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With many thanks to @monrobiker for starting the original, in memory of his friend Chris
100 day challenge 2020 exercise every day til christmas/ and for okaying this depths-of-winter variant.
I know I haven't posted much on the earlier thread but the commitment to do something every day - even if it's a walk or a yoga session from YT - has made a real difference to my mental equilibrium.
Thanks Chris - Most of us never knew you, but you are still acting as a role model today and I hope you would be pleased with how you've managed to encourage people to really get up and out and *live* their lives.
The rules are as before - to quote @monroebiker (dates changed obvs)
– Exercise every day for a minimum of 1/2 an hour from 1st January until 31st March.
– The exercise is basically whatever you want – biking, hiking, canoeing, swimming, running, yoga.
– It’s not serious. Apart from the first year, we have all taken the odd day off if something more interesting/important was happening in our lives.
– Your usual active commute doesn’t count if it’s fairly short. I’ll let you be the judge of what that is, but if you think it’s too short then adding 30 minutes on top of it is what my pals and I deemed appropriate.
Nice one.
I'll give this a go. Aiming to exercise every day through the depths of winter is a great idea.
Good one. I'm in.
Im in please...will there be a strava group?
Yeah me and my lardy spare tyres are in. Pootled on the bike for an hour this morning.
Yep I’m in, didn’t do the 100 this year but did it the year before and found it great for fitness and the mental health through the winter months.... will have to just do walking for first couple of weeks broke my thumb coming off the bike on some ice 😡
I’m in. Tried the chess group but got RSI to my index finger.
Not sure I'm in but I was making a start in any case.
I’m in. Need the rehab. Been walking up to a couple of hours sans chien. Will be combining with indoor cycling and some road riding.
IN 👍🏼
Fits in with the chub club and may aim to be more active this year. Just done 38 mins spinning so that’s today sorted 🙂
In as well
I know I said in the other thread that I wouldn’t but after mentioning this new challenge to the wife I’m in. She said the additional motivation of a challenge is good for me and I recognise that on the days I need motivating the last challenge was all I needed to get out on even the worst weather days. My intention is to get out pedalling in one form or other for at least an hour each day and try to maintain a high level of recovery with regular stretching and using my foam roller. Started today with a 50 mile road ride in pretty miserable conditions but probably not as cold as Scotroutes up there ^^ with his snow swimming!!
Sounds like a plan, if only to gasp in amazement at @scotroutes and his mid-winter swims 😮
That said:
It’s not serious. Apart from the first year, we have all taken the odd day off if something more interesting/important was happening in our lives.
It's serious. Very serious. No messing-about-serious. Really.
I'm in. Would be good if there was a Strava club or challenge to join.
I'm in
Game on.
Oh go on then ......
I'm definitely not in after completing the 100day challenge. However, just in case, I've been for a road ride today 😀
Mainly because I've set myself ten Everests for the year and worked out earlier today thats over 200m climbing a day, and realised that's a tall order!
Kind of in - I'm in prolly the worse shape I've ever been in, but decided to try and do 20 minutes of something every day. Had a little 20 minute "jog" today, might work up to 30 minutes. 🙂
I’m in. Did the 100 this (last!) year and couldn’t believe the change in my attitude to exercise. A wee tip to anybody doing this for the first time, Yoga gets you by when you can’t be bothered doing anything more strenuous. You can even do it drunk 👍🏼👍🏼
Count me in, I failed 30days into 100 days before Xmas so need a kick up the butt.
Bring it!
Awesome. I’m in 👍
Yes please 👍
Does a 1 hr walk count?
In
I'm in too, stuff kinda got in the way of the 100 day one but it was great motivation so this should help again 👍
im in. but ive bruised my left forefoot running or something so will have to be super lightweight exercises for me
Does a 1 hr walk count?
Any form of exercise counts as far as I know? I think as long as it’s not a commute to work which you would usually do. The whole challenge is aimed to motivate you to exercise every day when it’s difficult to get exercise due to the weather and darkness with the hope that you enjoy a spring and summer of new found fitness. No hard and fast rules, just a bit of fun and added incentive.
