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Still got the streak going, just not very interesting to be posting about.
Club night ride tonight though, actual bikes in the woods.
@stanley, great to read that you’re still on it!
I’ve had a bit of a break from riding since the football started and now can’t wait to get out for a ride tonight. I have been doing weights every day for half an hour alternating between upper and lower body each day and in two weeks feel much stronger. It’s something I’m going to continue through into the new year.
Great pics @scotroutes, the end is very much in sight.
Sat in Smackton library after a trip along the Tees.Freezing but fun with a bit of dirt jump/skills thrown in at the end.I think the ride home will be bracing.
Thanks again for the positive comments 🙂
Over 50km and 900 metres on the emtb today. Below zero degrees for most of the ride. Beautiful blue skies and sunshine. Took 30 minutes in a very hot shower to thaw out afterwards!
Overnight snow didn't amount to much (though it's trying now). However, it was enough for a thin covering on the beach at Loch Morlich
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Usual arsing around on the beach...
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Things getting serious ...
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Where's my dryrobe??
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Followed that up later with an hour or so on Zwift and some weights in the gym.
Maybe fatbike tomorrow??
Still going here. Bit of Zwift mixed up with other bits and pieces. Had a day off on Monday so went to Comrie Croft which was great. Bit of snow on the tops.
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Tonight had a night ride in amazing conditions. Trails dry and frosty with crisp still air and flooded with moonlight. Amazing.
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Beautiful. That looks like Xmas lights in the last photo!
Day 84 - no snowmaggedon!
The forecast snow event didn't really happen but I was determined to get out and enjoy what little there was.
Not much at lower levels.
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Some more coming in as I headed up to Loch Morlich
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Trees loaded up a bit with wet snow.
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Ryvoan Bothy and my turn-around point before heading back to Cobbs for coffee and scone!
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As an aside, on todays ride I surpassed my total annual distance for every year other than 2019 - currently 7,281km.
Starting a new job has knackered this week for me but lunchtime finish on fridays so going to do a 2hr run (with probably a not insignificant walking component)
Well done all who are still on it. Apart from Scotroutes, who makes me sick. 😜
Popped out after work. Hovering around freezing. Lovely full moon and rode the top field above Blacka Moor by moonlight.
My phone camera is not great generally but rubbish in the dark.
Lots of good photos above.
Actually managed to get in a 45 minute session on Zwift with a pace partner this evening! First chance for nearly a week. Hoping to get a proper ride in this weekend, don't care if it's cold I just want to get out there and pedal.
Not full of beans today, but really wanted to get out as the weather was lovely and back in work tomorrow.
Slow ride with lots of stops .
Up to Holmesfield
Up Johnnygate
Obviously stopped for a swim in a Scotroutes style! Lovely and warm...... (may not have actually done this)
Over Big Moor
Totley Moss and the descent from the big cairn
Hope everyone else well and weather has been similarly kind near you.
A wee bit more overnight snow and it was -2C this morning when we turned up at Loch Vaa
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Beautifully calm and serene at 9am
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Didn't quite need the ice axe.
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Followed that up this afternoon with 30 mins on Zwift and an hour of Yoga with Kassandra.
Oops. I meant to ad this one of me and Mrs S. She was doing "dip a day" during November for a charity but extended it due to illness. It was her final day today.
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Day 100 for me! I started on 1st of September and will continue my routine now till Christmas.
Went out on the single speed around the local woods for a couple of hours this afternoon. Absolutely freezing!!
Now glowing in front of the fire with the football.
@sandboy - congratulations!! I actually had a couple of days off before the 16th Sept just for a break 🙂
I was out in the snow again. Popped down to the Uath Lochan via the Speyside Way, stopped at Loch Insh Boathouse for food and drink (and a chance to warm up) then back via Drakes Bothy.
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It was overcast most of the day with very, very low cloud and snow/sleet showers flitting through. I did get one short burst of blue sky
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Only two weeks to go. Seems to have flown by.
Eyup, no idea what day we are on and I've missed pretty much 2 weeks of specific workouts, maybe even more.
Life got hectic due to finding a house we wanted to buy. This meant a huge amount of time and effort to get the current house on the market and so that has consumed all my time. Alongside child related worries, I have been mentally exhausted most days and mostly have had no time.
House is now up for sale and the desperate job of keeping it ship shape is ongoing, to ensure the viewers that come round aren't disgusted by my methods of living and therefore want to buy my house.
Today I managed to get the first targeted workout since my last update, and I hope to make this continue. One thing I've noticed (as per last year) is that I'm sacrificing time on the drums or doing hobby related stuff in favour of exercising. So I will be changing that as I find it frustrating.
