31:23 + 30:31 = 61:54 (new record for the 4 mile return trip)
On an overcast late afternoon in a cool breeze I knocked over 2 minutes off the old record set only 2 days ago. It looks like I’ll only be able to walk to the ferry as fast as I walk back home if I warm up before I start walking! There seems little doubt that walking to salsa music is motivating me to walk faster with a passion I didn’t feel before! Thank you whoever provided the tempo reduction app – it was just what I needed!
I used some sticky fabric strapping to take care of my crossed over toe which ached a bit at first but after a few hundred yards of warming up the pain went away. I can hardly believe I’m so near the 60 minute time that a British Soldier takes to walk 4 miles carrying a 50lb backpack. I’ll be happy to meet the time but I won’t be carrying a 50lb backpack anytime soon – I’ll leave that for the youngsters . . .
