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Resistance training for an hour on Tuesday, road ride last night and just back from an hour round the local singletrack on the single speed.
I am feeling good but know its early days and experience of previous years means I’m holding back just a little.
Wingfoiling today and yesterday....as a novice, it's exhausting! Hopefully windsurfing tomorrow
Another spin around Northampton bike park this evening getting a little practice before heading to Wales this weekend.
Registering another 'fail' day today, third one so far. Had at tough day at work and finished late, the odd rest day is good in the end right?
Still hoping to make it to at least 90/100.
Fail today. Sad face. 🙁
Struggling this week with energy levels and morale.Some long walks despite the flippin wind and rain.Must man up.
@Mister-P how many km round nh bike park ?
Also what time does it shut, could I ride it at night?
Also Mk resident who uses the millennium route as a way to get some riding in when time is short
I counted last weekends 3 day cub camp, so in still going strong
Tho if I'm feeling shagged I've just done a YouTube yoga routine
10km nightride at Woburn tonight
That's the first 21 days done and have to say I'm starting to see some benefits now (albeit in a small way). Have managed at least one type of exercise every day (sometimes two or three) even if they've often been small like a walk with a dog or a yoga session.
I'm probably like a lot of folk on here in that in a typical 100 day period I probably exercised about 75 to 80 of those days on average anyway (more in summer, fewer in winter). The good thing about this challenge however is that on the days where I'd maybe have done nothing (justifying to myself by calling them recovery days) I'm now doing maybe half an hour of stretching, or a short leg loosening walk or cycle.
So yes, am enjoying it and feeling better for it.
Headed down to Blackpool tomorrow for the Half Man Half Biscuit gig so planning to divert via the Lake District for a wee swim.
@kimbers it's quite small but I got about 12km going round a few times. It's not fenced off so you could ride it at night. I will when I pull my finger out and buy some decent lights.
I had another "rest" day yesterday. I've decided it's unsustainable for me. I'm gardener so I'm exercising all day anyway so doing an extra half an hour Monday to Friday feels like too much. I am using it to motivate me to go for a walk whilst my daughter is at football which is three times a week and to make sure I do something on Saturday and Sunday. Hopefully this approach will mean I can keep it going beyond Christmas which is better in the long run.
Really enjoying this. So far I think I've had 3 days where I've only done a couple of walks with the dog. But other than that I've been out for a run or on the bike every day.
Definelty feeling my fitness and energy levels increasing to something like they were when I cycle commuted 60-90 miles a week.
Cheers mister-p
I'm starting to get tired.
30 minute tubo sessions every week day for two weeks (and pushing myself on them) is starting to take its toll and that, coupled with my dog totally destroying my sleep for the last, well, months, means I am really, feeling the strain.
I've got another session planed for tonight where I will not try and hold 300+W for as long as I can and then I can hopefully rest tomorrow (when I go skydiving) and Sunday (when we have people over). I just hope that my dog lets me sleep tonight. I feel like hell.
Day 21 - busy day again so only a small chance to get anything done. Homeworkout app with a load of bodyweight stuff but quite short. In maintaining the fact that it's more than I would normally do, which I'm ok with.
Fortunately today I have the morning free. Once I've dropped the youngest off at school it'll be exercise/drumming/ps4 for a couple of hours until dinner time.
Planning on a few hours at rampworx tomorrow, new skates to try that I hope fit better than my previous couple of pairs.
Yesterday I managed my first "Proper" MTB ride since C-Day: 25km and 600M of climbing on the local trails. Very little strength or fitness left, but it felt ace to be out on the hills and looking across to Kinder 🙂
Anyway, I have to dash... I'm getting married in 2 hours 🙂
WOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!! Congratulations and good luck @stanley! Have a great day.
30 minute tubo sessions every week day for two weeks (and pushing myself on them) is starting to take its toll and that, coupled with my dog totally destroying my sleep for the last, well, months, means I am really, feeling the strain.
I'd change at least a couple of those turbo sessions to recovery rides - nice easy spin with Netflix on, for example. Beasting yourself daily is fine for a week, but isn't sustainable.
Don't need to guess at whatll be stanleys 30 mins of "activity" today
Congratulations to you both!
Don’t need to guess at whatll be stanleys 30 mins of “activity” today
Congratulations to you both!
😀
Congrats Stanley!
Still going well here - mostly zwift this last week with the odd 5k run. Had a brilliant zwift race yesterday and felt really strong but just did one this morning and legs were pretty dead. Away to Crete this weekend but hotel has a gym so will keep it going doing that, or running/swimming.
Congrats @stanley
I am starting to get tired, I’ve managed to keep it going for 22 days and will keep going, but fek me I’m tired, starting to get cramp on the turbo and in the pool after 2.5 km, which is a sure sign of overdoing it and not having enough rest.
Day 22 turbo session using wahoo systm 27.5 km in 60 minutes and a 46 min 3.5 km fast-ish walk with the dog. So all good. Only a 0.3 kg weight loss this last week, so long as it keeps going down.
