Week 15 - Spring in Lakeland

I STILL have my pulled muscles from violently coughing three weeks ago!  Really just want to get back onto the weight training but that's definitely out until the pain stops.


Wednesday, 11 April

Altitude spin tonight.  I'm still having to do the standing up bits sitting down because of my ribs but I'm not complaining because it makes the workout even harder as I still use the gears I should be in if I was standing up.  It's just good to be able to do something that doesn't cause any pain.

Total 'distance' - 22km


Thursday, 12 April 

I went for a 3.5 mile walk with Ruby today, just to test out my new walking boots.  I have finally decided that now I'm more of a walker than a runner, I really should have the proper kit but it feels really weird to be wearing heavy boots (the boots themselves aren't actually heavy, just heavy in comparison to wearing fell trainers).  I've been wearing them around the office for the past couple of days trying to get used to them before venturing outside in them, rendering them unreturnable, but I decided to bite the bullet tonight and just get out there.  They actually felt OK, although I did have to stop to make a couple of lacing adjustments.

I made sure I went both uphill and downhill in them to see how they felt and when I was going downhill I did notice my toes sliding down to the front a bit too much so I had to adjust the laces again and this sorted it out.  I'm planning on doing my weekend walking in Ambleside in them but that's going to be a lot more than 3.5 miles so I'd better take a pair of fell shoes too, just in case.

Total walking distance - 3.5 miles


Friday, 13 April 

I got the train up to Windermere today and, rather than getting a bus to Amebleside, decided to walk there using part of the Windermere Way. 

The route starts by climbing up to Orrest Head.  When I did this route last year it was in thick fog and I couldn't see a thing when I got to the Orrest Head viewpoint but today it was a little better.  It was still foggy but I could see the lake, unlike last time when I could barely see a few meters ahead.

After Orrest Head, it all started to go wrong.  I remember last year the the directions were a little questionable in places but this year it was even worse as some tracks had been messed about with around a farm and a signpost was lying on the ground and so not pointing in the correct directions.  I spent about half an hour wandering aimlessly around various farm fields with a huge herd of sheep and lambs following me around (literally only a meter away from me) baaing very loudly as they must have thought I was their feeder.  Eventually, I decided to just walk down the farm driveway and by sheer luck ended up coming out exactly where I was supposed to.  I am my own worst enemy because I actually had an OS map in my bag but it was raining and I had the rain cover on and I couldn't be bothered messing around trying to find the map.  Yeah yeah, rookie mistake - I should have kept the map close to hand.  I was in no rush though so it didn't matter how long it took.

The footbridge is still out at Troutbeck so I had to walk the long way round along the road.  Once I got onto Robin Lane behind the Post Office, I decided to have a sit down and a bit of flapjack and, whilst sitting on the bench, noticed this stone on the ground in front of me which reads 'TO REMEMBER THE SHEEPDOGS OF TROUTBECK 2006'

Another picture of Lake Windermere (which actually just looks like another cloud), taken from Robin Lane...

Instead of just dropping down into Ambleside, the route goes over Wansfell.  I have to say that if I never do that descent from Wansfell into Ambleside again, it won't be the worst thing that could happen.  It is a horrible descent and I was actually jealous of all the people going in the opposite direction which, if you know me, is pretty surprising as I much prefer going downhill than uphill.  It appeared that I was the only person doing it this way around as it's just not a nice way to go down, especially when it's wet as some of the rocks are pretty slippery.

'View' from the top of Wansfell towards Ambleside...

On arrival in Ambleside I quickly found a cafe where I just intended to get a coffee and a sandwich but then I spotted a cake which I just couldn't resist trying out... Dandelion and Burdock cake!!!  It was as tasty as it sounded.

I had booked to stay in a B&B for three nights (yes, I know I own a campervan but I like a bit of luxury now and then!) and it was described as having a 'mountain view'.  It certainly did, however with a garden centre obscuring most of it...

Total walking distance - 9 miles


Saturday, 14 April 

Breakfast is only served at my B&B between 8.15 and 9.00 but, being an early bird, I was wide awake by 6.30 and wondering what to do with myself so decided to go for a little run up the hill behind the B&B.  I didn't actually realise quite how steep a hill it was and I was absolutely knackered just a few minutes in.  It climbs up a very narrow lane and then goes into Skelghyll Wood to Jenkin Crag.  With the length of time it took me to run up, together with stopping to take a load of piccies, it was soon time to start heading back down for brekkie as I was absolutely starving.

