The Mock Turtle

It’s a nice event (I say entirely as a spectator) but I wouldn’t fancy running it I might do the 5K this year.

A great start to February! Good work everyone.

We should have run on Wednesday night but had to postpone due to traffic etc so we ran today. 5 mins w/u then 2 x 20 minutes with a minute recovery inbetween. I did just over 7km in total. We've still got a ways to go as our 10 miler is in 8 weeks.

May I rejoin you all please? It’s been a while... I remember taking my stuff to use the gym after getting back from holiday in mid September and thinking ‘right- work life balance here I come...’ and I never went again.

However a brand new spanking gym has gone up on my neighbourhood and opened yesterday, I signed up a few months ago and have packed my bag to go after work tomorrow. Gym at work was only 5 euros a month but all the equipment was old and crappy with no free weights or kettle bells. Also I hated the hour long journey home afterwards and would never go at the weekends. My new one is considerably more swanky (and 60 a month) but will be better from a logistics point of view to attend and I’ll go on weekends too.

A gym membership you will use is always better value than one you won’t, regardless of the cost, Hazey.

I walked and bloody hell it was windy! And I got home less than two minutes before it started raining #blessed

Weights this morning. I deeply regret telling my coach I wanted to do pull-ups and learn how to do a handstand. I can almost hear him cackling with every rep

I was thinking of you walking in this wind, Edith! I nearly got blown away on the school run!

Started off my week with a spin. It was a different instructor so that was fun but the music was all obscure dance music and I missed George Ezra/Jonas Bros/Lizzo because I'm basic

My instructor has this really odd playlist with a few of those ones that have come out recently remixing 90s stuff like Robert Miles Children, various non-descript things, and that Later, Bitches one, which I dislike and also makes me slightly uncomfortable in a class made up mostly of nice ladies in their 50s. Even if they probably don't know what bitch means

Also: Ya Basic (It's a human insult; you're devastated)

My playlist at the gym today was about 90% Underworld today.


Ruddy hell, getting on and going with the cross trainer today after a 5 month break was bloody hard. But I did it (I am too embarrassed to post any stats) but better to do a little bit than nothing at all. The gym is also very nice and brand spanking new - I may have squealed when I saw the kettle bells :saddo:

On top of that I am taking the stairs at every opportunity.

I am happy but knackered.

That sounds good and positive, Hazey. And please, never be embarrassed about where you are at with it, or your stats or anything; I am literally just going for a walk every day and I am crowing about it like a mofo

Swimming this morning then after work was an hour's worth of weights and strength in the gym followed by a 30 minute Sprint class.

I'll feel it tomorrow

Yoga tonight. I’m going to ease back in on HIIT tomorrow evening.

Eased back into the FIIT mum thing with today’s shirt cardio workout. I’m going to have to steadily do the ones I’ve missed as & when.

A sub-30 5km tonight. It felt the easiest run I’ve done since Christmas so either I’m finally fully over my cold or the new headphones worked some kind of voodoo.

That sounds very wise, Pip.

I walked today and it was lovely. I’ve started adding more walking into the rest of my days too, wherever I get chance. This wasn’t a conscious decision and has taken me quite by surprise.

Voodoo headphones Nice going, Tex.

Edith Bacon wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2020 8:09 pm Voodoo headphones Nice going, Tex.

Thank you. I’ve always been suspicious of this bone conducting malarkey

Sub 30min 5k! Well done Tex.

Thanks Pip.

That's great work, Tex!

Thanks Mog.