Totally get this, not being a morning person at all. But the sun is so strong here after about 7-8am that it has kind of forced me to become a morning exerciser.
Swam 1500m at 6am today, feel really relaxed as a result - hopefully not to the point of falling asleep after lunch though 
I do early swims a couple of times a week & there is no way I would get anything done if I wasnāt in a group & being told what to do.
I also find it hard to exercise in the evening, after tea I just want to sloth.
Perhaps work & physical training isnāt for me, something may have to give 
Weāll practically be pro when we have all the time to train 
It doesnāt really work that way, well not for me anyway.
When I worked full time I trained 10-12 hours a week
The last ten years I was part time most weeks were 12 ish, more for a full distance build
Now Iām a no hours pensioner Iām hitting 12 most weeks BUT thereās more quality, thought and specific sessions.
Life ā¦ just doesnāt get in the way anymore
More sleep and more time to prepare food and relax if I need too.
The huge downside is age.
But with good strength and conditioning, diet and life choices ( some older athletes give up drinking ā¦ fuck that !)
Anyway hyrox Bham build ā¦
Impressed with the tech ā¦! Lol
Thatās this weekend isnāt it? Have a good one 
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Tea time start ?!?
8000 racing
Crazy
Cheers
Love the quality of the spreedsheet, the themes and styles you can apply these days are really advanced and look authentic.
That retro 70s/80s theme is 
, almost has a 3D real paper look about it.
Did it come as standard or is it an add-in you had to purchase?
No training before work this morning unless you count focusing on recovery as training.
my PT is in for that - hope it all goes well.
It worked in 1990 ( my first triathlon )
Hopefully it will work tomorrow
Mig you knew me youād know I have no idea about computers or watches that tell you what to eat next Tuesday
No power meter
No strava
No zwift
I still hope to return to the best sport ever in earnest next year
Age ?
6km run in lunch time 29:25 ish, legs were heavy but got better as the distance past.
Got it done as I feared an amount of I cant be arsed might creep in after work.
heās 31 - he is looking for a sub 58 .
He has been great to helping me with strength training, think he did just over an hour in Amsterdam the other week.
Two years ago that would have won that age group
Still a very fast time but he may need 90-100 seconds faster to get on the podium in the young guns
ā sub hour ā was a thing once now loads doing it, very impressive
Sounds like bliss.
I tend to plan in spreadsheets, but I still end up writing it out on paper, there is something reassuring about itā¦ it also helps store it in ones memory.
PS my watch says stop eating cake and biscuits, I should listen, but I ignore it. Heads over to the weight thread.
As small children donāt understand the change in clocksā¦.
5am run.
5km. 65m elevation. 22:30.
Had a bit of an adventure today, not quite on a bongo scale but Iām a lot older! Trying to avoid the drudgery of routine training over winter now that races have gone and the garage beckons for the bike.
Anyway the Teesdale way follows our local river for something like 60 miles I think and Iāve wandered bits of it, so decided to get the train (rail replacement bus 
) to a small station that is about 1K from it and jog back to town along the way. Wasnāt totally sure how long and reckoned on about 20k from looking on O\S Maps, mostly flat.
Quite an enjoyable route but it ended up being nearly 25k! And I probably cut about 2K off at the end by going the direct route. It took about 2.5 hours but slightly messed up food as well, at about 19k I was in a small village where I knew there was a shop so inhaled some chocolate and a can of Fanta for the last few Kās.
Got a couple of other adventures lined up for the winter months as well as a bit of parkrun tourism to break up the winter. I was originally thinking of catching the Moors Bus and running back to the car but thought that could end up being 30K with a lot of climbing so decided not to risk it, maybe one for a longer day next year as the service stops now I think until Spring.
So, this took me up to about 7 hours this week, over 4 of it running.
Time to look for the next adventure and actually thinking of doing some of the route West of where I started.
In the gym first thing.
Usual running injury prevention / prehab.
Rowing warm up. Work on glutes and calves.
A bit like @jeffb I tried out something a bit different & did my first Audax - Autumn in the Peaks -on Saturday. Starting in Stockport it went up Snake Pass, over to Ladybower & then I was completely lost & reliant on the breadcrumb display on my head unit.
Some of the roads used were a bit busier than I would have chosen but they were a necessary evil to tie together some fantastic quiet, interesting & beautiful roads & hills. Really enjoyed it primarily because I was with a friend who - on this particular day - was a wee bit weaker than me 
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Theyāre good fun arenāt they and tend not to end up like races that Sportives used to.
Some of the distances are bonkers though!