Can you spot the duck shaped topiary?

Total running distance - 2 miles (wow!)


After breakfast I wandered along to Waterhead where I had booked a sit on top kayak for a couple of hours.

It was lovely out on Windermere, so quiet and peaceful (surprising or what!).  It felt like I had the whole lake to myself.  I went along the river a little bit, although when I could see that it was getting quite shallow I turned around out of fear of becoming 'beached'.

This is the second time I've gone kayaking recently and I really enjoyed it.  It's quite tiring though as I'm not used to all the work in the arms.  I definitely need to refine my technique as I'm not sure you're supposed to get quite as wet as I did without actually falling in.  I also have a lovely blister on my hand from holding the paddle.

Total kayaking distance - 5 miles 

I walked back to the B&B along the track I had run over this morning through Skelghyll Woods and, by now, the day was shaping up pretty well...

It was now around noon and I decided to get my shorts on and go out for another walk, this time just a reasonably low level one around Loughrigg.  I say low level but it starts with quite a steep road climb out of Ambleside, which is the same way out as Spring in Lakeland will go tomorrow.

The route then drops back down again, coming out at Loughrigg Tarn, which I descended to and sat on a rock to eat my lunch.  It would have been rude not to.

Onwards and upwards I continued on the circular route which goes through Loughrigg Terrace which has lovely views across Grasmere to Helm Crag.

I then dropped down to Rydal Water and made my way through Rydal Park back into Ambleside, where I went to yet another cafe for yet another piece of cake, this time sticky chocolate orange cake.

Total walking distance - 7 miles

Action packed day!


Sunday, 15 April 

Spring in Lakeland today.  This is the fourth time for me on this walk, albeit only the second time officially.  I first did the actual challenge walk in 2016 but, about a month later, I did it again with YJ as he wasn't able to take part in the actual event.  This was the day that my foot injury flared up big time and YJ had to drive my van back home again because I couldn't press the clutch pedal through the pain.  The third time I did it was on my own last year because the event itself was cancelled but I liked it so much that I did it anyway.

When I did the event back in 2016 I ran it, as I did all the LDWA events at that time, but this year I'd just be walking, in my new boots of course which had now done around 19 miles and my feet so far remained pain free.

At the start I saw Albert and Mark who were both taking part in this event for the first time.  I knew I wouldn't see them again though as they'd be running it so would finish ages before me and be long gone by the time I got back.

I also saw a lady I recognised from other walks and we had a chat before the start, trying to work out what clothing to wear it was actually quite warm but had been raining and it was tricky to decide what to set off in.  I was in shorts but had the zip-off legs in my bag in case it got cold and I had a thermal base layer, a t-shirt and a long sleeved lightweight hoody on, with my tissue paper thin waterproof jacket in my bag.

After a couple of miles, I ended up walking at the same pace as the lady I had been chatting to earlier and we then spent the majority of the rest of the walk together.  All was going well until she announced her utter hatred of cats (using the phrase - 'too many cats, not enough recipes').  Ah well, each to their own I suppose.

I always forget how long the section from High Tilberthwaite to Coniston takes.  In my head, it's just a climb up and a winding descent down but I always forget about the bit in between which goes on for quite a while.  I was ravenous and couldn't wait to get to the checkpoint at Coniston.  Once there, I wolfed down a bunch of cheese and pickle sandwiches, plus a couple of cakes and continued on my way, leaving my new walking companion at the checkpoint.

I'm really not very good at taking selfies.  I'm not ashamed of that though.

There is a bit in this walk where you come to the end of a lane and have to immediately turn back on yourself down an enclosed path which descends steeply to a car park and then climbs back up again alongside Tom Ghyll up to Tarn Hows.  I noticed last time I did the event, and after speaking to others on the event, that a lot of runners tend to miss this bit out, instead staying on the road so they don't have to drop down and back up again.  I can't understand this as it's such a pretty section and is part of the route so why miss it out to run along a boring old road?

As I was climbing up Tom Ghyll, a couple of other walkers on the route were coming back down the other way, saying they had made a wrong turn as they had veered off too far from the waterfall and I had nearly done the same thing.  I ended up staying with these walkers right to the end, with my earlier companion catching up with us after a short while.

As with all the previous times I have walked this route, the directions for the last section just didn't make sense.  I got to where I was supposed to be going, but whether I got there the right way is anyone's guess.  It just doesn't add up and I'm not alone in thinking this as my other companions couldn't make head nor tail of it either, nor Mark and Albert.

