Take care of yourself

Good luck!

I slacked a lot over the summer, mainly because my last marathon, during which it was 80 degrees with no shade, took much more out of me than I expected.

Now, conditioning is more important than ever as I close in on 50, so I’m trying to get back into the swing with some shorter distances, like 10Ks and halfs. Just need to get my legs back under me first.

 

I was supposed to run a half last year, but my appendix burst and landed in the ER a week before the race. I'm aiming for 2:00, but being my first half, I'm unsure how realistic that is.

 

I ran my first half in 1:55. It remains my PR to this day.

What pace do you keep on your training runs?

 

Just over 6.9 million steps/3,450 miles for 2023. Missed 2 days of 10k steps, one with Covid and the other where I drove for over 12 hours round trip picking up my older one from their camp counselor job.

 

That's a lot of miles. I topped out at about 2,500 for about 10 years in a row in my running days. Maybe that's why I have two titanium hips, the first at 52.

 

I can’t run because of foot/ankle problems from 30+ of hoops, but walking and the elliptical don’t bother me. If I commute into NYC, I generally walk to the bus/train and from there to my office, which is over 12k round trip. Weekends and when I work from home, I typically take one very long walk a day or 2 shorter ones if Mrs. W or my son want to walk with me. I also do the elliptical 3-5x a week. So yeah, a lot of steps and none worse for the wear.

 

I've become a walker too. Four miles on MWF and three on Saturday with a group, then about 2 on T & Th with the dog, plus assorted other dog walks, depending on the weather. Try to swim 1500 yards on Tue and Thur. Got to say active!

 

I topped 2,100 miles running, and 3,200 overall.

Not bad for someone who works completely from home.

 

Had some Amazon reward points and bought a jar of Shilajit resin after seeing so many ads on the socials.

This is supposed to be one of the best brands. It arrived and appears as described, thick resin with a pungent smell but not too bad.

Just finished my first cup in hot water mixed with some honey. Taste is fine. Let's see if starts doing anything the next few weeks.

 

What does it suppose to do?

 

Regulate your impulse to go for it on every 4th down.

 

Bloody hell. I had let my biking slip in the last year or so for a number of reasons, weather, work, lack of time, etc. I've only ridden once in the last four months, so I don't know why I thought I would just jump back into it today like I was in shape for it. Rode 11 miles and my legs are absolute jello. My wind was fine, but I could barely finish because my thighs were screaming. Need to get back in the habit and get these wheels back into shape. Humbling.