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My legs were feeling it a bit on the way back from my bivvy yesterday morning so plans to do something else yesterday were dropped.
I don’t recall previous years entries including so many lame excuses… 😂
Quite 😀
Long trail run today with some of the guys and girls from my club, did just over 27km up and down and up again the tallest mountain in the region - Peñalara, 2428m high. It was pissing down on the way to the start, but thankfully stopped shortly before we set off. The humidity and a cold wind at the top weren't ideal, but par for the course in October. Autumn in Madrid lasts at most a month so we can expect proper cold weather soon...
Claveles - a ridge leading to/from the top of Mt. Peñalara, which is the lump at the back of the photo:
Magic Mogrim.
45 minute walk for me tonight, took the week off work, loads of plans, DIY requirements have ****ed it.
Meh.
@mogrim - fab.
Quite a queue in the background of that ridge shot. Being the highest hill in the region makes it popular?
Mogrim, that looks amazing! Very envious.
Quite a queue in the background of that ridge shot. Being the highest hill in the region makes it popular?
The people in the foreground are from my club, pissing around and taking photos 🙂
But yes: the mountain in particular does get quite popular as it's a relatively easy hike to get to with a very clear track that takes you to the peak. This does of course mean you get the same problems as Snowdon - lots of people out in very inadequate clothing, not realising that while it may be nice and warm in the car park at the bottom, 800m higher up a completely exposed mountain the weather might not be so pleasant.
The crest (in the photo) is also fairly popular, but at the same time it's very exposed and you need a certain amount of agility and head for heights to get across it. It probably averages one or two deaths per year, generally in spring when you get a lot of people heading up there, not realising there's still a fair amount of ice and snow about, or fog, and underestimating the risk...
Missed a day this week. I'm off sick right now, but it's a mental rather than physical thing. So doing this challenge has helped. This week I've been out on the trails on my mtb, doing lots of kettlebell workouts. And a bodyweight/stretching for a bit of a rest day. I've been trying to get a bit more stretching in during this as I should be skiing in a couple of weeks.
Biked to work for the first time in aaaages this morning, bloody mild morning!.
First fail for me yesterday. Trip back from London then getting everything back in order had me going to bed rather than try to fit in some exercise. I always knew the journey down or back would be tricky. I've had a few days where I've double dunted so reckon I've bagged a workout or two. Don't feel too bad about it ultimately.
Back on Zwift today, tried to finish off the academy but made an error in picking the group ride, then tried my first race, felt lousy but ground it out. Probably try to finish the academy stuff tomorrow.
Ya fanny.
Should you no be working rather than castin aspersions.
Yes.
Good to hear what everyone's been up to.
Failed to get good photos this week, feeling a bit tired as well and might take it easy for next week, this will also give Hector the cat a rest on strava - I think he's been wearing out his paws too.
Mon - local ride on commute bike, some bits in the woods
Tues - run in the rain
Wed - rode home off road from work via Hassop, Baslow edge, Big moor, Totley moos, Blackamoor and Ecclesall woods
Thurs - unavoidable return to work this time on the road
Fri - bit of a ride after work, misjudged temp - was a lovely sunny day but was down to about 5 degrees when I got out and also managed to break softshell jacket zip in a comedy fashion - obviously the 100 days exercise is working well......
Sat - worked in the morning and got out for a mountain bike ride in the late afternoon - Holmesfield, Big moor, Totley moss. Night ride later to the pub and back.
Sun - bit of a local run
Sunday: out on the trials bike with my boy on his pedal bike for just over an hour. He seems to be going through a phase where he wants to go out riding but when we're out is constantly stopping and saying he's tired after a short distance. Perfect opportunity for me to practice weak-foot-forward trackstands. Then later that day probably another good 45 minutes riding in circles around the car park, with the other boy on his balance bike, yet more trackstand and other low speed drills.
Monday: decided enough of the lighter side of exercising due to a cold, over the worst of it so time for a run - 5 miles during lunch break.
Walked around the zoo for 4 hours 11k steps but in case that's too lame ( @scotroutes ) I did 30 mins of HIIT when I got home! 🙂
Just some bodyweight exercises last night before bed.
Oh and 600!
30 minutes intervals on the rower before breakfast. Some bodyweight core and physio exercises this evening.
Oh and 600!
600 intensity minutes as calculated by your Garmin fitness tracker?
Days?
Well that might be my latest finish yet at 9.59 pm, with some Pilates. That was a good video as it really focused on the breathing, which also means I ticked off my long COVID exercises at the same time. Win.
There is no way I would have done that without this challenge after a busy day.
Bike ready for the off-road commute in the morning. Weather looks naff!
Well, I had to make various trips around town today so opted to walk rather than drive on account of this challenge.
I followed that up this evening with a 40min Zwift session too. I wouldn't want anyone to think I was slacking.
600 intensity minutes as calculated by your Garmin fitness tracker?
Days?
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Another Monday fail last night - between work, kitchen refit and general life bollocks I missed the club off road ride and it just didn't happen.
Two strikes, I'm out, but good luck to the rest of you.
Not out surely, you're now doing the 98 days exercise until Christmas?
I might reset to zero again, just to see how many consecutive days I can manage.
Flu jag this morning had me proper tired, walked the wee yin to piano lesson and back, then Mrs to hospital for her nightshift, really not up for doing anything after that.
Manned up and did a Lebe Stark 22 minute kettlebell workout, was brilliant, so glad I made the effort now!.
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Oh. At least now I don't feel so stupid for thinking it might be Intensity Minutes for the week as calculated by Garmin 🙂
Does anybody have that? Here's mine, from the week within which the challenge started: 487,204,393,700,451. Can't remember what happened for it to be so low as 204 or even 393. Maybe it was another cold? Strava activity seems to contradict it. Unless it's because I used my Garmin 510 which doesn't do that stuff. Oh well. Suprised last week I reached 451 as was taking it easy due to another cold.
