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

5K Jeff while the children were having their football club session. I went for a couple of loops round the park which is next to the football club and infiltrated Parkrun, so felt a bit guilty getting the clapping and encouragement 🤣.

That makes three running sessions this week for the first time in ages, and I was pleasantly surprised at the average time per mile for yesterday considering that it included walking breaks.

Sorry, me again - I just like the accountability. 14k steps done, a Dance With Deepthi 15 minute workout, and 10 minutes of YWA.

Tomorrow will be a day at home so will do a longer DWD and a YWA, but probably won’t get 10k steps.

15k steps today so far and a 10 minute YWA. So glad it’s the weekend!

Two swims done between yesterday and today. And about 14k steps each day as well.

@illiterato I think you are wise to not hanker back to old times - I know that I'll never run a sub 20 5K again and made my peace with that by moving on to longer runs although the marathon is currently feeling like I bit off more than I can chew... Someone I know recommended "resetting" ones PB everytime a significant birthday comes round - so my current 5K PB for my 50s is 28 minutes. Nearly half as much time again as my 30s PB but it is better for my head to look at it this way. (And in my 30 s I had never run a half)

I also wrote off yesterday as the tube strike made getting to and from the hospital for DD quite difficult. I got a swim in today whilst DH drove her home. I also jumped on the scales and seem to have lost 2 kilos so that is a win. I suspect that getting out to exercise is going to be tough in the next few weeks as DD can do little for herself (and is going to be very frustrated about that).

Well done everyone. Seems like we're all "keeping on keeping on"

@lechatnoir seems like we're pace twins. I finally got my 5k below 30 mins today for the first time in quite some time. 29:18. Wasn't quite red lining by the end but quite happy to see the carpark.

This week I did weight training Monday and Wednesday and then ran Tuesday and today. Yesterday got away with me, I have to confess, partly time and partly vanity as I got my hair done in the morning and wanted just 24 hours with nice hairdresser-styled hair. Will try to run tomorrow and Sunday.Tricky to get to the gym at weekends as DH works overseas and my kids aren't quite old enough to leave on their own (well, I will leave the older one on his own but not add the younger one in as they will have a huge fight).

I'm trying to fight the feeling that I should be doing more and being comfortable with maintaining consistency and enjoying what I'm doing. Chatting to my old trail racing friends, it seems that many of them now pushing 50 are finding previous training loads exhausting rather than empowering. I'm nowhere near that level (used to do 60km a week with 2000m of elevation) so plenty of room to increase, but I am mindful that I shouldn't necessarily be trying to do what I was doing at 35 when I'm 49. I'd love to get my 5k "race" time down closer to 25 mins (PB 21:30 but lolz to ever seeing that again) but I am really enjoying the shorter runs that just slot into gaps in my day and feel no huge desire to go back to very long races.

I've been keeping an eye on the thread the past fortnight, I joined in on the first week and have been on rest since then following minor surgery. I started back this week
Mon: 10 min jog intervals on treadmill & 30min weight training
Tues : 50 min brisk walk
Wed: 10 min jog intervals treadmill & 30 min weight training
Thurs: yoga class
Today: 10 min jog intervals & 30 min weight training.
I need to make a training plan for the next couple weeks aiming to sit down and do this tomorrow, or maybe I should try some PT with local gym.
I'm drawing great inspiration from this thread and it has helped me pull myself together this week 😉

Well done to the ones up and out this morning.

I will try to do 2-3 miles this afternoon.

Yes @rockingbird everything hurts here too but I'm still glad that I did it.

Well done

Did my first exercise class yesterday.. I can no longer move 😆

18k steps done today so just did a quick 10 minute YWA tonight. My PF is really bad today after yesterday’s dance workouts which I stupidly did in my bare feet.

Quick 2-mile Jeff after the school run this morning - ideally would have aimed for a 5K but I had a 10 am meeting and not enough time to get back and look presentable for Teams cameras! Every little helps.

Couple of errands to run, or rather walk, at lunchtime, then school pick up and Brownies later so on course for at least 10K steps today - currently on 8K

Have arranged with DH that he relieves me from DDs hospital bed at 7pm so I managed to get 1km in the pool last night and a 12k Jeff this evening. The Drs are talking about letting her come home on Friday so things might be a bit more back to normal at that point (and she will no doubt have me running up and down stairs all day long...)

@Manchmal - if you are keen to get back to running after a break perhaps look at the Jeff Galloway method (discussed up thread). It is a mixture of running and short walk breaks which means you can get back to distance much more quickly than a straight run programme and many people find they end up faster than if they did run everything.

@lechatnoir thanks. You have inspired me.

I have just done 15 minutes of rowing and 45 minutes is weights and floor exercises.

Feel great. I might just do it again tomorrow.

Thanks for the push.

I don’t work on a Wednesday so did 35 minutes of Bollywood dance, then 22 minute walking “get fit with Rick” followed by 10 minute YWA. 11k steps now at 3.30, and I am off to have a bubble bath!

Tomorrow I am in work 9-5 then an appointment so steps will be good but realistically it will most likely be a 10 min YWA and nothing more at night.

Gym this morning 💪 yesterday I did some YWA & a 30-minute tabata cardio routine. I will try squeeze another YWA in this evening.

m.youtube.com/c/DanceWithDeepti/videos

it’s this channel, @lechatnoir and anyone else who is interested. I am ashamed to say I had no idea we had You Tube as an app on our TV (despite it being about ten years old) until a couple of weeks ago, and it is a whole new world.

I’ve gone off piste a bit today. 10 minutes of YWA - this was a beginners’ workout and I should have done these at the start. I did a Bollywood dance workout for 30 minutes this morning before work, then a 3,000 steps walking workout afterwards. 10k steps done, which I am pretty proud of since I have not left the house!

Was absolutely pissing with rain when I dropped the kids off this morning but I KNEW that if I went home with the intention of going for the intended 8k run later I would not go. So I told myself if I braved the elements I could just do 5k. And I did- in line with my mantra of not letting perfection be the enemy of getting shit done. Then when I got home I felt like I had the whole day had of me and powered through a really satisfying admin binge :-)

Half hour run for me yesterday. First in absolutely ages and certainly since I've lost about 12lb. I can't believe how much lighter I felt running. My pace was quicker it must be due to this as I don't have the fitness.

Sorry wrong thread 😂😂😂

Owen pisses himself?

Gym this morning. Still haven’t started YWA because I watched I’m a Celebrity Instead- don’t judge me!! Running tomorrow.