Thursday, May 28, 2026
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Sunday, May 24, 2026
Friday, May 22, 2026
AN EXHAUSTING MORNING OF FINAL EXAMS -
3.5 Miles of Walking
Friday, May 22, 2026
Ordinarily I wouldn't count walking around school during the workday toward my daily mileage, but final exams are a bit different. Most of my students are scattered all over the rink, and several are off in separate locations as per their test accommodations. So throughout the 3+ hr exam period, I walked all over the rink to each student mutliple times, and every 30-45 minutes walked from the rink to the classroom in the main building where my three "refugees" were to check in on them. By the time all of that was done, my various step trackers all agreed that I'd covered about 3.5 miles. Whew.
I was tired going into the exam, between all the work I've been doing to help my students get ready and lack of sleep (both the normal type and because I was up late last night putting exam packets together and then up early this morning doing final printing and assembly of the actual exams. The Workforce Challenge last night might have contributed a bit too...) By the time I was able to head home for some lunch I was totally exhausted, and ended up taking a nap for most of the rest of the afternoon. Even after doing that I was still pretty tired, so I ended up deciding to skip tonight's 5k in Middleburgh - I likely could have run the distance, albeit very slowly, but the 2 hr round trip drive felt risky.
Now all that's left is a different exhausting task (and one of mt least favorite) - grading. On the plus side, the science exams are about a week earlier this year, so I have a lot more time than usual and can spread that job out a bit over the next week and a half.
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
FIVE AFTER FIVE, Day 15
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
6.2 mi walking
total distance: 66.7 mi
Daily Challenge - URR Pride Wednesday: wear Utica Road Runners gear, ideally at tonight's Dev Runs
Day 15 - And that’s a wrap. I was really hoping to drive out for tonight’s Dev Run but there’s just too much to do to get ready for Fridays final exam - so I stayed here and went for a 10k walk on the rail trail. At least I was wearing an SoS shirt 🙂. Thanks for another 5 After 5 folks… it may have been a big step in my getting back to putting in more miles on a regular basis. Time will tell…
Final tally : at least 5k every day (and more on most days) and 68.6 mi of walking and running over the past 15 days
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
FIVE AFTER FIVE, Day 14
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
5.1 mi walking
total distance: 60.5 mi
Daily Challenge - Turbo Tuesday: add a little speed to your day
Day 14 - between school (my students have their final exam Friday 😫) and general exhaustion I had to skip tonight’s AdiRunDack 5k, which would have been my attempt at “speedy” (I would have been passing trees and rocks like they were standing still…) BUT I did get in my mileage between a long evening walk over to Buckingham Pond and some shorter walks during the day, 5.1 miles total. Since I was outside at dusk the last two nights I was treated to a nice view of Venus, the moon, and Jupiter right near each other in the sky.
Monday, May 18, 2026
FIVE AFTER FIVE, Day 13
Monday, May 18, 2026
4.6 mi walking
total distance: 55.4 mi
Daily Challenge - Mystery Monday: go somewhere and explore randomly instead of following a preplanned route
Day 13 - Mystery #1 happened when on my way to where I was going to walk I changed my mind and headed to a different location instead. For many years a lot of my local runs were in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve, but for the last 5-10 yrs I haven’t gone there much, and I know they’ve rerouted many of the trails. So for part of this evening’s 4.6 mi walk I had a decent idea where the trail was going and for part of it I wasn’t sure, that was Mystery #2 Which resulted in my walking some extra distance. Big plus, the lupine is blooming, so that was nice to see, and it was good being back somewhere that I’d spent many hours at in the past.
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Saturday, May 16, 2026
FIVE AFTER FIVE, Day 11
Saturday, May 16, 2026
3.4 miles walking
total mileage: 48.1 mi
Even back when I was averaging 5 mi or more a day on foot, I always found Five After Five to be a true challenge - ordinarily I would adjust my mileage on a particular day to reflect what I'd been doing recently and the state of my legs.
Today was a good example of that - after riding for 2 hrs, walking at least 5k was a challenge both physically and mentally. But that's part of why I'm doing this - to try and break myself free of some of the ruts I've been in recently.
Daily Challenge - Sunrise/Sunset Saturday: I wish I'd looked this up before this morning, I was awake before sunrise and could have easily gone for a short walk - which would have also made today's mileage easier, by splitting it into 2 smaller distances. At least I was out walking at sunset.
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