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Still battling away despite dodgy left knee and now achey elbow.Anyone else carrying injuries through this
Still battling away despite dodgy left knee and now achey elbow.Anyone else carrying injuries through this
Hard to know what is an injury, and what is just a consequence of increasing decrepitude 😉
Sore elbow tho. Had it over a year. Originally brought on my 'extreme painting' of our big shed. Pain comes and goes depending on how much physio I do. Other than that, clicky right knee, sore left knee, sore-ish shoulder after recent collarbone break. Otherwise in fine shape as evidenced by having to nearly eat cereal by lying face down in the bowl this morning 😉
That was a tough gym session on the arms.
I like to think that using Yoga & Pilates as "filler" exercises keep the injuries at bay. That was yesterday's, today have an evening bouldering session planned.
@jimmy - that's a very good point. I find those 15 min ones I posted earlier very easy to fit into my day. 30 mins sometimes breaches the 'can't be bothered' line, but half that is easily doable especially with so many different routines.
Going back to the Gym for me is mostly about not getting injured again. I definitely need to work all the non cycling muscles and get a bit of flexibility back. I'm also from the kind of old school thinking that if it's hurting, it's probably working!
Easy yoga routines might be a good idea.I will have a look on Youtube later
Catch up, been a manically busy work/business/family week and failed on Tuesday but back on track with ebike, gym, bike commute and a 5k pissed run home from the station in the pouring rain last night after a rare night in the pub
Hard yards the last couple of days. Got this cold thats been going around and should probably gice myself a break.
Instead if that yesterday's yoga turned into a kettlebell workout and what was supposed to be 30 mins of zone2 on the turbo turned into an hour at the bmx track between the stormy bits.
Shagged now and need a lie down
I had a bit of travelling on Friday but squeezed in a 1 hour VO2 Max session on the turbo when I got home.
This morning was a 30 minute bodyweight session and then I was out running later, taking advantage of a slight lessening in the wind and rain, scouting out a route for Mondays club run - just making sure no trees were down.
Resorted to 1/2hr on the rollers the last couple of evenings 😕 but so far have cycled everyday apart from one...
Still going. My colleague who I work with a lot has come down with COVID and I've felt groggy but pealed myself off the sofa to do hour an zwift. Not great as normally Saturday is the Big Ride.
Yep another good week of bike commuting and swimming - park run yesterday - big thumbs up to the Dewsbury volunteers - many other Park runs were cancelled locally for good reason. Aiming to get out on t'bike this afternoon.
1 hr walk on Friday, 6 hrs ride yesterday and 1.5 hrs walk today.
Still battling away despite dodgy left knee and now achey elbow.Anyone else carrying injuries through this
yep my knee is very delicate, cycling is fine but running and skateboarding aggravate it, i know running is much better for cardio but skateboarding is infinitely more fun, so i run occasionally but skateboard much more- did a Friday lunchtime skate at a skatepark nearish to work - covered one as it was raining
then skatebowl yesterday with the kids yesterday
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Just a walk for an hour last night. Bodyweight stuff and hill reps this morning and will walk the kids for an hour before tea, too.
Swim-gym class x 2-MTB ride-gym-class x 2-Swim, Run, MTB ride.
That'll do me for this week. Feeling pretty weary but good to mix up the exercises and feel like I've done something worthwhile every day. Roll on next week.
A damp trail run today, avoiding some of the new obstacles that Amy has delivered.
The end of a week of trail running, badminton, weights and Zwift. I'm also trying keep a mix of things going, hopefully that'll reduce the risk of injury and over training. 
A busy day with family stuff, and on the back of a very sociable late night with neighbours in for food and wine, and more wine…
I scraped through with a 40 minute Z2 ERG Zwift session…
bit more skateboarding this morning - they've painted the station square and its lovely and smooth, my daughter loved it for rollerskating
then a 10k gravel blast this evening to check the route for tomorrow nights cub hike
A couple of hours riding round Rothiemurchus and Glenmore this aftrernoon, checking for fallen trees and so on. It's reaching that time of year when you can be out while the sun is dropping behind the hills and still be back in home for dinner. Lovely!
