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100 days of exercise until Christmas
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Posted 1 year ago
A week of commuting opportunities thinks I. Don’t be daft. All going brilliantly til the crank arm breaks off. Getting pretty fed up with the constant run of bad luck at the moment.
Posted 1 year agoHaven’t posted for the last week, as I wasn’t at all well at the start of last week. Still on this challenge and haven’t missed a day, but been much much harder than I thought to keep going. Probably should have taken a few days off this.
Day 60 – turbo session 28.5 km in 60 minutes
Day 61 – turbo session 23.5 km in 50 minutes and a 30 minute walk with the dog.
Day 62 – 2.24 km swim in 49 minutes and later a 30 minute walk with the dog.
Day 63 – 43 minute walk round central London
Day 64 – 45 minute walk round central London, hopefully some pictures below.
Day 65 – turbo session 28.8 km in 60 minutes, first good workout for the whole week.
Day 66 – swim 2.6 km in 60 minutes, bloody awful swim – zero bloody energy 1/2 way through. Later a 3.3 km walk with the dog for 50 minutes, also very slow. Though the dog loved it.
Posted 1 year agoStill getting out, weather definitely changed over the last week or two, feels a lot wetter and colder. I think we did well with a long tail end of a fairly dry warm Autumn up till now.
Been getting out on the bike, some walks and slightly faster ambles. Trying to get out bouldering once a week too.
A very grey but nice ride on Sunday out to Stanage via Burbage:
Good to see everyone else getting out. It always seems suspiciously sunny in Aviemore.
Posted 1 year agoDay, err, 68?
Lunchtime dip in Loch Vaa. The overnight mist was barely clearing and, in fact, it all rolled in again not long after we left. Maximum air temperatures down to 2C and water now at 6.1C – with ice in the shallow sections.
Not an issue yet, but a sign that the ice axe will need to be packed for future swims.
Peace.
Lady in red
At this point I’m comfortable and could stay in much longer
But I have to draw it to an end too soon as I know how cold I’ll be once out of the water.
Back into the home gym this evening for a wee Zwift warm-up and then some weights.
PS – it’s always sunny in Aviemore 🙂
Posted 1 year agoHeeeeere’s Johnny!
Warmer today, so wetter as a result. Just took myself off for a wee run in the rain, especially for @AndrewL.
These mist covered mountains are a home now for me…
Edit: just spotted some blue sky.
Posted 1 year agoThat’s more like it for late November!
We had a hint of blue sky yesterday.
Better again today but may struggle to get out in the light.
Posted 1 year agoDay 70. Happy birthday to meee, happy birthday to meee…. etc etc etc
Big plans for a ride out exploring some new gravel tracks came to an abrupt halt when I found that the central heating boiler had gone kaput.
Consolation came later with another dip in Loch Vaa. Water temp down to 5.6C (eek!) but we warmed up a bit with a drink and some banana muffins I’d baked since I was stuck at home.
Very overcast and foreboding on arrival
Last out of the water again!
Wind hits
We’re not in Kansas now!
Topped that up with an hour on Zwift this evening.
I’m not suffering any aches, pains or injuries. Sometimes feel my legs a bit tired but I’ve not been putting in so much distance this week. I’ve lost about a kilo in weight. One difference I have noticed is that I seem to have developed a bit more “zip” for getting chores and stuff done. Just like I’ve had a wee injection of energy. Might be the more regular swimming??
Posted 1 year agoHappy Birthday @scotroutes
Condolences on DIY @thestabiliser I have pretty much finished months of faffing with bedrooms, wallpaper and woodwork / coving stripping, fireplace fitting, skirting board replacement, floor sanding and painting.
HAve been out on the bike this morning and we seem to have the sun with us .
Loop out to Blacka Moor, Houndkirk, Burbage then back down Blacka Moor and through the woods to home.
MAde it to the climbing works this evening.Perhaps makes up for yesterday – a lot of walking (11 miles) but I am not sure if it counts as it was between various Manchester pubs……
Good to see and hear what everyone else is up to
Posted 1 year agoNice to see the good weather putting in a bit of a showing elsewhere. I don’t feel so guilty.
I’d planned a walk with the drone today but it was very wet and windy – until early afternoon. To taka advantage of the narrowing weather/daylight window I just headed up a wee local hill (Craigellachie).
The thriving metropolis that is Aviemore
Current snow levels
Summit shots were severely restricted due to the windspeed. The wee drone just couldn’t fly against the wind and, at one point, I though it was going to end up in Aviemore as I could barely get it back!
Posted 1 year agoWell, my 100 days has fallen apart completely mainly due to Dr Anxious-Depression, work, and general knackeredness (mainly due to work). However, rather than beating myself up over it like usual, I’ve managed to use it to keep me doing more than I would have done otherwise. Thanks to @nobbingsford of this shire, had a very marvellous trip out to deepest, darkest Northumberlandshire (AKA Rothbury 😂) for a rather splendid pedal today. Even managed every climb without walking up any. 😱 Knackered now mind.
Posted 1 year agoDay 72 was going to involve an afternoon/evening out in Inverness with a crowd of mates so I snuck in an hour on Zwift in the morning.
Day 73 started, err, a bit slowly… Anyway, I got my act together for a visit to a local hill I hadn’t been up for a while.
It wasn’t a huge ride but it was nice to get out into that refreshing wind.
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