This week has been a bit of a mixed bag. Last weekend I was out on the road bike both on Saturday and Sunday, Van MOT on Monday meant bonus day off with a a 10 mile ride to and from the garage with a to hour walk along the river with the dogs sandwiched in between. Tuesday was an easy day with an hour of yoga. Felt very lethargic on Wednesday but managed 30 minutes of core work and stretches. Last night was an hour on the road bike and feeling tired today. Needing motivating tonight, really cold, wet and windy and really not feeling it!!

Walk yet again,this time a jaunt along the Tees from Stockton to Middlesbrough.Sun with wind,which I quiet like.Will force myself to ride bike and weight train this weekend.

Worked from our van today whilst p20 went riding. Walked for a couple of miles at lunchtime.

Another walk up Bosely Cloud with the pooch for me today. Looking forward to a proper day in the mountains on Sunday

Body weight and resistance bands today. With a work around the block to the mail box for some outdoor stuff.

Whatever is causing these headaches is getting annoying. Got a pounding headache at 5.50am this morning.

Doc yesterday told me to keep a diary.  Gentle exercise for now.

Brisk 4 mile walk along the Monsal Trail with a mate this morning. The Big Breakfast at Hassop Station first may have undone the health benefits….

longdog, beautiful vid, but I think it would have taken me 20 mins just to get in! You’re tempting me to try this sea swimming lark but i might need to wear a few more clothes!

Cheers Claude. If you’re going to start, start now before it gets colder. Or use a wetsuit for less shock. I find the cold invigorating though and feel great after.

Only takes a handful of times to get used to the shock. Take your time going in to allow breathing to settle and splash your face a few times (diving reflex counteracts the cold shock). Staying in for longer times (like hours) takes longer to acclimatise.

My dog related tale involved another giving my dog a blow job mid walk…. fairly weird but there you go 🙈

Only managed another Bosley Cloud pootle today, was hoping to do something more interesting, but adult life got in the way.

Still, just about to pack my hiking gear ready for a big day in the Lakes tomorrow 👍

GT today, cheating on the full suss.

Digging roots out today, I am counting it.

I think I over did it with the weights so took some easy 30 Min rides the last few days.

Does anyone feel more awake since starting this?

I don’t seem to struggle as much waking up in the mornings which is fantastic!

Text book weekend so far.
15 miles run Saturday.
7 miles run this morning.
25 on the road bike later.
Weather is lush here in the midlands.

Still strong winds so decided against a short run to do another Joe Wicks no-equipment HIIT 30min workout later instead. Might practice some handstands first. Yesterday was an hour (including warm up) upper bodyweight session. Want to do more running but last experience put me right off, progress seems to have gone backwards there.

As much difficulty waking up as ever! Would help if I went to bed earlier. If I do too much exercise and make myself over tired it’s not good for my mood, but I have been feeling good after exercising and am enjoying trying different things (never done an exercise video before like the Joe Wicks).

Also enjoy a biscuit or two, and cake. Cheese = protein! Stews I imagine are very good if they’re full of vegetables/pulses/beans/etc and not just red meat. Love a stew! Just do more core 😉

Another short run

@Tom-B it really was the most perfect Lakeland day wasn’t it. We did a leisurely 7.5 miles by comparison but legs didn’t need any more after yesterday’s ride. Saw Chris Bonnington a couple of times too 😀

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3 nights in the van have been great. Back to reality and local workouts tomorrow.

Very similar here,outdoor Teesside gym with children throwing fireworks at assorted strangers.Who needs the lake district.

After weights on Monday, followed by nothing more strenuous than dog walking for the rest of the week I managed to get 2 decent winch and plummet rides in this weekend. Really helped me clear my head too. Back to normal-ish tomorrow, thank dog.

Pook that sounds grim, hope a fix is found soon.
Appear to have put ON weight, which of course just resulted in disgruntled biscuit-eating in friends’ back garden, counterproductive I know.
But, ran on Thu & today, went out for a quick MTB potter on Sat, and on Friday walked to the next town & back, about 12 miles.

I have not yet mastered the art of saying, “later maybe” to the homemade bread, ice-cream and pancakes that the OH has been producing which I guess doesn’t help. Moah Cycling maybe. 25 years ago I was commuting 18 miles a day on a hybrid and could eat ANYTHING sooooo