Ok cheers
I'm new to Strava so I'm happy to set up a group ("club", yes?) but would appreciate any tips from old hands e.g. I expect it would make sense to have more than one admin... What else?
I’m happy to help admin a strava club if you want a hand. I’ve never done it before though.
https://www.strava.com/clubs/811216
Hmmm
The form didn't seem that hard to fill in, but if I put in this thread's URL it barfed, and for location I put "everywhere" and it interpreted that as Atlanta, Georgia.
Luckily I guess none of that matters too much (!)
Just done 30 mins of weights / abs work. The OH promptly hid upstairs which is funny as the dog (a dreadful coward who will flee upstairs if you pull a cracker) took 0 notice ...
Tentatively in on this. Need the motivation to get outside most days at the moment, far too easy to just stay indoors and mooch about on the internet! Will most likely fail at some point, hopefully when I get a new job and will have no time left for a bit of exercise. Will just keep on going and see how many of the 90 days I can do with a bonus prize for the most consecutive days in a row.
Just about to go for a walk to get some fresh air so that will be a good way to start.
I'll give it a go. Ran out of puff in the 100 days to Christmas at day 88 after only missing one day till then, but reached a point where my half an hour walk or YT yoga were just token efforts rather than worthwhile exercise.
On that subject, anyone recommend a (chubby bloke) beginner friendly yoga on YT that isn't Kassandra? Her voice has started grating, reminds me of a Canadian aerobics instructor at a gym I used to train at 30 years ago 🤣
Tri Abi Carver for some yoga.
Tri Abi Carver for some yoga.
Adriene’s quite tolerable as well.
I’m in too. I started a ride a day on 1st December and it’s done a lot for my fitness already.
I'm in.
This is a good quick stretch routine that's less yoga flavored.
I add in a extra 2 min for:
-reach for the sky on tip toes
-trunk twist
Yes I'm in, wi be good to have some extra motivation and I need to start getting back my lost fitness from this year. Gently though.. does an ebike count??
Went for a run in the hills today. Was an important mental hurdle as I've not run much / far / hills for a few years. In trying to build up to hill running (which I love) again, I got stuck in the mental trap of "I'm not fit enough". So just went and did it. Ran 50+% further then anything last year, up and down hills, in ice and snow. Came out smiling in every way, the euphoria from trail running in challenging conditions is hard to beat. Intend to do similar each weekend in Jan and Feb while biking is at a low ebb for a proper fitness boost to start the year.
BRRRR. Just about ok enough to go out on the bike but so cold when I got home it took 15 mins of hopping about (curtains closed!) to old disco to warm up - a hot drink was just not enough (FX: teeth chattering)
Yesterday's ride got abandoned at 5 miles in as even towpaths were frozen sheet ice, but 10 miles done eventually.
Dragged the kids on a walk to a cafe two miles away today, and the trails had defrosted nicely. Now snowing quite nicely and I may get the old Soul out of retirement in the morning 🤔
Recently got my hands on a cheap smart turbo and have been enjoying the Sufferfest with a couple of runs and the odd box fit class, guess l probably do something about 4/5x a week already. So throwing in some yoga, which lve tried to take up unsuccessfully before, l should be do able to get to 7x... In please.
Got today's exercise in - a nice 30 minute snow stomp with the mutts. Always feel a snow walk counts as time and a half as well, seems to be so much more hard work...
Another road ride today, only out for an hour recovery ride but the temptation to work hard to warm up was difficult to ignore!! MTBing with the boy in the morning so tomorrow is sorted too. Does anyone know anything about cumulative fatigue from riding every day? I’m pretty good at knowing when to go hard and when to take it easy but would appreciate hearing any experiences.
l should be do able to get to 7x… In please.
If you're feeling knackered the Sufferfest also has some decent recovery videos, and I really rate the cadence drills for easy days. Apart from the yoga 🙂
Does anyone know anything about cumulative fatigue from riding every day? I’m pretty good at knowing when to go hard and when to take it easy but would appreciate hearing any experiences.
