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Bonus day today.
Went to bed after reading Kramer’s sleep thread and woke up extra early!
Decide that I would cycle to the beach with a tailwind, meet the wife and mates. We had a two and half hours on the beach with the dogs and a lift home.
Now with feet up watching the football.
Day 92 (16 dec) - turbo session 42.75 km in 85 minutes at 183w, need to get a new app as the wahoo base app is a bit dull. Walked Willa later for 30 minutes.
day 93, after a short rubbish sleep, morning swim 4.4 km (2.7 miles) in 89 minutes, longest swim to date according to Strava, not fast, but my pace dropped off hugely towards the end. Walked Wombat with Soph for 32 minutes later. Very tired now.
one week to go !
Knackered today through lack of sleep. I had to get up early, so fitted my new winter tyre before breakfast but was too knacked to take the bike anywhere meaningful.
I ended up driving up to a local hill and did a circular route for an hour. Bloody windy on the tops so not such a bad call to ditch cycling.
Day 93 - one week to go!!
Another hour and a half indoors with Zwift and weights but I did get my Xmas tree up.
Saw Santa too!!
Day 94 - turbo session, 70 minutes 36km at constant 193w. Was using an old pair of trainers and flat pedals, but today I threw them away and used my new 510s with some nice flat pedals and that is soooo much better.
6 days to go.
Unfortunately not been able to keep up with this, due to motivation, pains, sprains etc. However, it has definitely increased my exercise intensity and upped my overall level of exercise. Hoping next year I can complete it, but I bow out happy.
Keep going everyone. Great effort.
Half an hour on Zwift as I did the Restrap Solstice ride yesterday in dreadful weather, rained for 8 hours straight.
The typhoon blowing me along the lang whang at 30 mph was a nice way to finish the day right enough.👌
I won't be keeping it up after Christmas, it's been good and I will do something just not every day.
Out for the club Xmas gravel ride last night. Wish I'd lost weight, however, I have at least maintained and not put any on, despite keeping various winemakers in business and I seriously need to get help for my crisps addiction 🤣.
I’ve just done an hour of weights that I didn’t do yesterday.
Jnr has just asked if I want to go for a run? I’m not sure what to do.
Day 95 - I've not been in the water for a while so we had a day trip to a very windy and wavy Loch Ness.
The water was about 7.5C, which is quite a bit warmer than our local lochs,
The waves were a bit mental at times though. Swimming was tough and we kept getting swept back to the shore
A great laugh though.
I also treated myself to a wee yoga session with Kassandra earlier this evening. FWIW I find the combination of cold water and yoga is great for muscle recovery.
Another gym sesh. It’s nice and quiet in the evenings right now. No meatheads!
@thestabiliser - commiserations, but kudos to you too for keeping at it. ✊
Decline Jnr’s invitation for a run last night, no point in overdoing it this late in the game!
Finished my last job by midday so had a lovely road ride this afternoon.
I have just been informed that although everyone is now on holiday, I’m free all day tomorrow. Might be nice to mark the Solstice with a long ride. If the forecast is dry, could be on the cards.
Day 95 (dec 19th) - 2 mile swim in 67 minutes and a grey wet gloomy lunchtime walk by the thames in the city for 45 minutes 4.62 km and walked the long way home for another 45 minutes at 4.2 km.
day 96 - turbo session 33 km in 65 minutes at constant 196w.
day 97 - 3 km swim in 59 minutes. Done, off this afternoon for an afternoon to evening catch-up with my old dev team from the 90’s. Tomorrow’s update will very likely be super lightweight at best.
ONLY 3 days to go, congrats to everyone who has made it this far. Superb effort.
Short run after work on Monday round eyam/follow.
Hilly ride on the road doing Christmas card deliveries around Sheffield yesterday.
Walked to dentist then into town this morning as super windy for a ride, planning to go bouldering this afternoon.
Glad to hear what everyone is getting up to.
