Wow, tapering already – which means my only injury was my fall at the beginning of August, ie no overuse injuries! That’s a great first. It must help that I’ve been doing my mini-Pilates routine every single morning, to keep my core strong, and most days I’ve also kept up with the NYTimes 7-minute workout (as well as plenty of walking, biking, and hiking). My fitness is probably the most balanced it’s been maybe ever. The right thumb I sprained (or whatever) in my fall is still a little weaker and larger than the left, nine weeks later, but I’m sure it will continue to heal. Yay almost-57 me!
No problems with blisters or chafing either. Modern clothes technology is great – I run in yoga shorts that have no seams, super-comfortable with pockets.
We visited my dear mother-in-law in Rochester, NY this week so I got to add some streets there. But the city is HUGE and I’m still under 3% despite having run 50+ streets. So much beautiful architecture – I explored the Corn Hill neighborhood, new to me, and discovered that’s it’s a location on the Mississippi Blues Trail because Son House lived there for many years.
My Sunday run in Easthampton finally got me to 1st place with 94.22%. I’m posting this on 10/31/2021 without any Easthampton photos because I’m doing NaNoWriMo in November and all my writing time will be devoted to that. I may come back and finish these posts at some point, but just want to get something up now!
Beautiful example of Art Deco 
Another Ikea-colored house 
The rain makes the colors pop! 
Great shape and colors 
Fruity house 
Mississippi Blues marker 
Sal’s hoofprints? (“Fifteen Years on the Erie Canal”) 
Corn Hill – “one of these things is not like the others” 
Well-named apartment building
| Date (temp/humidity) | Distance | Avg pace/fastest split | Time | HR (avg/highest) | Notes |
| Tue 9/21 (52°F/100%) | 5.01 | 12:01/11:09 | 1:00:11 | 147/172 | |
| Wed 9/22 (65°F/95%) | 8.17 | 14:57/13:00 | 2:02:06 | 128/160 | Rochester, lots of map checking and traffic lights |
| Thu 9/23 (62°F/94%) | 5.57 | 14:21/13:42 | 1:19:54 | 158/209 (can’t be right – error because of moisture???) | Rochester, rainy |
| Sun 9/26 (56°F/94%) | 9.62 | 13:12/12:38 | 2:06:571 | 143/177 | |
| Totals | 28,4 miles | | 7.5 hours | | Weight avg 113.8, resting heart 56 |