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Day 42, swim 2 km in 46 minutes, slow as tired after a late night finish of dad taxi duties.
Afternoon half term walk with wombat and the girls, 3.35 km in a leisurely 48 minutes. Done for today.
Day 42. 33km gravel ride, showing some new(ish) traks to my friend/old boss, bracketed by coffee and scran at the Lonh Insh Boathouse
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No missed days this week with a mix of walks and Zwift, some races others just spins in groups or with one of the Pace Partners. Really starting to see improvements in my base fitness and the weight is still going down, all Win so far.
Day 42 - I'm at least consistent in updated the day after. Did a half hour ish homeworkout app session on lower body. Upper body still sore after the calisthenics stuff!
After 6 days of barely being able to get up stairs at home I managed a walk yesterday. Covid (#4 😢) has completely buggered up my 100 days. I'll make up for it though, I'll just keep going through Xmas too.
Day 43, day off work, 6:30 am swim, 3.12 km in 71 minutes, not too bad, just shy of 2 miles in the pool.
Lunchtime walk with wombat and the girls, 3.75 km in the woods in an hour. But now I’m mullered.
Not missed a day so far, weight is coming down and whilst I’m still not mtb bike fit, fitness is steadily improving alongside the physio rehab exercises. Quietly pleased so far.
Day 43 - homeworkout app this morning consisting of shoulder exercise with some awful hover press-ups. Then an hour or so pootling and messing on the bike with my 2 boys.
Weight also coming off me, started this with a bit of looseness appearing around the waste and now mostly gone, my belts are also on their last hole without doing a right lot!
Feeling better, stronger, fitter too.
Day 43.
Loch Vaa this morning - out to the Crannog and back. It's very exposed at the moment.
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5km run this afternoon at easy pace.
Rubbish windsurfing session today...only bothered for 30 mins as it was too light. But windsurfing on Wednesday, rowing machine, turbo and yoga is keeping me on track.
Hopefully some decent wind and waves tomorrow...
another week and still on track although i might need to review my routine, as by Thursday night which is a regular group ride, im empty, plenty of stamina just no acceleration..I feel ike i might need to eat more also
monday & tuesday bike commute
wednesday Ju Jitsu or Gym if class is canx (two weeks running...the motivation to go home, grab gym kit and go out again at 2000 is difficult)
Thursday night bike ride - 2.5hrs this week when i could have done with taking it easy
Friday - gym before i leave work
Saturday yoga (unless the days plans offer opportunity for a ride or long walk alternative)
Sunday mtb ride, plus walk in the arvo
great to see some pics, I will try to remember to make the effort (and then work out where to host and upload them...)
still resisting the smar****ch/fitness tracker, just, if only a refurbished garmin instinct solar would also take a 2hr music file and connect to my earbuds...
Had the week off work, but have been doing house stuff which means glossing from 9pm to midnight most days whilst the kids are in bed and therefore unable to finger it all 😁
So exercise has been sporadic at most and I've had a couple of chest days where I've just extended the dog walk, but still doing something every day. Planning on getting out on the bike on Sunday, as I've not been out on it for getting on two weeks now 😨
Day 44, started with a turbo session using wahoo systm app, 28.3 km in 60 minutes, hour long walk whilst working for 2.6 km, lastly a 30 minute walk with Wombat and my daughter. That should do it, and I believe it all counts as I didn’t have to do any of it. Slightly tired now.
Another 40km gravel social with the Cairngorm Cycle Club today. 4C at valley level when we departed but it soon burnt off for a warm, relatively breeze-free day.
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@scotroutes great pics, that looks a lovely gravel route.
Day 45, swim 2.64 km in 64 minutes, felt very slow but according to garmin was slightly faster than normal I did want to do 4 km today, but nowhere near the right energy levels to achieve that this morning, 2.8 km was as far as I was going today. This is when the lack of a proper rest day becomes apparent.
