Jazzy Slow Burn
Today was a rest day, according to the CrossFit website. I still have some excess weight I’d like to lose, so I decided to do a long slow burn walk today. After last weekend’s mountain trek, I decided to take a little stroll down to the local record store and pick up more old CDs are bargain basement prices. It’s just down the street. I laced up, cleared my GPS, and took the stroll.
Rasputin Music has just completed a new book section, skimpy that it is, and has a huge jazz section. Off I go. The distance: 5 miles. Other than a couple of stops for water bottles, I maintained a good speed (even through a phone conversation) and made it just about sun set. I selected seven CDs from the jazz bin and decided that I would walk back toward my house until I got tired, then I’d jump on the bus and make the rest of the way home. From the corner of Palo Alto, I started marching down El Camino Real. Crossed into Mountain View about while later. Another 2½ miles on and I’m officially back in Sunnyvale. The bus passed me seven times during my hike. I pushed the pace a little at the end and arrived home well after sunset, sweaty and accomplished.
My results: 10.13 miles in 2:32:15 (4.0 mph avg)
HR Monitor: 2:54:54, 2:28:10 zone (basic), HR: 126 avg, 159 max, 1655 cal
Tomorrow: More hiking, this time in the mountains somewhere.
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