Weekly walking summary 10.575 miles this week

Monday. I was out about 7:30 am and back about 10:00. I didn't record the temperatures, but it was probably in the 70s (F) to the 80s. There was a nice south wind blowing with gusts about 15 mph. I walked three loops and was pretty tired when I finished, both from the heat and from the distance. One lady from our ward told my wife that I was walking faster, but to me it seamed like I was walking slower. At any rate, regardless of how fast or slow I was going, it was hot during the last lap.

If I was walking faster, that fact could account for my being tired when I completed my walk.

Tuesday.  I walked two loops plus I went 0.4 miles further for additional distance. I walked faster than I usually go and took fewer rest stops. I usually take 3 rest stops during the east loop and 2 rest stops during the west loop. Today I took 1 rest stop each loop. I did, though, take a longer rest stop at home between the two loops.

My goal this week is to walk  0.2 miles extra per day. I did 0.4 miles extra today because I didn't do the extra yesterday.  The temperature during my walk was in the 70s (F). The sky was cloudy for both loops and about half of the extra distance. There was a gusty south wind blowing of about 10 mph during the gusts. When the sun came out the temperature started to rise. Before that happened the temperature was uniform.

Wednesday. I was out at 7:30 am and back in at 9:10 am. The temperature was in the 60s (F) during my walk. I walked three loops and also 0.2 extra distance. There was a gusty south breeze of about 10 mph during the gusts.

Thursday. I walked two loops, plus 0.2 mile of new distance., and Judy walked the first loop with me. We left about 8 am, and I finished around 9:30 am. I went too fast on the first loop, and I was tired for the second loop and extra distance. There was a mild gusty south breeze of about 10 mph during the gusts.

Friday. I walked three loops and then walked 0.2 miles for extra distance. Judy and our grandchild David, walked the third loop with me. It sprinkled a bit during the first and during the extra distance. There was a mild south breeze blowing, about 4 mph. The temperature was in the 70s (F).

Saturday. I walked two loops and walked 0.2 miles for extra distance. I took a long rest before I did the extra distance. I was out about 8:10 am and back at 10.15. Judy didn't walk any of the loops because she was mowing the lawn. The sun was shining bright and the temperature during my walk was about the 70s (F) to the low 90s. It was hot when I walked in the direct sun.

Weekly walking summary 9.375 miles this week

Monday. I went out about 7:15 am and was back about 11 am. I walked three loops, and Judy went with me during the first loop. We stopped twice to talk with neighbors, so the time getting back home was later than normal. The temperature during my walks was in the 70s (F) and 80s, and there was a south wind blowing with peak gusts of 10-15 mph. I felt pretty good after the third loop. I adjusted the right handlebar, and my arms seemed to not be as tired as they have in past walks. I was still tired in my legs a bit but nothing like last Friday. 

Tuesday.  I walked the east loop, and Judy and I walked the west loop. I was out at 8:45 am and back about 10:00 am. The temperature was  in the high 60s (F) when I left and in the low 80s when I returned. There was a south breeze of about 10 mph blowing, which felt good as Judy and I walked. 

Wednesday. I walked three loops in this order.  East loop, west loop, and east loop again. Judy walked the west loop with me. It was hot today. The temperature in the shade was in the low 70s (F) to the low 80s during my walk, but it was hotter in the sunlight. There wasn't much of a breeze blowing; just a very slight south breeze. Except for the heat, I felt fine after the three loops.

Thursday. I was out early, about 7:10 am, and I was back about 9:30 am. The temperature was in the mid 80s (F) during my walk. The sky was cloudy for most of my walk, and the cooler air felt good! There was a south wind blowing of about 10-20 mph on the gusts.

Friday.  I was out at 8:00 am and back about 10:20 am. I ran three loops, in the following order: east, east west. Judy walked with me for the second loop. There was a gusty south breeze flowing that made it harder to walk south, but the breeze helped me cool off a bit. It was cloudy during most of the loops but the clouds went away and the sun was bright and hot during the third loop.

