Category: Juneathon

#Juneathon Day 2 plus a bit of Project365 action…

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It was windy today.

Exercise was a gentle 30 min run round the woods (trying not to aggravate calf muscle) avoiding falling trees, followed by some other bits and pieces in the relative safety of home.

Today’s picture was the sight that greeted me when I left this morning. The wind had literally ripped through the town. Worse than anything you’d see on TV….

Today’s exercise:
  • 2 mile run
  • 23 press-ups
  • 89 sec plank

Janathon Totals:

  • 2 mile run
  • 2.78 mile cross-train
  • 43 press-ups
  • 158 sec planks

 

Off we go! #juneathon Day 1

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So it begins…a month of exercise. Tonight's opening blog post is not going to win any awards.

Due to my slight injury niggle I visited the gym tonight with the idea of doing a bit of exercise that didn't aggravate my dodgy calf.

The answer: cross-trainer.

Did 30mins without any adverse effects. Even managed some press-ups and some plank action to celebrate. Day one. Done.

Today's exercise:

Cross-trainer mileage = 2.78

Press-ups: 20

Plank: 69secs

Here we go again! #juneathon

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Monday sees June begin. But more importantly it sees the start of Juneathon – a month of daily exercise.

In the past Juneathon, for me, has always been about running. I've aimed to run every day and rack up a load of miles. But this time I'm approaching it slightly differently – I'm going to mix it up a bit. Mainly because for the last 4 weeks I've been struggling with a bit of an achy calf muscle. So less running this time round and a bit more other stuff. Not sure what, but have plenty of ideas….

  • Some nice gentle jogs – walking/running?
  • Head to the gym a bit more – cross training, rowing and a few weights?
  • 100 press-up challenge?
  • 200 sit-up challenge?
  • Plank challenge?
  • Get out on the bike a bit more?

So not only will the exercise be a bit different – it might mix-up the blog posts a bit as well.

 

#juneathon is complete!

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Done. Finished. Ended. Accomplished. Fulfilled.

Today was the thirtieth, and last, run of Juneathon. It has been a long month, but I have managed to run every single day. Furthermore, considering the World Cup has also been on, I'm pretty pleased with the overall mileage.

Today's mileage = 5.86

Total Juneathon mileage = 130.02

Time for the next challenge me thinks.

 

#juneathon day 29

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I don't know if it is the fact that today is the penultimate day of Juneathon, but I found the run tonight very hard work. It was always going to be a short run as the weekend has been very busy; travelling here there and everywhere. The 3 miles I ran felt like 33 miles: my legs were aching; my breathing was a mess; and my head was all over the place. I think I just had it in my mind that the month is nearly finished so it made the run seem harder than it actually was.

Today's mileage 3.04

Total Juneathon mileage = 124.16