My clothing choice worked well for me as it was pretty warm and dry, except for the very end when the heavens opened for the final five minutes of the walk but at this point I couldn't be bothered digging out my jacket and just decided to get wet, knowing that I would soon be warm and dry indoors.

As for my boots, they get a big thumbs up.  My feet and ankles did feel a little strange and slightly achy in the evening but I'm guessing that's just because they're not used to this type of footwear.

Love this event and will definitely be back again.

Total walking distance - 22.75 miles 


Wow, most exercise I've done for ages this week!

Week 14 - A Little Ray of Sunshine

Monday, 2 April

Today I met up with the East Lancs LDWA lot for a group walk, entitled 'A Little Ray of Sunshine'.  The title was highly deceptive as the weather was rotten.  It was sleety, windy and rainy.  Due to the weather, Norman, the walk leader, decided to take a different, more low level route than he had originally planned.

It was a lovely walk, despite the weather, and from the start at Wallsuches we headed over to White Coppice via Anglezarke Reservoir, coming back through Healey Nab.

I love these group walks, everyone is so friendly and it's a good laugh.  I just have to get my clothing right!  I forget that it isn't as fast moving a walk as when I'm on my own and there is also much more stopping (I tend not to stop but to eat on the go) so I found that I didn't have enough layers on and kept getting cold.  As a seasoned walker/runner though, I do carry extra kit in my bag so when we had a lunch stop at White Coppice I put on an extra top and swapped into some dry gloves, which made a world of difference.

Total distance - 14.75 miles 


Wednesday, 4 April 

Finally got back to an altitude spin class today, however it soon became apparent that my rib pain was being exacerbated.  Fortunately, it only hurt when I was doing the standing sections so I did my own thing and stayed sitting for the rest of the session.  I actually made the session harder for myself because I still used the same gears as the guys standing were using and it is incredibly hard work sitting down in gears 20+.  Good training for mountain biking though!


Friday, 6 April

Another spin class today!  Go me!  I went to the morning session though and I wasn't half feeling Wednesday's session in my legs still.  They felt really heavy.  I came alive after about 20 minutes though and had another good session, although I did continue to stay seated during the standing sections.  As long as I do this and stay hunched forward, my ribs don't hurt at all.


That's it for this week, unless I can include moshing at a rock gig (Massive Wagons in Glasgow on Sunday night) as exercise?

Week 13 - Office Move Week

This week is was my last at 3 Piccadilly Place, my company having moved over to Spinningfields.  I'm now an 'agile worker' meaning that I have no fixed desk and am able to work from home up to three days a week.  I'm hoping this will help with getting some decent exercise in as I'll save two hours a day on travelling when I work from home.  Watch this space!


Monday, 26 March

I took Ruby out for a little run today but, unfortunately, she wasn't feeling it so it turned into more of a jog/walk.  It was a lovely sunny day though, my first of the year in shorts.

We ran down to the school, then round the back of it and along the path, heading in the direction of the top barn.  When we got to the path junction though, we turned right and climbed up to George's Lane through the terraced gardens.

By the time we got to the top, Ruby was struggling with running.  I kept trying to get her to drink water as it was quite warm but she wasn't interested.  We spent the rest of the outing alternating between walking and a very slow jog but at least I got out.

We went along George's Lane to Pike Cottage, then went down through my favourite field, probably my slowest ever time on this Strava section!  We then headed to the stables and then down Brownlow Road and back home along dog poo alley.

Ah well, a crap run is better than no run!


Tuesday, 28 March

Today, I attempted to do a strength and conditioning session but my muscles still haven't healed since my violent coughing fit last week and so it was a no go.  The only exercise I tried which didn't hurt was the leg press so, after 40 minutes of trying various things, I gave up and went home in a bad mood.

According to Dave at the gym, intercostal muscle injuries can take up to six weeks to heal!  Six whole weeks!  It's surprising how many activities aggravate it too, you wouldn't think you'd use the side of your torso that much!


That was it for me for the week, other than a few walks with Ruby. 

Yet again, the training is non existent!

Week 12 - Violent Coughing :(

Well, what can I say about this week???  Not a right lot at all.  I have a cough from hell which has resulted in me pulling a muscle all down my left hand side.  It hurts to cough, sneeze, laugh and even breathe deeply so exercise was pretty much out of the question this week. 