After the 3rd loop, I was tired from the heat, but I felt good for the distance of my walk.

Saturday.  I walked two loops, walking the west loop first followed by the east loop. The temperature was in the 60s (F) while I walked. I was out earlier at 7:45 am. There was no breeze that I could detect. I was pretty tired when I finished. I was up every 1 1/2 hours during the night and put more Arnica on my back. My back is sore when I lie down in bed and I put Arnica gel on my back and go back to sleep for about 1 1/2 hours. It is not as sore when I stay up, just when I'm lying down.

Weekly walking summary -- 8.300 miles this week

 Monday.  I walked three loops this morning. I was out at about 8:30 am and back at 10:30 am.  There was a slight breeze of about 15 mph. I didn't check the temperature, but it was hot!

After cooling off I was ready to leave home with Judy and meet my son, Chad, and his family for dinner at noon at Chuck-a-Rama in Draper. We got home about 2:00 pm. I like Chuck-a-Rama because they have good food, but I always eat too much.

Tuesday. I walked two loops, the east loop and the west loop. I was out about 8:30 and back about 10:30. The sky was cloudy most of the time I walked. I didn't check the temperature, but it was likely in the 70s (F) or 80s. There was a nice south wind blowing of about 15-20 mph. Besides helping me move when I was going north, the wind helped cool me.

Wednesday. I walked three loops, the east loop, the west loop, and the east loop again. I was out about 7:50 am and back at home about 10:00 am. I didn't check the temperatures, but it was comfortable while I was walking. I felt pretty good at the end of my walk. The sky was cloudy for about half of my walk.

Tomorrow is a funeral, so I don't expect that I will do much walking.

Thursday. We were at the funeral from 9:30 am until about 4:00 pm, and we enjoyed the talks and prayers. It was hot, though; probably in the 100s (F).

Judy and I went out about 7:30 pm and walked to the Christensen driveway and back for a distance of 0.2 miles. There was a sprinkle of rain while we were out walking, but it didn't amount to much. The temperature while we were walking was in the high 80s or low 90s, and a south wind of about 15 to 20 mph was blowing.

Friday. I walked three loops this morning. I was out at 8:20 am and back about 10:00 am. I felt fine during 2 1/2 loops, but I got pretty tired during the last half of the 3rd loop. The temperature during my walks was in the 70s (F) and 80s, and there was a south wind blowing of 10-15 mph gusts.

Saturday. I walked two loops, the east loop first and the west loop afterwards. Judy walked the west loop with me. I was out at 8:10 am and back at about 10:00 am. There was no breeze to speak of, and the temperature during my walks was in the 70s (F) and 80s.

Weekly walking summary -- 9.350 miles this week

Monday. I walked twice around the east loop and once around the west loop. I was out about 7:50 am and back about 10:00 am. There was no breeze at first, but towards the end of my walk the breeze, from the south, had picked up to about 5-15 mph. Judy walked one pass around the east loop with me. The temperature during my walk was in the 70s (F). I got very tired towards the end of the 3rd pass; I was walking with Bro. and Sister Olsen from my ward when I finished. Judy ministers to Sister Olsen. Earlier, in my pass around the west loop, my Bishop and his wife passed me, and we talked for a moment.

Tuesday. I walked the east and west loops.  Judy didn't walk with me, because she was busy making doll clothes for her doll-party. Judy hopes to give each girl who attends her party a dress for the child's doll. She was also reading a book, and when she does that she doesn't put the book down.

It was 8:30 am when I left and 10:00 am when I returned. The temperature was in the 70s (F) when I ran. There was a slight south breeze blowing, and that breeze, though slight, helped cool me off. I was tired when I finished, but not as tired as I was yesterday!

Wednesday. I walked the east, west, and east loops in that order. Judy walked the first loop with me. I was out about 7:50 am an back in about 10:30 am. The temperature was in the low 70s (F) when I started, and in the low 80s when I finished the three loops. There was a south wind of 10-20 mph which made it harder to walk in the south direction, but the wind helped cool me off. I sweated a lot and rested between each loop. I was tired when I finished but not as tired as I was two days ago.

