4 runs and 2 MTB rides for me this week assuming all goes to plan*- after yesterdays yoga and to @ @seriousrikk ‘s point, I need to find time to schedule 30 mins in at least 3 times a week. I can pretend the pre/post run stretches count but I defo like to do more work on my upper and lower back. When I use to go to Yoga classes pre-covid, made a massive difference to a desk jockey like me.

*it won’t 🙂

While we were looking for a sports watch for my better half, I was quite taken by the Garmin’s with the animated workouts. Then I realised my Epix2 has those 😉 Every day and all that… anyway tried the Yoga, works really well, I’ve modified it a bit as some of the poses are a bit short, but seems to be plenty of variety you can add. Also has Pilates which I’ll give a go tomorrow.

Talking of Garmin’s, mine is complaining I’ve not done enough high aerobic workouts. That’s because the running programme is definitely targeting low aerobic. Seems to be working as did an 8k run earlier, 5km at about 90% of the pace I want to get to for the 10km and my HR was pretty stable for the first 4, went up a few beats in the last one. So that’s working, but pretty useless for MTBing I would have thought.

Bit of a sore throat and aching from climbing yesterday, so skipped rowing this week and just went for a walk. Hopefully an early night will clear it.

Final “official” Monday night social run of the running club season so we did an old favourite – Beinn Ghuilbin (locally known as Kettle Hill). It was a prettty damp and windy evening but we still managed to pull together 15 of us.

Now we move into the off-season and it becomes a bit more random regarding numbers and locations. It’s worth keeping it up if possible though. Starting from “scratch” in March is rubbish 🙂

steady hour on monday.  felt a bit old.     still on track.

Day 35: Kassandra

Day 36: stretching and 30 mins running.

Day 37: not sure yet…

Well yesterday evening we did a cub hike and I recce’d the route and took down all the bearings on my bike a few hours before

We even found the only old house on the New Build Milton Keynes estate that gave the estate its name and none of teh cubs or parents had any idea about

8.8km Fartlek on the treadmill. Pilates session off the Garmin, further 8km walking with the dogs today. Also starting to feel a bit tired but Garmin tells me I’m fine as even tho running feels quite hard, it doesn’t generate the load MTBing does (as it’s shorter – 50 mins ish and HR is lower, Garmin doesn’t offer any kind of weighting for being a rubbish runner with tired legs).

Would have been a lovely day for a run outside, but earlier this year I injured myself by going too hard when I transitioned to outside (it’s blooming hilly here) so I’m sticking with the 8 week Zwift plan to build myself up properly for some filthy trail running this winter.

22.000 steps today. Intend to do about 50 more max 🙂

Never went for a run but did an hour and a half splitting logs. Claiming it.

Run today, upper body PT yesterday, circuits day before.

I replaced both the BB and tyres on the Topstone so took it out for a couple of hours to make sure all was ok.

Stage 2, tour of watopia at 8 this evening, good workout

Day 38: Solo 1.5 hours of singletrack. A faster than normal speed was good. Fun, but it felt like hard work.

Yoga Tuesday evening, and an hour in the gym tonight.

No pics, nobody needs to see an overweight sweaty bald man doing yoga and farting!!….

Day 38: Ran ~6 k, mostly in the dark lanes. Swooping bats kept freaking me out (in my head they are all rabid!) but helped keep the pace up.

MTB ride tonight convinced me to sack off a couple of runs this week. Nothing in the legs – persistent asthma isn’t helping- with a big ride planned Saturday. Yoga and Pilates tomorrow and maybe a run Friday, but I’m defo at the ‘every body part feels like it needs a rest’ stage.

Great ride tho- not that muddy which was a lovely surprise. Every climb tho felt 2xhard as it normally does.

It’s annoying as I want to keep going and not doing something cardio feels like a cop out. But I’m not 25 anymore and need to listen to my body. Stretching/Yoga/Pilates/Rest is what it needs. I’d not enjoy the big day out Saturday if I feel this knackered so time to kick back for a couple of days.

Also still another 60+ days to go, so definitely need to be thinking of the long game.

Just 30 mins “Deep Stretch” Yoga with Kassandra. Yeah, need to be doing a lot more of that. Hamstrings appear to be about <–> long 😉 Done bog all else, so hoping this will put me back on track. Might run tomorrow but if I still feel tired, it’ll be back to Kassandra’s extensive back catalogue, and maybe a side order of upper/lower back pilates.

Today was the closest I’ve come to sacking it off. Tired for the last few days,  then spent much of today helping to plan my dad’s funeral (he died just over a week ago). Binged on chocolate and crisps and crashed out on the settee. My wife suggested I should go for a walk whilst she warmed up some apple pie and custard (my favourite).

So just about hauled myself out for a short, yet much needed, walk in the dark.

Back to healthy eating tomorrow!