This post is more about walking for health/exercise and well-being more than specifically about trails in San Antonio, but since all my walking's been in San Antonio this year, it's an accurate title. I'd be happy to answer questions about any of the trails or paths I've covered thus far. There aren't many -- I've covered maybe 5 in the vicinity of my home in NE San Antonio, the S.A. Int'l Airport and NW San Antonio.
This is an excerpt from my blog entry at GeekHabitat.com, for Tuesday, May 17th.
Thanks to finally installing my
Garmin Forerunner 201's logging software, I've confirmed that our math was correct (3.09 miles in 48 min 18 sec = 3.84 mph). I've also learned that
I have walked more than 85.12 miles in the past twelve weeks -- that's when, at
2 week post-op, I was cleared for full weight bearing ("ditched the sticks" -- crutches!) and began wearing my hinged brace! In fact, my actual mileage is slightly more than the Garmin reports, due to several instances where I forgot to bring the unit along on my walks! My pace is also vastly improved since pre- and immediately post-op -- such much so, in fact, that I am now exercise walking at a pace
faster than
prior to my knee injuries (avg. walking pace now 3.5 to 4mph.)
Now, if I could just get Justin to make time to accompany me on a walk at least twice a week, for at least 2.5 or 3 miles each time ... Once you build up your muscles and endurance, it's not too difficult to pull off 3 miles in less than 1 hour.
With a little work, surely most Americans -- or at least my dear husband -- can spare 2 hours out of every 7 days walking together for greater physical and mental well-being? I'll start with my husband before seeing if that hypothesis can be proven on a more accurate sample size.