I think you mean tea mate! 😂
Tea time would be properly into the winter, around 3 in the afternoon I reckon… 🤪
Tea at 6.00pm after 50 minute e-bike ride and 10,837 steps!Nice weather for a change despite a bit of a breeze.Body still creaking.
Think that's 20% done.Could be wrong mind.
I've not failed today, but it feels like it. Dogsitting for a neighbour so was out early this morning for a walk, and a short one at lunch. Feeling weary so didn't do anything else, probably best just to call it a day and take the rest.
I've missed 3 days, but - I do try and make up for it a bit on other days and it's still keeping me motivated to see it through.
Certainly not doing big numbers compared to some, but over 21 days my mean average is 58 minutes/day - actual moving time and that's generally proper exercise.
Weights and yoga in the gym earlier then the Monday club run. Stupidly warm for an October evening and the torrential rain of Saturday has all but drained.
Did a 1.5 hr ride Monday.
Day 21, 2.5k in the pool, decent pace
Been a few days since I've updated on here, but am doing a ride or run most days. The only day I've been a bit flaky was Saturday where I only managed 2 dog-walking potters.
9km trail run yesterday evening ...
And 20km extended commute this morning ...
Run and karate yesterday.
Run, gym and maybe some more karate today!
thats the first three weeks ticked off
Good effort all.
Had a lazy day yesterday- decided extra dog walk really didn't count so just got over the line with 2x15 YT YogaLates.
Back on it today, Spin into Bootcamp. 1hr30 of near death cardio experience.
Swim and a ride tomorrow.
Longer dog walk and Yogalates today.
25 minute walk and a 30 minute bodyweight HIIT session on Tuesday.
quick go at skatepark yesterday lunch then a 5k hike with the cubs.
Today was 40mins at the skatepark and it was great!
Do they make e-skateboards kimbers?Thinks that's what it would take for me to give it a go.
Still going strong here, only missed one day - glad I had kids young because grandchildren are flippin exhausting. Might have to see if Strava will add babysitting as a category.
I was a bit lax yesterday and only managed a short weights session between batches of apple chutney making.
Made up for it today with a old-school XC trip over the Burma Road. Bloody windy higher up, but still quite mild.
E bike commute today 2hrs all in, that'll do
Yoga tonight, to loosen off the legs after yesterdays gym session
Swim and a ride. Both excellent. Think I'll bin the two gym sessions off tomorrow to do the same again. Not sure trail conditions will be this good until about April next year!
Away this weekend. So going for very early run/Zwift saturday and something when we get back Sunday.
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Half an hour walk yesterday - was knackered.
Was going to take it easy today and then Reeksy1 broke his hanger last night and I discovered the wholesaler of said hangers is 5 mins drive from my favourite trails... so that meant I had to go for a ride and then go and pick up hangers before they opened for business.
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Cheers.
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awesome full moon night ride last night, 90 mins lots of owls hooting, trauks arre a bit too dry!
One hours escootering and 8000 steps.Very windy and mild again.
I'm still plugging along. Doing a combination of bodyweight exercises, skating and walks right now.
Previous years I've gone too hard at the start and lost enthusiasm. This week I've also included walking up and down hotel stairs because it was late and I didn't fancy a walk outside in a neighborhood I didn't know.
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No idea if either of those will work!
Not quite 40 lengths in 40 mins (using a stroke I'm probably previously described as "old dog fallen into a canal and is now desperately trying to get out) but getting closer.
Third ride in four days. With a couple of gym sessions in between. Legs quite weary. Good fun tho and I can feel some pre-injury fitness creeping slowly back. Run today I think and then need to manage sat/sun being away and busy.
I'm having another crack this year having skipped last year, managed a bike ride everyday bar one so far, when I went for a walk round the local woods. I'm also trying to do a bike ride everyday in October, which I'm not sure I'll do.
@fathomer - bike ride outside everyday? I'm not sure I'd sign up to that 🙂
I'm dyyyyiiiiinnnng
Seriously, this cold has been hanging around for over a week now and has hit the same time as our return to the office 3 days a week. The commute has been alright but was knackered on last nights MTB ride.
