The Walking Thread

[citruscurtis]

Oh my...
.... should have done my homework... Myrtle the turtle is the fictional racer in the Aseop fable and has a statue in Joshua Tree... but hey....they both raced in sand

 

[WLWildlife]

Happy Monday!!!

My tummy is still recovering and really did not want to do anything today. I told it "too bad!" No regrets with that either. I can usually tell when those early morning body protests are cause to stay in. Today wasn't one of them.

The word for today's walk: FARTLEK! It's a fun little word and it always gets giggles. It's a Swedish word meaning "Speed Play." A lot of runners use fartleks to improve their speed so I'm starting to incorporate it into my walks. Unlike a tempo day, where you're pushing yourself hard the entire time, fartleks are essentially interval work. So, once I felt sufficiently warmed up this morning, I started doing some speed play. Unlike true measured intervals, I decided when I felt like pushing faster vs. staying at an easier yet still speedy pace. It had an interesting result. The two miles before I started them, I was averaging low 14s. When I shifted into fartleks, my pace was as fast as mid 12s at times. When shifted to a "casual" pace in these speed intervals, my casual pace had shifted faster and I was mid to upper 13s. Just like tempo sessions, you don't do this every day, but it's interesting to see the preliminary effects. If all goes well, I should have some new shoes arriving this coming weekend to help boost my speed. I tested them at a run shop before dinner on Saturday. Unfortunately, they didn't have the colorway I wanted, but I found them online. Just a crazy feeling with all of this. On one hand, I don't want to go too crazy with this and lose sight of walking for therapeutic purposes. I can easily get carried away with this kind of stuff and reminded myself this morning that I need to keep it about being the best me vs. how stressed I got in 2019 when trying to hit speed goals for race proof of time. On the other, I've never been fast at anything and it's kind of funny to be challenging myself for speed at this point in life. I even ordered some shorts with a turtle print to match this "speediest turtle" mindset that's got me going of late.

I also got a bit of sunrise today...
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That is a gorgeous sunrise!!!!
I'd say as long as you are listening to your body then whatever you do will be okay- it should still be therapeutic, but if you are pushing and hurting every day and only concerning your self with speed and time, then there is no therapeutic benefit.

 

[WLWildlife]

I managed another walk today! The temps made it into the 60s, but I was dodging rain, which they are calling for every day the rest of the week. I had to do laps and got a little wet. Not sure how much ground I covered in 40 minutes. The tree frogs were singing - which I love hearing- and the wild flowers are starting to open.

 

[citruscurtis]

I managed another walk today! The temps made it into the 60s, but I was dodging rain, which they are calling for every day the rest of the week. I had to do laps and got a little wet. Not sure how much ground I covered in 40 minutes. The tree frogs were singing - which I love hearing- and the wild flowers are starting to open.

Wow are these wild or domestic pioneer planted...in Oregon when we saw daffodils in the middle of nowhere that was the indication of old homestead

 

[citruscurtis]

CBS News just did a feature NYC Marathon...240,000 lottery entry.. only 1% are drawn... I know this is walking... but there could be company down the road

 

[WLWildlife]

Wow are these wild or domestic pioneer planted...in Oregon when we saw daffodils in the middle of nowhere that was the indication of old homestead

I say wild, but anything is possible. They grow along the edge of the road on the bank that slopes into a hay field. If I remember I will try to get a larger picture of the area. The road is cut through a small hill, so the other side of the road is higher. there is a small hay field and a flood plain at the bottom of the bank.

 

[WLWildlife]

CBS News just did a feature NYC Marathon...240,000 lottery entry.. only 1% are drawn... I know this is walking... but there could be company down the road

1% is still WAY too many people.

 

[cayennews]

Happy Monday!!!

My tummy is still recovering and really did not want to do anything today. I told it "too bad!" No regrets with that either. I can usually tell when those early morning body protests are cause to stay in. Today wasn't one of them.

The word for today's walk: FARTLEK! It's a fun little word and it always gets giggles. It's a Swedish word meaning "Speed Play." A lot of runners use fartleks to improve their speed so I'm starting to incorporate it into my walks. Unlike a tempo day, where you're pushing yourself hard the entire time, fartleks are essentially interval work. So, once I felt sufficiently warmed up this morning, I started doing some speed play. Unlike true measured intervals, I decided when I felt like pushing faster vs. staying at an easier yet still speedy pace. It had an interesting result. The two miles before I started them, I was averaging low 14s. When I shifted into fartleks, my pace was as fast as mid 12s at times. When shifted to a "casual" pace in these speed intervals, my casual pace had shifted faster and I was mid to upper 13s. Just like tempo sessions, you don't do this every day, but it's interesting to see the preliminary effects. If all goes well, I should have some new shoes arriving this coming weekend to help boost my speed. I tested them at a run shop before dinner on Saturday. Unfortunately, they didn't have the colorway I wanted, but I found them online. Just a crazy feeling with all of this. On one hand, I don't want to go too crazy with this and lose sight of walking for therapeutic purposes. I can easily get carried away with this kind of stuff and reminded myself this morning that I need to keep it about being the best me vs. how stressed I got in 2019 when trying to hit speed goals for race proof of time. On the other, I've never been fast at anything and it's kind of funny to be challenging myself for speed at this point in life. I even ordered some shorts with a turtle print to match this "speediest turtle" mindset that's got me going of late.

I also got a bit of sunrise today...
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What beautiful photos.