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Day 6 - C25k 2.but ran for longer and did an extra 10 minutes at the end. All off-road.
My it band didn't hurt which is amazing. I actually enjoyed it, beautiful evening.
Bike to work and back today. I know it's not exactly in the spirit of things but I'm 12hr shifts, up at half 4 and home at 7 means I'm struggling to fit in even half and hour. It's a 45 min pedal each way so I'm taking it as a win.
6km walk round Loch Morlich with the Missus. Autumn has officially arrived, both by the calendar and the weather.
Jesus,that's a tough gig kaiser.I think we should allow your commute.Do you have to do that 5 days a week?
Will go out shortly for a spin on my bike in the dark.Two days in and I can still feel the effects of ashats pilates video.Still Kaiser has made me realise it's time to MTFU.
.Do you have to do that 5 days a week?
No not at all, I work two early shifts and two nights then have lots of days off. Actually quite lucky with work if I'm honest. Commuting on the bike is a bonus and let's me get some exercise in.
Just done Day 6 - 24 mile road ride while daughter was at gymnastics training, including a flat 10 mile circuit someone at the club set up at the start of lockdown to replace time trials
Turns out I'm still fat and unfit - who knew? 🤣
Bad day at work so went straight out for a run. Did 10k then realised I did the same yesterday! Now in the bath with very tired legs!
Felt rough for most of the day, not sure why, so took a steady walk along Curbar Edge with the family early evening. Kids managed not to fall over the edge, which is always handy.
Was properly busy up there. Think people are making the most of the nice weather. Would post a photo but you know too much hassle 😀
A return to commuting today, extended morning to 30 minutes, on the hardtail, and return home to 50 minutes, total 14 miles, probably around 3/4 off road tame xc, but I enjoy it. Also cycled to shops on lunch break which left just enough time to scrape in a half hour walk. Photo from commute home.
Pottled round the post industrial wilderness for an hour.Only one screaming baghead to report.The firework season also seems to have started early round here(worryingly).
Happy to have completed the first week, mix of full gas ebike, ring fit adventure on the switch, bimble with daughter and first proper ride on my new (to me) Cotic Flare 🙂
Tomorrow am lugging 3 solid bits of furniture up 10 flights of stairs. Not sure if I can really count that, but am too scared to go for exercise beforehand in case my knees give way.
Day 5 did a bit less than an hour on Zwift.
Today I did 30 mins of Kettlebells. I'm already feeling the effects, hopefully tomorrow I'm not too stiff.
Day one started after 4 days of pedalling around Innerleithen so I’ve started off tired! Got home on day 7 With the idea that a hike with dogs would be a bit of a rest day but the wife was already out with them! Ended up running a slow painful 4 miles instead. Out for a bit of a ride and some trail building tonight
Spent the weekend moving logs, so classed that as my exercise those days, my back certainly agrees. Yesterday was a gym session (upper body) and now i feel terrible. May go for another gym session (legs) this evening, or maybe a run.
Day 7 and another stunner. To make this fit round life I’m generally getting out first thing (something I’ve got really bad at since WFH) and it’s totally been worth it. I can say thank you Munro for the inspiration for the last 7 days of sunshine alone. Today was a stunner - early morning light, proper cloud inversion and a deer jumping across the track just in front of me. Had to cut it short (did 40 mins) as saw a text on my Garmin saying DPD were on the way with my new drive chain!
That's stunning ahsat. I've also got out the habit of early starts/commutes with WFH. Looks like my new job will be 9.00 starts for the first few months, so I can see a "faux commute" becoming an idea.
Today I need to fit a ride in while the trails are still dry to check new tubeless tyre setup, in between an annoyingly late work dial in, cooking tea for everyone and then a Zoom meeting this evening.
Autumn starts tomorrow - will be indoor bodyweight circuits looking at the forecast!
That’s stunning ahsat
+1
I've got into the habit of early morning walks, around 30min although I'm not (currently) counting them as exercise. It's lovely to be out first thing, with all the clear air and silence. And there was definitely a chill in the air this morning, you can tell autumn starts today.
I need to stop giving myself stupid little injuries.
I whacked my knee off my stem on Sunday, when the my front wheel dug in on a narrow rutted climb.
Thankfully I could still bend it far enough for an easy turbo session, it hurts when I walk downstairs though!
Gym today for an hour. I'd been back for the first time since lockdown on Thursday, was still feeling the effects on Sunday! Hopefully won't be too stiff after today's exertions.
That’s stunning ahsat
Thanks guys 🙂 I literally just stopped and said WOW several times! I got up early as p20 was getting into bed from nightshift and totally lucked out! 🙂
Day 7 - 35 minutes of Yoga
Really bloody good actually.
