6.79km Walk/Jog new route planning

I initially went for a walk along some new paths in order to plan a brand new much longer route called the Grappenhall Heys and Dingle Loop. However as time passed by this walk broke into a jog for the lat 1.5 miles.

I now have a 11.39km brand new route planned, where you only need to run along busy roads for 600 metres in total, the rest is tracks, common land, farmers fields, and woodland.

Start Time: 2:17 pm
Duration: 1:06:31 New Route Planning
Distance: 6.79 km (4.22 miles)

Average speed: N/A
Average pace: N/A
Heart rate: HRavg 102, HRmax 159, and 458kcals

57.5 minute walk

Basically the old left knee was still giving me some grief, so I opted for a low-impact walk for 57.5 minutes.

I did however feel the knee afterwards. I applied ice treatment that same evening.

Unexpected Run...

Considering it was father's day (my first one in fact), my Mother-in-Law, Father-in-Law, wife, daugther (Jessica Mae), and I all went to The Red Lion at Moore for a nice Sunday evening meal.

The idea was that my Mother-in-Law and wife would drive back and my Father-in-Law and I would walk the 1.7 miles back home pushing Jessica Mae in her buggy.

We set off for our walk at 6:44pm, waving at my wife and Mother-in-Law as they drove out of the Red Lion car park and disappeared into the distance.

At 6:56pm and only 0.7 miles into our walk, my mobile rang. It was my wife. She said, "Have you got the house keys?!"

So, at 6:57pm and exactly one-mile from home, having just eaten a whole load of pasta with sundried tomotoes washed down with two pints of beer, wearing my jeans, a thickish T-shirt, and some casual slip-on shoes [trainer-type], I began to sprint home. Approximately 7 minutes later, all hot and bothered I arrive home with the keys.

Not the 7-ish minute mile that I had planned I must say!

Jessica Mae and her Granddad arrived 20 or so minutes later.

Just a walk today

When I left the doctor's yesterday, my car's panel displayed a battery warning light. When I got back to work I booked my car into the garage for 8:00am the following morning [today - Tuesday].

However, my car failed to start this morning and required a jump start using my wife's car. This delayed matters and my 8:00am plan went a bit to pot. Jessica also needing feeding and Abbie needed to get to her Mum's too.

So, I drove to the garage with no rev counter, speedo, ABS etc. due to poor battey power. Made it though! Abbie later picked me up after going to her Mum's who fed Jessica on our behalf. What a morning!

This meant that I was in work late and only had 40 minutes for lunch, so I went for a walk for exactly that length of time, walking about 2.5 miles.

Oh yes, my alternator had become so faulty that it had melted! It had also caused damage to the battery. £267 lighter, my car is working again...


Start: 2:37 pm
Time: 39:42
Distance: about 2.5 miles

Heart rate: HRavg 85, HRmax 100, and 178kcals

Another short walk

My wife and I, took our 25 week old daughter: Jessica Mae, to see her doctor as she was feeling a little unwell. This meant that I did not have time for a run, so I put in a short walk instead.


Time: 32:02 Mini-Park Loop

Heart rate: HRavg 91, HRmax 101, and 168kcals

A walk in the park

My knee was niggling me today, so I played safe and decided to go for a walk around the Park + Dingle + Random Loop.


Time: 55:57 Park Loop + More

Heart rate: HRavg 95, HRmax 118, and 329kcals