After school Tuesday I had planned to run down the road near home; but at 3:45 when I checked the weather the wind was 10.4 mph. Since I usually have my gym bag in the car, I changed into my running gear and headed toward the 1/8 mile track on school grounds. I was hoping the track might not be as “windy” since it is sheltered by the school building and is in town.
As I jogged in 73 degrees (this is November?) I was occasionally joined by a child on the track or pleasantly yelled a greeting by a student. It didn’t seem very windy as I ran 2 miles within 22 minutes, but felt quite tired and finished up with brisk walking to fill 30 minutes.
My glutes and inner thighs were unusually “tired” today. Perhaps beca
use I “climbed” for 10 minutes at a 10% incline at about 4.2 mph yesterday at the Y after completing 30 minutes of strength training
Sorry about the window screen grids in the photos – taken from 3rd floor inside. ~~K
The display is different than the ones at the Y, but I like how it keeps track of laps on the counter as well as a visual oval for a quarter mile track. It seems to read heart beats accurately when you press one of the buttons with your thumb – I’m thinking it will work even when I’m hot and sweaty since my thumbs are usually dry (the Y doesn’t read correctly when my hands are wet).
I’m so happy that it doesn’t seem to bother D’s knees. Sunday he used it once in the afternoon and again in the evening with no pain and was still pain-free Monday morning. ~~K
