Building Stamina

 The other thing I did yesterday was remarkable, not for where I did it, but what I accomplished. I decided to try to walk at least 1 1/2 miles on natural surface.

After church was over, I changed and went across the road into the School Forest where I often hike because of its close proximity to the church. I was mildly surprised to see that they groom these trails. Actually, I thought only the fat-tire bike trails (which wind through the woods off the footpaths) were groomed. But you can see the shadow of the trail edge in this picture

Maybe next time I'll get a picture of the tool they use to do this. It's just sort of a scoop shovel, but I don't know what they pull it with.

The School Forest is a fantastic resource for people who live in town to be able to walk in a natural area. I both love it and find it boring. But it was pretty in the falling snow yesterday. You can see a trail junction post near the middle.

Anyway, I walked 1.7 miles, and that's after being at the church, practicing and playing bells, and needing to be mentally alert for a total of 3.5 hours. I was tired when I got home, but not enough to lie down.

And, I've only taken 4 ibuprofen for the past two days, so perhaps I've successfully made that transition.

Today, it's really cold outside and I didn't have to go anywhere, so I didn't. I worked at editing and some things of my own I need to do. It's all good!

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