Saturday, 24 March


I forced myself to the gym this morning as I'm climbing the walls having done nothing all week.   I didn't do my proper session though as I knew that would exacerbate my pulled muscles so I just made up my own much tamer session but it was still hard work and I came away feeling much better about myself.

Week 11 - Scotland and the Two Crosses

This week I have gone up to Newton Stewart with Duncan and we have also taken my parents and my brother.  We're all staying in a large cottage, with Ruby too of course.  It's my parents' first time to Scotland so we wanted to show them all Dumfries and Galloway had to offer but the thing that my dad got most excited by was the food!  It's all so heart-attack inducing up there but very tasty!

I did manage to get some exercise in during the week which was a pretty good job, given all the highly calorific food we consumed.

Monday, 12 March

One great thing about going on holiday with my folks is that I could leave Ruby with her whilst Duncan and I went MTB riding together, something we can't usually do on holiday. 

Today, we went over to Glen Trool so I could have a go at a trail centre for the first time as there's a really nice blue loop there which is for 'moderate' riders.

It was a bit chilly when we set off but after only half a mile or so, we were already stopping to remove layers.  It was a beautiful day so we stopped a few times to take some photos.

I really enjoyed the descent and felt like I was going really fast until Duncan flew off in front of me making me feel like I was standing still.  Still, looking at Strava I'm nowhere near the slowest on any sections, always being in the top half which will do for me, given that I'm a very nervous MTB'er.

Total distance - 6.5 miles 


Tuesday, 13 March

We went out again on the bikes this morning, this time to do the blue loop at Kirroughtree.  Right from the start, this one seemed a bit harder.  The singletrack climb had lots of tree roots and switch backs, which the Glen Trool one didn't so I was a bit nervous about what the descents would be like.  I was right to be nervous as they were pretty frightening in places.  There was one bit which was rocky and had been slightly blown out by bad weather and, even though Duncan told me it was fine, it just looked too steep and scary for me so I walked down it.  What a wimp, can't even do a blue loop properly!

A bit later on, we came to another steep descent but this time, even though I bottled out of it at first, once I got a good look at it I decided to man up and give it another go and I did with no problems.

Further on, there was a route diversion as a lot of trees had come down during the 'beast from the east' a couple of weeks ago so we had to follow some diversion signs.  We then saw a sign for the red route diversion (up to this point, all of the blue route had also been red route) and I told Duncan he should go that way and have a fun descent so he did and I continued down the fire road until I got to the blue route diversion sign.  I had a fun descent but, when I got to the bottom, I couldn't see any signs as there were trees all over the place and things were obscured so I ended up following a green route sign in the hope that it would just get me back to the visitors centre which, luckily, it did.   Duncan then arrived about fifteen minutes later.

Enjoyed it, but I prefer Glen Trool, which I found much faster and more fun.

Total distance - 6 miles 


Wednesday, 14 March

We drove over to Glen Trool again today but this time I went for a run rather than a ride.  I followed the yellow walk markers which is a 4.75 mile loop, however, due to a diversion, I ended up doing 5.5 miles.

I found it really hard work as I haven't run for two weeks but I managed it even though I did feel a little stiff later on in the day.

Total distance - 5.4 miles


Friday, 16 March

Last day in Scotland today before going home tomorrow so I went back to Glen Trool to do the blue route again on my own as I really need to gain more confidence on the MTB.  The weather was much worse today then it was on Monday as it was blowing a gale and raining a little.  It felt much harder work because of the strength of the wind but I didn't stop as much as I did when I was with Duncan on Monday so I got round a lot quicker, however my Strava segments show me as mostly slower which I'm blaming on the wind.  At one point, when going round a downhill bend, the wind blew me off the track into the side!

Still had lots of fun on the final descent again and can't wait to come back here.  I really do need to go out on my bike more when I'm back home, I just find it quite difficult as there are very few bridleways straight on my doorstep.

Total distance - 5.8 miles 


Sunday, 18 March - Two Crosses LDWA Challenge

I signed up for the Two Crosses event a few weeks ago, knowing that I might be tired from my holiday but, after a week of terrible eating, I really wanted to do the event, although it was really snowy so I was worried about driving there.  Thankfully, Jim L offered me a lift which was much appreciated as I probably wouldn't have got there otherwise and I would have missed a treat!

The weather conditions today made last year's rain feel positively summery!  The snow and wind were very, lets say, bracing!

