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Looks like a cracking day out @scotroutes
Day 35, carrying a slight shoulder injury so no swim today. Turbo session Wahoo systm app, 27.7 km in 60 minutes.
Days 33 and 34 I only managed a couple of sessions with the resistance bands. That being said my shoulder where I tore a ligament in the summer has been giving me some grief, was much better after those. So think I'll start doing them in my lunch break.
Day 35 was a 6 mile run to get some teabags. Managed to miss the train as well.
Day 35 - short homeworkout app jobbie, I maintain the line of doing something is better than doing nothing 😃
Amen to that, only managed a short walk yesterday as was busy with kids, swimming, dentist, shopping, work etc. And then found outvia a call from Mrs S during the big shop at 9:00pm that the kids had nits. By the time we had decontaminated everyone and everything it was 1 am. FML. So am knackered today. Still a huge pile of washing to get through too.
Will get a run in at lunchtime though
Day 36, swim today 2.3 km in 49 minutes, went well actually.
Other than the tedious, but helpful physio exercises that’s me done for today. Over a third the way through, but it’s starting to feel like there’s a long way to go….
10km run this afternoon. Not speedy, just steady.
Yeah, just over 1/3rd of the way through and Xmas seems a long way off!
That was a quick recovery from your ankle injury scotroutes.
Two weeks since my last run. That sort of gap seems to keep away the injury but it's frustrating not being able to get out more often. I've a longer run/event in mind for next year so need to be able to build up the distance.
Yup,I have a damaged achilles tendon which I'm babying through this challenge.Never was a good runner mind.Fine on a bike like,what about your ankle?
I can cycle without it affecting my ankle at all. That's great as it lets me maintain cardio fitness.
I have two issues with my ankle/leg. The first is on the inside of my left shin, where the soleus joins. This manifests as a dull ache after significant use (like a longer run). The physio tried some acupuncture on that which seems to have been mildly effective but it's this that I'm trying to avoid exacerbating buy running less often.
The second issue is much more intermittent and feels almost like a trapped nerve. It can happen, I'll be in extreme discomfort, I can walk it off and it'll all be fine for a while. The closest I can call it, looking at an anatomy chart, would be the inferior extensor retinaculum (sounds like a Harry Potter spell!). Reading up on pain in this area suggests it could be caused by lacing shoes too tight or a poor shoe fit in that area. I'll be looking in to that.
Mine tends to be a bit more problematic in cold weather.Are there any good youtube videos to help you with your issues?Found some very useful ones for my achilles.
Day 36 - a fair bit of shuffling around Sheffield between shops and bars, plus a gig involving a lot of jumping around.
Day - 37 will bit a fair bit more shuffling around but in Manchester. No actual exercise but I'll be on my feet most of the day so counting it as activity.
Day 35 was a day at Llandegla, good fun and a serious workout for me. Managed two laps at a decent pace which was surprising, these small workouts are definitely making a difference.
Day 36 was another fail though. Family stuff just got in the way so by the time I got back home it was midnight, no time left to do anything. That's 5 days missed so far, annoying but not bad.
Beautiful October day at the East Coast.One hour hike, followed by 80 minutes at the outdoor gym.Chippy here I come.Must remember to eat plenty to keep going.
Day 37, turbo session using wahoo systm app, 28 km in 60 minutes. Constant power at 170 watts was tougher than I was expecting, may have to revisit my plan to increase wattage over the 100 days. Bugger.
Still not missed a day, but fek it’s getting tough to resist the temptation to have a complete do absolutely nothing rest day.
Two dog walks and walking to town and back. Unfortunately the dog got spooked on the evening walk by a firework, so decided to bolt and run the last mile home on his own. By some miracle he didn't get hit by a car.
So no specific exercise tonight. Probably running for the next few days as rain is forecast and riding in the wet and having to clean the bike hacks me off.
42km gravelling with the local cycle club. Lovely Autumn day after morning mizzle. So nice we had a cake break in Kincraig and than had to sit outside the Old Bridge Inn afterwards and entertain a couple of beers.
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Day 38, swim 2.64 km in 60 minutes, not too bad - felt slow, but according to garmin it wasn’t that slow.
Nothing planned for the rest of the day, as it’s chucking it down here. With more rain forecast. Oh and I’m knackered.
Am wondering if I manage to complete the 100 days, what physical / training benefits there would be in repeating this - after a week or so complete break in the new year?
Great pics @scotroutes, looks like a great ride out.
Floundering a bit recently so only managed some brisk walks.
@scotroutes regarding your shin issue, have you tried kneeling down with the tops of your feet facing the floor? Sit back on your heels and it gently stretches the shin area. I suffer badly from shin splints but this stretch was suggested to me on the running thread and it works wonders so might help with your issue.
