Didn't get to the gym but made it into the garage for 20 mins on the rowing machine and 10 minutes sit ups, push ups and various weights and stretches. I was sweaty and puffing so definitely put the effort in.
Oh and we won the pub quiz!!
Yesterday was a struggle, had a bad work day then family things to contend with. Then the Tesco delivery for tea was delayed leaving us without grub. We’d always just jump in the car and nip to the local store but motivation to tick this challenge off saw us leave the keys and “power walk” to the next nearest in the opposite direction.
So still on it. Going to be difficult today too as pretty much a full day planned so it might be half hour with the kids Switch Ring Fit game thing.
[Geordie accent] Day 6 in the 100 Day Christmas Challenge...[/Geordie accent]
47.5 miles on the road bike. Tail wind and flat for the first half, headwind and lumpy on the way home. Worth it for the excellent coffee and the lemon curd/fresh cream Victoria sponge at the halfway point, which I got to enjoy despite the distraction of "Robert" a mental but lovable Staffy at the next table.
Just done a 100kms road ride - pleased with that. Some fast riders pushed me.
Took JimmyJnr bouldering this morning and paid myself in to make use of the time. Did a few "warm up" does in the kids room (warm up, sure) and then some adult routes and circuits. It'll do for today because I'll feel it tmrow so that counts, right?
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Little mtb ride round the back yard. Really really unfit, feel like I'm basically back to zero so just nibbling at stuff for now. One climb, which is short but pretty ferocious had to put a foot down twice. Bit depressing but a bit motivating too.
I managed to get out this afternoon for a couple of hours, a bit of a history/mystery tour.
Along the river Nar, then I found a very broken concrete strip which turns out to be a Second World War decoy runway for nearby RAF Marham and then Pentney Abbey which is unfortunately private access.
Very nice afternoon to be out!
Mrs 100th did a breeze MacMillan ride so I drive her there then pedalled back the hard way. 1000m climb in 32km even the golferists seemed cheery as I rode across the course.
Heading to the tops of duchess drive on the xc bike.
Glenlivet Bike Trails for me today - lap of the blue to warm up (and make space for lunch), and then out round the red route. I still like their ‘ribbon of singletrack’ approach to trail building in preference to a lot of the flow trails that are currently in vogue.
Skatepark with the kids this morning
Mostly getting my exercise from walking at the moment.
Guessed the wrong turn in 'where has the contractor been working' on one site and went to the opposite end of the block before heading back.
Today has been a couple of loops of the forestry show, which was a fair bit more than half an hour looking at shiny machines. Not enough time to have a go at the pole climbing, that looked like half an hours exercise in 2 minutes.
Started this from a not ideal point of re-habing a painful elbow (tendonitis) which means no riding of proper bikes for 2-3 weeks. Instead headed out with my wife on the hilly 5k dog walk every day, reinserting myself into the "Zwiftiverse" (turbo and treadmill) and ransacking the YT vault of saved Yoga and Pilates Vid.
Easy to get 30 mins in at home, a bit trickier when in the world's smallest hotel room in Dublin earlier this week. Same for London next week.
Really I want to get into daily or at least bi-daily 30 min stretch/pilates/yoga. But I know I just won't do it, so when it' gets really dark and horrible, I'll join the local Gym just for those classes. Not sure I'll make the 100, but wasn't sure I'd make a week so we'll see how it goes.
Another early morning run, third consecutive day which is unusual for me. Followed by an hour of weights and body weight training.
I’m planning to take it easy for the rest of the day and enjoy watching the football with a beer or two this afternoon.
Nice chilled equinox ride this morning
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Legs are hanging after a ride up the non easy side of our local volcano.
Off to give blood, although I'm not sure it'll flow.
Day 7 - pre-breakfast run. Unfortunately, halfway around my left hammy twanged a bit. So nursed it home through mix of walking and slow running.
I need to not stretch or stretch some more.
Next few days are gonna be tough as I’m off on work travels. We’ll see what can be managed.
First time back on the treadmill since about June. We bought it at the start of the year, used it a lot (wife walked/jogged using BitGym, and I did a couple of the Zwift training progs- cycling to 10k was good) with the plan to run outside once the weather improved.
Didn't do a lot of that, then the treadmill decided to partially eat its internals. All fixed now, but first time on some fairly easy hill sprints has me thinking it's going to be a long 100 days!
Alternating between turbo and treadmill. Going to be very muddy when I'm back out on a bike but I'd still much rather be outside.
Day 7 was marshalling the SCX round at Camperdown Park. Thought I'd bag 10k steps but only got to 6k so stopped en route home for a 40min 4k steps stroll round Roslin Glen.
(As an aside, woke 2hrs early at 4am so feeling like I deserve a medal for the extra stroll after 6hrs on my feet banging and cheering).
I missed the start but would be great to join in - has been a couple of years of very limited exercise, and the kids have been calling me 'spherical'...
So will aim for Equinox to Solstice rather than the 100 days.
Started today with 2 laps of Two Bridges Loop on zwift plus a bit extra to take it to 30 min. Also a walk with the youngest to get blackberries, made 10k steps for the day.