I started off working with Gordon S and we commented on how long it felt like it had taken to walk the first couple of miles compared to on past events.  The organisers had decided that everybody had to do the shorter 17 mile route today, as they couldn't get people to one of the checkpoints on the longer route.  Nobody seemed to mind as it was very cold out, with thick snow everywhere.  By the 'posh' checkpoint (it has a cheese board don't you know!) I decided to put an extra top on together with my waterproof trousers as I knew it wouldn't be long until we were up on the open moorland and it was likely to be chilly up there.  Whilst there, I noticed that my shoelace had taken on some balls of ice which, as the walk progressed, got bigger and bigger, however I didn't take any photos of it at its biggest as my hands were too cold.

As we approached the checkpoint at Orrell Cote Farm, there was a huge snow drift across the lane.  The people ahead of Gordon and I had stopped to ask us if they were going the right way as it didn't look as though anyone else had been through that way.  There were no footprints or anything.  It was the right way though and it must have been that the snow just kept driving over, covering up all previous prints.  The gentlemen kindly let me lead the way through, but it didn't take long before I sank up to my waist in it.  A couple of the others followed and tried to swim their way through the snow whereas I decided to climb over the barbed wire fence onto the bank at the side and walk along that, which others also decided looked like a better idea.  It was, until I had to climb back over the barbed wire fence to get out and tore a hole in my Berghaus waterproof trousers!

At the checkpoint at Orrell Cote Farm, I continued on, thinking Gordon was behind me but he wasn't.  I waited a couple of minutes but he didn't show and, as it was cold, I decided to plod on with a few of the others who had been walking the same pace.

After trudging across a moor, we came out onto the road and headed up towards the maggot farm and this is where I motored on ahead and left everyone else, which probably wasn't a good idea given that I would now be walking a long way over open moorland on my own.

The weather up here was horrendous!  It was blowing a blizzard.  Thankfully the route across the open moorland to Bull Hill had been marked with flags as it would have been pretty difficult to get across otherwise.  It was so bad though that I couldn't see where I was going.  I had to lift the peak of my hood, try to locate a flag through my snow battered eyes, then put my head back down and trudge towards it then quickly do the same thing to find the next flag.  It was so hard to see across because the snow was just whipping into your eyes.  Kev L had said to me before we set off that he had brought goggles with him and I thought that was a bit overkill but now I realise he is a genius!

Eventually, after a long trudge on my own, I arrived at 'the naughty corner' checkpoint, where they only serve alcohol.  I opted for a very welcome nip of navy rum.

When I carried on I realised that I hadn't drank very much on route because my water bladder had frozen up. The alcohol also won't have helped with my hydration and, after a while of trying but failing to warm up the water in the bladder tube, I decided to instead eat some snow!  Don't worry, it wasn't yellow and was picked from some snowdrifts off the path.  I know it's dangerous to eat snow as it lowers your core temperature but, as I was moving quickly, I knew it wouldn't be a problem. 

I was also now very aware of the ice lump on my shoelaces which had got huge and kept banging on my toes.  It was really annoying but I couldn't break it off so just had to endure it.

I finally got to Peel Tower and could see some other walkers in the distance so I got a wiggle on to try to keep them in my sights as the next part of the route has changed from previous years so I wanted to make sure I didn't go wrong, given the snow might have covered some of the tracks. 

I found my way through OK though and it was nice to finally be out of the biting wind and on the way back to civilisation. 

Not much further to go now and I made my way though the woods and around to the golf course with a small group but then left them when we got onto the old railway line back to the finish and got a wiggle on. 

The weather today, especially up on the moors, was truly arctic but I absolutely loved it!  Really glad I managed to get there. 

Makes you feel alive! 


Stats:

Total running distance:                       5.4 miles
Total cycling distance:                        16.3 miles (MTB)
Total hiking distance:                         17.2 miles

Week 10 - Going on Holiday

Tuesday, 6 March


Today I went for my second coached S&C programme.  I can't decide whether this one was even harder than Saturday's session or not.  When I do the coached run through sessions, I only do three sets of each exercise instead of the four that I then do when I do the sessions on my own for five weeks.  The three sets today were so hard it's going to be a nightmare when I have to do four of each.