Fun run yesterday, 24km up and around a local hill. Part of it suffered a forest fire in summer 🙁
And a long walk this morning, and proof that @scotroutes isn't the only nutter that swims at this time of year:
@jodafett - thanks for the suggestion. I actually incorporate Child Pose in my normal yoga routine which includes that stretch. I might try extending duration a little.
Bit of a lazy day today. I took the drone out for some flying practice.
Day 38 - still worn out by previous day's mooching/jumping/drinking/eating. So a gentle walk up the hill for a couple of hours was enough.
Week off with the kids this week, trying to get them involved in something too. That won't be easy!
Nice photos mogrim. Keep going everybody. 💪
Unsurprisingly I topped the group in time, distance and elevation last week as I was on holiday.
Normal service to be resumed this week as back in rainy cold blighty.
Still maintaining the streak even if I am counting 30 minutes powerwalking around the airport as one of my activities. Better than sitting in spoons I suppose.
^We've all done plenty of that.I could really do with two weeks on a foreign beach.I,m sure it would be very energising.
Day 39, swim 2.24 km in 50 minutes. Weight down by 4.5 kg since starting this, which I’m happy with, wish it was higher, but I’ll take the fact that it’s going down as a win.
Day 39 - homeworkout app making me do multiple variety's of press-ups. Bloody thing
Wheezy huffy puffy run at lunchtime
Another WILD swim in Loch Morlich this morning. Beautifully calm with a little sprinkling of rain, like glitter on the still water.
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And then a wee run in the Glenmore area this evengin with the Cairngorm Runners.
As the weather has been so kind, most days I’ve been heading out for an hour each evening after work either on the road or along the local river bank on the fatty.
Yesterday was a wash out so had a great recovery day, stretches and foam rollering whilst watching the football.
Did an hour of resistance training this evening and a bike ride planned for tomorrow.
Always good to see and read what everyone has been doing! Although as always, a little envious of some.😀
Day 40 - surprised that I've made it this far without a day off. Today was a turbo session using wahoo SYSTM app, 24.14 km in 52 minutes, early-ish session and I'm starting to feel the lack of a rest day again, so wasn't at my best earlier.
Still hanging in there after forty days. In fact quite enjoying it really. It's made me do half hour stretch routines on days where "recovery" would have been a giant pack of crisps on the couch.
Have got back into running a bit, though a tight hamstring has kept both pace and distance down.
Decent turbo ride last night, no photos thankfully. Off to try out a new running club this evening.
I’ve not managed everyday, but probably 30 of them. Starting to feel a bit fitter and changing a bit of shape.
Definitely starting to become habit forming.
Day 40. Another swim - Loch Insh, a balmy 9.6C.
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Then a 50km road ride.
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I was way over-dressed.
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Day 40 - yesterday that is. Retrieved the pull up bar from under my bed and restarted my calisthenics workouts at a very early stage. All body weight but now involving calisthenics based movements with a view to be able to be much stronger and lift up and over the bar at some point. Not done this for a while due to wrist injury, Mrs Fezza joined in and 2/3 kids also joined in. Wrist feels pretty good this morning which is a very good sign.
Keeping up with the daily exercise, strictly speak I did miss one day but was up and down about 36m of scaffolding and walked about 3 miles around London that day so I'll let myself off. Just need to reel back on the stuffing my face front.....
Day 41, turbo session at what felt like dawn otherwise work was going to scupper this, turbo session using wahoo SYSTM app 28.17 km in 60 minutes.
Getting dangerously close to completing half of this.
Grfeat pics @scotroutes and top effort, loch swim and a 50km ride. Respect sir.
Still plodding on. I've been out on the new ebike for the last two days. It's brilliant... covered over 70km with 1500m of climbing (over the two days) on a single charge. This means I can get out and do proper loops without completely wrecking myself. So happy with it 🙂
Having a slightly easier day today; short walk probably.
Bought a new jacket too, so no excuses!
Day 40 - core exercises via my homeworkout app. Gonna see if I can persuade the boys to come for a little ride on the bikes now!
I'm back on the bike after 2 weeks of injured hand and man-flu. Last night's tail wind made the 20 mile commute a breeze. This morning's headwind had me coughing up all kinds of yellow nastiness.
Walk up the head of the lickle Valley yesterday
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Run up the railway line in Broughton, with the boys on bikes, today
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Day 41. Chilled day. Spent an hour and a half in the home gym doing a wee Zwift warm-up, some weights and a yoga session.
RGT race yesterday, down on the power which I'm 100% blaming on the hard turbo session on Monday and the intervals on Tuesday. Another run later today.