It's been a couple weeks since I posted last. Things have been very hectic, and not everything has gone well.
I got my second vaccine dose a week and a half ago. That same day, I biked up to Burlington and brought back a 22-liter jangdok to make Korean soup soy sauce in. When I got home, I went for a 15-kilometer run. The next day, though, I felt rather poorly; that was a rest week for running, but I rested more than planned, and only ran about 50 kilometers.
A week ago, the meiji blocks I've been making went into the jangdok, along with ten jujubes, a chunk of charcoal, and a brine made of 8 liters of water with a box (about 1360 grams) of kosher salt mixed in. That week was an even worse week for running; only about 38 kilometers. My knees were bothering me, and I don't want to get into the situation I did two years ago where I ignore little indications and run until I injure myself.
This week has had the least running of any in a long time; just a bit over 21 kilometers. I did end up buying a running belt; the Marathon Gunpack, designed to carry two 200mL water bottles and a firearm, along with another small pocket for things like ID or money. I don't imagine it's any good for carrying anything other than a subcompact; I got the larger of the two sizes, and I can just barely fit an orion flare gun (no, I'm not going to carry a flare gun, it was just a convenient proxy for a firearm). I am considering something like a pepperball gun or other air gun. In any event, I do need to check my diet to make sure I'm doing everything I can to minimize the chance of a knee injury, and get back to a slow, measured increase in distance every week. I am going to start doing more runs carrying a load, like running to work with a full backpack.
My "measured life" experiment is several months old at this point, and it's due for an overhaul. I stopped tracking my water consumption because I originally set my goal at 2 liters per day, and I often found myself drinking when I wasn't thirsty just to meet that goal. I think it might be a good idea to track my water consumption, but just to not have a goal. It's also been some time since I was in ketosis, and so my ketone and blood sugar blocks have been blank and can probably get left out. Even my "calories consumed" and "net calories" blocks have been mostly left blank, since I've been at a mostly stable weight. Perhaps I should keep some of the blocks, but move them to the end of the spreadsheet and blanked out if they have no data. I'm also probably going to delete the long-term tracking sheet, or at least overhaul it.
Elderflower season should be here soon. I plan on making a large batch of elderflower extract and some liqueur. It might be time to try steam distillation out; I can probably use my instant pot as a heat source. I find myself wondering if I can use an Erlenmeyer flask for the plant material; I could use a two-hole stopper to feed steam to the bottom via one glass tube, and attach a condenser to the other hole. I'll have to tinker around a bit.
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