The session looks like this:

• Walking hamstring 'mountain climbers' x 5 each leg, twice through x 3 sets
• 'Jammer' x 5 followed by slam ball x 5, twice through x 4 sets
• Squats (with barbell on shoulders) x 4 followed by step ups x 4 each leg, followed by box jumps x 4 x 4 sets
• Opposite arm 'landmine' x 5 each side followed by glute step ups x 5 each leg x 4 sets
• Sprint 5 meters and back then 5 press ups, sprint 10 meters and back then 4 press ups, spring 15 meters and back then 3 press ups.  Rest 30 seconds then repeat x 4 sets

The last one was sooooo difficult - it's a total of 96 press ups!  Proper style too, not girl style. By the end I was struggling to get up off the floor to do the sprints. 


Friday, 9 March

Back to the gym this morning for the last S&C session before my holiday tomorrow.  Only just managed to find time to go but glad I did as I had a really good workout. 

Off to Scotland tomorrow so may not get a right lot of exercise done, but who knows.


Stats

S&C sessions:                 2

Week 9 - Lack of Motivation

Tuesday, 27 February 

I had an appointment booked at the gym this morning at 8am to go through part one of my new strength and conditioning programme.  It had snowed overnight so I was a bit wary of driving over to Chorley.  When I walked Ruby, I went along Pennine to see what it was like and it had been gritted and was clear.  As I therefore only had to drive down Snowdon and would then be on clear roads, I decided to give it a go.  Less than 15 minutes after I had got Ruby back home I set off very slowly down the hill (I'm driving a two ton van so it's even more scary going downhill in snow) but when I got to Pennine, it was covered in a thin layer of snow, even though it had been clear minutes before.  I persevered but when I got to Fernhead I felt the van sliding so decided to give up and go back home.  Being completely inept at driving in snow, I lost traction going back up Snowdon and had to abandon the van half way up.  I really do need to practice more!



Feeling annoyed at not getting my gym fix, I went out for a run in the snow.  All was fine heading up to George's Lane but, after passing Pike Cottage, I started to feel my feet slipping.  There was a layer of ice underneath the snow.  I ran on the grassy verges instead to get traction and then turned off George's Lane on the wide track towards the terraced gardens.



As I was running down the track I was thinking about how great the grip is on my new shoes and the next minute I was on my arse!  To be fair to my new Saucony Koa STs though, any shoe other than a Oroc would have been useless because it was sheet ice.  Nobody around to laugh at me so pride intact I continued down and decided to zigzag my way through the gardens.  I was now quite wary though as there were so many patches of ice hidden by the snow.  I ended up walking a lot of the descent because I was wary of falling again as it was quite rocky here and would probably hurt!  Once I got onto the track from the school to the barn though it was nice again, although there were still a couple of icy patches but I managed to avoid slipping on them.



It's lovely running in the snow, if somewhat precarious at times.

Total distance - 3.5 miles 



Thursday, 1 March

Again had to cancel my new strength and conditioning session today due to the bad weather and my fear of driving my van down the hill.  I'm getting really anxious now that I've missed my sessions since Friday!

Feeling annoyed with myself for cancelling, I devised my own S&C workout using my Reebok step and a Swiss ball.  Not quite the same without heavy weights but better than nothing.

Saturday, 3 March 

I finally made it to the gym this morning for my new S&C session.  Dave said that he had written it after I had cancelled on him a couple of times so it was particularly brutal.  He was kidding of course, well about how he had written it in anger but not about how brutal it was.


The session looks like this:

• Press ups x 5 and roll outs x 5 on the hoops x 4 sets
• Barbell press x 5 followed by burpees x 5 followed by tyre flips x 5 - twice over x 4 sets
• Reverse leg press x 6 each leg followed by double leg jumping four hurdles and box jump x 4 sets
• Pull downs x 8 followed by seated row x 8 followed by band pulls x 8 each side x 4 sets
• Plank position, one leg off the floor, hold for 30 seconds, then other leg off floor for 30 seconds, repeat until collapse x 4 sets

Very tough one!



Yesterday I received an e-mail to say that the Peelers Hike which I was due to participate in on Sunday was cancelled due to the bad weather.  It's been rearranged for 15 April but, unfortunately, I'm not available. 


I'm finding it really difficult at the minute to motivate myself to get out for a run or a ride.  I'd like to pretend it is the winter weather but that's not the case as I quite like bad weather exercise.  I'm just feeling incredibly lazy.

Stats:

Week’s total running distance:                            3.5 miles

Week’s total walking distance:                           0 (plus daily standard Ruby walks)

Week’s total cycling  distance:                           0

Week’s total swimming distance:                       0

Total number of S&C sessions:                          1