Day 41.

Another showery day so a mix of track and road.

Feeling tired today so just a walk with the youngest child today for an hour.

I was very close to not making it tonight due to work and life. Forced myself into a decent Pilates session before getting into bed. I’d have been so annoyed if I had broken the chain now.

Your building an appetite sirr with all this exercise.

Btw am I right in thinking that today is day 39?

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Training last night, another fun session with hill repeats outside, and then 25m intervals in the pool. According to the plan I’m supposed to be doing an easy 30min run today, but might use the turbo instead.

Oh no @jeffl. Get well soon.

Good luck jeffl, and definitely aim to take it easy for the next week or so – you can then decide whether to continue the challenge or not.

Get well soon Jeff! As above, take it easy. Had a sore throat which led to a snotty nose and just feeling down with a cold which as the wife reminded me, I get every year around this time. I’ve taken it easy and am now back on it with a vengeance. Just got back from a wet and cold twenty miles on the road bike, exactly the thing I’ve always dreaded about this challenge. Give yourself time to properly recover before even considering this whole thing.

Personally my most lamest effort yet – 2 mile walk round the local streets as an extension from going to the post office to send my Dads birthday card. My work is taking over my life atm (£10M funding proposal!). Yesterday I started Pilates at 2150!! I even had my bar bell delivered yesterday and apart from checking the plates fitted yesterday, I’ve not used it. I’ve now given into wine and Bake Off.

Not done anything today yet. Tempted to sack it off but someone posted a 30 minute yoga routine a couple of days ago so I’ll give that a go when the kids are out the way

Would have gone for a walk this lunch time but bit to wet out. Commute home was wet so I chose to go off-road because it’s been a long time since I had a wet muddy dark commute home. Fun. Taking the commutes easier during the challenge to have energy to do additional exercise – which was a repeat of the 30 minute full body no equipment Bully Juice workout I posted the other week. Jumping jacks ahoy. Push ups were a strain due to the upper body strength workout yesterday, but didn’t find it so bad as last time. Maybe I went for it more last time.

Are we nearly there yet?

LOL. Seems like half-way, and therefore the countdown of days is taking forever!

Not really thinking about what number day it is to be honest. The combination of 30 minutes minimum, and exercise every day, mean so far I’m not over doing things as a) I exercised the day before, and b) I’m exercising tomorrow. Good job things like walking and yoga count. No social life helps too LOL.

Did about 40 miles on the road bike today. Dragged myself out of bed and was pedalling by about 7:30, the roads were so quiet which was a pleasant surprise. Turned out to be a really beautiful autumnal morning

Am hours walk on the way to the campsite in Braemar for a few days. Knocked off another Veloviewer square that was niggling me.

FWIW I’m really enjoying interspersing my riding and running with some easier paced walking. As a stress relief it has little to equal it.

Yep,a bit tired here at the moment.Had my flu jag today, even though I,m a bit asthmatic.Nurse took my temperature which was normal.Low level illness really is a bummer during a challenge like this.
P.S like your new office view Ashat.

Felt OK during the day, but was tired by the evening. Cycled the short XC options for commutes today on hardtail, stayed fairly consistently low paced but enjoyable. Smelled fresh out this morning, recalling Spring to mind. Looking forward to that! Lunch times over the past couple of days have been too wet for walks.

Today’s exercise was a repeat of 30 minute beginner yoga from the other day.

Yeah I’m trying to go out on the trials bike 2 or 3 times a week, just a half hour each time as it was doing my shoulders in combined with commuting. Here’s a couple of videos from the other day 1 2. I was contemplating giving it up the other month because it’s difficult and progress is slooooow, but going to stick at it for a while longer yet.

Sirromj, love those videos, inspiring stuff. Looks fun and makes me want a trials bike too.
In reality, I’m not getting another bike, but I’m gonna make the effort to nail wheelies on the bike I’ve got.

Sorry for not responding didn’t want to spam the thread. Thanks for all the good wishes. Anyway I got a positive test result back this morning so that’s me stuck indoors until next Friday. Would have been OK but I’m on leave this week so was hoping to get some miles under my belt but hey ho.

Symptoms wise I feel no worse than having a bad cold or mild flu. Lost my sense of smell which is a bit of a blessing, having 3 farting sons in the house :-).

So hopefully back on it next Friday. Keep posting the pictures, they’re helping to keep me sane.