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100 days of exercise until Christmas
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Posted 9 months ago
Bit of a ride this afternoon after working in the morning
Weather not too bad at all.
Posted 9 months agoI made it out for a run at lunchtime, so that’s day 98 ticked off. Only 7km but I bumped into a friend out riding and “wasted” 25 minutes chatting. That made the second half of the run a bit less comfortable than it should have been. I always find the first 2-3km a bit meh!
Random forest photo
Posted 9 months agoAw @stanley, sorry to hear about that reaction. I know that Mrs S had a couple of bad ones too ( I had to deal with the consequences 🙂 ). Hope it doesn’t spoil the festive period too much for you.
For day 99 I took the drone for a walk, surveying some old paths and tracks. It was too cold to be standing about in the open though. I either need to wait for warmer weather (which would improve battery life somewhat) or wrap up in extra layers.
Here’s a random overhead shot
This evening was spent doing some more Yoga with Kassandra. It was a de-stressing session as much as a stretching one!
Posted 9 months ago@ajaydoubleyou – the point of the challenge is it ends on Christmas Eve! It’s very easy to miscount, this is the first year I haven’t.
I’ve chipped away at it – mostly mountain biking the last couple of weeks. Those -9 days last week were pretty intense but I rode through them.
Finished with my traditional Christmas finish when I’m at my folks’ in Yorkshire – the descent from Cartworth Moor to Yateholme. Unfortunately my Strathpuffer training meant I had to combine it with some horrible intervals and now I’m wrecked. I’d better have a nap before I go to the pub tonight.
[url=https://flic.kr/p/2o7BLTR]IMG_20221224_102233_TIMEBURST87[/url] by Luke Bradley, on FlickrPosted 9 months agoRide today for day 100. Note ride accessory is capped by a full pastry disc, breached only by regulation fork produced vent holes.
Well done all. Especially Stanley.
Posted 9 months agoWoo and, indeed Hoo!!!
100 days completed without a miss.
Today was a wee ride up to a local hilltop which I reckon has one of the best views in the Strath.
Trails were damp, but not muddy, bumped into some friends, chilled away from the madness that is Xmas, and there’s surprisingly(?) not too many other folk on the trails. All in all, a good end to the challenge.
Looking back, it seems like this is a great way of forcing me to make the best of those last days of Summer, for getting me out when the weather goes a bit “soft” and for keeping me going when the Winter starts to bite. I’ve used all sorts of activities to keep it going, including those yoga, weight and stretching sessions that I know I need to do more of. I’ve entered a running event for 2023 and I’m hoping my current level of fitness doesn’t deteriorate too much before I start building up to that,
Big thanks to; Luke (@munrobiker) for first introducing this annual event to STW, @houns for (ironically) starting us off this year before disappearing into the void, all the other participants whether you made it through all 100 days or not – it was great to see/hear what other folk were getting up to, and @stanley for purely being an inspiration.
I would also like to thank Aviemore Tourist Board for their ongoing sponsorship 🙂
Posted 9 months agoCongratulations to all who’ve managed it – and particularly Stanley, of course! In the end I missed 5 days, not that I’m too bothered. I’ll make them up next year 🙂
Anyway today we went for a trail run, 27km on the border between Madrid and Guadalajara province with the last few km next to “Las Cárcavas”. I’d seen photos of the place, but in person it’s pretty spectacular. It’s all this very soft sandstone that’s been massively eroded, leaving a lunar landscape that reminds me of Cappadocia in Turkey. Unfortunately it was a bit misty today, so the photos are nowhere up to Scotroutes’ standards…
Happy Christmas all!
Posted 9 months agoLovely looking landscape mogrim.
I know it’s kind of day 101, but am home alone as other half at work and family arrive at lunchtime
Quick run this morning.
Happy Christmas all and thanks for the updates, photos and sharing adventures.
Main thanks to hector my cat who has done sterling work on Strava for me this year. It helps to put the catflap on out only and the miles just rack up!
A well earned rest now.
Posted 9 months agoMerry Xmas folks!
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