Definitely not just phoning it in 2020

[Texaco Shirley]

I’m still waiting for Rhod’s Shred with Baby video...

NMTZ done. I can safely say I’m not feeling stressed at the moment but that’s mostly because all my energy is going into staying upright. Maybe I should have eased my way back into it with a nice gentle Shred.

[Rhodonite]

Ummm...... I'll get round to it!

I'm glad you're not getting stressed, but not that you are now suffering because of Jillian!

[Disco]

Glad you are feeling less stressed, Tex and soz about your tomorrow's self

I've been working loads this week so haven't done anything. Um, went for a 28km bike ride on Sunday but then fell off my bike and so have taken it easy as the bruises came out.

[Texaco Shirley]

Oh no! I did 30k cycling with L (supporting his DofE) on Sunday with quite a lot of hills which hurt but falling off is really horrible.

[Disco]

It's always such a shock! I fell off a few weeks ago because I was trying to touch wood (a tree trunk) and this time it was slipping on mud. Thankfully, I wasn't hurt apart from the bruises that have now come out. Knees, elbows and weirdly my back.

[Texaco Shirley]

I haven’t fallen off in ages but it’s always been unpleasant. TBF the one when a car hit me was less embarrassing than when I coped badly with a hockey stick and cycled into a restaurant window. The jury is out on how either compares with my dad scavenging a bucket from a skip and crashing due to a lack of coordination.

[Disco]

Is the hockey stick time when you did your shoulder in? I have a vague recollection of you saying something about the hockey stick across your handlebars or something? Although being hit by a car sounds bad enough!

[Disco]

Ah no, Wendy broke her shoulder falling off a bike I think.

[Texaco Shirley]

The hockey stick across the handlebars was embarrassing but not serious. The car thing wasn’t as bad as it sounds, someone turned left across me and I went into the side of the car so a bit of a shock but not as bad as it could be. My shoulder was originally dislocated when I was skiing, well, failing to ski really.

[Disco]

You sound like you don't have much luck with 'activities'.

[Texaco Shirley]

At some point I might give up.

[Disco]

[Rhodonite]

Have you thought about giving swimming a go, Tex?l

(for the soft landing if you fall in, not for drowning)

[Texaco Shirley]

I would almost certainly nearly drown.

[Disco]

I just went for a run. For the grand total time of 15 minutes. It's soooo cold I had to come back! My nail beds are purple and still frozen.

[Texaco Shirley]

I spent most of yesterday outside and survived but I expect the critical difference was you not having mulled wine

I have done no exercise since Jillian on Friday, I don’t seem to have any time.

[Disco]

That would make a run a bit more fun. I hurt my hand/ wrist putting the christmas tree up on Saturday. I can't put much weight on it at the moment so went for a short runn today - I too do not have much time - so did a 2.5km run in 15 minutes. I'll do the same again tomorrow as no rain is forecast.

At one point I had concerns my ticker might be going into arrest but then I realised my running bra is a bit too tight so it was crushing my sternum.

[Disco]

How is everyone getting on? I ran each day (Sun to Thurs) last week but the weather looks bad this week so I'm planning on L2 of 6W6P from tomorrow.

[Texaco Shirley]

Well done. I have done nothing, mostly due to lack of time. I was supposed to take L cycling yesterday but after driving up to Cribbs to get there in time for JL opening I couldn’t face it. I am planning a post Christmas exercise revival. Anything before that will be a bonus.

[Disco]

I don't blame you, there's no point in running yourself ragged trying to cram everything in.

I did level 2 of 6w6p on Monday, yesterday I just walked and today I did L2 again. I went into the zone; it was quite meditative. I felt like a piston in a machine I think my thighs are going to kill me tomorrow.