Monday was yoga, bodyweight Tues & Weds, yesterday skatepark at lunch and a nice ride round the local this evening before he rain washes away the snow 
14 miler today to the wifes doctors.
hard work pays off. she has lowered her BP. she is off statins ( FH ). and has dropped 12lbs to boot.
all good.
Day 69: 11km/475m walk with Mrs Reeksy while the boys did their mtb coaching.
Well park run has been cancelled as it's snowing quite heavily in Leeds at the moment. 10k might have to wait til tomorrow now....
Yesterday in the FoD, Having to navigate around the forestry work (lost a good trail :() - Having decent waterproof troons and shoes makes such a massive difference this time of year. I hate cold, wet feet whereas in this gear I'm toasty toed and dry all the way round.
Been out with the dogs this morning. Absolutely filthy. So it's "Fatman to the Shedmobile" for a long turbo and post pedaling Yoga.
69- Was tempted to go for a run the snow but it has turned to rain. Instead, a Pilates session leaving me in a sweaty mess.
Took the dog out for a big walk in the shitty weather. Ground was like an ice rink, we (wife and I) both nearly went down a few times!
Dog was playing with another and running around like loons, when the went to stop they just carried on sliding down the tow path!
Day 70, and it's happy birthday to me. I'm officially a pensioner now.
I headed out on the Fatbike to check trail conditions for the Monday evening run.
There are a few slidy patches but I reckon another 24 hours should just leave some very wet trails.
Mrs S is away sunning herself on some distant island, so the birthday celebrations were a bit muted
Still, off to the pub in a few minutes for some consolatory beers with a couple of pals.
Tiny Tim?
Day 71: First morning I've woken up really not feeling it. Skipped a longer ride and took Reeksy1 for an hour of gravel pootling when he'd finished his school work.
Happy belated birthday @Scotroutes.
2xTurbo, 1 Yoga, 1 pilates, 2 short-ish but very wet dog walks over the weekend. Ended up doing a shed load of work so I had some spare time in the week to give the wellies some proper beatings! Lovely morning here, but still lots of local flooding.
Would we say raving counts as exercise? Did 19,000 steps between midnight and 3am.
Another failure for me. Ill yesterday so couldn't face even gentle zwifting. Going upstairs got me feeling tired/raised heartrate so probably not a good idea anyway.
If it wasn't wind and heavy rain I might have dragged myself around the block for a short walk but probably ended up spending at least 20 hours of Sunday in bed.
Think I've missed 3 so far, will have to make use of the Xmas to new year period to make up for it.
Day 71. I had a free morning so did a couple of hours in the gym (treadmill walking, weights, yoga). Being a Monday, I was also out for the club run. 11km over some very wet but snow/ice free trails.
Someone at the club suggested we do should do Marcothon, a 31 day running streak in December, so I might overlap that with this challenge.
https://runabc.co.uk/marcothon-back-in-2024
Day 72: disappointed to only get 1km into a run before my lower calf/achilles tendon caused me to stop and walk home. Got another 3km of walking to and from station to work so not a total disaster.
Multi day update
Day #67 - turbo session for 51 minutes at 183w indicated 26 km
day #68 - 2.46 km pool swim in 48 minutes and 1/2 hour walk with Wombat later
day #69 - wattbike turbo session for 1 hour 20 minutes at 177w, indicated 40lm.
and then the wheels came off. Two events have scuppered me completing this challenge.
Sunday accident at home leaving me with horrible lacerations and cuts on my lower legs, I won’t be able to go near a pool for weeks. The thought of getting sweat from cycling into these cuts is not appealing either.
monday got a cold and bacterial infection in my lungs, now on steroids etc and I did ask the GP if it was possible to continue the challenge and she didn’t recommend it. So that’s me - I’ll watch from the sidelines for a week or so and get back into it in Dec. I do like the idea to run every day in Dec…
some great pics posted and belated happy birthday to @scotroutes.
I’m happy, almost back to where I was before my lurgy.
Running with Bert at the weekend was interesting, at times it was heavy going! Chose running because riding would have been dangerous, especially on the road.
A weights session last night and another run this morning.
The dogs have still been getting long evening walks, it’s just peaceful being out in the darkness, it could become a habit.
Another CrossFit for me and after previously being delighted that I can climb a rope, do a few pull-ups and do some ring dips today I have found that my wall walks are rubbish and toes-to-bar laughable. However I do recommend giving this stuff a go as it is sort of (perverse and with a dose of pain) fun to try 🙂
Someone at the club suggested we do should do Marcothon, a 31 day running streak in December,
Wow - that would be chilly, i'd recommend you do it in clothes 😉
Monday was yoga then some crunches, bicycle something's , press and planking.
Tonight was an hour or so in the gym.
I might try that running thing in Jan, reckon I'll struggle over the Christmas period though.
@walowiz - nightmare, hope you're better soon.
@walowiz - I'm sure I'm not the only one "intrigued" by the home accident. I hope it not that your safe word didn't work 🙂 Hope you mend quickly.
@bonni - sorry to lose another. Hopefully you've seen enough improvement to maybe kick off a more permanent change though. Remember not to try too hard, too soon.
Wife's birthday yesterday so extended the dog walk before heading off to the pub 🙂 Plan was to do something cardio when I got home but really couldn't be bothered so dug out an old 30 min YT Pilates Core Video. Feeling that today!
Out tonight so just time for an hour on Turbo. Don't really feel I'm trying that hard at the moment, but still not missed a day.
Feel like crap for some reason today. Full of cold and sore throat! Was going to go for a run tonight but just took the dog for a extended walk instead. 6.7k 1hr 20 mins.
Cop out but did something extra and was still a sweaty mess was when I got in!!
@ads678, thats exactly how I was, just take it easy, extended dog walks are definitely the order of the day. Not a cop out! As I found out, you can only recover if you take your foot off the gas.
The weather here today has been pretty awful for outdoor exercise, I got home and used my stationary bike in the garden for an hour which I strangely enjoyed.
A relaxing yoga session with Kassandra today, and then out with the running club this evening to try some urban orienteering in the sub-zero temperatures. I'm sure the good folks of Aviemore were wondering why there were so many folks with headtorches running around the wee alleys.
Cop out but did something extra and was still a sweaty mess was when I got in!!
It all counts!
Day 74: Steamy early morning mixed local ride of 25km. A bit knackered but still gave it a nudge in a few spots.