I went for a lunch time run today. I never go for a run at lunch time. It was OK. I survived. The homeward leg, however, running into Storm Pia's headwind quite literally took my breath away. 😂 Fingers crossed its a bike ride tomorrow, parkrun on Saturday, then a traditional, for me, bike ride on Xmas Eve.
Good luck to you all, you're nearly there!
I just thought that I'd pop this up in case anyone is looking for inspiration for their next challenge - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-67708818
Day 97 - some pre-run stretches with Ash and then the planned Solstice Half Marathon. We had a good turn out and split into a few groups. I ended up with the fast squad and seriously thought about pulling out half way round (we were doing two laps). Anyway, I soldiered on fuelled by Active Root drink and some Iron Brew jelly babies, found a fresh pair of legs and finished strong. 2h05 for the HM.
Mince pies at the finish too!!
I've really missed the running and cycling due to my hamstring injury. Abs and upper body exercises following yt videos have kept me going. On Tuesday I stood on the balance board for half an hour continuously, so that was an achievment.
Again today, too windy for cycling so I did an hour of weights this morning in the hope that it might improve later. No such luck so the dogs have enjoyed a two hour walk this afternoon.
Let’s hope the wind has died down by tomorrow!
37 gravel-ish miles today with some of the club folks. Very windy into a headwind, which 'oddly' had vanished as a tailwind when we changed direction 🤔😫 it was a morning out. It was good. It's helping the anxiety a little at a time. Looking forward to finishing this year, and already thinking about how to do more/better/be more effective next year 😂 yoga sounds like a plan 👍🏻
Did park run this morning - fallen off the waggon a bit this week - did a 72 mile ride on Sunday - cream crackered commute on Monday - Tuesday and Wednesday just needed to recover. Back on the bike commuting Thursday and Friday. sick of the incessant rain.............
Day 99 - more Zwift (like almost all of the other 98 days).
congratulations to everyone else that has managed to stick with challenge.
I’m going to finish with a Zwift ride tomorrow and then going to have a couple of days off.
Have enjoyed the great photos some of you have posted.
I hope you all have a good Christmas break and a peaceful New Year.
Day 99 - turbo session, 70 minutes about 35 km at constant 185w, can’t be certain as the bloody stoopid wahoo fitness app buggered up recording the session, quite why it’s started playing up when nothing has changed and it’s connected to a kickr core I don’t know. Did irritate me a little. <br />Walked Willa later 2.6 km in a leisurely 42 minutes.
Only one day to go.
I wandered into town again to see how much snow had fallen overnight on Christmas Eve eve.
Unfortunately, it's mostly melting but also leaving lots of flooding.
As it was day 99 of the challenge, I wandered along Santa Claus Drive having a, err, 99!!
Back-story here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj5grl16y5go
Followed that up with some Turbo Trainering - trying out the Tacx app as an alternative to Zwift.
yesterday skateboard at lunchtime after not mastering the olie, im moving on to the pop shove-it
today I had to drive to Liverpool to pick up the mum in law
so made it worthwhile by doing the trip via llandegla, was blustery but very mild for midwinter!
Congratulations to everyone that's got this far. I sort of dropped out about 3 weeks ago, although I have been doing stuff pretty much everyday. Lots of long heavy walking for work and loads of dog walks, basically ended up not having much time for proper exercise. I mean, obviously I did have time, but I was struggling as was always bloody knackered after work and then needed to take the dog for a walk....
Anyway, I've missed a few days but only really 3 or 4 over the whole thing. i feel better for it all and I'm fitting better in some clothes that were getting a bit tight!
Bit gutted that I haven't completed it but it's put me in a better place physically now, and exercise in the future.
having a, err, 99!!
Distinct lack of monkey's blood there @scotroutes 😉
One day to go, and 50mph+ gusts forecast...might be a seafront walk rather than a pedal...might see if I can get a 99 too 😂