Attempted an ascent of Alpe Du Zwift this morning, aiming for 175w for each section. Managed to get to hairpin 11 ok but blew up halfway to 10 so stopped there. Still a solid 50 minute workout though and gives me an aim to work at over the next few weeks.
Day 87 - snowy bimble with Mrs S
About 30cm of snow now in the Glenmore area. It's not been too trodden so still fine for walking on.
Not-so-Green Lochan
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Selfies
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Meall a Bhuachaille
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One for @fazzini
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Sun sets early now so easy to catch these sunlit hillsides.
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Just before Mrs S lost her hat (we found it again)
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Lovely photos above.
LAst few days have been walks to fit round work.
Got out this morning, fog in Sheffield but transient blue sky at Burbage (which disappeared for photos!)
A couple hours hike and exercises along the Tees.Sort of Newport Bridge to the Transporter.Lots of ducks on the river,which I've never seen before.I guess all the ponds are frozen.My body and mind feel like hibernating but I,m fighting it.
Big thanks to @scotroutes and @AndrewL for keeping us all going with their beautiful pics.
loving the pics on this thread. some lovely places you guys get to ride (and swim) ! (all my pics on my strava activities)
Haven't posted my activities for a few weeks, as my activities are all a bit indoorsy and routine esp when compared to the activities posted on this thread. But for completeness here's todays:
Day 89 - 2.4km swim in 51 minutes
I've mainly been alternating or combining a long pool swim, hour on the turbo, long walks every day. I did miss one day - Day 75 (november 29th) as time completely ran away from me. But I have been doing an hour to hour and a half regularly every day, so overall I'm doing ok.
Unless my date maths is off, there are only 11 days to go after today.
Superb job by all who have made it this far, I cannot believe I've made it this far. I do feel a lot better for it.
Fail today😔.Unless somebody can think up an extremely relaxing, half an hour,pre bed exercise idea for me!😃
Yoga?
Missed yesterday, still too sore from Saturdays workout and house needed cleaning again for a viewing today (house is now sold all being well).
Did half an hour of upper body and core workout this evening though. Keen to keep up the progress I've made in the previous couple of months.
Had an MOT through work last week, measuring body and visceral fat, cholesterol etc. At 184cm tall and a smidge under 83kg apparently I'm healthy but top end of healthy. Body fat however is around 5% high at 24.6%. visceral fat is good at 7% and cholesterol is marginally above healthy so all good.
However, now I know I'm a big fat bastard, I'm going to work towards losing that 5% and get into the healthy band of body fat for my age of 35.
After Christmas at least.
Made it...30 minute yt video.Feel a bit awake now though.Sub zero bike ride tomorrow.
Good effort
One for @fazzini
Cheers @scotroutes 😁 lovely pics everyone. The Green Lochan certainly looks a bit different to when I was there in May.
Feeling a bit perkier than last few days so got out for another slow ride.
The lesson of the ride is that a 180mm rotor is just close enough in size to a 200mm rotor to give a bit of pad overlap - so that if you are being dopey you can do half a ride before you realise you have the wrong front wheel on the bike and are then very careful on all the remaining descents!
a nice bit of wall
Totley Moss Trig point
hope everyone else is OK and managing to get some bits done in or out.
Great pictures. One day I'll find the motivation to post some!
I've done several more ebike rides over the last week or so, including the or four very cold and snowy Peak rides. I did take my old Solaris to the Cotic ride out, but couldn't hack the pace!
I'm finding that things are getting a bit harder now... The chemo has caused peripheral neuropathy, so my hands and feet are a bit painful. Feels like the nails are coming off 😕
Chemo round 5 tomorrow, so it will probably be back to gentle walks for a few days.
Nearly there folks 👍
Good luck with the chemo @stanley. I hope it doesn't hit you too hard.
Domestic "issues" have kept me close to home for the past three days so it's mostly been Zwift/yoga. However, Mrs S and I had to do some shopping earlier so rather than drive into town we walked and then had the opportunity to stop off for a beer - and then dinner - at the Balavoulin. I'm counting that as a double win!
Only 10 days to go!!!
Best wishes with the chemo @stanley!
I've been keeping up with this (excluding one sort of fail day in Amsterdam a month back) but I fear today is the last day I really keep up... tomorrow and Friday I've got two office parties, and Saturday I've got to drive to my MiL's village. Realistically I can't see it happening. I could try and do a 30min yoga session while pretending to work, but I'd be faking it and that's not my style. Come Christmas Day I'll have done more than 100 sessions of exercise, but the idea of 100 continuous days I'm afraid isn't going to happen. C'est la vie.
