Karate cancelled so a very low motivation 7km trail “run”, more of a shuffle really.

This first week has been tough on my poor old legs.  You wouldn’t think it would be so hard since I always go to the gym three times a week and ride on a couple of days unless it’s miserable out but OMG not being able to take a day off is achey 🙂  I’m sure it will get easier…..won’t it?

Short version: Today was some rowing in the gym.

Long boring version: My daughter plays hockey on a Monday at a council sports centre with a pretty lousy gym, but they do have C2 rower. I used to do some team competitions nearly 20 years ago for a “laugh”. So I’m treating it as a winter project to see if I can get sub 20mins for a 5km (pb  was around 18:50). First attempt about 6 weeks ago was a steady 21:40. After some intervals sessions and a couple of weeks off today was 20:50. It’s going to be a long hard road to sub 20.

Managed to delay going to the office so Day 9 was a couple of hours sunrise gravel ride. Cracking morning it was too.

We are away touring in France.

Done 400 miles in the last week so all is good.

basic dog walks yesterday was the extent of it for me, too much stuff with work and family…

Steady ride for me today.

5k run at lunchtime, legs slowly coming back , still slow but a bit less slow

At risk of being a stuck record… another day at FOD.

This time I rode to the top and down the blue as my added half hour then a few uplift runs. The last bus also coincided with the run my body told me I should finish on. Beat my PR down sheepskull, cleared some of the tables at the top and hit the GBU drop in for the first time. What a place for progression!

Went for a 5k run this evening, my usual route underwater in a few places so ended up a bit of a tour of industrial estates!

Squeezed in a 35 minute yoga session at lunch. Wasn’t much but it really was squeezed in and could very easily have not done it without this challenge. Meant I could have a beer after cubs and prepare for a few day’s cycling around the hills of North Norfolk this week/end, starting with a train tmrow after a fully tour-laden commute to the office.

2 x 50 mile rides for the last 2 days.   All going well.

Meh. Had to do the drive/walk commute today. 40 mins of walking, 3.5 hrs driving.

Classic Pentland view, that!

10/100 – I rode to work with my bike and panniers loaded for a trip down South. It was indeed a glorious morning, which was a surprise given the forecast was for rain and I expected a repeat of last year’s tour where I was soaked and cold just getting to the train station.

Choo choo!

We’re forecast to get 28 mm of rain today! This will be the first day since the beginning of the challenge that I won’t have ridden my bike.

I thought after being lairs up for four month  I’d be in worse shape than I am.

turbo, weights and stretching today.

@munrobiker that is a beautiful photo

So for my penultmate day on holiday my activity is (once again) in Forest of Dean.

Today I had a blue day with a lap of the blue followed by a ride up to descend countdown & launchpad.

All before the rain started, which is nice. Just got to decide what my final fod outing this visit will be.

So far, it’s been running mainly for me, but I am technically ‘in training’ for the Hadrian’s Wall half marathon. I say running, it’s more like quick shuffling really (laughing emoji) Today might be another run, or it might just be a walk! Depends how knackered I am after work (crying emoji).

It’s strange how you can feel completely drained one day and then suddenly on it the day after.

Today I did my usual morning run followed by 30 minutes of sit ups and press ups all before 7.00!
Worked all day then went out for a bike ride, an hour and half along the river, tranquility, wildlife and most importantly, no traffic.

Came across Minty and a few of his mates

Knackered and it’s my wife’s birthday today, so it’s just 30 mins of yoga and a (wet) dog walk for me.

Chest infection has hit, so no climbing last night. Will probably revisit physio exercises to avoid tearing calf muscle again as it still gets tight on long descents.

Probably take a look at the Ryan Leech yoga mentioned further up too.