It was chilly on my walk this morning.  Yesterday, 5:45am felt great, but for whatever reason my morning started with me feeling just a little anxious.  Maybe it was a combination of the cold and the dark.  I’m not sure.  It just felt a little too early at first, but as soon as the light crested over the horizon I got really into it and got in a new record on distance.  I felt like I might go another 20 minutes or so, but the dew was pretty intense and my socks were getting pretty muddy, so I stopped shortly after 2 miles.  While I didn’t get my heart rate up as much as I like to, I still kept it up pretty well.  I just had no interest in running or anything close to it this morning.

This morning’s playlist was perfect.  It was just a great one to keep me going, and having the best song at the point when I could stop or keep going and get to 2 miles was perfect.  It just made me want to get that in.  Getting those songs in the right order can make all the difference.  I’ve had some lists that were fails, even though I liked all the songs on them.  I find I’m motivated greatly by the types of music.  As I get into longer walks, I want to find something I can incorporate… podcasts, but I’d really like to have playlists with a mixture of some spoken content and music.  I’ll have to play around with Apple Music.  I’m sure there’s something.  

I ordered Justin a $15 smart watch.  For that price, I expect very little, but it should get him started.  He likes tracking his steps, but his phone isn’t the best at recording those accurately.  If this thing does even marginally better at that, it’ll be a better option, plus it can check heart rate.  Eventually, I’ll probably get him an Apple Watch, but this should do for now.

[Walk #47]