Wait, does Yoga count?
Did a 9km walk around Mam Tor, Hollings Cross etc today....even though I'm only 40 minutes away I've never actually walked there before..... Stunning day for it, but good lord was it busy 😳
54km road ride, half in the rain. Its Autumn don't you know? Possible frost later this week.
Standard, slow Tuesday 7 run for me. Tuesdays are always unpleasant as they’re generally off the back of 2 long runs over the weekend and a fast club run Monday.
Not a great deal of fun had but it was a nice route and the weather is lush.
50km round trip to drop off a phial of snot on a mini bog brush. Nice.
Got 11 miles in on the gravel bike tonight. Actually managed 7 consecutive days. Legs a bit heavy from last night.
Weather forecast suggests something indoors tomorrow...
No exercise for me today, unless pacing up and down the corridors of a cancer hospice count?
Quick spin along the canal and old railway line on the gravel bike today. Not used it since I stopped commuting to work at the start of lockdown. Forgot how much quicker it was than the MTB.
First night ride on the MTB in two years tonight to get day 7 in the bag!
Motivation is currently pretty high but now my other half has decided to join in, albeit a week later, aiming to do 100 days unti New Years Day so we can keep each other in check.
my other half has decided to join in, albeit a week later, aiming to do 100 days unti New Years Day so we can keep each other in check.
My missus joined in late too. I'll likely keep going until she completes on Hogmanay.
The hardest thing for me is fitting it in. Time not working is typically spent sorting out the kids (7, 5, 1) and then work on top of work. But I'm doing it.
Today's ride was curtailed by me having a very pleasant chat with a walker and her aspiring MTBer son, before I had to come back for tea 7 minutes short of time, so I've just had a brisk walk over the hill up the back as the mist gathered. Lots of bats and some curious cows but a joy to be out.
Staying away from running until my knee's 100%
Day 7 and the first time I've taken a break to get out (unless smashing concrete on Saturday counts).
Motivated by my son who couldn't fit his ridiculous amount of football kit and school stuff back in his bag after school so went belting off to meet him with a second rucksack and found him and his mates slow pedalling home bag duly packed.🙄 Little sod then gave me a helmet lecture - that's gratitude for you. Think I need to set tj on him 😬
Yoga last night as my back was playing up.
Kids in school I WFH on Tuesday, do did a 2hr lunch ride with the wife, which is brilliant as since lockdown began we've had no time to ourselves
Just 30min zwifting today, but off hiking and fixing stiles on a remote island tomorrow to make up for it 😎
Commutes today were successfully gentle, still off road but HR for the most part well below 120 other than when trying to avoid holding up traffic got the better of me while still in town on way in. Some scapular pull ups and push ups (ie only using motion in shoulders while maintaining straight arms) in the park before I got to work to make shoulders happy. Some free standing handstand practice for a change during lunch break, got a couple of seconds properly balanced which was pleased with as I mostly do it against a wall. Evening was the main exercise. After ten minutes warm up got gymnastic rings out for support holds (not yet RTO) upright & upside down (I like being upside down). Then paired pull ups & dips, 3 sets, 5 each. Tried for 7 pull ups last week and form was really bad and struggled so tried for 5 slow eccentric pull ups. Struggling with grip, triceps felt solid afterwards. With stretches after took 40 minutes.
I’m going to restart a week behind. First I had a virus, now I’ve got vertigo. Finding something you can do with vertigo is challenging! In the last 2 days I’ve nearly fallen in the canal walking the dog and fell off my bike when I stopped at a gate riding home the first day it came on!
Autumns arrived,the real challenge begins now.Good luck everybody.
Day 8 done.....what a difference a day makes! Sunburn yesterday, today I'd got my Paramo on! Just the standard loop up the Bosley Cloud with the pooch. Might try some core stuff for the next few days as my back is a bit sore. Really want to swift/intervals on turbo but alas, Covid has seen me lose about 60% of my income so it's unlikely to happen as I don't even own a functioning bike currently ☹️
30k gravel ride last night to start the 2nd week. Autumn definitely arrived on Speyside this morning 🙂
Autumn definitely arrived on Speyside this morning
My wife had to defrost her car windscreen before heading off to work.
Pissing it down here in NE Derbyshire. So think I'll go for a run later today.
Just been for a run... I need to control my pace better!!
Legs like jelly from last night's zwift race sow as tired..but was TIPPING it down, so did 4.50/km!
Calves killing now
DrP
5k xc run loop but it took a bit of a motivational talking to for me get out. As always, fine once I'd got going but yeah definitely harder without the sunshine!
Covid has seen me lose about 60% of my income so it’s unlikely to happen as I don’t even own a functioning bike currently
Where are you? need a loaner?