Walk with the family on the tops around high newton . Amazing skies today up here but with an air of foreboding!

Will do a bit of kata after dinner too

Day 15 was a reverse lap of my 43km gravel loop. Another stunning morning. Saw a couple of Brumbies (wild horses).

Made a sinister looking friend.

An attempted murder!

Day 15 was an extra hound walk along with loads more greyhounds followed by an hour taking photos of greyhounds.

It was a good day. Does it count as exercise? Yea, my thighs are screaming about the number of squats taking photos so I’m taking it!

My original post didn’t make it, so…

Day 15: marginally less ill, but still not up to anything remotely strenuous. So, opted for another easy option of walking after work. 40-45 mins as sun went down.

An hour inside on the Wattbike on Zwift early on before heading to Northumberland for a few days, beaches are packed….

photos won’t load tho !

Day #15 – slow pool swim 2.5 km in 53 minutes. Done.

Day 15 – regular Monday night run with the club. Legs feeling surprisingly sprightly.

No photos from tonight but here’s a link to a short video of Saturdays run.

Might be useful for anyone contemplating biking it, though I don’t have much video of the worst bits as I was too busy trying not to trip and fall!!

Just a shorter yoga session today.

Had a hard time doing anything after a thoroughly shyte day. Better than nothing though.

First few days this week shall mostly be made up of Team Biketragic’s eagerly anticipated MTB road trip…

Day 1 – Kirroughtree

Filthy wet dog walk this morning. No way I’d have gone for the normal hike if it weren’t for the challenge. Still my re-proofed MTB jacket is beading nicely again, so I’ll take any little win!

Also appears I’ve lost most of my ‘Holiday’ gain. Apparently riding for a week on an uplift truck while tucking into fantastic food and wine doesn’t lose you any weight! Target is another 4lb by end of challenge getting me back to the 12st4 I was for about 20 years until very recently.

Zwift later. I see there are 5 “Cardio Challenges” on the front screen. Have not dared open any of those yet!

Bracing pre-breakfast wander

65 miler yesterday into the wind all day.  Angers to Nantes.

A steady day walking around Nantes today doing lots of eating and people watching.

Sunday was a much needed recovery day with a long dog walk along the beach followed by a pint or two (wife driving).

Yesterday I road for an hour and half after work in the rain and run this morning, again in the rain. The forecast for tomorrow is better?? I’m fed up with getting wet.

5k run at lunch, pace slowly picking up

Did a body strength session with Ash earlier as I’m trying to rest my dicky knee a bit. Quite a good workout, and I’ll be looking to repeat it 2 or 3 times a week.

Two very bad days for me, spent pretty much the last two days on my knees, measuring, marking and fitting LVT at home.  Feeling really bad in the back, knees and hands.  Back on it tomorrow so it’s a two days glitch, nothing more.

Day 2 of the bike trip took in Dalbeattie then Mabie. Forest of Ae tomorrow, then a mooch back across the border to Keswick, for a final hurrah on day 4 at Whinlatter. If we don’t drink too much proper beer in the Wainwright that is…

Usual Tuesday evening ride, almost need lights. Doesn’t a fair amount of it watching the rain on the horizon.

Day 17 with the Wednesday morning dawn enduro crew. As usual not much actual riding but all at breakneck pace…