So, best wishes to everyone who's still in. As usual I've really enjoyed @scotroutes' photos, as well as anyone else who's posted. I'll certainly keep following the thread, and hope to see more reports of fun and adventures despite the cold!
It's really impressive what you're getting out and doing @stanley. Make sure you're keeping well wrapped up and your core / hands & feet warm especially with the neuropathy and this cold weather.
Good luck to all for the last few days.
Keep going @stanley and keep warm out there.
I did a couple of hours along the river.It was nearly frozen over at the Stockton end.Coming home tonight it was -9C on my bike(windchill included).I kind of got the feeling my concentration and reactions weren't as good as usual.Must work on my cold weather cycling skills.
Battle on folks
Turned out nice again.
Chemo round 5 tomorrow, so it will probably be back to gentle walks for a few days
@stanley good luck with the treatment. Impressive that you’re doing that and this 100 day challenge.
As for me, yesterday was a fail, managed to get to work around the many train strikes in London no probs and thought I’d be ok to get on the turbo later, but by the time I’d got back home, I had to collect my child from not too far away, but damn traffic took up my remaining free time and I then decided I’d had enough and watched the France WC game.
Today is back to normal
Day 91 early doors swim 2.4 km in 49 minutes and then at lunchtime, nice frosty walk with my daughters and wombat, 3.3 km walk in 44 minutes.
Not long to go now !
I’m finding it relatively comfortable enough that I’m considering keeping it going. I may change my mind on Christmas Day.
Day 91. After 3 days of being restricted to "barrack duties" I was intent on getting out on the fatbike again. As it happens, it's Corrour Station Restaurants last weekend of the season so that seemed like a great objective.
I wasn't sure that the roads were even going to be passable but I got there OK and set off up the hill. Some low cloud was obscuring the view but not too bad.
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Clearer skies from the south. Although it was around minus 3c at this point, the climb and the direct sun meant I'd had to strip off my outer jacket.
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There was a cold descent in the shade to get down to Loch Ossian.
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Quick look back before arriving at the station
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Train strikes, the season and the conditions meant I was the only paying customer today. Double venison lorne...
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Day 91 - Part 2 (forum software won't let me post all the photos at once)
No hurry to return as I wanted to get some of the fading light later in the afternoon.
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Using the drone as a "long tripod" for a couple of selfies. The first is from a still in "follow me" mode.
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I was right about the fading light. This is one for @tjagain - looking over to Lochan na h-Earba.
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As the sun continued to set I found myself pedalling slower and slower. Eventually I stepped off the bike and just stood, eyes closed, deep breathing for 5-10 minutes.
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Had to get this shot on the way back home. We don't really get sunsets in Aviemore so this was a real treat.
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Cracking photos as ever.
I'll be out for a walk tomorrow, potentially shove myself on the bike if I can muster up the courage.
Last night was nothing but tonight got a bodyweight workout done.
Out for a run this morning. Crunchy trails, snow-laden trees, frozen lochs.
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Just to prove I'm not shooting in B&W 🙂
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I went out thinking I might make it 10km, if I could manage it. Ended up doing 12km in a decent time (given the conditions) and feeling like I could have carried on. This exercise malarkey might have something going for it!
Great pics @scotroutes
This exercise malarkey might have something going for it!
You might be on to something there.
Day #92 swim 3km in 65 minutes and then a cold walk out with wombat and my daughters. No pics.
Morning mooch up to Darwen tower. A walk and views I never get tired of!
Certainly not the best in the world but not bad for a few miles up a hill
That looked like a grand day out to Corrour Station @scotroutes.
That's a lovely view from Darwen tower @keefezza
I got another ride in yesterday in the lovely frosty blue sky weather.
Today the rain has returned. Will get out for a walk later.
Page 3! Updates are slowing down.
The Great Thaw is on so outdoor surfaces are a lovely combination of hard-packed snow/ice covered with water. Really not pleasant.
Saturday's exercise was some yoga, stretching out the legs and back in particular. Sunday was a couple of hours on Zwift, doing some badge hunting and working towards Level 27.
6 days to go!
Day 93 - turbo session 29 km in 60 minutes
Day 94 - 2 mile swim in 80 minutes, and much later a 30 minute walk with the dog for a leisurely 2km. In my defence I was knackered from the swim.
Day 95 - turbo session 29km in 60 minutes
Once this is complete, I should be in good enough shape to actually start a proper bike training program.
Only 5 days left !