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.

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)

Weekly recap: 6.78 miles. Speculation about possible marathon training

I walked/jogged 5 days this week. On Saturday. I did my long run by going to the Jordan River Parkway. I left the 100 South parking lot and went one mile south to the next "tunnel", at 106 South, and then returned to the 100 South parking lot.

Years ago, when I finished my first marathon, there was a man who finished in the same time as me (a  few seconds faster than four hours). The only difference was that he was 83 years old and I was a middle aged man of 47. I am now 83 years old and I'm doing 5-7 miles per week instead of the 45-50 miles per week I did in my younger years. It all amounts to getting your body used to the longer distances, hence 45-50 miles per week, including at least one long run of 17-20 miles per week.

If I were to train for a marathon, it would take me about two or three years to get up to 15 miles per week and another two or three years to get up to 30 miles per week, plus another year or two to get really used to the long distance. That is, it would take me about five or six years to get ready for a marathon. I would have to dedicate myself to this training, and I would probably have to curtail my church and family activities to have time for this training. Younger people may run a marathon with less training, but they may suffer afterwards for their relatively quick training. I'm talking about an older person finishing a marathon with no injuries and with no difficult feelings afterwards.

Weekly recap: 4.22 Miles

I walked four days this week. The weather included rain showers at the first of the week, but today was a warm, sunny day! I normally don't walk on Fridays, but tomorrow (Saturday) is the day my grandkids are visiting, so I walked today instead of tomorrow.

Weekly recap: 6.26 miles

I walked and jogged (mostly walking) five  days this week.The temperature was a bit cooler this week, but the temp was in the 40s (F) and 50s. I got tired while I walked. As I get older, I have less energy in my body.

Weekly recap: 6.02 miles

Judy and I did 5 workouts this week. I aborted the mid-week workout, because I was tired. The temperature in my workouts this week was the mid 40s (F) to the mid 60s.

I'm walking/jogging one time around the block and just walking the other times around the block. Each time around the block is 0.62 miles.