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    krebsy
    Haraki san Student
    Joined: 12 Nov 2021

    120km down this week. I'm just shy of one third of the way through the challenge. It definitely feels like cheating to do this on two wheels!

    Looks like denim truly is the fabric of our salvation.

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      Nik
      Raw and Unwashed
      Joined: 12 Nov 2020

      Add 100km from me. Will post more info to the runners thread

      last edited by 4 Jul 2022, 08:36 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        goosehd
        Mod Squad
        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

        Total: 363,333 meters

        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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          goosehd
          Mod Squad
          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

          Best Half Marathon time yet…

          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

          last edited by 9 Jul 2022, 22:35 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            Nik
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined: 12 Nov 2020

            32 more km this time with a machine

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              endo
              見習いボス
              Joined: 29 May 2020

              @Nkwkfld man, you‘re the master of all disciplines  ???

              si tacuisses

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                krebsy
                Haraki san Student
                Joined: 12 Nov 2021

                Another 170 K over the past couple weeks.

                Looks like denim truly is the fabric of our salvation.

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                  goosehd
                  Mod Squad
                  Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                  Day 52 and 390,000 meters (390 km's) to go.  I pm'd a friend at the beginning of this crazy challenge and said I would be happy to only make it half way.  Over that mark and now I'm ecstatic to see the end of the tunnel.

                  Weight has stabilized at 185, but body fat % is dropping  :).  I'll take that!

                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                  last edited by 22 Jul 2022, 20:30 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    Nik
                    Raw and Unwashed
                    Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                    Great work @goosehd you noticing any differences in how things feel with a different level of fitness?

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                      goosehd
                      Mod Squad
                      Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                      Better perceived lung capacity, lowered my resting heart rate, better recovery times, and lengthened my workout times.  Currently doing 15-20 km’s /day (previous 10 km’s).  Been mixing in more intervals at higher exertion levels, with rest days being longer row’s at a steady state.

                      Today I finished a 27 km row and still have energy left.  So far I’m happy with the results, but watching for signs of over exertion and trying to avoid injury.

                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                        Nik
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                        All that sounds great well done. Good luck avoiding injury.

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                          goosehd
                          Mod Squad
                          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                          Thank you!  I took yesterday off because I wasn’t feeling it and it was a good call.  Really listening to my body and keeping fuelled (eating like a horse), hydrated, and resting or changing plans depending on how I feel for the day.

                          Just trying to stay at the upper limit of the comfort zone, but not going too far that I pay for it.

                          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                            Nik
                            Raw and Unwashed
                            Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                            Do you have a system for increasing training load? I've found using the weekly increases of 10% to be useful; to avoid injury. The 10% can be difficult when altering the intensity and volume. That's what I'm working on now, going from high volume low intensity to lower volume higher intensity.

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                              tody
                              啓蒙家
                              Joined: 24 Feb 2021

                              @goosehd This is a pretty insane increase in workload. Congratulations!

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                                goosehd
                                Mod Squad
                                Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                Thanks guys @Nkwkfld  @tody

                                I’ve been training long distance (endurance) type events for 35 years.  Cycling, roller blading, running, and now rowing.  Early on, I realized I’m not a sprinter but enjoyed the mental aspect of the pain and then the resulting runners high.

                                When I started this challenge I was already fit enough to easily do 10 km/day and have gradually been increasing to the current 15/20km’s /day.  Really listening to my body is key.  If I’m hungry I eat, if I’m tired I don’t row, and if I’m sore I take it easy.

                                Warm up’s are essential and I don’t push until I feel ready.  Because I’m not training to race (don’t enjoy racing), I can go at my own pace.  Much like the story of the turtle and the hare.

                                I plan to finish this challenge and back off to more reasonable distances, knowing I can only take so much before I do get injured.  I’ll start mixing weight training in with the rows for fitness when I’m done.  Can’t lift as much as I used too, but it helps keep me balanced and for the most part injury free.

                                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                                last edited by 23 Jul 2022, 10:01 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  Nik
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                                  Sounds awesome. Your orientation toward daily training vs racing is something that I seem to be leaning towards too. At least with triathlon. Going to see how this 70.3 Weymouth 17/9 goes and then reassess. Running events are pretty enjoyable though for the communal aspect. Triathlon doesn't provide as many opportunities for chat since you're swimming, and then can't draft on the bike. I did have some fun competing against others on the run leg of triathlon last summer though. Anyway, the daily training is definitely great. Cool to create goals and challenges like this rather than a race!

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                                    goosehd
                                    Mod Squad
                                    Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                    I used the wrong adjective by saying easily…physically maybe, but mentally I wasn’t so sure.  The thought of doing 10 km’s day was the hard part and not knowing the wear and tear on the body was/is a limiting factor.

                                    I set the challenge outside of my comfort zone and put a sub challenge (shorter than the 100 days) in it by trying to complete it by my 50th.  390 km’s in less than a month scares me and I don’t know if I can do it.

                                    Just taking a day at a time….

                                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                                    last edited by 23 Jul 2022, 11:45 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      Nik
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                                      throw in a couple days a week doing morning and evening sessions? allows you to do more in one day than you could do in one session as there's time for recovery in between.

                                      last edited by 23 Jul 2022, 15:22 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        goosehd
                                        Mod Squad
                                        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                        Another week done:

                                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                                        last edited by 31 Jul 2022, 15:43 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          goosehd
                                          Mod Squad
                                          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                          92 km's to go…

                                          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                                          last edited by 7 Aug 2022, 17:46 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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