Fit To Ride
Awareness of the outside world. GIVEAWAY. Loot included a pass to the Toronto Zoo, valid through December 2021. Does me no good. Free to first one to claim in comments.
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Note. Slow week in other exercise. Decided to try three 5Ks in one week. [Strolling Along The Edges]
Oasis Zoo Run Virtual 5K
Official – September 1 – 30, 2020
Toronto Zoo
Me – Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Birmingham Zoo
Time – 1 hour 09:41 minutes
Pace – 22:20 min/mi
Placing, all – 413th of 450
Placing, gender – 280th of 302
Tracking App – Map My Walk
Results not final
Update. 460th of 505, 314th of 341
The Stats
Bib
Results in various forms.
Update: final results in various forms
Ended up walking the parking lots, shaded area, to make up the mileage. Visited places in the outer parking lots that I had never seen before.
The Walk
Birmingham Zoo
Remembered to turn off the tracker for photos. Birmingham Zoo: Animals, North American Black Bear.
Stay safe. Stay sane.
Katherine Walcott
Virtual Brush Box 
I wish we had a zoo near enough for walking. OTOH, walking our dead end road over and over is giving me a wonderful education in the flora and fauna of our neighborhood and I love watching the seasonal changes.
Another bonus: I’m getting to know my neighbors. My next-door neighbor has started loaning/giving me books! Life’s small pleasures.
But the real bottom line is the improvement in my health, both physically and mentally. A walk gets me outdoors, away from the big and little screens with their dire predictions. My perspective changes for the better. Legs stronger, heart stronger, etc.
A walk is a good thing. Keep on doing it and posting it!
I heard from several places that long, gently walking is the best exercise. It’s what humans were designed for.