2011 Streak 90/365: Walk - 3.5 miles, Time - 1hr 5 min, Weather - exceedingly windy
This is a significant day in the 2011 project as it is the last day of March and so the first quarter has been completed. I think some statistics are in order:
Total mileage: 846.7 (Cycling - 485.6, Walking 361.1)
Average mileage: 9.4 (Cycling 17.9, Walking 5.73)
January: 315.8 (Cycling 200.7, Walking 115.1)
February: 246.2 (Cycling 141.6, Walking 104.6)
March: 284.8 (Cycling 143.3, Walking 141.5)
Total outings: 90 (Cycling 27, Walking 63)
There are a couple of conclusions that can be drawn from the figures: the first is that mileage can accumulate if you just do a little bit every day; the second is that I need to do more cycling.
The reason I say that is that the walking is all very well for basic endurance but it does very little for cv fitness, as I mostly walk at too easy a pace. I need more sessions where I get out of breath and sweat. When I cycle, although I don't go flat out all the time, there are always sections where I put in a bit more effort, and I am surrounded by hills!
But there is a reason why so many of my outings have been walks and that is related related to the other half of the project: taking photographs. Walking is the ideal pace for looking around and for much of the time I am thinking of things to photograph. The purpose is subtly changed from exercise to looking but in its own way that can be just as good.