Lovely walk this morning with Mrs fazzini. Simonside near Rothbury. One of my favourite-ist places. First time we've been since Storm Arwen. Bit more of a struggle than usual uphill, post covid. The sun eventually came out too 😁
Day 44 - not a right lot, but worked up a sweat and achey firearms changing tyres on Mrs Fezzas bike. Little bit of walking were I didn't have to but thought it best to not do much. Though did many laps of a pool table and played darts for a while in the evening.
Day 45 - nearly written off due to aforementioned pool table/darts evening which definitely involved rum. Managed to get over to gisburn forest for the first time in a while and a trip round there. Nice to finally get some double figure mileage in which I haven't done since earlier this year due to my wrist.
Day 45 - with "rest" in mind, I did a 8km walk from the house up to some wee waterfalls I've not visited for a while. They're obviously best when there's been a good bit more rain but it's a lovely spot nonetheless.
My wander on the way back brought me by some nice singletrack trails that need an explore with the bike. That might be on the cards for one day this week.
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I'll be adding a yoga sesson later this evening.
@fazzini - good to see you're getting out. Don't push things. Nice collection of autumnal colours there.
@walowiz - thanks. I might write up that route for the next issue of the Scottish Walks & Cycling magazine.
No actual fun type exercise but two solid days of walling. Made harder by my labourer (father in law) throwing himself off a 100ft cliff whilst climbing and breaking his back. Selfish bastard (he's pretty miraculously OK but very very nearly died). So it might not meet the official definition but i can feel it so I'm counting it.
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Yesterday was a bit of a new low.Two hours, much needed housework without a break.Followed by a 30 minute hike.I must up my game this week.
Registering anothe two fail days in the last week sadly. Friday I just completely ran out of time and Sunday I was sore after pushing myself way too hard on Saturday, planned a gentle 2 hours along he Strawberry Line railway path between Yatton and Cheddar but ended up doing an ascent of the Gorge (chasing roadies up it on the hardtail) then hammering down a few bridleways as an addition. Felt fine that evening but come Sunday I was very stiff and sore so completely lacked any motivation to do anything! Will try and do a few longer exercises during this week as a sort of catch-up to compensate.
Day 46- walked to a mates and back in the rain. Fast walk of around 45 mins total.
Had my first blip last Friday. A forced last minute change of plans meant I couldn’t get out in the evening as expected and ran out of time to do anything. Saturday was a 28 mile social ride with the cycling club. Sunday started with some garden work, ripping out a rotten old wooden swing seat that came with the house and digging some foundations for an outbuilding. Then in the afternoon had a lovely local MTB ride testing out new winter tyre combo. Yesterday was an hour and a bit walking around guising with the kids.
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First failed day yesterday. Most of my work for the last couple of weeks has been laying flooring and fitting skirting so I have been on my knees a lot! My right knee has swollen up and the only thing I could do last night was to take the weight of my feet and sit with an ice pack strapped to my knee.
Hopefully tonight I will feel like getting out for a pedal but will just see how the day pans out.
I was busy yesterday so planned a Zwift session. However, my legs just didn't want to play so I sacked it off after 35 mins. Still in the game - just!
Managed to lose track of my days, so just re-numberrd a few of the in Strava. Last week has been a few cop-out exercises, like extended walks with the dog and resistance bands. But did a 10k last night in the pissing rain, which was pretty cathartic, and I felt surprisingly fresh.
One issue is that I've not been on the bike for 3 weeks now. Mainly because I need to adjust the brakes and just haven't had time. Plus if I'm out on the bike I want to make it a couple of hours, just to make it worthwhile and I don't have that much free tim currently.
That being said we'll be halfway there on Friday!
Half way there (nearly). Planning on a weigh in, and maybe an ftp ramp test to see if I have improved by any metric
Well done to everyone still going, and some great pics taken too. I was loving the daily exercise until I got the worst bout of Flu I've ever had.. Barely made it out of bed for a full week, and 3 weeks off the exercise as I couldn't breathe. Broke the exercise drought with some riding up at kielder at the weekend. I'll try again next year!
