I didn't quite get to the tunnel. In other words, I went farther today in less time than on Wednesday.

I didn't get much sleep per night during the first part of the week, but I slept well last night and got a good 7+ hours of sleep. Earlier in the week I got 4-5 hours of sleep per night.

Weekly update: 256 minutes

I jogged and walked five times this week.

The halfway time for my Saturday jog/walk was 37 minutes, but I felt tired after I had completed about 31 minutes, so I turned around and headed back to my car. The total time today was 71 minutes. I walked a bit extra on my way back, but not much. I went about 2 1/4 miles today.

So far, I haven't carried water, but the fountain at the 100 South parking lot is nice at the beginning and end of my runs.