#25DayChallenge - Windy Walk

[CBDB]

Well! The weather looked wet and windy this morning, and although I was tempted by the potential bragging rights that a windy walk or run would give me, I decided to rather indoor row this morning (no external moisture involved 😅) and then walk this afternoon as the weather prognosis looked ok.

And that was great!

I got out, held up for another few minutes by chatting to a neighbour also out for a walk (“great walking minds think alike”) and then walked 12 minutes whilst leaves where flickering in the wind.

12 minutes out one way, I thought I’d put on the 6minute super-short run of my weird and wonderful 4-week NRC fun running plan, which would get me back home, but it felt all weird somehow. Not bad, but weird.

I think how my mind works is, if I say I go for a walk… a walk it is!

And if I set out for a run, nothing else will give me the feeling of completion. And certain habits belong to one and not to the other, e.g. for my runs I always wear my parcrun band with emergency phone numbers and allergies. But I never wear these for walks. (Not sure why)

But it makes me feel unprepared when I suddenly decide to run on my walk!

Isn’t the mind weird and wonderful?

Mind body connections! How have yours been on your walks?

[Over60sRunner 1000miles per year]

I spent the day visiting with a friend yesterday which involved a three hour drive one way and a two hour one back due to multiple diversions with a lot of sitting around and mulling over the way of the world in the meantime so I didn't walk very much at all.

However, like you, I had a wild and windy walk this afternoon with Monroe and managed 2.25 miles, one mile of which was a steady uphill walk to the forestry viewpoint so I have made up for it.

It seems to be the theme with me that I may have a few days where I don't get very many steps in followed by two or three where I get lots of steps in, so I need to look at the overall picture rather than picking out a single days!

[CBDB Administrator in reply to Over60sRunner]

Oh good that you made it back safely! Train lines have been down in various parts of the country so it’s good you’re back! I bet Monroe liked this kind of weather (it’s your dog, right?)

[Over60sRunner 1000miles per year in reply to CBDB]

Yes, Monroe is one my Bordeauxs. Larry is the other one, but he is Al's walking partner more than mine as he's steadier and more of a plodder than Roe, who's more energetic 😊 She loves windy weather as much as me and tries to catch the gusts in her mouth - it's very comical to watch and she's a great "therapy dog" 😅

She also loves wild seas like me too, whereas Larry on his first visit to the seaside in Cornwall was scared of gentle waves and even seaweed - he's a rum 'un as they say up North 😂😂😂😂

[CBDB Administrator in reply to Over60sRunner]

😂😂😂

[skysue16]

I agree the mind is wonderful, amazing but sometimes we do make interesting connections 😊 On the radio the other day they were talking about ‘coincidences’ and how we notice these. They were saying how the human mind is always seeking patterns and connections between things. I do think that humans have evolved and survive by having routines, so we don’t have to constantly make decisions - not overloading the brain and allowing us to be more creative perhaps 🤔 We also went out this afternoon when the sun came out 👍 ☀️

[CBDB Administrator in reply to skysue16]

You are so absolutely right. But also so very different. With my patterns of thinking I almost never forget anything when I go out (unless I do something spontaneous like this time), but hubby only has to remember 3 things (wallet, keys, phone) and I cannot tell you how many times he’s forgotten one of them. His mind is a mystery to me! 🤣🤣 But then he remembers in detail a story I told him 10 years ago! I often tell him the contents of a book so that at least one of us remembers! 🤣🤣

[skysue16 in reply to CBDB]

😂 My brother in law is amazing for dates, he can remember the year/month of things that happened years ago!

[skysue16]

Love the photo 😍

[SueAppleRun]

Yes the mind is weird, if I'm.walking I'm.wearing jeans, if I'm running then shorts or leggings, I have been known to change my mind and run in jeans though

[CBDB Administrator in reply to SueAppleRun]

And did it feel weird? Just a missing armband or running belt makes me feel as if I should not be running! 🤣🤣

[SueAppleRun in reply to CBDB]

Because I only had jeans or shorts when I ran in the mid 70's it doesn't feel.weird to run in jeans, but more comfy in running clothes now 😁

[Wine 1000miles per year]

Beautiful photo and i can see the wierd part, I have to have certain trainers as they have a bounce in them so my feet are comfortable. I also have to have music so my wierd is if I don't. I have to change what I have on my mp3 player as it's getting boring.

[CBDB Administrator in reply to Wine]

LOL I couldn’t even imagine going without music. And music made me fall in love with going out there alone when running and walking. And I love the meditative nature of it: me, my music, nature and the natural elements of sun, wind and rain.

Obviously I love social walks as well, but I do now so immensely enjoy walking on my own and I hadn’t before 6 years ago or so, where I associated walks only with having company.

[Wine 1000miles per year in reply to CBDB]

I listen to eurovision on my mp3 what music do you listen to, my music is not meditative

[CBDB Administrator in reply to Wine]

Spotify. My reception where I am is pretty good so the free streaming version works well.

Here is one of my favourite playlists: open.spotify.com/playlist/7...

[Wine 1000miles per year in reply to CBDB]

Thank you, some really good tracks there, have installed Spotify ♥️😁

[CBDB Administrator in reply to Wine]

Just in case you need some themed Spotify lists (I had done for sunny weather, cold weather, etc), here’s a post I wrote about it with links to all my themed song lists. Just in case you need some fresh music for walking 😃😄:

healthunlocked.com/active10...

[Wine 1000miles per year in reply to CBDB]

Thank you ♥️