Week 2 - Removing Dust From My Bones

Ever since last week I had been thinking in logging more miles already. Today was a fairly good day to go out and walk and so I did.

My morning started a bit earlier than usual because my 10 month old daughter was awake since about 5:30 am and she just couldn't let her mother or father sleep a little longer. Though we tried to not pay attention to her as she was speaking (or so she thinks), she decided it was time for us to get up and simply raised the level of noise until we both were fully awake.

My wife got ready to take our other daughter to school and to go open her dance studio for her first class in over 2 years. She took time off since the day we found out she was pregnant until today. So I had no choice but to get up and tackle my goal for the week.

For those who don't know, my goal is that for 2016 I am going to walk, jog, run or whatever my body allows me. 1 mile on week one and add 1 mile more every week for the 52 weeks of the year. Since this is week 2 then my goal for the week is only 2 miles.

The weather was 50 degrees Fahrenheit and there was little wind, so by this area standards, this is considered chilly. I took care of some errands first and then I hit the park at around 10:30 am hoping that by then it was a little warmer but it wasn't. As I started walking the trail I felt like quitting because of the cold I was feeling and the low energy I was experiencing. I wanted to blame it on not having enough sleep and even took a glance at my phone to check for a better weather day ahead in the week. All this was on my head over and over as I walked the first lap while listening to the iHeart radio app with some dance music.

By the time I was finishing my second lap those ideas had vanished and now I was only thinking in finishing my goal for the week in one session - I know, 2 miles isn't much but remember that my average steps on the day is only 2,900, and that is averaging one year - so I pushed a little harder every lap until I reached quota for the week.

As I walked through, I felt my body tingling like last week but now in more places than before. I could feel my bones making noise and my legs hurt, but none of that stopped me from getting what I was there to do. I ended my walk with just a little more than 2 miles and with an average pace of 16' 41" which is essentially the same pace as my first week. I was now finished and could return home and enjoy a bath and breakfast.

Here are my stats for this week:

Miles This Week: 2.04
Total Miles 2016: 3.36
Average Daily Steps : 2,919*
Average Pace: 16' 41"

* Average calculated on my health app for iPhone over the last 52 weeks.