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?
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.
Just the commute today. It’s only 19km there and back, but it is 200m+ of climbing each way, and so it is an hour of pedalling total at reasonable intensity.
Yesterday the plan was for a nice easy recovery ride but the wind was so strong it made it impossible! Took the dogs for a two hour walk after work and then did some stretching in the evening.
Just back from my morning run, hopefully get out on the bike later.
Day #9 – full dance card at work today so had to fit something in very early, so very early turbo session using TrainerDay. Surprisingly comfortable given it was early doors.
181w for 55 minutes – 30km indicated. Done for today.
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!
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.
8km “run” this evening annoyingly there’s a fallen tree at the far away point of my run which means I have to do an unnecessary wee add on to clock 5 miles.
It was chilly but it’s a nice enough run into the hills.
Bit knackered after a work trip away (where I did a few more runs – seem to be trucking along just fine with them which is a surprise, I thought I’d be in agony) so had to really pry myself out of bed today to go ride the mountain bike for 19 miles. I was really glad I did, it was a glorious morning.
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.
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.
Day #10. Full day at work, woke up feeling very unwell, but was ok enough by lunch to go swimming. That’s the magic of this challenge, as normally I’d bale on exercise when feeling like this.
swim 2.52 km in 52 minutes, sounds slow, but wasn’t, kept up-ish with a good club swimmer for the first km. did 1.01 and 1.11 for two hundreds, and now with hindsight I may have overdone it.
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.