In Fitness and in Health
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@goosehd thanks! The first 200 or so activities were exclusively mountain and road biking when I lived in the Pacific Northwest. Then when I moved to the Midwest I still rode my bikes seasonally but added in a few hundred yoga sessions and walks to heal my back. The last 300 activities or so have been mostly weight training. I've been on Strava a little over 10 years now.
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I bought a lever belt around 15 years ago, it's still going strong (shame I can't say the same about myself!). It's got a wonderful patina from sweat and chalk that I'm sure would be appreciated around here.
A couple of weeks back I said my current short-term goal was to get back to running a full 5k. I've been running 1-2x a week, with walks an extra 2x or so. I can't quite hit the full 5k, but today I got 4k on the trot, a short walk to catch my breath and then finished the distance. I think next week I'll manage the whole thing!
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I made it the full 5k this morning, my very next attempt! I just kept lying to myself, just make it to the next imaginary marker, then when I get there just make it to the next!
I even made it under 30 minutes, which was a stretch goal.
Next up is to solidify the new baseline and hit the distance repeatedly for about 2 weeks. Then push on speed, I’d like to get to 25 minutes, an average of 5 minutes per kilometre.
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Starting to bring down my weight for the summer. Winter high was 198lbs, should be at 190lbs by next week. Keeping protein around 200g a day but lowering calories from 3000k to 2400k and experimenting with timing my carbohydrates around workouts. At almost 50 years old I’m finally realizing gains are made in the kitchen and on rest days.
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Concept 2 closes the season in their online logbook today, it runs from may 1st to april 30th.
I finished with 2600km. At an average of 10k per session, that equals to 260 training days, thus 5 days a week.
Not quite sure if I should have any goals for next season. Maybe I just should focus on the nutrition side, and keep rowing at that level... -
@tody that is great!
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I’ve mostly just been hanging about…
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@tody 10k five days a week is really strong. If you simply continue you’ll be very fit. Focussing on recovery and nutrition is a great plan. I’d add one or two sessions of resistance training. Could be body weight or heavyish lifting.
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A bit of kitchen window reflection posing checking on my fit for 50 progress. Over 10kg dropped so far.
