Just an hours wander about. Been trying to manage taking my heart meds again (verapamil) and just feeling wiped out , brain fog and bit of tight chest. Going to stop them and enjoy life.
This week has been a bit of a mixed bag. Last weekend I was out on the road bike both on Saturday and Sunday, Van MOT on Monday meant bonus day off with a a 10 mile ride to and from the garage with a to hour walk along the river with the dogs sandwiched in between. Tuesday was an easy day with an hour of yoga. Felt very lethargic on Wednesday but managed 30 minutes of core work and stretches. Last night was an hour on the road bike and feeling tired today. Needing motivating tonight, really cold, wet and windy and really not feeling it!!
Industry standard lap of Coniston today, loved it for a brain out, legs on blast. Sunny, cool, bit breezy but loads of bikers out, should've had a sneaky pint thinking about it!
Walk yet again,this time a jaunt along the Tees from Stockton to Middlesbrough.Sun with wind,which I quiet like.Will force myself to ride bike and weight train this weekend.
Walk round the village tonight. Done 10 days on the trot. Go us!
Worked from our van today whilst p20 went riding. Walked for a couple of miles at lunchtime.
Another walk here today too. After non-counting commutes which having barely commuted for the past six months have left me feeling tired by the end of the week. Very strong winds walking along cliff tops. Walked backwards down one of the ramps cut into the cliffs onto the beach as weather was trying to sandblast my face. Small white balls o ffoam racing across the beach like miniature tumble weed. Tried a bit of running but hadn't warmed up other than walking and ankles shins felt like shit. Walk back into the headwind was actually quite challenging just to stay upright.
Another walk up Bosely Cloud with the pooch for me today. Looking forward to a proper day in the mountains on Sunday
Body weight and resistance bands today. With a work around the block to the mail box for some outdoor stuff.
Ive been enjoying riding every day, something i wouldnt normally do.
Yesterday i ran with my daughter and i had forgotten how hard it is! Legs feel sore this morning....i must try and run twuce a week. My body has gone soft
Ian
Whatever is causing these headaches is getting annoying. Got a pounding headache at 5.50am this morning.
Doc yesterday told me to keep a diary. Gentle exercise for now.
Another 30-odd minutes in Loch Insh today, helping out a coaching assessment. Out for a bivvy later too.
Brisk 4 mile walk along the Monsal Trail with a mate this morning. The Big Breakfast at Hassop Station first may have undone the health benefits....
longdog, beautiful vid, but I think it would have taken me 20 mins just to get in! You're tempting me to try this sea swimming lark but i might need to wear a few more clothes!
55 miles on the cx bike in a brutal northerly. Feeling it now.
Cheers Claude. If you're going to start, start now before it gets colder. Or use a wetsuit for less shock. I find the cold invigorating though and feel great after.
Only takes a handful of times to get used to the shock. Take your time going in to allow breathing to settle and splash your face a few times (diving reflex counteracts the cold shock). Staying in for longer times (like hours) takes longer to acclimatise.
Did a gentle ride on the mtb today due to feeling totally wiped out and lacking motivation.
On a slightly bizarre note, I did see Prince Edward out walking his dog in Swinley Forest on my ride 🤣
My dog related tale involved another giving my dog a blow job mid walk.... fairly weird but there you go 🙈
Only managed another Bosley Cloud pootle today, was hoping to do something more interesting, but adult life got in the way.
Still, just about to pack my hiking gear ready for a big day in the Lakes tomorrow 👍
Got a pounding headache at 5.50am this morning.
My first thought is always dehydration.
GT today, cheating on the full suss.
Little run with eldest and a couple hill reps, an hour's walk up Hoad and aroundabouts with the fam earlier in the afternoon too.
Digging roots out today, I am counting it.
