I took the day off from work yesterday, so I had plenty of time in the afternoon to go for a very long walk.  I had registered with a charity through work, where if I recorded 10,000 steps between Jan 9th-23rd, then I would qualify for a certificate.  This is very easy to achieve in aggregate, so I decided I would do all of the steps in one walk and take a screenshot of the steps count in my phone's Health app as evidence.

I walked up to the top of Lion Rock and then carried on westward, eventually going down Jat's incline and ending up near Choi Hung MTR station. I walked back to Kowloon City from there.  My phone registered 18,573 steps, which was pleasing.  The MapMyWalk statistics are: 16.27km, 2'44''34 time and 666m elevation gain.

The view was not very rewarding as it was pretty cloudy.  In fact, at the highest point, I could only see mist/cloud when I looked down.  I had been hoping there may be some good outlook for photos, but no luck.

I saw a few very big monkeys when I was running downhill on Jat's incline. The monkeys were not interested in me and I made an effort not to do anything provocative.

The next day, I have sore quads and knees, which is as expected.  I'll have a rest today and see how I feel tomorrow before deciding if I will go for a run/walk.

 In the middle of the last week, I felt a general stiffness in my right calf. I still tried to go for a run on Friday evening, but called it off immediately as that calf didn't feel right.  I still went for a walk instead.

I decided to be prudent and go for long walks in the weekend, instead of proper runs.  Saturday's walk was enjoyable with lots of hills.  I went along Boundary road and passed through Shek Kip Mei on my way to City University of Hong Kong (very close to Festival Walk).  Then I headed back towards Lok Fu, walking next to the main highway which runs from west to east. The walk finished going downhill back to Kowloon City.  It was 9.1km and took 90 minutes, according to the Map my walk app.  I might consider making this a running course, although there were a few small sections where walking is probably required.

Tonight (Sunday), I went for a shorter walk around the To Kwa Wan area which was 4.2km and took 42 minutes. So, it seems I am maintaining a fairly consistent walking pace of 10 mins per km.

On both walks, I listened to parts of a few audiobooks I have on the go.