Thursday. I walked the east and west loops, and I felt pretty good when I finished. I was a bit tired but nothing like I felt a few days ago. I was out at 7:40 am and back at 9:30 am. There was a slight breeze blowing from the south. The temperature during my walk was in the low to mid 80s (F).

Friday. We were notified last evening that Janeen Thompson, Rolf's wife, has had a stroke. Thus, my schedule for walking is on hold for the near term. We need to be available for family assistance during the next few days.

While we were awaiting the time to go to the hospital, I walked three loops and Judy also walked the second loop. I was out about 8:45 am and back about 10:50 am. The temperature was in the 80s (F) or 90s, and it was hot while I was walking. When I finished walking, my clothes were all wet with sweat, and my face was wet too. I sat in my chair and took a nap while I dried out. About 1:15 pm I changed my clothes and felt OK.

Saturday. I walked around two loops (the east an the west loops). I was out at 8 am, so it wasn't particularly hot. I finished the loops at 9:15, and I felt pretty good when I finished. My body was tired from the heat but not from the walking. After my walk, Judy drove me to the hospital to get a blood test, prior to my Internet visit with my cancer doctor on Tuesday afternoon.

Weekly walking summary -- 6.025 miles this week

Monday. This week is a rest week in which I walked a reduced distance. I walked the west loop and then walked the east loop. While doing the west loop I stopped at Craig Young's house and gave him a copy of the Let's Laugh book. He recently had an artificial knee, and I figured a few jokes would help him deal with being in the house all day. Judy had planned on walking with me during the 2nd lap, but I couldn't find her when the time came to do the east loop, so I did it alone. I was out at 7:45 am and back at 9:30 am. I didn't check the temperature, but it felt like it was in the 60s (F) or 70s. Lots of sun!

I was pretty tired when I finished the two laps, and I'm glad this is a rest week. I did a  "heavy" walk of two laps, instead of the normal three laps.

Tuesday. Today is a continuation of the rest week, and I did a "light" walk of one lap instead of the normal two laps. I walked the east loop and was very tired at the end of the loop. It was all I could do to get my stroller up the four stairs to my front door and get the stroller parked inside my house.

There was a gusty south breeze of about 5-10 mph. I was out at about 8:35 am and back about 9:30 am.

Wednesday. I walked the east loop and Judy and I walked the west loop. I felt stronger today than I did two days ago. I'm glad this is a rest week, because I don't know if I could do more laps of the loops. Today, I did two laps of the loops instead of three laps. I was out about 8:30 am, and the sky was cloudy and mostly the sun was behind clouds. We may have thunder showers today, but so far we haven't had any storms. The temperature when I left home was in the 60s (F). There was a south wind blowing of about 15-20 mph.

Thursday. Judy and I walked around the east block. We left about 8:30 am when the temperature was is the 60s (F). There was a south wind blowing of about 15 mph. I felt pretty good when our walk was finished. Our walk was enough for a rest week of reduced distance.

Friday.  I walked around the east loop and then Judy and I walked around the west loop. I was out about 7:25 am and back about 9:20 am. The sky was mostly cloudy during most of the east loop, but the sky changed during the latter part of the east loop and all of the west loop, such that the sun caused the temperature to rise. The temperature was about 66 (F) when I went out and was about 75 when I finished my walks. A slight south breeze was blowing. During most of my walk, I couldn't detect any breeze at all.

Much later. Judy and I walked 0.4 miles to attend a going-away party for a neighbor. The temperature was in the 90s (F).

Saturday. Today is the last day of this rest week of reduced distance. I was out at 7:50 am and back at 8:30 am. I walked around the east loop. The temperature during my walk was in the  60s (F) to 70s.  The was a south wind blowing, about 10-15 mph. I felt pretty good when I finished my walk.