I’ve managed to stay consistent until today – positive Covid  test this morning, and spent the day lying bed feeling like crap.

on the upside, I did fit in a nice wander up Conic Hill with the dog on Friday, before things went downhill

An 11km run today – on the road!

New (road) shoes arrived this week and this was my first chance to try them out.

I don’t want to jump to any conclusions after one short run but I’ll be paying extra atttention to some of my running dynamics stats for a while.

Was a bit hungover today after some generous whisky measures last night, but managed an afternoon swim to skoosh away the sweats. Good to do something different, too.

Day 22: public holiday here for the Monarch’s Official Birthday (!) so had a one hour gravel recovery spin.

Day #22 – physio exercises for 30 minutes, then lunchtime pool swim 2.82 km in 60 minutes.

I’d be happy with that :) My goal is 1hr 10k pace on a non flat but not massively hilly route. But then I’m definitely more of a middle aged jogger than runner!

15 mins Yoga, Muddy hike with mutts, 1hr10 on the Zwift-0-matic turbo, 15 mins with my free weights, what feels like about 2 hours doing blooming physio/ice on my elbow. I loved getting back on the MTB, the elbow wasn’t so keen.

If I can make myself do that first thing Yoga, defo makes a difference to my day. Maybe just in my head but I’l take it!

No time for doggos tomorrow, off to the big city, so it’s a 630am Zwift run instead. Can’t wait…

@sandboy, that’s a pretty tidy pace especially for a fiddy-something with dodgy knees.

Monday rowing session here, 6x500m / 2:30 rest (plus 2k warmup)

I thought I was blessed living on edge of  Cotswolds / FOD, but some of these pics are outstanding areas. Keep them coming

Is it day 21 today? Hour in the gym this evening.

Zwift run done. Steps done. Shame I can’t just go back to bed :) Might sneak in a yoga later depending on how broken I am by the M32 later!

Day 23 – Yoga sesh.

This challenge always makes me realise how little I ride my bike. But then, the weather is sheeeeeeite so quick and clean lunchtime rides are out.

Day #23 – heading into London city today, so early doors turbo session on the Wattbike, 1 hour at 170w indicated 29.7 km. that’s me for today, as by the time I get home I’ll have zero motivation to do any more.

Hats off to those of you who manage another 1/2 hour to hour after work.

Another lunch run today, felt a bit meh and was lashing down all morning so had to dig deep into the reserves of canbearsedness but actually stayed dry and even sunny while I was out so will take that.

Give it a day or two then reconfigure your approach to suit, can always catch up later if you really feel that guilty

D23 Fail. hit by bad cold and decided to just let it go.  Fingers crossed I can get back on tomorrow.

I’m trying to keep motivated for this, or indeed any sort of exercise. Did an hour on the turbo last night, 30 minutes tonight. Will go back on for an hour tomorrow and repeat. The trouble is the job, the biscuits and the sitting around. And the coming winter. I have no drive to do anything and it is reflected in the 2kg I have gained since I last weighed myself.

I need to stop eating biscuits. And exercise until I can’t do it any more,

an hour of short tennis

Equivalent to 30 mins of ordinary tennis?

still going but the last 7 days have had to be walks with a chest infection keeping me off ‘proper’ exercise!

Day 24: A pleasant drizzly 26km lap up the old rail line and around the local dam (reservoir) before breakfast.

Yesterday was a challenge in itself!!

I single handedly carried over five hundred roof tiles onto a scaffolding, carrying five at a time meant for quite a few times up and down a ladder. By the time I got home, the only thing I could manage was an extended dog walk for just over an hour.

The best of it is that I’m going to have to do it all over again today, only today forecasts rain all day!!