Only about a week to go

Doing this has got me to the 1000 miles run in 2021 milestone :-), and kept me sane thought some difficult things these last few months. Will celebrate the running achievement by going out of my bike for today’s 30 minutes.

Since missing a couple of days towards the beginning have not missed a day, but a few times have done my normal run in 28 minutes and not bothered to run un and down the road to make the exercise up to 30 minutes.

Conditions are wonderful at the moment. Your photos are ace Scotroutes.

Sat – I needed a rest day, I was shattered from the end of the working year, so it was just Pilates.

Sunday – 11 mile hike round Ingleborough in amazing conditions and above the cloud inversion

Photo dump here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CXrNEQVsJe3/?utm_medium=copy_link

Beautiful photos @Scotroutes & @Ahsat hope the back settles quickly @jimmy

Ride out from Hope today. Horrible mist in Sheffield but Hope Valley had a fair amount of clear spells

17th: ???? I did something, because I’m certain I’ve not missed another day. Gonna guess 30 minutes yoga.
18th: Another half hour run, 4 miles, and actually did some 10 minutes of stretch/yoga before shower after.
19th: 30 minutes Yoga. The type that supposed to be to be relaxing but makes me swear because I’m not flexible. Just relax and melt into the pose for a few more moments. U%£$&*( you!

I actually lost the plot yesterday…just getting into bed at 11 pm and after 95 days I forgot!! I very nearly bailed, but because I’m flipping stubborn and @p20 might the kindest person in the world, we quickly stuck on shoes and head torches and headed up the hill behind the house!

Admittedly the slightly poor sleep that followed 11.30 pm walking, didn’t help todays ride. Again where gravel meets xc mtb. And if you’d said to me let’s go and do a 27 mile mtb ride in late December I would have flatly said no. But for some reason because it’s on gravel bikes, it’s fine!!!! Even if the bikes weight several kilos extra with all the mud. Tired now!

First frost I’d seen this morning down here in the South East. Didn’t last for long though.
I’d planned to go out on the road bike for a gentle ride but it was too cold for me to get enthusiastic for that, just went with the urge to get out on the trials bike again, actually cycled on it, to the skatepark in the next village, 5 miles total in an hour, 22t front, 16t rear. Along with some death-defying* hopping of course.

* death-defying = I nearly squashed a worm.

Nice picture sirr!Well done all.
PS I hope Mrs scotroutes is ok.Neil.

We’ll done you lot. Some inspirational stuff. Best wishes for Mrs scotroutes.

I gave it a go, but had a couple of 3 day breaks due to illness, still following the thread, still in in spirit though.

Enjoy the last day and have s great Christmas.

in doing so pulled a muscle in my back and had to limp home

Have done something similar to @jimmy which has messed up my running plans, not to mention makes sleeping difficult 🤬

But still plugging away at the challenge, albeit bad weather plus back problems mean it’s all been turbo in the garage this week. Assuming I manage to do something today I’ll have sort of missed 3 days in total, although all those days have included a couple of hours of dog walking so I don’t feel too guilty.

Happy Christmas everyone!

@mogrim – bad luck! Hope you recover well. Mine hasn’t as been as bad as feared but I can see it taking a long time to actually be right again. The big surprise is I’ve been sleeping like a log! Think my body and mind appreciates the rest of not even worrying about getting out.

I went out for a run! Back was fine, I also have ankle pain which I’m not sure if it’s referred or not. But I have survived.

I could have done with seeing this thread 99 days ago 😖.

Just time for  cheeky little local spin out on the Five in the dark.

Happy Christmas folks.

Congratulations all finishers, DNF’d again here due to house renovation, haven’t turned a wheel since October but have been following progress. Inspiring. Gonna have a pop at January Feb March though

Sorry I’ve not been too involved this year, I’ve been trucking away but haven’t been online much as it’s been a busy few months.

I thought I’d pitch in with some photos for the last day of the challenge. Well done to everyone who’s managed it – I missed a couple of days but have generally done well and feel really fit and light for it.

A handful of trips further afield when I had the chance-

I did a race-pace MTB lap of Edinburgh which is about 70 miles to see how I was doing for the now cancelled Strathpuffer.

I’ve been riding a lot at the trails in Fife I rode ten to fifteen years ago at uni and had a nice time, but unfortunately the dirt jumps I used to learn on have been demolished by the storm.

I’m away at the moment and dared to try a peloton bike at the hotel – as someone who doesn’t like turbo training or indoor exercise it was actually pretty good fun, and a real workout.

Unfortunately it all ends with a few days on the treadmill at my in-law’s house next to a state highway and an area with no footpaths or sidewalks, and it’s -10 so outside exercise isn’t much of a thing.

Although we did manage a walk yesterday- people are fishing in those huts on the ice.

Also got into weekly yoga this time and after years of resisting it’s been a revelation – all my knee pain has gone. I did the Abi Carver ones from Pinkbike which don’t have any wishy washy spiritual nonsense, just what stretches and moves to pull to make a particular thing feel better.

I’ll not be doing much over Christmas – I’ve got a fat bike ride planned in -23C weather as a stunt for a local paper but as the Puffer is off I’m going to rest up and relax for a week.