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75-ish. @eulach
Fill your boots but don’t get too excited:
Home-made yoga ≠ bedroom gymnastics
Travelling today, so taking my exercise in Paris CdG airport. A stroll around 2E until my flight is ready to board. Knowing Air France’s time-keeping, this could amount to a decent amount of steps.
Day 76.
Feeling a wee bit "off colour", probably a reaction to double vaccination. However, more snow overnight meant that I fitted the oven gloves to the Fatbike for a wee play in the woods.
Remember folks - don't play on the railway!
This morning's walk felt a bit different. Can't quite put my finger on it...🤔
Day 77.
Fun run round the woods from Boat of Garten to Loch Vaa and back.
Trails are much crunchier than they were yesterday.
Sun already setting just before 3pm.
I had my new running shoes on too - studded.
Very confidence inspiring.
extra 30 mins cycle on the commute to pick up the car yesterday evening, nearly wiped out on some ice when I got to the car park.
Today was 6 hours round the finest trails of Caerphilly, made extra difficult because I'd not checked my full-sus since bpw last month and it turns out the rear mech had seized, had to chase the group using only the 3 biggest sprockets, which killed my thighs on any flat sections! Freezing but glorious sunshine all day.
Another POETS day sunset ride yesterday afternoon.
Third week on the trot. Great way to start the weekend, I can feel a habit forming!😀
First tentative pedal in over 2 weeks thanks to this chest infection. It's still lingering but much better. Very cold and icy on the snow this morning. I even got a frosty helmet 😳 Amazing sunrise, plus a free Mr Slushy 😂
Chilly challenge looks a bit much mind.
I was under-selling it. The total distance was actually 5km. That did involve a few trips to the coast, where the warmer waters enabled longer swims. Another of my friends had already completed it and a third still has about 1km to go (by end-January IIRC). It gets a lot harder now of course. Air temp this morning was -11c and the lochs are beginning to freeze up.
I've fallen by the wayside. Same as last year. I get to mid/late October and I'm so knackered from life and work that I can't maintain it. I'm going to try and do 100 days after Christmas. Probably start on Boxing Day. Makes more sense to me anyway for my lifestyle.
Good week this week - Mon - Wed - bike to work, Thurs - bike to dentist, Fri Swim - today - Park Run was -4 at Brighouse - was quite busy - a lot cancelled but good work by the Brighouse volunteers to keep one going. Steady pace (as always) was slippy underfoot.
cold morning at the skate bowl
after watching a young girl hit the big slope last week managed it myself while no one was around, my son concussed himself on it a couple of years ago, so i was quite apprehensive - dunno what the fuss was about!
Way too icy for cycling today! It’s about a mile on the road to the woods or the river bank and I concluded that it wasn’t worth the risk of an injury this late in the challenge.
As a result, I’ve had a bit of a recovery day, a lovely walk this morning along the river, made especially memorable because it was white over with a dusting of snow and the frozen spider webs were amazing!
I have spent an hour using the foam roller this afternoon whilst watching the football.
Determined to get out cycling tomorrow hopefully on the fatty with a nice dump of snow.
Bit of a long update.
Day 75 (Nov 29) - swim 2.8 km in 62 minutes and walked wombat later 2.3 km in 32 minutes
Day 76 - swim (again) 3.04 km in 63 minutes, walked wombat (again) 2.2 km in 31 minutes
Day 77 - just for a change - swim 3.12 km in 63 minutes and you guessed it walked Willa later 2.6 km in 41 minutes.
Day 78 (dec 2) - turbo session 38 km in 76 minutes at 185w, watched dawn of planets of the apes to stave of the boredom. Chilly walk with wombat for 48 minutes, 3.4 km. Done.
It’s interesting that I’ve somehow gone through the being completely fatigued all the time stage and now after nearly 80 days of this, physically I’m recovering fairly well with doing a good hours plus exercise every day, don’t think the bug / whatever the hell it was I had has helped in the last week, but managed to power through that.
very envious of where you guys live, pics look amazing.
How is everyone else going?
Did the Ventoux climb on Zwift this morning walking around like a new born deer now.
Back to walking for me today. Still snowy!
Yesterday was an hours trudge through the snow to retrieve supplies from the garage in the village plus numerous jobs
today was 5hrs digging out and gritting the drive to get the neighbors pregnant daughter off to the hospital. There’s still a foot of snow on our drive to get us out....... so guess what tomosrrow’s exercise is going to be?🙄
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Digging
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The bit yet to be dug (yesterday)
Day 79. Global Fat Bike Day.
