Walking Weekend

So this past weekend I did not have any scheduled runs - though I admit I have not been up to par on the last several runs, so I should probably add some more "practice" runs to my workout if I am going to make it through my race in 2 weeks, yes TWO WEEKS (I'm kind of freaking out if you couldn't tell).

Anyway, the weather in Rochester has been unseasonably nice (not complaining, but definitely confused by it), and I decided to take advantage. Saturday my friend and I opted to cancel our movie plans and take a walk around High Falls, aka downtown Rochester. Since we stopped to look at THE waterfall - there is only one waterfall in Rochester, which is very strange to see coming from Buffalo where Niagara Falls is just a mere ten minutes away - so I didn't count this in terms of my fitness numbers because I was unsure of how to calculate it.

Sunday, was even nicer than Saturday. Besides my walk downtown the day before, I had been pretty unproductive, so I made myself go for a "run." I quoted run because it was supposed to be a run, but I ended up walking almost all of it. If you are unfamiliar with Rochester, this route is going to mean nothing to you, but if you are familiar with the area, you are going to realize what an idiot I was to think it wasn't that far.

I started at my house close to the Park/Culver intersection and continued up Culver to Monroe. I crossed the street to Cobbs Hill Park and climbed the freaking hill, which always leaves me out of breath (~1 mile). From there I did two loops around the resevoir (0.69 miles x 2), but was totally disapointed to find it had been drained and there was no water inside. I was however exstatic that the leaves have fallen from the trees that the downtown skyline is completely visible. It is so beautiful up there, I do love it, minus the hill to get to the top. I then avoided the hill by climbing down the road and exited onto Highland. I turned left on Highland and continued until Winton Rd (~1 mile). On Winton Rd I turned Right and continued until Monroe Ave (~1 mile). I stopped at my friends house - who lives a few houses in from the Winton/Monroe intersection - for a glass of water and to use the facilities, and then continued back to my house (~2 miles).

Including the break for water/bathroom/part of a football game, it took me two hours. Therefore, I calculated just the walking at 90 minutes. The good news, even if I walk the entire race, I will finish in less than that (especially since it's 0.67 miles shorter). The bad news, my body is TIRED. I can see it now, upon completion of the first race, me laying in bed until race #2.

The numbers in parenthesis have all been rounded up, so the total milage was actually 5.67 miles. I was exhausted when I got back to my house. So much so, that my sister came to visit me and I was in such a dead sleep on my couch that I did not hear my phone ring 8 times, the 3 times the voicemail indicator chimed, or my doorbell. Sorry again about that.

Today I am supposed to run 3-miles. My legs are pretty sore, but I want to at least attempt it. I hope I have a success story for tomorrow.

XOXO

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STATS

90 minutes walk

Miles Ran: 5.67
Cumulative Miles: 18.32

Days until Race: NOT ENOUGH - or 13, your choice