May 16th,  Wednesday

https://youtu.be/oPm7NbR3ZNM

Watch and listen. You will enjoy.

Happy Thursday!

After waiting all day for the rain to stop I decided to bundle up and go for an early evening run. I thought the rain had subsided, but after I began running I realized it would just soak me if I continued. So I made a detour into the clubhouse with the intention of using the equipment in the exercise room instead.  I worked on the bike for 10 minutes, the elliptical machine for 5 minutes and ran for 25 minutes on the treadmill. The last two miles on the treadmill were 11 minutes and 10 minutes. Because I was so overdressed for indoor work, I was sweating profusely for the last 15 minutes of my workout. Together it amounted to 45 minutes in motion.

My next decision was to take a shower because I was covered in sopping clothing. The problem was I had no replacement clothing, no towel and no soap.  I innovated by using hand soap from the sink to shower and paper towels from the sink area to dry. I walked home in the dark  like a child in the rain, splashing in the puddles barefoot. I wore only my rain slicker  and running shorts and carring a bundle of sopping clothes and my shoes. It was quite invigorating!  I thought of the Jimmy Buffett song above.

Stats –

Sleep = 9 hours

Morning HR = 54 bpm

Weight = #153

Indexes –  Achilles = 1   Heel = 2/3  Planta Fascia (instep area) = 0.  Morning discomfort disappears quite readily and running remains basically painless. This is pretty good.