52km ride taking in An Lochan Uaine, Ryvoan, Rynettin, Nethy House cafe and a sneaky pint in the Old Bridge Inn.
Snow was pretty much perfect, with just a few shiny patches and frozen puddles causing a couple of spills for the non-fatties amongst us.
We were asked to wear something festive. I was Elf Insafety.
It was bloody cold but very dry. The bike will not need cleaned!
Can't remember where I got up to, but last week was made up of walks and home workouts with some yoga thrown in as well.
Saturday morning went for a run in the frozen sunshine, 15 seconds off 30 minute 5k, well pleased with that. Also did 3 15 minute go kart sessions and my shoulders are killing me now!
Today just managed a walk in the snow as was visiting family.
No snow down here, just a day of cold rain.
the fat bike outing looked fun @scotroutes.
Day 79 - 2.6 mile swim in 1 hour 28 minutes. That’s 4.2 km in new money, longest swim I’ve done for years. Still trying to work out hydration and salts to prevent cramp for long swims, so far I’ve not really managed it well at all. In fact t the cramp has persisted through the day in my toes, which is a bit of a pain.
walked little Willa later in the rain 3.2 km in 46 minutes.
done for today. No snow pics, only got a pick of the pup from tonight’s walk.
Day 80 - another swim 2.8 km in 54 minutes which was pretty good, walked Wombat later for 30 minutes. Done
only 20 days to go !
Day 81 - ran out of time to do a turbo session before work today, lunchtime walk round the Thames, 4.8 km in 57 minutes. Done. Walking round you do see some stuff in London, today was no exception - and frankly it was impossible to miss, a massive power cruiser boat moored just past London Bridge.
Nice photos there. Some fascinating stuff to see when you walk around and take the time to look 🙂
I squeezed in an hour of home gym today. It's the thing I enjoy least but I've learnt that it's essential for all-round fitness - especially for the elderly 🙂
Hello! Well done you lot for keeping going.
I had to temporarily bail out due to 2 massive travel days and working all (yes all) hours that I’m awake.
I’m gonna try to get back in the groove for the last 3 weeks. Currently working abroad but may have a couple of hours per day to myself going forward. There’s a gym 100 metres away so hard to make excuses going forward.
Cheers all.
@monkeycmonkeydo absolutely no idea. It’s right by St Katherine’s docks. Looking at my pics quite a few trees are still in leaf round the docks.
anyway back to business.
Day 82 (no really it is Day 82!) - somehow I’m still here, haven’t had a heart attack, or worse fallen at man flu, or injured myself horribly. <br />Today was a swim 3.6 km in 76 minutes, felt absolutely rubbish, but was quicker than normal, go figure. Walked little Willa at lunchtime in some rare sunshine, 3.3 km in 43 minutes. Done, no pics today.
Day 82.
Out for a walk with a mate (my old boss actually) for a good old chinwag.
We were on some minor hills just south of Inverness, with low cloud/fog covering the Moray Firth and a fine view over to Ben Wyvis.
Weights and kata Tuesday
bag work and kata last night
50 min “run” tonight (walked up the steeper hills, need to refocus on cardio!
pn the plus side (which I currently am) my weekend digging has won me a notch on my belt! It’s happening. Slowly.
Day 83. Grrr! Mrs S has kindly given me the cold she's been suffering from the past few days. I guess it was somewhat inevitable. I did 90 minutes on Zwift earlier and will likely relax with Kassandra for a session later. I'm hoping I can keep going on autopilot for a few days while this clears out.
This week has been tough, the weather has meant that running or cycling have been difficult due to freezing conditions before and after work.
Yesterday and Tuesday were weights sessions at home and today was a day when this challenge really counts.
Wet, cold and blowing a gale but I decided to get out after work for an hour on the road bike. It was a case of thinking it’s just an hour, I’ll feel much better for getting out, I can’t fail now!!
It was great to get out, I was cold for the first five minutes and once in the shower afterwards, I felt it was well worth the effort. Had it not been my commitment to the cause, I’d have cracked a beer and sat in front of the fire. Exactly what it’s all about.
Well I failed on posting everyday but won on doing the excercise everyday, despite weather and family conditions.
Keep it up, people, we're into the teenage territory.