Ahhh…it has been a while. I essentially stopped running a year ago. I tried a few times, but the same pains crept back. I spent the year exercising through walking, cycling and canoeing. I’ll total around 900 walking, 2800 cycling and 500 canoeing.
Often, the prospect of doing a bit of jogging comes up. I really didn’t miss it, but as a weight control exercise it is ideal. So, today I put a watch on my walk and immediately the other Double D side of the brain kicks in. Automatically I need to improve upon the effort, go longer and plan some type of timed effort.
The past year I didn’t time walks. It was the old school method. A mile to a certain road sign, or a half-mile to the lady with the ugly house color. You guys get it. If I ran into a neighbor we walked it in. Not the same with the bike and canoe. I measured distance on the watch with those. Those spit out a time and I have to work on not paying attention to much attention to that detail.
Looking forward to some personal challenges with the canoe in 2026. I did have time to canoe with a few folks in the same canoe this year. Here are the results.
Ten Beers - 33.5 miles
Spider Lammers - 3.0 miles
State Champ - 1.5 miles
Hopefully I can blog a bit more in 2026. Yes…I am still working full time. This is probably the year to go out as I turn 65 in September. Big guys in twos, little guys in bunches.
Pack a lunch.
