Day 7
Nov. 20, 2013-- 11,900 steps (over 2 hours)
Finally, I made a single walk with more than 10,000 steps! On Wednesday I circled the hike and bike trail adjacent to downtown Austin and reached 11,900 steps. I passed the boathouse where they rent out the rowing equipment, the Stevie Ray Vaughn statue and the downtown skyline. That's close to six miles without a break. Well I did rest on the groovy pedestrian bridge for a few minutes. I felt some fatigue at the end! But nothing too bad. My heart rate was up to 100 beats per minute for the last two miles-- meaning I was working harder in the home stretch.
Today is Friday, TGIF, and happy to say this 10,000 steps per day seems to be a worthwhile goal. The crazy pedometer is the little techie device I needed to stay motivated. How do I know it's working... well it was raining and cold in Austin today but I found myself wanting to get out and walk around my neighborhood. The habit of getting exercise must be addictive like so many habits. I found myself smiling and breathing deeply despite getting pelted by rain.
I didn't actually sing or dance in the rain. Gene Kelly need not fear me. I looked at a guy walking towards me in the downpour. He was younger than me, maybe a 20 years old and wearing only a hoodie to protect his head from the rain and cold. But he looked at me and seemed to be wondering... doesn't this old guy have enough sense to get out of the rain.
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