Hours ride tonight in a very strong wind.Quiet refreshing in my opinion.After my midweek collapse I seem to have got my second wind.Just wondering if my diet might have caused the problem. I don't suppose stews and cheese sandwiches provide me with much energy.Doubt my biscuit addiction helps either.Are you folks upping you food intake or changing your diet to meet this challenge?People usually recommend pasta and plenty of it.Me,I cant stand the stuff.
I think I over did it with the weights so took some easy 30 Min rides the last few days.
Does anyone feel more awake since starting this?
I don't seem to struggle as much waking up in the mornings which is fantastic!
Rode back from a bivvy this morning. Very misty and atmospheric.
Might squeeze in a run later too.
Text book weekend so far.
15 miles run Saturday.
7 miles run this morning.
25 on the road bike later.
Weather is lush here in the midlands.
Christ it's hard trying to fit stuff in sometimes. Really struggled the last few days but forced myself to get out for a short run or on the rowing machine in the garage. Even at 10pm.
Being injured and full of cold doesn't help but I'm determined not to fall*. Just need to keep it fairly easy for another week or so then hopefully can start pushing a bit more.
Edit: fail.....froidian!!
Still strong winds so decided against a short run to do another Joe Wicks no-equipment HIIT 30min workout later instead. Might practice some handstands first. Yesterday was an hour (including warm up) upper bodyweight session. Want to do more running but last experience put me right off, progress seems to have gone backwards there.
As much difficulty waking up as ever! Would help if I went to bed earlier. If I do too much exercise and make myself over tired it's not good for my mood, but I have been feeling good after exercising and am enjoying trying different things (never done an exercise video before like the Joe Wicks).
Also enjoy a biscuit or two, and cake. Cheese = protein! Stews I imagine are very good if they're full of vegetables/pulses/beans/etc and not just red meat. Love a stew! Just do more core 😉
12/100? Steady 34k/550m Road ride. Maybe a sunset splash this evening
Another short run
13 rather amazing miles of hiking in the Lake District today for me. 8 Wainwright's ticked 👍
@Tom-B it really was the most perfect Lakeland day wasn’t it. We did a leisurely 7.5 miles by comparison but legs didn’t need any more after yesterday’s ride. Saw Chris Bonnington a couple of times too 😀
3 nights in the van have been great. Back to reality and local workouts tomorrow.
Awesome!!!! God I love being in the hills!!!
Very similar here,outdoor Teesside gym with children throwing fireworks at assorted strangers.Who needs the lake district.
Local walk shouldering my daughter for a good amount of it. Threw some lunges in while she was up there.
After weights on Monday, followed by nothing more strenuous than dog walking for the rest of the week I managed to get 2 decent winch and plummet rides in this weekend. Really helped me clear my head too. Back to normal-ish tomorrow, thank dog.
Who,s this deity dog?
Pook that sounds grim, hope a fix is found soon.
Appear to have put ON weight, which of course just resulted in disgruntled biscuit-eating in friends' back garden, counterproductive I know.
But, ran on Thu & today, went out for a quick MTB potter on Sat, and on Friday walked to the next town & back, about 12 miles.
I have not yet mastered the art of saying, "later maybe" to the homemade bread, ice-cream and pancakes that the OH has been producing which I guess doesn't help. Moah Cycling maybe. 25 years ago I was commuting 18 miles a day on a hybrid and could eat ANYTHING sooooo
Got out for a 40 odd mile road ride up to Carsington, where I undid the good work with a lovely lamb and mint pasty.
Also took my lad out this morning for his first driving practice in our car. 35 minutes sitting in the passenger seat with a heart rate of 145 would count on its own?
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Dragged the fam up great Burney this morning, a fairly mundane afternoon followed by a last gasp of daylight MTB raid, where my freehub pooped it's pants 😭. Apparently bicycle maintenance is a thing? 🤷🏻♂️
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Does your Mrs want you to get fat?
"Pook that sounds grim, hope a fix is found soon."
Cheers, I'm pretty sure it's just a bug though. A sod of a cold up in there somewhere. Mrs Pook had a dose last week too but wasn't so bad on the headaches. Still a dull ache now. My head, not Mrs Pook.
