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100 days of exercise until Xmas
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Posted 2 years ago
I’ve been a bit out the loop with the thread this year (I’ve been keeping up to date with it on a Whatsapp chat with some pals in Switzerland). Here’s some highlights – I’ve not missed a day yet.
Hiking the Tarmachan Ridge on Saturday.
Gravel bimble around St Boswells on Sunday
Up Ben Ledi
Done a lot of playing in the Tweed Valley
Slashed my leg open at Yair – I thought this we going to put the brakes on things but a few steristrips have sorted out what’s actually a really deep gash and it’s no made any difference.
Got out with pals quite a bit more than I usually do for the challenge.
Explored some old haunts in Fife.
Done absolutely loads of gravel, usually around 45 miles. And occassionally got very wet.
Has a few splashes in kayaks.
Even did a bit of road riding.
Posted 2 years agoSaturday I managed a good 90 minute blast on the gravel bike.
Sunday was a family ride from Burghead to Findhorn and back. A lovely 25km with a hot chocolate stop halfway. Brilliant!
Posted 2 years agoA quick catch up.
Tuesday evening featured a much needed yoga session. It was great to give the legs a good stretch.Wednesday morning was a 35 minute swim in Loch Vaa. Water temperatures around 9-10 degrees and still wearing a suit at this time of year. The crannog is now sticking out of the water and so is easy to find.
(I should point out that photo is taken with a VERY long lens and the crannog is around 300 metres from that shoreline in the background.)
Wednesday afternoon was a short walk with Mrs S and a couple of snaps using my new phone.
Posted 2 years agoSpin on the Occam
Autumnal colours developing.
Last of this years blaeberries. Taste is quite bland and watery now, but still a treat.
Evidence of consumption
And into a nice descent.
As ahsat says, get well soon folks. Best to recover and not push on too early though.
This thread (and the weather outlook) is also inspiring me to crack on with my home gym. Weight and strength exercises are missing from my current repertoire.
Posted 2 years ago30 minutes of untracked garden trials on the trials bike yesterday followed by 30m yoga. Another 45 minutes of garden trials on the trials bike this afternoon, probably do another half hour of yoga this evening. Good job I don’t have a social life errrrrr lol. I’ve kept feeling over the past week that everything has felt a little more difficult than usual and have been feeling more easily fatigued… Occurred to me today that perhaps it could it be 45 days of exercise every day…. 🙂
Was a bit concerned about grip today:
Posted 2 years agoWell this is maybe a new one for this challenge; yesterday was an afternoon for power kiting. Burnt more cals that equivalent length gym session! Great fun, especially having not flown for over 10 years!
Today, turbo session when I get home from weekend at my parents. Feeling super happy as after 49 weeks, my VO2 max on my Garmin was back to my pre Long Covid levels. Whoop.
Good weekend of exercise.
Posted 2 years agoBusy weekend with family commitments but I’ve managed to keep going.
On Friday I popped in a wee Zwift session. It felt a bit like box-ticking TBH but I’m glad I did it.
Saturday saw a wee gang of us head in to Corrour Station for lunch. It’s an easy 25km each way but in superb scenery and the restaurant is amazing.
Sunday was a walk round a very soggy Loch an Eilean with Mrs S just before the dark set in. It was quite weird to see so few folk around after such a busy Spring/Summer/Autumn. That should be the start of a wee quiet spell that normally lasts until mid-December.
The weather looks dreich for the next few days so we’ll see what that brings!
Posted 2 years agoLiking all the photos above and good to hear what everyone is getting up to.
A definite change in the weather over the last week, started off with dry trails and fine to ride the Summer only stuff. The Peak district has liquefied rapidly after that!
Monday – afternoon ride with good light out onto some of the stuff I avoid over winter as it gets too claggy and cuts up.
Tuesday – still pretty dry, a ride round Blackamoor and houndkirk
Wednesday – short run after work, super mild
Thursday – met in the evening after work to night ride with some friends, raining hard and got back to the house needing to hose myself off in the garden!
Friday – night run along Curbar and White Edge after work
Saturday – Afternoon Peak district ride after the worst of the rain
Sunday – a walk in the woods
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