WEDMarch may be a struggle to get to 25k steps a day and/or 175k steps a week.

1st-7th March - totally smashed out 25,000 steps everyday although Saturday only did 18k so did about 35k on Sunday - job done - at least 175,000 steps that week.

Today - 1st day back on campus (Uni of Southampton)

it's just gone 8pm and i'm at 12, 209 steps for today. 

i'll walk up and down the flat a bit so i can continue to listen to my awesome audio book - Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo but i doubt it'll be 23k odd steps!

I may have to rethink WEDMarch. 

Still WED but may need to adjust the amount of steps. Will see how this week goes...

WEDFeb - DONE

And just like that - WEDFeb is over.

20,000 fitbit steps every day (except 1st Feb when i hit snooze instead of jumping out of bed to walk before starting work)

Also remember with the fitbit - you sneeze and get 10 steps, wave and get a few more, cycle and get some more but it's all relative to me so i'm more than happy to say i've done 20,000 steps 27 days on the trot.

Am i lighter? maybe a couple of kilos

Am i fitter? i think i am... did not parkrun yesterday - 5k in 33.50 which i'm delighted with - also as i was chatting the whole way round with A i probably could have gone a bit quicker.

Plus been cycling a couple of time with Jenny and i'm feeling okay with my current bike fitness - not race fit but def feel as if i'm in a good place for when i start upping my training ready for the Swashbuckler middle distance race 18th July.

So i've decided to continue into March - so #WEDMarch but will up my step count to 25,000 

eeeeeeeeeeep.

Let's see how it goes. 

If i'm short one day i'm happy to do extra on another day, as long as each week i've done 175,000 steps.

WEDFeb#2 - smashed it!!!

Wow

20,000 steps a day? 

Smashed it today 💪

No snooze - 23mins walk before breakfast

20mins walk after lunch

100min walk after work

Will walk longer I think tomorrow morning

More 'walking rests' during work - back is so much better since walking during the work day

Will try a be out a little bit longer after lunch

Think 90mins is a good amount for after work. 

The key is to just keep doing it all month and then see how I feel.

WED Feb day 1

Well... not quite 20,000 steps but certainly a lot more than I have been doing so I think a positive start to my WED Feb.

A key strategy will be a walk before work to ensure I've got 4-5,000 steps in the bank right at the start of each day

Fingers crossed I manage that tomorrow!

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 🏈