Woke up and thought about going to Krispy Kreme for National Donut Day, but Ann was still sleeping, so I had a healthier breakfast instead: yogurt, granola, banana. Then I got ready for a swim at the WWC with Avi, first time in a long time. It had rained overnight and was a little misty on the way over and while I was waiting for the gates to open. This workout was pretty strenuous, but there were longer breaks between some sets, which helped me. I warmed up with a 250 (legs felt leaden after the first 150 but loosened up after that), then we did 5 100s at tempo. I ended up doing a sixth 100 at tempo as well. We chatted for a while after this, then we did 3 sets of 100s broken down as one arm up, the other arm back, touching tips up, then standard back. I did the first with a pull buoy, then didn't use it for the last two. I got progressively faster as I became a little more comfortable with these unorthodox strokes. I finished with 250 using the pull buoy, was faster but my stroke was really ragged at the end. Here are the splits: 4:31, 1:37, 1:41, 1:46, 1:47, 1:38, 1:43, 2:06, 1:59, 1:56, 4:21. When I got home, Ann and I drove over to Krispy Kreme and got two donuts each, then had them with coffee once we got home. We decided to go looking at Toyota RAV4 cars, so Ann and I looked through the local inventory and picked out three cars that seemed like the best bargain. We drove to the Alfa Romeo dealership on Convoy St first and Ann test drove a nice, 2023 gray one. Was really clean, had some minor dings on the body. Then we drove to Mossy Toyota down by Mission Bay and test drove a 2021 white RAV4. It was just as clean, very well-maintained, lower mileage, and I drove it (it rode pretty well). We tried to contact the third seller, a small-time auto broker, but we couldn't find their office when we drove to the address, and they didn't pick up the phone call. Then we drove home, had a little time before heading to church for a Shabbat dinner. I needed steps, so I talked myself into a run down to the park and around it. Actually put in an extra lap above what I had planned, to get to 4 miles, and I walked the little hill back home. Last mile was my fastest but a little slower than I would have liked. Still, it was a decent workout.
Avg pace = 7:41/mi
Total distance = 4.01 mi
Elapsed moving time = 30:52
Avg heartrate = 138 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 20
When I got home, my new fitness watch, an Amazfit Active 2, had arrived. I spent some time setting it up (had to figure out how to change the language from Spanish to English). It is so much more full-featured than I expected, may indeed replace my Fitbit instead of supplanting it just for swimming, which was my original intent. I ate a little bit before we drove to the church, since I didn't know what to expect in the way of food. The program was nice, focused on increasing our knowledge of American Jews and the Shabbat dinner ritual. We talked about our time in Israel with the people at the table. Food was decent, the spinach dish was excellent (no salmon for me). Folks from the JCC organized this and made all the food as a means of outreach to communities to increase awareness. Drove home after that, and I watched a little TV before heading to bed.
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