Monday: Hour of exercise in the shed. planks, chest to wall handstands, bodyweight rows, push ups. etc.
2h17m on Zwift. By far my longest turbo ride. Thankfully, the wobble board seems to be doing the trick and I can still walk afterwards 🙂
Ooooff - that’s a v long turbo session. Never managed more than an hour due to shear boredom (I do have a smart turbo!).
Yesterdays ride to work got abandoned as it was pouring with rain. So did a walk after work instead. I total clocked up 7 miles in work shoes!!
Off-road commute today in better weather. Decided to avoid the worse of the mud taking a route through some sewage works I had seen on the map. That was an error - I was nearly sick!
Lurgy has hit hard, went for a couple of walks as the fresh air seems to do me good, can't see me pushing it the rest of the week either.
Was feeling a bit lurgish this morning but travelling on holiday today I seized the normal dead time after breakfast for a quick run. Felt the best I have in a while so went a bit further than expected. Autumn trails in the sunrise - magic.
Two hours walk around the parks.Felt a bit chilly after dark.Now it's IPA time.
Been really busy with work this week, so just had to slot in some short runs in the evenings. Week off next week, so hopefully get some miles in. Although I expect the weather will be awful.
I've had to miss another day, just ran out of time and feeling knackered so I'm gonna have a couple of rest days and get back on it at the weekend, it is just for fun after all 🙂
Wednesday: 40 minute walk through the fields at lunch time. Threated rain for the first 15 minutes then rained lightly for 5 which I jogged for. Felt like I'd overeaten over the past few days, so skipped any proper lunch. Started to feel nauseous half an hour before home time. Cycled home half expecting to throw up. Was sick an hour later, then again at midnight.
Thursday: Starting to feel better but no strength, not ready to eat properly until evening meal - where I ate less than usual, but definitely ready for it. Got to 10pm and realized I'd not done my exercise! Procrastinated for a few minutes and then just did whatever easy exercises I could think of for half an hour.
Hope it passes asap sirromj
Long day at work (first time I’ve done 3 days in a week on campus since March 2020!) followed by taking my team and a visitor out to the pub. Thankfully I very rarely drink these days, so home to another Pilates with Nicole on two zero % Peroni’s, finishing at 10.20 pm. Damn I’m tired.
Thanks Ahsat. I feel much better than I did this morning so hope to be as getting as good as back to normal tomorrow 🙂
Good to have a sunny one.
Lovely skies over Glasgow yesterday, 5 mile run just too late to get up onto the Necropolis to catch the awesome clouds.
Magic.
Monday yoga, Tuesday club run, Wednesday 2*30$ weights/fitness class... Started to feel odd in class...
"No it's not COVID, I tested"
But just a dog walk yesterday as I am clearly under the weather.
See how I feel today - suspect I will have put on weight for chub club as I've done a lot less exercise this week.
Nice run after work last night, until I managed to trip over on the path due to some roots. Few cuts and bruises, but nothing major. Woke up this morning with a lovely pain in the side of my chest when I move. So probably be taking it easy for a while.
@nobeerinthefridge - Quite like a run round the necropolis when I'm up in Glasgow. Been a while due to Covid stopping work travel though.
Started but didn’t finish ronde von chinley route yesterday, run today. Family trip to London tomorrow so might be a missed day
@jeffl aye, me too, was a post-uni favourite as its just along from the campus, and handy on the way to Glasgow Green, first I've ran it for a couple of years for obvious reasons.
Walking all day yesterday - sometimes dawdling, sometimes with kid on shoulder, a 30 brisk walk up the hill to fetch the car, 20 mins brisk and running back from the pub. 16k steps, 7 miles.
Had to get creative today at a family farm park - threw in about 8-10 hill sprints fetching slides and mat's to the top of the slides on top of all the walking and trampolining. Well I had fun.
Wednesday: rode up to Glenmore to catch up with a friend who was staying there this week. It was absolutely pishing down when I left home and sleety by the time I made it to the pub. My bike featured in the local rag as a result.
https://twitter.com/StrathyHerald/status/1451528649996480517?s=20
Thursday: a very wet and muddy ride out to Loch Garten then a coffee and bacon roll at the Nethy cafe. Again, very cold with more than a sprinkling of snow on the mountains.
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Friday: a cold start (2C) for a wee road ride. Our orginal plan was to head over the Garbole climb, but this was looking increasingly foolish on account of the wind and temperatures. Alternatives were considered, but we stuck to the task and were almost home at 88km. I persuaded my mate to do a wee detour on the way home so that we rounded it up to 100km and just over 1,000m of ascent.
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I'll be taking it easy for the next couple of days. Can't be too far from home anyway.
Friday - local walk after work. Was so tired from the week there was no chance of anything else.
Saturday - neither of us had any motivation to ride (no real reason, and first weekend for a long time we haven’t). So I ended up waking the turbo up from its summer hibernation and checking it worked by doing a VO2 max test, followed by garage gym. Blurghh. It probably would have been easier to have just gone biking!
Sunday - we are meeting friends for a walk
Tuesday: 45 minutes rower in the morning
Wednesday: rower intervals late in the evening after kids in bed. Good session, but I was buzzing after intense intervals which made it hard to sleep.
Thursday: Added 10 miles to the communte on the road bike, with a hard 15 min interval in the middle.
Friday: Grr. Begining of 10 days off over half term and came down with cough and cold. Brisk walk (4.5 miles, 1hr15) plus 10 mins kettlebells.
Saturday: feeling grotty, forced myself out for a 30 min walk and 10 min kettlebells.
Will see how I am feeling tomorrow.