Monday, August 19, 2024

08-19-2024 Run/Swim

Went for a run after getting up and getting ready. It was intended to be at moderate pace (check out heartrate below) but for a slightly longer distance. I ran down to the park and did the 1-mile loop around the park three times. Pace was pretty consistent, and my legs and cardio held up fine.

Avg pace = 9:06/mi
Total distance = 4.18 mi
Elapsed moving time = 38:04
Avg heartrate = 118 bpm (Coospo)

I had a little break after I got back, had a quick breakfast and then got ready to head over to the WWC for a swim with Avi. We warmed up with several laps, then we did a 500 yd segment, followed by the pyramid exercise, with each step in the pyramid aimed at a 2:00/100 yd pace. I finished up with enough laps to get me to 2000 yds and called it a 2:00/100 yd overall average pace. Felt like my swimming fitness suffered a little from not having swum much the previous week, but I will work on getting it back. After I got home, I went out and checked the sprinklers to see whether there were any malfunctions or leaks. Found several problems over in the area where they had dug out the plant to install the new gas line. The problems were annoying but not hugely difficult to fix. In the backyard, I found a couple of drip sprinklers and lines than needed mending, along with a spray head that needed to be replaced. The adjustable drip sprinkler that I had earlier replaced was also not working, but that took some time to repair. I needed to go to Home Depot for more drip sprinklers, screen material to repair the screen in our bedroom, and metric hex bits. Ann went along, and we also got some soaker hose for the raised vegetable bed. No luck finding the bits. We also stopped at Sprouts and Staples, the latter for Ann to drop off an Amazon return. Had some lunch after we got back, then I worked on the screen in the early afternoon. I damaged one of the sides trying to remove it from the window frame, so although the spline removal and screen replacement went okay (harder than I remembered it from the past), the screen dimensions were messed up. It fit in the slots but left a gap where I hadn't pushed out the damaged side enough. So, I'm going to have to take it out and try again. The rest of the afternoon was quiet, as was the evening. I started watching the original movie Watchmen. It has an interesting design to the movie, is pretty violent.

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