52 and nearly RED this month 💪

And just like that I'm 52

In fact nearly 52 and one week!

This is how I spent my 52nd bday weekend...

Saturday - Reading, drinking tea, run.  Then birthday tea (including birthday cake) with the Hodgson's followed by Zoom Murder Mystery with The Coven

Sunday - 90min Virtual Hurtbox cycling session,  IV landline phone call with my young person. Run. Family Zoom quiz. NFC championship game -Packers lost 🙁

Monday - actual birthday. Hurtbox session, opened cards/pressies. Zoom lunch with Suzanne, Jenny and Sue. Cycled to Katherine's for kerbside tea and cake. Met Jenny on the common for an hours walk. Cycled over to Bitterne Park for kerbside catch up with Caroline and Charlotte. Annabel brought sausage casserole over for tea. Left 8:30ish. Now chilling for the rest of the evening listening to music via YouTube. 

Fabulous

Then back to work and had a lovely week

Gutted about the Packers

But queasy Thursday

Then another long weekend. 

So managed to RED every day except the25/1, 28/1 - bit queasy, 29/1 - walked and cycled a lot, 30/1 - not much but cycled to A's for tea. However ran today 5k 37mins with Charlotte. 

Feeling very happy with my month

Inside right knee bit sore - maybe over use?

Decided the Feb will be WED walking every day. Will up my Fitbit steps to 20k minimum and see what happens. Will also try daily yoga. 

Will also do some running as it is 23 weeks till the swashbuckler so I do need to start gently upping everything.

Want to go sub 7:30

Want to get to 67kg within the next 5 months if not sooner.

GAME ON!!!!!

RED still going strong / happy for American chums

This had been a good week.

Packers through to the NFC Championship game on Sunday

Yoga Tuesday evening 

President Biden and Vice President Harris sworn in on Wednesday / celebrated Emma's 7th birthday 

Ran with Charlotte Thursday evening - so wonderful to chat / interact with a mate in 3D

And now Friday evening - three days off from WFH

My minimum is 2k a day - approx 15-16mins

Ran 5k yesterday with Charlotte

Ran 4K x2 to K&S's and back after work this evening,  approx 31mins each way

Inside of my right knee is a bit sore - need to do more stretching 

Packers in NFC Championship game 🎉

What a weekend!!

It's just after 8pm Sunday evening - about to watch the Browns at the Chief's 

All is good though as my Packers beat the Rams yesterday. 

Saturday

50mins cycling on discord. 

4.5k 36mins RunChat with Charlotte 

Then Rams at Packers WE WON

And managed till half time with Ravens at Bills (Bills won)

Sunday

Tried. But still managed to hop on the bike 

90mins cycling on discord

3.3k 32mins run to Jenny's 

15min catch up while sitting on her garden wall

3.2k 31mins run home.

Now time for more football 🏈

What a weekend of super wildcard football!

Didn't even bother setting my alarm for the HB endurance session Sunday 10/1/21! Didn't get up till just after 11am.

I then had a three hour or so window to do my RED session before settling down to the build up then final three games of this super wildcard weekend. 

5k run to K&S's 38minutes

40mins chatting on the kerb - so wonderful to actually see friends in real life.

5k run home 41minutes

Huge roast dinner

Then OMG what an evening / night / early morning of football.

Ravens / Titans

Bears / Saints

And then the most bonkers exciting game I've seen for ages...

Browns/ Steelers

Bed just before 5am this morning.

Fabulous fabulous weekend. 

So glad I've subscribed to Sky Sports 🏈 

RED day 9 and super wild card weekend

I should be moving about seeing as I'm now half way through the triple header for first day of the super wild card weekend!

I've subscribed to Sky Sports so I can watch NFL 24/7 until after the Super Bowl 💪

Today has been active.

90mins on the stationary bike chatting to Suzanne and Jenny

Lidl's shop

40mins hard on the stationary bike then 2.6k run 19mins - first brick of 2021

Feeling epic - bike, walk, run then Star Trek Discovery

Great day

Cycled outside!! Up to UoS to grab my new work laptop from bldg37

Home via the common for a 50min walk with Jenny Penney

After work - 2.5k run 18mins then 15mins of stretching.

My RED streak continues

Then watched last Discovery season 3 episode. Yep, top day 👍

RED day 6 & US Capitol stormed

Spent the day sat glued to CNN

2k run then 3k walk after work - approx 46minutes

Then back to CNN in time to watch Trump supporters storm the US Capitol.

Watched in disbelief and horror 

Lovely catch up chat with Sue and Geoff though so... every cloud xx

RED day 5, Lockdown #3 day 1

And we're back in lockdown

Won't be furloughed- reckon I'll be back with the student support hub

40mins on the bike this morning then 16mins 2k run this evening.

Such an odd decade so far...

RED/SED Day4 - walk work run ✅

After yesterday's near miss on RED January - having to nip out at 6pm to run 2k, I had a plan for today.

A brisk walk before work to drop off my saliva test at Mayflower Halls of residence - 38mins

Work.

Certainly did stuff today / achieved,  but still so boring compared to actually being behind reception at the Jubilee Sports Centre.

Then my plan...

I already knew what I was going to do. James Saunders LRR half marathon training plan day 1 - hills. I was going to jog to the Itchen Bridge, run up it (4 lampposts worth) then walk down it 7 maybe 8 times.

Did 7 in the end - or it might have been 8 but don't think it was only 6. Honestly, running up/ walking down a bridge is actually really hard to count!!! Like when swimming and wondering if you've done 8 lengths or 10 lengths 🤔

Then jogged home

5k 46mins

Yep, feeling great 👍 

RED-SED January begins

60mins HB on discord

15mins 2k run around Old Town

10 hours of TV

Day one - check 💪