The PeeFans Sports Club

[MidoriLemonade85 2,350]

On 4/30/2023 at 8:33 PM, Kupar said:

First 10k race of the season this morning. I achieved my three modest goals: to get round, to beat my age in minutes and to get under 55 minutes so I'm happy. Ten minutes slower than my PB but I'm never seeing those sorts of times again 🙁. Still, I'm happy 🙂 

Awesome effort!! 👏 Glad you achieved your goals!! 🏅

[gldenwetgoose 21,450]

Not very news or photo worthy, but as the sun is shining and it's looking a bit like spring I've just managed to grab a half hour bike ride over lunchtime.

Strava has it at 37 minutes and an 8.3 mile loop with some very gentle climbs...

I'm so unfit and it felt like hard work - last time I was that low down the gears was some serious hill climbing that's a distant memory.  These days it's all about keeping that heart rate down, and ideally just a fraction lower next time.

Still - better than sitting on the couch.

[Kupar 13,319]

4 minutes ago, gldenwetgoose said:

Not very news or photo worthy, but as the sun is shining and it's looking a bit like spring I've just managed to grab a half hour bike ride over lunchtime.

Strava has it at 37 minutes and an 8.3 mile loop with some very gentle climbs...

I'm so unfit and it felt like hard work - last time I was that low down the gears was some serious hill climbing that's a distant memory.  These days it's all about keeping that heart rate down, and ideally just a fraction lower next time.

Still - better than sitting on the couch.

Excellent! Lunchtime exercise ... you're putting us to shame. Well done for seizing the opportunity 🙂 

[gldenwetgoose 21,450]

1 minute ago, Kupar said:

 ... you're putting us to shame. 

Says the man who ran a 10k just four days ago...

[harry_jones_1975 604]

Despite over 3 Months since any activity on Strava due to bad weather being ill a number of times and recently being prescribed an inhaler I was looking in earnest at half marathons last night.  The perfect one I am away for so might have to brave one on a date a bit close to winter for my liking and it's a big one. Fingers crossed this won't be 40 quid down the drain if I get ill again.

[Kupar 13,319]

1 hour ago, harry_jones_1975 said:

Despite over 3 Months since any activity on Strava due to bad weather being ill a number of times and recently being prescribed an inhaler I was looking in earnest at half marathons last night.  The perfect one I am away for so might have to brave one on a date a bit close to winter for my liking and it's a big one. Fingers crossed this won't be 40 quid down the drain if I get ill again.

Excellent! It's a big thing just to get to the point of thinking "hell - why not? I can do it!" Hope you stay fit and well Harry.

[harry_jones_1975 604]

6 hours ago, Kupar said:

Excellent! It's a big thing just to get to the point of thinking "hell - why not? I can do it!" Hope you stay fit and well Harry.

Cheers chap. I had tried looking 2 nights previously but my heart just wasn't in it that night. I still think it's beyond me but just trying makes me feel so much better.

[LovesToWet 3,782]

I'm thinking about doing a half in September, I did it last year and it nearly killed me. I haven't run since February so I'm a bit nervous about doing it. I'm not as fit as I was last year and finding time to train can be hard but it's still tempting to try. I want to beat it and not have it beat me again lol 

Edited May 6, 2023 by LovesToWet
Spell check lol

[Kupar 13,319]

39 minutes ago, LovesToWet said:

I'm thinking about doing a half in September, I did it last year and it nearly killed me. I haven't run since February so I'm a bit nervous about doing it. I'm not as fit as I was last year and finding time to train can be hard but it's still tempting to try. I want to beat it a d not ha e it beat me again lol 

Go for it!

[LovesToWet 3,782]

25 minutes ago, Kupar said:

Go for it!

1st run done. Just a short 2 miles at a steady pace to see how it goes. Felt good and enjoyed it. Now for the hard part, asking my wife if I can enter it lol

Edited May 6, 2023 by LovesToWet
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[Sophie 24,364]

Sunday funday! I could sit on the sofa and eat chocolate (not a bad option!) or.... I could spend two hours making memories with my daughter.

I wore glasses so I didn't get bugs in my eyes. I kept my mouth closed so I didn't get bugs in my mouth.... so of course, I got a fly up my nose!

Edited May 7, 2023 by Sophie

[LovesToWet 3,782]

Run yesterday and a nice 2hr bike ride today followed by a small walk with my daughter. My legs have now disowned me lol

 

@Sophie What a nice way to make memories, I have loads of those when I've gone biking with my other daughter... O, and bugs are just extra protein lol

[Sophie 24,364]

4 minutes ago, LovesToWet said:

Run yesterday and a nice 2hr bike ride today followed by a small walk with my daughter. My legs have now disowned me lol

 

@Sophie What a nice way to make memories, I have loads of those when I've gone biking with my other daughter... O, and bugs are just extra protein lol

Sounds like a great day! I can feel my legs at the moment. They're not terrible but I know I've done some riding.

