Out to walk at dawn
I was a bit of an
early riser this morning, being awake just before 6:00 AM, I thought I might
just put in the walk and I last got up at that time to perform my walking
exercise in the first week of December and holding off for the days before my
travel to South Africa, shielding myself to forestall an adverse test result
that could scupper my travel plans.
Getting into my kit,
with a high-visibility vest and LED armbands, I was out on the road but had to
have my hood up because there was a light drizzle, at 4⁰ Celsius, it was best to wear my winter
gloves and off I went. I usually can’t understand how I feel I am maintaining
the same pace and steps cadence yet could have up to a difference of over 2
minutes per kilometre.
Pace to the familiar
My average is around a 9-minutes kilometre, though I did get in a 7-minute 2-second kilometre on the home straight, that was quite unusual, I had not done anything close to that in
months. The fact that for the 11.56 kilometres I walked, I never stopped apart
from when I had a short conversation with the lady and her male companion who
is out each morning feeding the birds. We had not seen each other for 4 months.
Another regular morning
walker is the friendly man and his two dogs, one always on the leash and the
other named Tilly excitedly running into my path whenever she sees me. However,
today, they had crossed the main road and we acknowledged each other with a
wave. I might well return to the early morning walks, there is enough light at
that time to do a good circuit. By 15,559 steps, there was a good sweat, a bit
of panting, but seeing the effects will take a little longer.
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