Massively depends on what you're riding, how old you are, etc. My general rule of thumb is to have at least two easy days a week, and if you're only doing the one sport you should probably make that three. I'm not a coach though, but at 49y.o. it works for me 😀
There's always 30 mins of Corpse Pose as a backstop option!
I'm a big believer in the benefits of consistency and the first tool I get out to achieve that is basically lying to myself, lying like a rug. "I will just jog 5 mins and walk the rest" "I will just do a sun salutation and then 27 mins of Corpse Pose" - it gets me started and then something 95% as good as a Proper Sesh magically gets done anyway!
I'm in. I hate the mud so may stick to the lanes though.
Massively depends on what you’re riding, how old you are, etc.
Having recently celebrated a significant birthday making me very slightly older than your good self 😀, I completed the pre Christmas 100 day challenge with 70 days of riding but didn’t ride at all for 2 weeks due to illness and have ridden almost every day over the holidays. It’s mostly been road rides of between 20-50 miles but also some MTB rides of 10-20 miles, very little elevation due to living in Norfolk.
I have a daily routine of stretching and using my foam roller and to be honest I’m feeling quite strong at the moment but after committing to this challenge I’m aware that overdoing it will be counterproductive.
It’s mostly been road rides of between 20-50 miles but also some MTB rides of 10-20 miles, very little elevation due to living in Norfolk.
TBH it doesn't sound that much, although as usual that does depend on the intensity. I'd be aiming for something like a couple of interval rides per week, a short but hard tempo ride, and a long easy spin on Sunday. The other days I'd be looking at yoga/recovery spins. Basically make the hard rides hard, and the easy rides easy.
Where I definitely think you run the risk of burn out is doing 7 rides a week while trying to keep the pace up - you really should be aiming for a couple of days of proper hard rides, and the rest a lot easier. A bit of variety FTW 🙂
Hour on the rollers yesterday. 90 minute gentle walk with mrs TiRed followed by an hour on Zwift today. Will be a faster two-hour walk tomorrow (8.5 miles).
I have a nice pair of Scarpa shoes for walking. Now thinking of some walking kit for fast 2-3 hr walks.
Everything in Zone 2 at the moment.
17 miles on the sussex roads and climbed up onto the downs today. Nice and gentle on the ebike. Maybe a walk tomorrow, definitely some stretching and core.
Yoga, a two hr walk and an hour on the turbo yesterday. I had planned a big road ride but lots of ice lurking under the fresh snow put me off that idea!
New gym opens across the road tomorrow and it’s an open day today so going to see what I’ve signed up to. Don’t think we can actually use the machines today though so will have to think of something else to do for my 30 mins
Snowing here.
Off for a swim...
Today's lesson;
When walking out through floating ice, push it aside with your hands, not your legs. We're both now suffering from cut shins, knees and thighs.
Scotroutes wins!
Did about ??5mile run today (middle bit was walk/run with a friend but probably about 3 miles running and then it was a mile there + a mile back).
Really feeling the aftermath of the weights 2 days ago!
Blimey did you swim in that?
I was freezing on the north downs this morning, only managed 1hr 10 mins.
Not much room for swimming, more dipping, though I always try to get in a few strokes.
Today..
Friday..
Shivering just watching that!
We did a cold 50km road ride this morning - normally we'd do more, but the forecast was sub-zero and making the most of a mate's birthday we did a shorter ride with a proper cafe stop in the middle. The fourth member of our group is from Southern Spain, and chickened out of the ride due to the temperature. He will be reminded of this repeatedly in the future 😀
Basically make the hard rides hard, and the easy rides easy.
Thanks mogrim, that’s more or less what I’ve been doing since September and I’m definitely getting stronger. I really hope I can keep it going but at any time I’m feeling jaded I will most certainly take a few days off pedalling.
The boy wasn’t too keen on the low temperatures first thing so we were back home after an hour so I went out again on the road bike. Back to work tomorrow so will probably head out on the bike tomorrow evening.
