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A very muddy and soggy off road ride on Tuesday night and an hour of weights last night.
Today was going to be a road ride but due to the weather, there’s no way I’m working on scaffolding so with an unexpected day off I’m contemplating a long dog walk this morning, not so sure the dogs will agree!
Out on the bike yesterday afternoon/evening after work. Just local Sustrans stuff as I couldn't be bothered to get covered in gloop, still pretty muddy though.
I was also out on the bike yesterday. Just an hour on the road. Lovely day here dry and sunny, so I waited till it was getting dark and had just a smir of rain.
48. Last day of site seeing today and another 13K steps logged.
49. Tried to post this earlier but disappeared. Short walk, stretching with Tom Merrick, then Breathe and Flow yoga for 25 mins.
Day 49. A quiet day. A walk into town and back for some errands. Sometimes feels like a bit of a cheat but I've learnt that it's important not to have too many bigger days back-to-back - and having this challenge meant I walked in, in the rain, rather than drive so a double benefit really 🙂
Best thing about this challenge is how often it gets me down to the seafront. It's my spot when a walk is the option, and it's reminded me I don't do it enough! Walk and then a pedal yesterday; Rising Sun Parkrun this morning which was more than moderately moist and chilly - the shin deep puddle halfway round was a fragrant delight 😬😂
Day 50 - and we're half way there!!
Bloody cold fog over the strath today (air temp 3 C) and it was refusing to clear, so I took myself up a few wee local hills with the gravel bike. It didn't need much elevation to break through into warmer air.
Lochan nan Geadas - recently revealed to all as the forest around has mostly been felled.
Blackpark - looking over to the Lairig Ghru
Strathspey, with Torr Alvie and the Duke of Gordon monument looking like a wee island.
Day 4 of winter facial hair growth 🙂
I felt really good out on the bike today. Like some cycling fitness had returned. I'm putting it down to an easy day yesterday.
Day 50 woop woop!!
Today was park run, yesterday was Leeds bike park for an hour or so after work before it got dark. Thursday was walking but didn't get strava'd. Think that's up to date, Wednesday was a 5k run if I haven't already posted that one.
Back on it after a few days missed due to personal circumstances, Tour of Watopia along the new road this morning.
Still only missed 5 days though so well on target for beating my 74/100 previous best. Brilliant to see so many still on for a perfect 100.
bit of a long check in, as haven’t been posting as regularly as I should’ve.
day 42 - 3 km swim in 61 minutes and walk with wombat later 32 mins for 2.2 km
day 43 - turbo session using wahoo app, 65 minutes 34.2 km and walk with wombat for 30 mins 2 km.
day 44 - eMtb ride, great to be out on a bike, 31 km in 1 hour 52 mins, total blast. EMtb is more tiring than I thought it would be too.
day 45 - London city walk, 4.4 km in 49 mins.
day 46 - another rest ish day, walk along thames 4 km in 45 minutes, going the other way to my normal route along the thames.
day 47 - swim, 2.6 km in 54 minutes, bloody slow swim, walked wombat later 2 km in circa thirty minutes
day 48 - swim 3.04 km in 63 minutes
day 48 - walk in city of London, another rest effort 3.9 km in 45 minutes
day 49 - turbo session 36.55 km in 71 minutes, walked wombat later 2 km in 30 minutes
day 50 - 3.62 km in 73 minutes, felt slow, but checked garmin and I did the 3 km in 1 hour, which was one of my targets to reach, so that’s good. Target for next week is to do a 4 km continuous swim.
good to have reached half way and still be doing this. Have to confess a few days when I’ve gone out for a walk at work, I have to drag myself out. Feels good and is definitely doing me some good, but always a struggle to keep going at the half way point, well for me anyway.
edit good effort @scotroutes on completing the Illuminator Run.
32 road-ish miles on the bike this morning, revisiting an old route I used to do all of the time. I discovered halfway round that my left knee no longer wanted to work (I hit it yesterday getting in to the car of all things 🤦♂️) and struggled home. Think a walking day is in order tomorrow; the day after; the day after that...maybe even the day after that too 😂
51. A quiet one for me. I procrastinated on a bike ride as it was a bit showery and I wasn’t feeling it, for various reasons. Ended up taking the pooch out for an hour at dusk along the river before the firework displays kicked-off in earnest.
Day 51 ?
