If you've lost your exercise/running mojo, come on in for a Christmas countdown .....

2.8km swim today. And hit the 25km for November 💪

18k steps today, yoga, and GFWR. Day 29 of healthy for 30 ✅

I took the weekend off as visiting family. Back at it today with yoga & an at-home cardio workout.

I need to swim tomorrow so I can hit my target of 25km swimming in November

I've done a short, easy run to get back into it today after a low-impact recovery week following a race. Good to be out even if the fog was really minging.

@illiterato My goal is a sub-30 5K, haven't managed it yet! My best effort is a frustrating 30 mins 22 seconds but maybe Jeffing can help me crack it. Having said that I didn't go for my run yesterday - I prefer going first thing but had a 9.30 meeting which scuppered that, and then I just didn't get my head together to do it. Tuesday and Wednesday are out as I'm in the office, so won't get the chance again till Thursday, but should get plenty of steps in on the school run and commute.

@illiterato - DD had spinal fusion (and retrieval of bits of fracured vertebra). Its a long haul now before she's back to normal and as she is usually sporty and active its very frustrating for her. Well done on your 5k it is a while since I managed a sub 30 even without a phone call. My long Jeff on Sunday took 2 hours 20 mins so I was happy with that. I'm trying to build slowly to 20 miles by the end of January. Still concerned about being able to run the marathon in April though.

Managed to squeeze in a km swim this morning but it had to be indoors - I'm really missing the cold water now.

Just caught up on thread I hadn't checked in the past week. Still on track working with weights 3 days per week, trying to walk and keep the steps up to 10k and weekly yoga class. Also have cut alcohol the past month and it has helped. I worked night shifts and meal planning is v important to stop me over eating chocolate etc. Great to read all the progess from you all ..let's keep it going!!

I forgot to check in yesterday - 13k steps, GFWR and yoga, day 28, done!

@illiterato I LOVE Pret's Christmas sandwich! I am in work three days a week now and my colleague and I always go there on a Friday - that was one of those weird things I really missed during Covid and WFH, that wee treat at the end of the week.

@londonmummy1966 what did your dd have? Sounds major! Well done on the Jeff. You are inspiring me to lengthen my runs but hasn't quite happened yet! How long does 13 miles take?

@Judystilldreamsofhorses do you have shares in Pret? My DH absolutely loves their Christmas sandwich. He eagerly awaits its appearance from about September.

Terrible weekend of too much wine and driving around the country (not at the same time obvs!) which knocked into a sludgy Monday. Got back on track this morning with my usual 5k around the park. Pleased with my time as got round in 29 minutes despite having to walk for a bit to speak to DH on the phone about something he should have known already! Definitely need to find my running gloves. Freezing mist coming off the sea.

Day 27 of healthy for 30 was a bit lame - I’ve not been out of the house but have done two GFWR, yoga, and loads of cleaning, so sitting on 12k steps now.

13 mile Jeff done this afternoon - a ploddy pace and low intervals but it gets me round. Now my calves are killing me. Afterwards DD and I hobbled round her little walk that she tries to do a couple of times a day as she recovers from surgery - I'm not sure who was twinging the most....

@SydneyCarton that's amazing - so glad that works for you!

My not so "D" H decided to stay out later than expected for a boozy lunch on Friday so I missed my chance to swim. I managed to squeeze a km in the pool in yesterday and am hoping to get a 13 mile long run dispatched this afternoon

Did my Saturday morning 5K Jeff using 2 minutes and 30 seconds intervals and blow me down if I didn’t run my third fastest 5K ever and knock another 8 seconds per mile off my pace from Thursday! Thanks for the advice @londonmummy1966 i am definitely sticking with this!

Day 26 ✅. 15k steps, one GFWR, plus yoga. Hope everyone is having lovely Saturdays!

Well done @illiterato - consistency etc etc!

I have eaten a load of utter shit today - a chocolate croissant, a Pret Christmas sandwich, then halvers on a huge Pret cookie with my colleague - but 17k steps, a GFWR workout, and yoga, so balance, ish.

Really did not want to go to the gym today. Just so much else to do- going to a friend's party tomorrow night which is a 3-4 hour drive and DD has two parties over the weekend as well and they both have friends sleeping over tonight.

But I did make myself go and it was ok when I got there. My back squat and strict press felt really good but my bench press was crappy- not sure why. That used to be my pièce de résistance. Likely to be a pretty slack weekend due to the above. Christmas stuff has started to creep onto my calendar and I'm really not ready for it.

@londonmummy1966 i did C25K earlier in the year and was running (very slowly) 5K regularly. Then I developed bloody plantar fasciitis which has required very expensive treatment and still isn’t great, so I am jealous of all you runners!

@Judystilldreamsofhorses - I can't do a plank so ignore the 12k.. Nor could I touch my toes when I tried to stretch post run - I probably need more yoga and less running.

Day 24 of healthy for 30 here. 14k steps (people here are running 12k, so shame on me, I know!), a 54 minute GFWR, and a 10 minute yoga. (I can hold a plank for a minute now, DP timed me.)

I managed to get a 12k run in this afternoon - a change of location as I was meeting a friend for drinks so I hit the Royal Parks. A nice change of scene but I hadn't really clocked how much time is wasted trying to cross the roads at Hyde Park Corner and The Mall.

@SydneyCarton - wow - great pace! I find that being able to do the run bits faster also improves my mood. I didn't manage a run last night as had to take DD back to hospital as there were problems with both her dressings - poor thing is really going through the mill. I will try to either run or swim today as I'm out for cocktails later.

My gentle week continues with swimming and my fitness class at low intensity. I'm surprised how much the race has taken out of me as I'd got to that distance on that strategy twice in training. I'm wondering if the cold and hormones are taking it out of me a bit more than average too.

At least I've been out and doing every day.

@londonmummy1966 I tried a 3.5K run today doing 2 mins:30 secs and came in nearly 25 seconds per mile quicker than my last run! I was definitely conscious of running faster than I normally would in the knowledge that I could have a quick break relatively soon, and I'm not sure how well I could keep it up over a longer distance, but will give those interval settings another go on Saturday when I do another 5K 😀

@lechatnoir The thing that has made a massive difference for me in terms of peri-menopausal weight gain has been cutting out alcohol - not completely, but eliminating my two glass a night wine habit. I now only drink if I go out and if I'm not out at all in a week then I have a glass on a Friday/Sat night. I find it helps both in terms of forgoing the wine calories and reducing the urge to pick at snacky stuff all evening. Also makes me far less likely to bin off my run/gym session.

Quick 5k around the park this morning before dropping the car to the garage- pray for me! Water leaking into passenger footwell so hoping it's not too major.