IN! Thanks for setting up
20km Zone 1/2 walk in three hours. And I’ve come to the conclusion that walking is great. It’s not cycling and is never going to get the intensity of a good 100km fixed ride. But a nice rest day from cycling. Will manage 30 min daily at least.
Can I have the rest of the week off now? 😉
And I’ve come to the conclusion that walking is great.
Agreed. Did a 8km walk round Rothiemurchus in the snow this afternoon with my wife. It was exercise, a welcome break from cycling, sociable and very enjoyable. Mixing it up is the way I best enjoyed the 100 day challenge and meant it didn't need to be exhausting to the point I couldn't carry on.
A stupidly slow 10 mile pootle round the local country park this afternoon. Never seen it so busy on the paths, even at the height of summer. Not big groups, nearly all families out walking, despite it being 0°, and sloppy mud with occasional sneaky ice patches.
Wasn't sure of the conditions so had ice tyres on, so it felt like a bit of a workout.
Thanks mogrim, that’s more or less what I’ve been doing since September and I’m definitely getting stronger. I really hope I can keep it going but at any time I’m feeling jaded I will most certainly take a few days off pedalling.
I wouldn't want to do more than 4 days of any given sport / week, although I must admit I've been running this week 6 days... Mixing it up is key, otherwise you're definitely going to burn out.
And one thing that's been amusing me all afternoon after watching @scotroutes' video: how we end up finding similar idiots who are prepared to do stupid things in crappy weather... He's there with his wife and 3-4 other friends swimming in an icy loch... I've got my mates that are all prepared to do running ultras at a week's notice. And it ends up seeming normal 😀
I've just realised that the auto-thumbnail for todays video looks like I'm attacking Janet with that ice axe 🙂
Given that for the last year I've done nothing I think by my standards its an alright start. On the 1st 1.5 hours path and track ride which reminded me how much skill I've lost. Then a real mud fest which generated as much effort in the cleaning of the bike afterwards followed by 5 mile walk in the afternoon with Mrs W. She's on a bit of a mission as well so thats getting both of us in the groove hopefully. Yesterday another hours walk together. Today is going to be the challenge. I'm working from home and she's in a school. I'm going out for a ride and looking for a yoga vid to do when she gets back. Will try one of the links posted earlier probably. Might even weigh myself.
Yesterday I did a short walk and a go on the spin bike - just scraped 30 mins in total. Today though I am going to check out the new gym - it opens today and in all likelihood will close today as new lockdown measures are announced 😀
I am trying to tackle this like stopping drinking though. Instead of committing to 90 days of exercise I am just going to do at least 30 mins *today*. Makes it less daunting I find...
Yesterday I managed bike ride, 15 mins brisk walk and then 2hrs long walk. Today I managed 15 mins of a daft exercise vid my wife did, killed me. I think I need a rest day.
Joined the Strava club a few days back, so count me in. Will be good to have this motivation. So far mtbing, cycling, runs, walks,home workouts, yoga.
A couple of hours out on the bike. I'd fitted Conti Spike Claws which were pretty much essential but rigid singlespeed wasn't the best option on the rutted ice tracks I was on much of the time.
Snaffled a beer when I was out too. I think I'm in debit now so my next ride will have to include stashing a couple of cans. #beerienteering
Intended to do an hour on the Ridgeway but it was more like half that as I ran out of path that wasn't terrifyingly muddy and rutted. Part of me wishes I had a 26" as the 29" I have feels a bit like being perched on a tractor crossed with a penny-farthing on terrain like this.
Lovely bright sunny lunchtime today with roads dry and ice free. So my boss overran a meeting by half an hour, and I had to resort to circuits and stretches at 5pm by which time we had freezing rain.
Fairly easy training session last night - 4x2' running intervals, then a swim with yet more intervals.
As an aside, the goverment advice is to ensure enclosed spaces are well-ventilated. The bloody idiots at the gym have interpreted this to meaning leave the poolside doors open, which is lovely when it's 0C outside...
Snaffled a beer when I was out too. I think I’m in debit now so my next ride will have to include stashing a couple of cans.
@scotroutes Beerobics counts as exercise. 🙂