Damn I’ve just re read my post today - I have two day 48s !
That’s what happens when you type it up on your iPad whilst eating brekki, mainly trying to figure out what date is what day number whilst scanning Strava, getting it wrong - correcting it and still getting it wrong.
Doh.
52. Post-lunch grind up-hill. Cruddy and windy, but lovely to be out. I really need to swap my tyres out though.
Day 52 (I hope) - swim today 2.98 km as I miscounted the lengths in 59 minutes - woohoo ! Reviewing the lap info on garmin I saw my fastest 100m was 75 seconds a pace I held onto for 400m - got me to believing that if I lost some weight maybe I could actually be quite quick at swimming. Also walked little Wombat for 2.1 km in 35 minutes.
I don’t often stop to take photos but on Friday I couldn’t find my Garmin and was really enjoying a ride without numbers.
The weekend was extended dog walks and some active recovery and today, I cycled to the supermarket for groceries after work.
@jimfrandisco - Uh oh!! Hope what ever it is has been caught early and can be sorted!
Day 52 and just over halfway equals a FTP Test! Considering I had a mare of a week last week I'm really chuffed in having boosted it from 183w at the beginning of this to a nice round 210w. Now to just keep on at it and get that number above my PB of 236w by christmas.
@jimfrandisco - ditto what scotroutes said.
Something must be working for me, I managed a 7km run tonight. Not fast but it's still 1.5km more than I've done for a good year or 2!!
Man flu has struck casa stabiliser so a walk round grizedale Saturday, walk over HOad Sunday, yet another walk round the fell yesterday And karate at night. The youngest has been showing an interest though so cobbled him some little dumbbells from curtain rail and did some “circuits” together, this evening 😎.
Still going, not missed a day yet. Still haven’t managed a single photo worthy of sharing with the class.
Given the recent weather zwift and YouTube yoga have been doing some good stints.
@jimfrandisco hope all good.
day 52 - tired, overslept though to be fair to myself overslept in this context means I failed to get up 2 hours early at 5 am to do an hours or so turbo before heading off to work.
Lunchtime walk, 6 km in 1 hour 10 mins.
Just done Workout 1 of the Zwift Academy, the short one! Surprisingly not too bad considering I've just upped my FTP. Doubt I'll get much time to get out IRL until next week so plenty more of indoor nonsense to come for me.
Day 53 - swim 3.16 km in 64 minutes, slower than my last swim, as for some stupid reason they split the lane mid my swim and about 15 people got in the lane next to me for a swimming lesson disrupting all the rhythm and pace I’d had. Note to self get up early and avoid the midday session. <br />Walked wombat later, 2.3 km in 34 minutes.
I've really struggled this week so far. All just walks since Sunday's bike ride. Away for work again, and, well , I've struggled. Still in it, just, and I'm determined not to miss any days like last year. Looking forward to tomorrow morning's walk before work, then getting home tomorrow night. Well done everyone still going, and those making up for missed days etc 👍🏻
Don't worry about only doing the minimum, if that's all you can do it still counts. About to do 30 mins with a pace partner on Zwift as, despite not working currently, I'm really struggling to fit any outside exercise in. Just keep the days ticking along and do more when you can.
Day 54 - turbo session 37 km in 72 minutes using the bog standard wahoo app at a constant 182w.
Think I might try bkool or Zwift as the wahoo app is dull dull dull
Walked wombat later in the rain; 2.75 km in 38 minutes, she doesn’t like getting wet.
Done for today.
Re the posts above @bonni @fazzini
This challenge is only to do 30 minutes of activity per day - if you’ve done 30 then all good. I know I had to reset my approach and expectations on myself to do this challenge, otherwise I’d get quite demotivated as I get more tired through no proper rest days and end up crashing and burning.
Through this challenge I'm now ok with the days where life / work / family / wombat get completely in the bloody way of me following a fitness program, or my own exercise schedule. And all I get the time or energy to do is walk along the thames, or walk Wombat. Previously I’d beat myself up for not doing something really productive for at leat an hour. And ultimately now I’m actually getting up & out and doing something every day just for 30 mins or so, it’s not setting my HR or the world on fire, but that’s ok.
There is merit in doing something even if it’s low impact, or just easy for 30 mins is what I’m trying very badly to say.
