You should feel good that “semi-wimped out” for you would be Herculean effort by most people. That is more than half a marathon, right 
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Some happy news. The 90 y.o. Former gym member that H helped with her health/housing situation. Her new caretaker brought her to town (they live 1:30 away) for a doctor’s appointment and brought her to the gym. H said she was so happy and looked great. Told him that she loved him many times. And the caretakers (woman and her granddaughter) were very sweet and loving according to H. I’m so glad that situation worked out.
And to make it fitness related. Tuesdays are now non running days. Today was especially so, as my big toenail was letting me know it’s displeasure yesterday. It’s a good bit better today, but definitely no running. Just the bike. Tomorrow may be the same. And then I lifted shoulders and arms.
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A good reminder that this thread is not just fitness, but health - and mental health is part of that! So happy for this opportunity for her and your husband. Sounds like overall she is landing in a good place. 
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I’ve had burning metatarsal pain in one foot for a while and eventually figured out it’s because the compression sock I’ve been wearing after my vein procedures is squishing my foot and flaring something up.
So I’ve been trying to battle the tradeoff between happy ankle/leg (with sock) and happy foot (without sock) 
I tried running in the sock on Sunday and foot was very angry. I tried running without the sock today and foot was happy. We shall see what ankle/leg says tomorrow.
I cut the toe off my least favorite compression sock and I wear that one when I’m doing chores. I might give that a try for running, with a thin sock over it.
I saw another guy wearing just one compression sock on his walk last week and thought, “ahh my people”.
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Would compression calf sleeves make your feet happier or do you have to wear compression socks?
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I know some others here live in or familiar with the DC area. Today I had a “date” with my DIL. I was going to drive to Reston, where they live, so we could ride the W&OD trail and have lunch. We had a great day, but what should have been an hour-ish drive, from Maryland into VA, took 3.5 hours. No typo there. I finally made it, and we rode 28 miles to the end of the trail, had lunch, and rode back. The weather was pretty nice (for July in Virginia), and we had a nice day, but OMG that 3.5 hours. It took me less than an hour to get home, and that was the longest ride I’ve done this year, so that was good.
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Was it an accident? Sounds nightmarish! I don’t miss the traffic, but I have a lot of good memories on the W&OD trail from the 1980s! Also in 1991 I ran it solo from the Hyatt at Reston Town Center all the way into DC and back. Well at some point it turns into or I turned off onto the custis trail. With nothing but a fanny pack with a water bottle, $10 (or maybe $20?) and my drivers license. And it was July and I had to work that night. Yes, I was a dumb kid.
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Yes, apparently there was a truck overturned at the first exit in VA from MD (GW parkway?) When I left home it seemed like the traffic was getting better, like normally happens towards the end of rush hour. At one point the apps were suggesting I go through Frederick Md and down 15 in VA to get there, which would have been close to 2 hours. BUT, since the other route seemed like it was getting better, and the Frederick route was no longer suggested, I stuck with the norm. That was a big mistake.
Oh wow. That sounds dreadful!!!
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I ran a lot of miles on the W & OD trail when I lived in NoVa. My friend and I did most of our marathon training ( 2021) between Herndon and Ashburn. I know where all the bathrooms are on that stretch.
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My dog and I went on a 19.8 mile hike through the mountains yesterday, which was the longest hike I have done in a long time. What made this hike different is how easy it felt, with no noticeable impact the following day. I plan to continue with my usual workout schedule today. I stretched extensively for the first time after completing, perhaps inspired by watching the movie Bloodsport on the preceding day, which may or may not have had an influence.
Another difference was ~1/3 of the route was on a new trail that appears on maps, but I have not seen reviewed/pictured on AllTrails or elsewhere, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. It turned out to be the most scenic area of the route.
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Gorgeous! What kind of dog do you have that can manage a 20 mile hike?
Also was that 4 hour sleep before the hike or during the hike? 
She is a one of a kind mix – dozens of breeds, with none more than ~10%. Some of the higher percentage breeds include Belgian malinois, Polynesian street dog (extinct), Catahoula leopard, and miniature poodle. In terms of hiking, she is superior to me in almost every way. She covered far more than 20 miles, with repeatedly sprinting in different directions after chipmunks and enthusiastically checking out the different smells. I don’t know what her limit is, but I know it’s far above mine. She can also handle far steeper terrain than I can, and is far better in snow/mud/muck/ice type terrain.
The stats are for the full day on my Fitbit. I like how my Fitbit lists sleep stats showing portion of time in REM and deep sleep, like below. Note that the start shows a lot of awake time, as I had trouble falling asleep. Before I changed the sleep sensitivity settings, Fitbit did think I was sleeping during my weight training workouts (was watching TV in bed between sets).
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Ugh
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WELL DONE YOU!!! Congratulations!!!
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Wow! Well done. A huge difference from even about 6 months ago when you posted a pic. Congrats!
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Inspiration?
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I wish they’d separate correlation studies vs intervention studies in this type of review. The former makes conclusions far less clear.
For example, my parents visited recently. In previous years, my mother and I would go on short walks around the neighborhood with my dog. Last year her limit seemed to be a little over 1 mile. This year her limit was much smaller, at best 1/2 of a mile. There were a good variety of other health declines over last year, some of which make walking more challenging. She is not in good health. I view the reduced walking more as one of many symptoms of the steep health decline over past year, rather than as a root cause. As such I doubt that increasing walking from x steps to y steps would have a large impact on her more severe health issues and related medical conditions. Nevertheless, she would show the pattern noted in the linked review that she has taken less steps as her health declined, and risk of various medical conditions increased. And the steepest portion of the health decline occurred when she was dropping from far below 10k steps.
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