Failed over weekend due to COVID booster reaction, will try a run tonight.
Well, I'm feeling crap again today but, in the spirit of the challenge, I opted to walk to and from town rather than cycle or drive this morning. That's an hour of walking I'd not usually have done. I might manage something else later ..
Missed yesterday’s check in.
Day 46, very very tired, overslept and then work kept getting in the way of me getting up and doing something. So I walked home the very long way round and walked everywhere I could during the day, managed to do do a 38 minute walk for 3.2 km and all up just under an hour of good quick walking. Counts as without this challenge I would never have walked.
Day 47, swim 2.4 km in 54 minutes. Had planned to do more, but again lack of energy.
Very nearly half way through.
Day 47 - swimming at the local leisure centre, managed 22 lengths in total which is easily 8 lengths more than my best. Didn't struggle at all this evening apart from toes cramping at the end. Good progress, feeling great for it.
Day 48, early doors turbo session using wahoo SYSTM app 28.2 km in 60 minutes.
Was quite tired when i did this and somehow I was in a trance like state doing 170 watts watching deadwind on netflix and 45 minutes went by that I cannot remember at all.
Still going here, too. We spent the weekend / Mon&Tue at our place on the coast. A few shortish runs, and an easy couple of hours on the bike. Job done 🙂
30 minutes seated stretching with Pahla!🙂
Day 48 - walking to footy training (my son's) and back, about half hour all in. That'll do.
Day 48 is another fail sadly. I've somehow managed to pick up a virus again that presents like COVID but only lasts a day or two, this si the third time this autumn. It's left me feeling very weak and achey with a splitting headache and a sore throat. I did a Zwift training session yesterday so I'm guessing it got me then as it was a pretty hard one so probably left me a bit weak. Was feeling rough this morning, terrible at lunchtime but getting better since about 3pm so if it follows the last two times I'll be fine tomorrow evening. Bloody annoying.
I'm still trundling along with my erratic combination of different workouts. Missed a day. But it's kind of a routine now.
Day 48 and I'm again feeling a bit crap. I think it's a combination of mental and physical. Anyway, I forced myself onto Zwift for 30 minutes and followed that up with another 30 minutes of yoga. Can't help but feel I'm letting the side down here so I really must make more of an effort tomorrow! 🙂
^ Your old body and mind probably take time to adjust to the cold.I know I do and I,m feeling more stiffness and aches to.
Great stuff that so many are still onboard. I get more envious of Scotroutes' adventures by the day! I think he should invite us up there in Spring for a 100-dayer-team ride out 😉
It's looking like my target is now "70 out of 100days..." I've been getting out on the Orbea Rise (so glad I bought an ebike), occasional local walks and a bit of yoga. It still feels great to be able to do these things, although some days I just don't have any energy so just potter around the house, garage, etc.
Round 3 of chemo at 12:30 today. Full of steroids again, so no sleep and have a bright red fat-face at the moment! Just about to head out for an hour or so walk before the fun begins.
Keep at it everyone 🙂
Good luck.
Your old body and mind probably take time to adjust to the cold
Cheeky barsteward! 😉
I think he should invite us up there in Spring for a 100-dayer-team ride out 😉
If anyone ever needs any local "guiding" then there's an open invitation. Just be aware that it's at old man pace!
Day 49 kicked off well with a wee swim in Loch Vaa. Mrs S is doing a dip-a-day in November, raising some pennies for Macmillan so it was nice to join her this morning. Air temp was 6c, water temp 9c.
Tentative walk in
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Aye, all smiles now!
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Hold me back
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We made it out. Praise be!
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If anyone ever needs any local “guiding” then there’s an open invitation. Just be aware that it’s at old man pace!
In the highly unlikely event I'm ever in the area I'll bear that in mind. You're not getting me in a loch in winter, though!
Short rainy run with the dog this morning, and another run coming up later with the club.