Haha yeah bugs are extra protein but I don't think they are supposed to be administered via nose!

[Hightower 607]

Just missed a 160kg atlas stone at the weekend, the stone hadn't been cleaned in ages so it was covered in grime+old baked on tacky so the tacky on my hands just peeled that off once I got it about a foot off the ground, needed an extra 6 inches or so to be able to lap it

With a clean stone I think I'd have a crack at it, loaded a 140 to 56" on Thursday so 160 to 48 or so should be there

[Kupar 13,319]

39 minutes ago, Hightower said:

Just missed a 160kg atlas stone at the weekend, the stone hadn't been cleaned in ages so it was covered in grime+old baked on tacky so the tacky on my hands just peeled that off once I got it about a foot off the ground, needed an extra 6 inches or so to be able to lap it

With a clean stone I think I'd have a crack at it, loaded a 140 to 56" on Thursday so 160 to 48 or so should be there

Well. I am not a weights person, but I have just looked up what that involves (see video below) and given that 160kg is significantly over twice my weight ... bloody hell, man! I would want you on my side in a fight! Awesome.

 

[Hightower 607]

5 hours ago, Kupar said:

Well. I am not a weights person, but I have just looked up what that involves (see video below) and given that 160kg is significantly over twice my weight ... bloody hell, man! I would want you on my side in a fight! Awesome.

 

Yeah, it's a big old lump of concrete, basically! Any sort of crap on the stone will make it much more of a pain in the arse because you can't get a grip on it

[harry_jones_1975 604]

Had a very encouraging chat with a running friend Friday evening and have signed up for my first half marathon.  Went out for my first 5k run in 3 and a half months this evening aiming for a 30 to 35 minute effort given I have been very poorly recently and just scraped in a sub 30 so well chuffed. Long, long way to go to regain my peak fitness but it is a start.

[Kupar 13,319]

8 hours ago, harry_jones_1975 said:

Had a very encouraging chat with a running friend Friday evening and have signed up for my first half marathon.  Went out for my first 5k run in 3 and a half months this evening aiming for a 30 to 35 minute effort given I have been very poorly recently and just scraped in a sub 30 so well chuffed. Long, long way to go to regain my peak fitness but it is a start.

Excellent! Go Harry!

[LovesToWet 3,782]

I've been half lucky this week and was able to commute most of it but woke up today full of cold. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted

[Kupar 13,319]

10 hours ago, LovesToWet said:

I've been half lucky this week and was able to commute most of it but woke up today full of cold. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted

Oh no! I hope you get better quickly and can get outside again soon x

[Alfresco 11,607]

On 5/8/2023 at 10:17 AM, Hightower said:

Just missed a 160kg atlas stone at the weekend, the stone hadn't been cleaned in ages so it was covered in grime+old baked on tacky so the tacky on my hands just peeled that off once I got it about a foot off the ground, needed an extra 6 inches or so to be able to lap it

With a clean stone I think I'd have a crack at it, loaded a 140 to 56" on Thursday so 160 to 48 or so should be there

I think we are missing a WOW reaction option here.   That's incredibly impressive.

[Alfresco 11,607]

I've had a few cycle rides recently - nothing overly impressive, but just nice to get out and burn a few calories and get the heart rate up for a time.

On Friday I went for a 3 mile paddle in my kayak on the canal.  That was good as I haven't been out in the kayak since I injured my shoulder back in October.   Oh and if anyone's interested, I stopped at the turning point, popped the spray deck off and peed up and over the cockpit rim to make a nice arc landing in the water.  

[LovesToWet 3,782]

That was a fun week but my legs are now starting to feel heavy. 140 miles done on the bike plus a 5k run. I haven't had a week like this for a while. 

[Sophie 24,364]

So... tomorrow is exciting!

My daughter asked me today about cycling milestones and I told her a common one is 50 miles. She told me that was way too much for her and asked me if I could go with her for 30 miles instead? YES!! So tomorrow we are going for a 30 mile bike ride together, going to get up nice and early and just enjoy ourselves. I have a route in mind with a cafe stop at 15 miles, and depending on how she feels we can either continue our ride for an additional 15 miles, or go another way and it's only 5 miles back to home. 

I am not sure why she is suddenly interested in riding a relatively long distance but I am all for it. I love our mother daughter time on the bikes.

[Kupar 13,319]

36 minutes ago, Sophie said:

So... tomorrow is exciting!

My daughter asked me today about cycling milestones and I told her a common one is 50 miles. She told me that was way too much for her and asked me if I could go with her for 30 miles instead? YES!! So tomorrow we are going for a 30 mile bike ride together, going to get up nice and early and just enjoy ourselves. I have a route in mind with a cafe stop at 15 miles, and depending on how she feels we can either continue our ride for an additional 15 miles, or go another way and it's only 5 miles back to home. 

I am not sure why she is suddenly interested in riding a relatively long distance but I am all for it. I love our mother daughter time on the bikes.

This is lovely ❤️. I know you'll have a great time 😊