Yoga again today

I never managed out at all yesterday, just ran out of time. Off over to Gairloch for a few days this afternoon so kayaking may feature as my exercise of choice 😁

Walk yesterday in glorious sunshine around a very long zoom day.

Today some really great mtb in the Quantocks. First time I’ve bought a HT, and got some PRs both up and down. Maybe there is a hint of fitness there.

5k run Friday afternoon after finishing work. Was lovely and cool and an hour before sunset, so lovely to get out.

Walk with the family today in the Peak District.

One thing I am finding is that whilst this challenge is a good motivator to get out, because I’m exercising more frequently than usual the duration is shorter, so a lot more running than biking. Need to get out on the bike a bit more.

Short ride this morning, just a quick spin to get a bit of fresh air. There’s a longer run planned for tomorrow, hopefully get some photos to rival @scotroutes 🙂

Short but hard ride today with the dogs, got 3 out of 4 pbs missed the last as i stopped to pick some tasty Boletus edulis (cep, penny bun, porcini) which went into the boulangere potatoes which cooked under the roasted lamb shoulder with anchovies for tonight’s dinner.

Went climbing at Ratho EICA today. Have only been sporadically in the past few years and I might not have actually been on a wall for 30mins total but I’m sure going to feel it tmrow.

A weekish in London has had me doing a few runs and a couple of walks as well as traipsing over the city. Culminated in the park run yesterday which was nice(ish), beers burgers and back to back runs left me off the boil a bit. Drive home today so will try to fit something in tonight.

Managed to get a 40 mile ride in yesterday, first ride after a week of walking and YouTube yoga.

Currently taking a break after an hour and a half painting, another hour to go with the second coat. Whether that counts or not, I’m going to need 30 minutes of fresh air when it’s all finished!

Have been tapering so lots of Walking The Dog and Cycling to Town.
Actually did the HM today and fastest I’ve covered the distance in years – not fast AT ALL, don’t get me wrong! – but a combination of parents dying and lockdown and PF and weight gain and a crumbling knee have had exactly the effect you’d expect.
I’ve been doing strength and circuits classes and losing weight and actual training (as much as I can stand) and rested up before this event and had gels and (1 set) paracetamol during, and managed to run all the way and to speed up at the end. This may well have been my last half but at least I’m happy that it wasn’t a complete mess and I made a decent workmanlike effort on the day.

Had a “funny turn” later that afternoon but that was just a post-race BP drop and a spell of head-between-knees and then brisk walking about sorted that. Very common and this is why the ends of big races are like being the ball in a pinball machine, to keep people moving – I had been moving all day, and then I sat down for lunch and five minutes later …

I’ve been avoiding looking at the thread as reading about everything everyone has been doing would add to the depression I’m suffering as a result of having this terrible lurgy for three weeks now.
I have tried a few road rides but it just wipes me out so I have just been doing short walks with the dogs so at least I’m getting some fresh air and a little exercise.
I still have a chesty cough and it’s not shifting so just going to have to tough it out.

My legs were feeling it a bit on the way back from my bivvy yesterday morning so plans to do something else yesterday were dropped.

I don’t recall previous years entries including so many lame excuses… 😂

Quite 😀

Long trail run today with some of the guys and girls from my club, did just over 27km up and down and up again the tallest mountain in the region – Peñalara, 2428m high. It was pissing down on the way to the start, but thankfully stopped shortly before we set off. The humidity and a cold wind at the top weren’t ideal, but par for the course in October. Autumn in Madrid lasts at most a month so we can expect proper cold weather soon…

Claveles – a ridge leading to/from the top of Mt. Peñalara, which is the lump at the back of the photo:

Quite a queue in the background of that ridge shot. Being the highest hill in the region makes it popular?

The people in the foreground are from my club, pissing around and taking photos 🙂

But yes: the mountain in particular does get quite popular as it’s a relatively easy hike to get to with a very clear track that takes you to the peak. This does of course mean you get the same problems as Snowdon – lots of people out in very inadequate clothing, not realising that while it may be nice and warm in the car park at the bottom, 800m higher up a completely exposed mountain the weather might not be so pleasant.

The crest (in the photo) is also fairly popular, but at the same time it’s very exposed and you need a certain amount of agility and head for heights to get across it. It probably averages one or two deaths per year, generally in spring when you get a lot of people heading up there, not realising there’s still a fair amount of ice and snow about, or fog, and underestimating the risk…

Biked to work for the first time in aaaages this morning, bloody mild morning!.

Ya fanny.

Yes.

Sunday: out on the trials bike with my boy on his pedal bike for just over an hour. He seems to be going through a phase where he wants to go out riding but when we’re out is constantly stopping and saying he’s tired after a short distance. Perfect opportunity for me to practice weak-foot-forward trackstands. Then later that day probably another good 45 minutes riding in circles around the car park, with the other boy on his balance bike, yet more trackstand and other low speed drills.

Monday: decided enough of the lighter side of exercising due to a cold, over the worst of it so time for a run – 5 miles during lunch break.

Just some bodyweight exercises last night before bed.
Oh and 600!