One hour on the turbo and then another swim in Loch Garten. Water is getting suddenly colder, now at 5.3C.54. Squeezed in a shimmy to the gym. As I don’t have Zwift, I decided to hop on a fancy static bike on a set routine for 45 mins.
TBH it was a bit easy and dull, but it did make me focus on cadence, with various target cadences between 84-93 rpm. Quite a change from my normal sub-65 rpm meniscus grinding ascent of local hills.
@scotroutes - how much lower than 5.3°C would you bear it?
@bonni - it never gets too cold. It just means spending less time immersed.
This week has been a bit of a mix, road rides after work on Monday and Wednesday with a weights session in between, Thursday was a shopping ride and yesterday I managed to finish work by lunchtime so had a lovely ride in the afternoon.
Well over halfway now, great effort from everyone still in the game!
Parkrun here too! Beautiful morning. Very cold, but the sunshine was ace! Might go for a short pedal later too 😁 (then again, I might just watch cricket, footie, rugby et al 😂 I'm slow enough that the Parkrun completes my 30 minutes for the day)
Thursday night was30 mins of kata. Took yesterday off work and walked from Broughton Moor Forest up to Dow Crag and OMoC. Original target was Grey Friar but it was fairly icy on the top and so sacked it off. Stunning day though
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Day 56.
A Parkrun. Then another. Then another. Then another ...😂
Nah. Just jesting. Did the Dava Way 50km (actually 51.5km) instead. Felt pretty good at the end, actually overtaking a few folk as they tired. I'll try to get some photos up later, but have these in the meantime...
Well done Colin.
Lots of nice photos from everyone above too.
I got back from the Lakes and have been quite busy and dodging the bad weather. Managed to get out each day though quite a few have been walks or short runs. Did the RIde SHeffield Dig Day last Sunday.
Got out yesterday testing the work
photo from the top of Piper house so not quite the bit we worked on!
Headed out today out to Stanage, very busy in the Peak with the nice weather
actually 51.5km
Day 51 .5km??🤯 Thought you'd do better @scotroutes 😜 (terrible joke I know)
Fabulous effort. I struggle to run 5km, never mind 50 of the buggers!!! Well done.
@AndrewL where is that last photo from. It's stunning.
@fazzini - thank you, it's Redmires reservoir, I couldn't quite find the perfect spot to avoid the straggly small trees in the foreground!
Second time of trying to post this, love the stw site.
day 56 - turbo session wahoo app, 40 km in 75 minutes, which was as much as I could do tbh. Walked wombat later 2 km in 33 minutes. Done.
@scotroutes amazing effort on the 51.5 km run.
loving the pics on this thread.
Stunning morning, but bloody cold. Seriously need to re-think my winter footwear set-up. Very painful feet. Worth it for the sunrise though.
@scotroutes - Wow that's amazing. Well done.
Swim for this morning, 1600km or 1 mile in old money. Then about 3 hours of dog walking.
Day 57 - swim 4.04 km in 85 minutes. That’s my distance goal achieved 4 km - 2.5 miles. Now to speed it up, and get onto the running. Wasn’t the quickest session - felt flat and not full of energy, suspect that’s more diet than anything. Also any techniques for not getting cramp in my toes whilst swimming would be most welcome, as this always creeps in towards the end of a long swim.
walked wombat in the rain later for 2 km in 30 minutes.
@fazzini great pics, where is that ?
any techniques for not getting cramp in my toes whilst swimming would be most welcome
85 minutes is a fair time to be exercising at any appreciable effort. I'd be thinking about hydration and salt levels. You might be in the water but you're not absorbing it by osmosis 🙂
Day 57 - Did an hour on Zwift at Zone 1, supposedly "Active Recovery" pace. Boring as hell but it did spin my legs out a bit. Followed up with 30 minutes of stretches with Ash, and then a wee walk. My legs now feel pretty good despite yesterdays exertions. Just a shame about my toes/toenails!
Wanted to get out on the bike today but by the time I had chance it was windy and tipping down so went to the gym. Yesterday I spent a couple of hours helping my mate's mum move house which involved lifting lots of heavy furniture up four flights of stairs so I recorded it. Turned out to be the second most strenuous session of the week!
56. Barely scraped through. Still under the pressure from work, so just a walk to the bike shop and for a trim, a walk with pooch, then some press-ups.
57. Yoga with Kassandra, but went for 35 minutes of intermediate out of curiosity… Oh Lordy!