DAYS WALKING: 5
ONE LONG WALK: 0.625 miles (one east loop)
ONE MEDIUM WALK: 0.600 miles (to the second left turn and back
THREE REST WALKS: 0.400 miles each (to the first left turn and back)
TWO NONE: 0.000 miles each
TOTAL DISTANCE THIS WEEK: 2.425 miles
Comments: For my Heavy walks I was going the east loop one time, plus extra distance. For my Light walks, I was going the east loop one time. My legs got quite tired during my walks, so I went to to a different method of weekly walks that reduced the stress on my legs. I changed from alternating Heavy and Light walks (3 walks each) to one Long walk on Saturday, and one Medium walk on Wednesday, with rest walks on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, and no walks on Friday, and Sunday. Since Sunday is my Sabbath, it is always a "no run or walk" day. This means, under the new system, that I am walking 5 days per week instead of the 6 days per week that I was doing under the Heavy/Light method.
This week has Thanksgiving, and I'm not sure what effect that holiday will have on this distance. Later: Judy did not go walking all of the days this month because she was busy getting the turkey and apple pies ready for Thanksgiving and a birthday dinner, a few days later for our grand daughter, Annie Grace. My daughter, Sara, and two of her four kids are down from Evanston,WY, and they are available to help my wife with the preparations for Thanksgiving dinner. I did my normal walk on Thanksgiving day, because our Thanksgiving dinner is in the late afternoon. The dinner for Annie Grace, on her day, is in the early afternoon, so I went walking in the morning. With my age and health, I'm not of much help to Judy. I lose my balance while walking on elevation changes, and I try to walk on level ground or on ground that has a gradual change i.e. I try to avoid stairs. In addition, I don't bend over to pick up things. Also, I don't drive any more so Judy does all of the shopping.
We had Good or Moderate air this month, but the sky was cloudy during much of the month, and rain was forecast towards the end of the month. I was usually out and back before the rains came, and the rains, when they did come, were mostly sprinkles. There was some snow in the mountains and a bit of snow here, but the snow here was melted by the time I went out walking. We had a strong frost on a few nights, and the temperature was still below freezing when I went walking after those nights.
My weeks (starting with a Monday) now look like the following: Rest, Rest, Medium, Rest, None, Long, None. This method gives fewer miles per week but puts my focus on the Long and Medium walks
