Photos From Along The Way (3).

Almost Back from Chicago, the Second Time!!

[Photo: There's always time for a good walk on city trails]  

Was there a day last week that was not perfect for walkn?

Trails from Harris Park to Baldwin Flats were pretty smooth and I enjoyed clear sailing on the Terry Fox Pathway.

According to the numbers, my weekly mileage stayed steady and my 10-week average trended north.

 I finished last week with 27.5 miles in the bank

My 10-week average is on the rise.

Q: How can the 10-week average go above 28.5 after a week's total of 27.5?

A: Ten weeks ago I only walked 21 miles while in Chicago, so the most-recent 10-week total went up by 6.5 miles. 

Speaking of Chicago, my total mileage for 2017 was 1,392 miles. The distance from London to Chicago is 402 miles (driving). So, last year I walked to Chicago and back, and then some more... almost two round-trips.

More photos from along the way:

 Thanks, but I'd rather walk. [Poster from Chicago]

Enjoy walks in the snow.

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Photos From Along The Way (2).

Good Time of Year for Walkn.

[Photo: A wind from the east blows good for neither man nor beast.]

The last few days have been perfect for walking five-milers. Though the route through Harris and Gibbons Park was the more scenic, I preferred the Terry Fox Pathway because it had been nicely plowed.

Marching made easy, I say.

From Along the Way:

Good time to get out the door.

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Photos From Along The Way.

Trails of Ice and Snow.

[Photo: Deer wonder which way to go on Terry Fox Path]

Nowhere to go but out:

England is under a Stormy Weather Alert.

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Hold Steady 10.

Good Miles. Good Views.

[Photo: London's trails, cleared and ready for action]

City streets make for dicey walking after a snowstorm, but when I reach a city trail I usually find it "easy going."

Long legs help.

By the numbers: I walked 32 miles last week and am on track for about the same this week, which keeps my 10-week average in the 27-mile-range. Now that you've seen my long legs, you know why my nickname is Steady Eddie.

I have substituted biking-miles for running-miles (no runs so far in January), which means that when warmer weather arrives in March I will have some catching up to do stamina-wise. However, I have the feeling I will be able to cover six miles of walking and running fairly early on in March and transition to six miles of running fairly easily in April.... at least more easily than in 2017.

We shall see what we shall see.

Photos from along the way:

"We shall see what we shall see." 

 "Was it blue skies or blue clouds coming our way from Lake Huron?" 

"Whatever it was, I was there to see it happen!"

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Hold Steady 9.

Deer Me. Lots of Company.

[Photo: Returning to Woodland Cemetery after a water break?]

I occasionally see deer while walking along the Terry Fox Pathway toward Wonderland Gardens. I have heard many live on the grounds of the nearby cemetery, but because it was pretty chilly yesterday - at least a Level 8 cold spell (red longjohns mandatory - I wondered why a few would be wandering near the river.

Do they take water breaks at the Thames?

Do they find better foraging outside the cemetery?

Do they just like stretching their legs, like me?

I don't know the answer, but I did learn yesterday that I need a warmer toque and pair of mittens if I head out for 5 miles when the temperature is minus 15.

 The pathway is nicely plowed. Maybe the deer like that too!

 The Big L (for Lambaste) is overtop my sister's house in PEI.

 Weather reporter in Charlottetown finds guy trapped inside a bus shelter

without a toque. Come on, People. It's level 8 out there!!

The group gets together for their dash back to the cemetery.

I'll try for another fiver today, with a double double. I.e., two toques and pairs of mitts.

See you out there?

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Hold Steady 8.

WALKN Into the New Year, 2018.

[Photo: Many miles behind me, many more miles ahead]

Yup, it's cold outside! Level 8 type of cold.

Requirements: Warm sweater, thick jeans, cozy socks,  heavy coat, sturdy walking boots, toque and mittens. Plus, an 8th item.... red longjohns!

Though I'm not running - very bad footing on the sidewalks - I am still heading outside in all kinds of weather. The thick goatee helps.

As well, I have added BIKN to my winter routine, so I have not been walking as many miles per outing as usual.

Yesterday's walk was 3.25 miles, followed by 60 min. on an exercise bike

(equivalent to 3 mi. of walkn, in my books)

By the numbers, 2017:

Average "Get Out The Door" rate, from July - December = 81.6% (5 days out of 7 = 71.4%)

Miles covered in December = 127.5

Average monthly mileage in last 6 months = 115.8

Average miles per outing in December = 5.1

Average mileage per outing in last 6 months = 4.6

Total miles travelled in the last six months = 694.75

Total miles covered in 2017 = 1392.0

Resolutions:

Hold steady, mileage-wise, until March 31 even without the running.

Attempt to equal 2017's numbers : )

Add some stretches, small weights, push-ups and sit-ups to the fun and fitness routine.

"But, I hate push-ups!"

"Give me ten!"

"Stink."

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