I'm racing on saturday so should really take it easy today so will just have to do some yoga or something later. Although if its not raining, might be a trip to the pump track with the kiddo if he's up for it.
An hour and fifteen stacking logs ready for next winter.
My back and shoulders definitely feel like it was exercise.
Slept in so no bike commute but an hour in the gym. Might pedal in to town later on a booze run.
84km of gravel and tarmac today, with a fair chunk of climbing. Glad I had an easier day yesterday.
Fabulous October day though. Almost continental!!
Friday night home gym.
Saturday morning mtb...30+ degrees was a bit much though.
Coming down with something so taking the foot off the gas a bit. 40 mins rugby training with the youngest this morning (just chucking the ball about) will be out for a walk this afternoon. Really wanted to take the mtb to grizedale today or tomorrow though :/.
A short and crappy night’s sleep, so an extended 50 minute lunchtime dog walk will have to suffice for today.
Escootering and hiking about Thursday.Hour on bike and dirt jumping yesterday.Of to the outdoor gym soon.I,m beginning to motor again as I get my second wind.
Hope all those with the lurgy take things steady and get well soon.Anotther 75% to go remember
Have been plodding through, good to hear everyone is getting out & hope those with lurgy recover quickly.
The last week has been somewhat easier to do the 30 minutes each day as I have been away with Endless Trails on their Lake to Lake trip, many thanks to Julia & Graham.
6 days of definitely very techy riding from Garda to Como, beautiful scenery, great company, excellent coffee & pizza and we had amazing weather.
Another morning mtb riding in oppressive heat. Only other riders seemed to be Amflowers.
I've had a migraine the past couple of days which has knocked me a bit. I squeezed in an hour of yoga yesterday, partly just to make sure I was getting some stretches in. Today I strapped on my "road" running shoes and tried to get a "fast" 10km in, just to see how I might get on at an event next weekend. Let's just say I'll be happy to get round in anything less than the 52 minutes it took me last year 😂
I’m doing the October Prostate Cancer challenge - trying to get a 6km run every day, which has been a bit more of a challenge as all my running is off-road and we’ve had many trees felled by Storm Amy so getting some extra obstacles to negotiate. Needed some extras in the bank due to an all-day hospital checkup tomorrow so took the kayak out across and up the sound. Lovely once the mist lifted.
I’m doing the October Prostate Cancer challenge - trying to get a 6km run every day,
I did a similar thing last December and ended up with some injuries. I don't think it was the total amount of running over the month that did it, I think it was not having any days off. Mind you, it might have helped if I'd not still been doing some longer runs too.
Today's workout was digging out a tree stump for my parents 🙃
Missed a few days last week due to illness so annoyed about that. Managed to complete the Hadrian's Wall half marathon today as a walking entry, due to injury and completely non-existent training for most of this year. Ran it last year, walked it this year, maybe a running attempt again next year 🤔 Well done everyone for sticking in so far. 👏🏻
Keeping it up still. 75 kms today
Been working away at increasing exercise intensity post a bout of sciatica that dragged on for about 8 months. Walked a heavy rucksack up Ben A’an today, only 6 mins slower than the previous effort carrying just a Camelback. Absolutely cracking day for it!
Still in - good week last week 2 swims 3 bike to works 1 park run - and glorious 2 hours on the MTB today. Pretty much the same from Mon.
Can't remember when I last updated so:
Mon-Fri dog walks last week - dog sitting so counted for me but also:
Tuesday Yoga
Wednesday hill running
Thursday ... Not sure anything extra
Friday Bouldering
Saturday yoga before travelling
Sunday (today) Scrambling on Tarn Crag in irresistible Lake District weather (picture won't post)
Managed 23/27 so far - had three days where I've doubled up though. Average daily activity time (including the days I did nothing) = 89 mins, with 57 of those fully active - estimated calorie burn to date 12343
Been doing pretty well, cycled everyday apart from two days, then boom this weekend been hit with a rotten cold, so not cycled anywhere since Friday 😕