Anyway, I'm still doing more per day than I normally do and that's what it's all about, isn't it? Just not getting the intense exercise in. It'll come. Only 11% in!
Covid?
Nah. Kids back to school swirling round in the fetid swamp of kiddie bugs.
Good weekend here: swim on Friday, then a couple of hours on the road bike in what felt like a gale on Saturday, and yesterday went out with my trail running club up some of the local mountains:
Weather wasn't ideal and it's clearly not always sunny in Spain 🙂
I've rattled off the last few days, it's easy when I'm on holiday. Not much of it is productive in terms of fitness - the real work for me starts now. Or this evening. With a short tootle because I'm tired... THEN the real work starts!
7/100 - paddle boarding around the bay for an hour
11/100 - paddle round to look at a wrecked boat
12/100 - a walk round St Anthony's Head in Cornwall
The rest was just pedalling - some hard stuff, some recovery stuff. I bloody love riding my bike.
Booked myself in for a dose of C19 for supper tonight (obviously hope not!). Got a one hour slot booked for the gym at our leisure centre so it will be interesting to see how it goes.
You have to book and pay in advance for a one hour slot, half an hour between each slot for cleaning, and turn up workout ready with your own water. No changing rooms, showers etc available; just turn up, work out and go. If I'm lucky they won't have any god awful music pumping out too if pubs etc cant have music?
Nice pictures there Munro.
My cords fit! Alright I look like a total dork wearing cords but....THEY FIT!!!
5 - and a bit- km run at lunchtime will be enough for today.
Was a swim with the kids on Saturday. Well I say a swim more tarting around in the pool. But it was on Strava so counts 🙂 Then yesterday for a family walk.
Will be out on the bike today after I've finished work. Save the running for the wet days.
Picked off 3 Munros yesterday, ok it was the 3 of the easiest ones but they all count and the weather was superb! 😀
Zwift this evening, joy!
A couple of 10k runs, a ride round Dunkeld and a terrifying run down Fort Bill DH track in the last week! Hopefully some less frightening rides this week!
Another Bosley Cloud walk today. No dog, but one girlfriend moaning about her new hiking boots 🤣 In her defence she was pretty attached to her last pair having done literally all of our hiking adventures in them!
Struggle today as my legs feel like lead after a huge day out yesterday. Feel like this week might be a bit if a slog.
I’ve got a nerve stuck in my glute or something (not full blown sciatica). Was the same yesterday whilst out walking. Think it’s going to have to just be stretching and gentle Pilates tonight as a result.
Picked off 3 Munros yesterday, ok it was the 3 of the easiest ones but they all count and the weather was superb!
Me too. What ones did you do? I was at Meall Garbh and Meall Greigh and An Stuc. Day before was a walk up the windfarm with the kids and today was a bike to work and back. Legs are feeling a bit leaden now mind you.
Because the challenge means you're supposed to do something every day, I wonder if my exercise pattern is changing - so as to not wear myself out for the next day. Only did a quick hour on the bike today. Bit as the nights are drawing in I had to go out straight after to walk the reluctant hound immediately afterwards. More for our benefit than his, he's a lazy bugger, sorry I mean economical with his energy output...
To be honest if I want to go hard, I go hard. The next day can be a day of light exercise. Maybe...
Half hour walk across rural land under thread of the urban at lunch time. Got back on the trials bike for 55 mins after a couple of months break to practice some pretty basic stuff this evening. Forgotten what riding obstacles in the dark under dim street lights is like.
Survived the public gym experience last night. The centre was well managed, lots of sanitising and wipes about, and not crowded. Not sure if I'll be back though as it's not really an equipment set up I like there.
Off for a lunch time ow swim today to hopefully loosen off, may be a steady zwift spin this evening depending how I feel.