Some of you need to slow down a bit. This isn't a sprint and "active recovery" is a real thing. Also, and I'll keep repeating this, stretches and yoga count. These are the things I neglect to do the rest of the year and, once again, I'll be trying to keep doing them once the 100 days is up. Shavasna (corpse pose) for 5 minutes at the end of a session should get you into the correct frame of mind.
Day 22 - extended the run to 10km. Gentle pace and, seemingly, no ankle niggles. Colours are chasing, with lots of reds around.
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Legs actually feeling a bit weary walking between various sites in London today, but will be out for a wee jog after work & then free taster session at the local gym this weekend - might even join up to see me through the winter months.
Good idea.Think I should join a gym.
Nice pictures scotroutes, thanks.
Day 22 - managed around 30mins lower body workout via the app, after a fairly vigorous hour or so of drumming.
Back to feeling mopey and fed up with the world this evening. Kids and respect is a seemingly impossible connection.
Been fitting in something everyday. Have been busy with work and DIY so a fair few walks. Wednesday was some digging for trail repairs and managed to get out and test ride yesterday. Run this evening after an afternoon of floorboard fettling (well more whittling)
Good to see everyone else is getting up to stuff.
Technically another fail today as I finished work way too late again but as I finished work late due to filling a giant container with broken pallets for an hour I'll take that as my daily exercise. Not part of my job and definitely worked up a sweat!
Day 23 turbo session 27.6 km in 60 minutes, felt better than yesterday’s session.
Some of you need to slow down a bit.
I’m not going very fast as it is ! 🙂 good call re stretching, I’m already doing the physio exercises for back and core, so will add some additional stretches in too.
D23
ive been pushed to yoga and stretching sessions the last two saturdays and found them really useful, so should really focus more on a warm down/stretching routine immediately after phys.
ive the option to ride over to a mates house this evening, that would be an hour each way, or i could get a lift back but im also tempted to do something this afternoon as its glorious sunshine
Lovely walk in Shropshire this morning.
I have been meaning to try and link up as many urban off-road routes as I can, so this challenge is getting me out when I might have given it a miss. Glad I got out this morning and managed to do 99% off-road linking 2 urban country parks. I love the Rising Sun CP. Small but brilliantly formed. I'm planning on some more 'linking up' next week too 😁
Emerged from this weeks fug.Managed a two hour walk yesterday and 30 minutes of stretching and weights today.I need more options to stave of boredom.
Day 23.
32km to Loch Insh boathouse and back. Weather was a wee bit chilly and we had some mizzle on the return. A coffee and bacon roll was much appreciated.
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I was due to go for a wee swim this afternoon but wasn't feeling the love. Took my drone though and got some nice shots.
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35 miles around CyB today and I am pooped!
Day 23 - just what the Dr ordered, a session at rampworx skatepark. New skates tested and miles better, feeling loads more confident than recently. Took my boys (bike and scooter) and the Mrs Fezza went on her jump bike. Good times.
Went for a 5 mile walk today.
Tandem ride tomorrow.
Day 24, swim 2.4 km in 56 minutes. Garmnin watch ran out of battery at 40 mins - despite being on charge all night long and then shortly after I ran out of battery.
40 minute walk with the dog and that's me done for today.
some great pics on this thread, where's that pic from @fazzini with the three chrome "pencils" 🙂 ?
I thought they were drill bits 😂
@walowiz it's Weetslade Country Park in Newcastle. And @scotroutes has it...they are indeed drill bits!!
Thanks @fazzini now I’m looking at them close up they are indeed drill bits ! Doh
Yesterday was a ride round the Gorlech trail at Brechfa, which I forgot about how good it is in a Retro style compared to the regular paces that have been updated over the years. Today is about to be another gentle walk to the local park and back while I go to the local shop for some milk.
Another week of Zwift. Wk 3 of Gravel Grinder completed. A couple of weights sessions and a 30km easy loop to the Forth Bridges. Easily my favourite (and easily the easiest) loop around Edinburgh!
Day 24 - no specific exercise but a couple of hours of doing jobs and cleaning around the house. That'll do, needed some rest. Active exercise tomorrow evening.
I've just an hour with the lovely Kassandra. It's always weird how I struggle at some poses but manage some other "difficult" poses relatively easily.
Have missed a couple of days due to illness, but managed to get at least a half hour stroll in most days - never been so gutted to be ill! Tested negative for covid throughout some prolly just a head cold with a tickly cough, all feels a bit more back to normal today. Mrs Pondo has whisked me away to Wales for my birthday, so we have a couple of days climbing hills and hoping for traffic through the Mach Loop. 🙂
Dog walks have taken most of the slack. Missed two days due to meh and feeling wuff. Proper ride yesterday - 85km in three hours on one of the fixed wheel road bikes (gearing still a little high for fitness). Arms aching, legs OK. Chest sore. I appear to have lost about 8bpm from my maximum HR. Thank you COVID.