This is the index page for all fitness related posts. I’m attempting to complete 300 days of fitness as soon as possible to prepare me for an eventual half marathon, an ascent to multiple Nepalese mountains / base camps and to run around with my girls. Here there be dragons, sore legs, lots of ranting, moaning, cursing and perhaps some decent advice among it all. It’ll be boring but hoping for it to be regular, cheer me on over at mastodon.
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I’ve managed to complete 29 out of 300 fitness sessions this year (9.67% of the way).
Fitness Posts
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Day 29 of 300: The 7-Point Jog
Day 29 of 300: Training readiness of 21, a 130 bpm heart rate cap, and 2.8 kilometres my kids could walk faster than. For once, I mostly listened to the watch. -
Day 28 of 300: Base Run and the Bigger Picture
Day 28 of 300: A 25-minute treadmill base run. Three kilometres of honest Zone 3 work. Then I dug into the Garmin data and found out my body thinks I'm 44. -
Day 27 of 300: The Garmin Mandate: Active Recovery
Day 27 of 300: Training Readiness score of 13. The algorithm said active recovery. I listened. Mostly. -
Day 26 of 300: The Gauntlet and The Return
Day 26 of 300: Bangkok, shin splints, food poisoning, kids off school, Holi, rugby, binge drinking. Fitness took a back seat to sheer survival. But stepping back on the treadmill, the engine didn't rust. -
Day 25 of 300 - Back to lifting weights
Day 25 of 300 - All the treadmills were taken so I ended up doing weights for the first time in ages. Probably a good thing since I've been actively avoiding them. The ego wanted to pick up where I left off. Didn't let it. Kept everything light, 5x5 across the board, just trying to remember how the movements feel without wrecking myself for the rest of the week. -
Day 24 of 300 - A spot of tennis
Day 24 of 300 - I've had a dose of the flu since Wednesday. My watch charger went missing over the week, forcing an unplugged session as the watch trickled to 0%. Instead of the usual linear grind on the treadmill or bike, I jumped into a 90-minute tennis match. -
Day 23 of 300 - Fasting and a workout
Day 23 of 300 - Today, I stepped onto the treadmill having not eaten a single calorie since Sunday evening. I am currently 60 hours into a water fast. Physiologically, this is a different world. My liver glycogen is depleted, and my blood sugar reserves are gone. The goal of today's run was simply to see if the I could start when my fuel tank read Empty. -
Day 22 of 300 - Returning to the project
Day 22 of 300 - After a week of travel in Bangkok, I returned with a slightly unusual souvenir: a case of sore shins courtesy of a deep tissue massage. -
Day 21 of 300 - Listening to my body
Day 21 of 300 - I need to listen more to my body. Today, it said stop. -
Day 20 of 300 - Still here
Day 20 of 300 - Still here; I dusted off my mountain bike over the weekend and cycled about 10km over a few days. Aside from dropping my kids to and from their sports practices the bike became my primary mode of transport. The week started with being out of my routine immediately; my kids were off school on Monday and needed some support. Tuesday was my wifes Nepalese birthday; between religious pujas and meals at the in-laws I couldn't find the time. I also contended with being under the weather; my stomach wasn't feeling great so I made the decision to rest.
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