Yes Floydy, that’s me on the extreme right. The smiley guy.
A smell of Autumn in the air this morning and the other clue was running over acorns every time I passed an Oak Tree. Quite a few baby Rabbits huddled on the verge, I suppose they’re getting used to seeing me pass by and know that I won’t harm them. I decided to take the canal towpath this morning even though the grass was still wet from yesterday’s rain, it bumps it up to Ten miles but running at a steady pace I was feeling good. I didn’t really notice my shoes getting wet, it was just nice to lose myself in the countryside. Mrs Fox and me have been having a bumpy ride over the last few days, and I was on the verge of bogging off for a week to clear my head (and get some nice running done over fresh ground) maybe stay at a Travelodge. Llandudno would have been my preferred retreat, but I caved in just like I always do…I envy all those who live alone.
Sorry to hear that things are a bit rocky at the moment pal. Hope things get sorted out:-)
It’s always a good thing to have some time to yourself to either get away or think things over. You’ve got your running and I love some “me” time at the gym.
Take care bud
Yesterday’s trip to Beverley to sample a few ales at the new Wetherspoon’s tavern and other watering holes was wet but enjoyable. Watched Avengers Ensemble later on and woke up this morning with a clear head and raring to go.
My last session before I begin my final three weeks to reach the climax of the title of this journal was a straightforward but taxing legs session. All went to plan with the machines had been repaired as well so with the quads, calves and hams bloated out nicely I even threw in a bit of cardio as a grand finale…
Sunday 4/9/16 – Legs:
Incline press:
20x150 w/u
16x200
16x250
10x300
Hack squat:
12x100
10x150
8x200
4x240
Seated leg press:
20x150
16x180
16x200
Calf press:
24x160
20x160
15x160
Seated ham curls:
12x75
8x80
5x85
Extensions:
12x100
12x100
12x100
Good girls:
33x60
21x60
14x60
Bad girls:
24x60
18x60
17x60
Ab crunch:
20x60
10x70
10x75
10x80
20x50
Treadmill:
10 minutes going up and down the inclines reaching 15% for a few minutes, ending with fast 7.2 km/m walk at the end.
Time: 1hr. 5mins.
Visit to the old dear at the home now followed by some hoovering as per the Post-It before the OH shuffles in after Tesco’s later.
Tomorrow will be a light-ish upper body session. Hope your enjoying your weekends
I’ll give these write-ups a raincheck I think. Not enough people bothered about exercising it seems, so not worries I’ll stick to posting them in my more suitable fitness forum.
WHAAAT??! LOLOL!
Rachel, you misunderstand, my dear.
I was merely asking if anyone is still interested in my posting my write up, no hissy fit anywhere I can see
Everything’s cool, just a question that’s all.
I guess you don’t read people too well, eh?
I’ll give these write-ups a raincheck I think. Not enough people bothered about exercising it seems, so not worries I’ll stick to posting them in my more suitable fitness forum.
I’m still exercising Floydy. However, I decided that I was only repeating the same routine every week and I think people weren’t very interested in reading about it anyway. Staying fit is a personal thing I suppose.
Nobody else here is interested in cycling for exercise and I think unless someone uses the same way of keeping fit, it does get a bit like talking to oneself.
Funnily enough, my stomach is now the flattest it’s been in years and I’ve lost a good bit of weight. It wasn’t the miles of cycling or brisk walking that did it either. It’s because I’ve had some fairly major jobs to do in the house. They involved not only lifting and moving stuff around but also bending about quite a bit to get into awkward positions and spaces.
Just shows that a person perhaps doesn’t have to have an exercise regime but just keep flexing, bending and be generally active.
Maybe I should just have a pile of earth in the garden that I move around from place to place …or build bits and pieces of fitted furniture, keep knocking them down and re-building them. It might be a better way of keeping in shape than all of that walking and cycling that I do.
Today’s run was a blast, a bit cooler and lower humidity and I was up on me toes…
Put in a couple of fast bits and arrived home feeling ready to tackle some of those jobs Mrs Fox has got on her list…That’s what I told her anyway, but here I am at ten thirty still perusing the forum and making a nuisance of myself…
Mart, I’ve missed your postings of late and although you might think that your posts go ignored they have put an idea in my head. Although my main discipline is running, I have in the past done some long rides on the bike including the Coast to Coast which came out at around three hundred miles taken over three days. Well I’m not planning on repeating the expedition but I fancy getting the bike down out of the loft and doing a bit on the days I don’t run. And it’s all because of you Mart…So you see, your posts might be actually helping to encourage people to give it a go. Watch this space…
Thanks OGF - I hope you will enjoy the occasional bike ride.
I once put a web site together describing our bike rides and the fortunes of four or five older cyclists, including the youngest that was me. We called ourselves ‘The Over-the-Hill Off-Road Cycling Club’ . Sadly, a couple of the older ones of us have died and there is now only my older brother and I left.
We still ride regularly (going out this afternoon in fact) but we’re not the energetic people we once were. I’m pretty much fit for my age though.
Virgin Media discontinued giving their customers some free web space and our cycling site no longer exists. I still have all the files and writings it contained though and below is an account of a long-distance bike ride my brother and I did in 1997. Hard to think this almost 20 years ago. The account is a bit long I’m afraid but it is in the post below for anyone with interest and patience enough to read it. We did one other long-distance ride but I won’t bore people with it.
Edit: On second thoughts, the account is very long and probably more suited to being part of the web site I used to have.
Good post, Mart.
I think if you keep to a moderately active lifestyle, it should keep the niggles at bay and prolong health and fitness.
Moving a pile of earth from one place to another reminds me of the old American jail regime of moving rocks back and forth. Ever see that excellent film “The Last Castle” with Robert Redford starring in it?