Completed my first ever Strava challenge yesterday, 7500m climbing in a month.
https://www.strava.com/activities/4123333253
Wondering whether to sign up again for October, was a good motivator.
Struggled with time and motivation yesterday but eventually did a session of circuits and stretches.
Got out early this morning for 11 miles round the local country park. Ended up 11th on the leader board of a segment I didn't know existed. I think that may be enough motivation to make that a more regular early morning loop going into winter.
Me too. What ones did you do?
The 3 Cairnwell Munros of The Cairnwell, Carn Aosda and Carn a'Gheoidh. Definitely felt like cheating as you start so high but we were still out for 2 1/2hours so I'll take it 😀
Because the challenge means you’re supposed to do something every day, I wonder if my exercise pattern is changing – so as to not wear myself out for the next day.
I suspect that depends on where you're coming from - for me I'm used to doing 6-7 days exercise/week anyway, so on hard days I'll go hard, knowing I've got an easier day coming up. (The challenge for me is maintaining the streak, not so much the exercise itself).
Day 14 done....I did a run. I've run once (Parkrun) since leaving high school in 2002. I now feel sick, had to do some stretching to make up to 30 minutes as my run only took 18! (Left my car at our renovation project yesterday)
I was out riding for 5 hours on road and moorland gravel tracks filling in VeloViewer Explorer squares.
Feeling much stronger this week. On Friday I had to force myself to do 30 minutes on my static spin bike in the garden and surprisingly felt good on Saturday so went out on the road for 2 hours in near gale force wind. Same again on Sunday but yesterday I felt sore so took the dogs out around the woods for an hour. Just got back from an hour out on the road bike after work and starting to feel the benefit of daily workouts. I’m fully aware that while we still have light in the evening it is easy to get out but I fear for the dark nights when this really does become a challenge. Keep on keeping on!
Well done.I,m still recovering from Sunday's weight training session.Age and lack of fitness make this a tough challenge for me.In my 20s this would have been a doddle.
My turbo died the day before it's third birthday, so I'm going to be doing body weight and kettlebell exercises until it's fixed/replaced. The smoke from the wildfires was so bad here over the weekend that I had to shelve my planned ride. Hoping to get out this weekend now.
Flare up of injury means walking for me.....trying to get in a hour minimum on the fell, enjoying it and the challenge s a good focus for the recovery bit
Hours walk for me at lunchtime. I’ve lived here nearly 4 years and I went an explored a nearby park I’ve never set foot in before! And found some basketball hoops which might mean digging out my ball and trying to remember skills from 20 years ago!!
Medium fast commute in this morning due to shorts + t-shirt in drizzle, and fast flat out commute home, 16 minutes, 3.7 miles, 151 avg hr, 175 max, not done that for a while, but it doesn't count so some sort of undefined recovery exercise this evening. Some core stuff. Some stretching, a pinch of yoga, more core, etc. Plank to downward dog type thing with bent arms & legs. I read somewhere once you can do core stuff every day so it's easy to fit some in. Stuff half remembered.
I find yoga videos really difficult to follow. When I did do some classes I'd be listening to the instructor telling me what to do but doing something completely different!
Snap.
Ahsat,does your local park/parks not have an outdoor gym?That could also be of use to you.
I’m fully aware that while we still have light in the evening it is easy to get out but I fear for the dark nights when this really does become a challenge. Keep on keeping on!
I've got ring fit adventure for the switch, proving perfect for me on days like today where I've been in front of a monitor for 12 hours and can't summon up the motivation to go out on the bike. I didn't think I'd enjoy it, but it's like an RPG with a big range of exercises to move you around, do stuff and fight enemies. I know the areas that I need to focus on and it's easy to bias your effort towards these.
Just want to say cheers to the OP for flagging this, definitely increased my effort so far. Have a little spreadsheet showing daily, cumulative and daily average, bit of extra motivation there too 🙂
Short local 14 mile spin on the MTB after work today. Expect a run will happen tomorrow in the dark when it's raining.