APFSDS Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 A bit of uphill and random cycling yesterday. It was ok. Hopefully I have the motivation to go running in a few hours 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sober4life Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 I walked to the lake and back today. I saw a fox. Most of the animals I see at this point are spiders crossing the road. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2deep4me Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 On 5/20/2021 at 7:40 AM, APFSDS said: Took a train to a nearby town. It has quite beautiful valleys and tiny rivers and lakes. Pines on steep and gentle slopes... lovely. Backpack on and had a decent walk in the woods. Short, but good. I wish I had someone to drag along Thanks for a great idea. We have an Amtrak station nearby and taking a short trip and hiking back would be fun. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2deep4me Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 On 5/15/2021 at 11:03 PM, Charlee said: I havnt done any exercise in over a month now, I used to regularly go to yoga and rock climbing but I cant seem to make myself go anymore and I really loved them both and I liked how they made me feel about my body and in my body but now I cant make myself go We do indoor rock climbing twice a week. With masks due to Covid. Breathing is rough while climbing but it is really good therapy for us, and as you know, it's a lot of fun. Get back out there and do some. You'll feel better for sure. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2deep4me Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 @Nightjar + @sober4life . . Glad you're both still getting in some exercise. My walks with the dog are slowing down as we cut early ot mid afternoon way down. Too hot, she's got her tongue hanging out huffing in not time. I got her haircut as short as they were willing to go but the poor pooch is still really hot. We modify the walk to get the sun behind buildings and walk on the shady side... No, NJ, not the shady side, ya know, the actual shade from the sun... (I know you'd go there) S4L please do not make videos of you working on the car. Sounds like a hospital visit waiting to happen... Got our bikes tuned up and ready. We went on an old rail trail this past weekend. 16 mile round trip. Not bad for first time out for the year. We'll be hitting the dirt single track this weekend. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sober4life Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 I walked to the lake and back today too. Like I said most of the cows are gone now. I do still have all the cows on the property next to mine though so I still get to see them every day. If you're talking about the spiders I'm not worried about them. The one I mentioned looks very scary but the poison doesn't hurt people. I'm a strange person though. I rescue spiders and bees. Most people **** things like that in the house. I try to find out where they came from outside and set them free. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulgakov Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Just now, sober4life said: Most of the animals I see at this point are spiders crossing the road. Why did the spiders cross the road? I believe you because I've seen spiders--tarantulas--moving across a road in a loosely spread herd. It was a foothill road heading into the Sierras, narrow but paved with two lanes. From a distance, I saw first what appeared to be a lot of fuzzy brown things littering the road. That's what your mind sometimes does when you see something you've never imagined, from a distance. Tarantulas didn't occur to me. They covered twenty to thirty yards of the road in a loose mass of spiders. And, this is true--there was a sign as I slowed to stop, one of those signs that warns that animals cross somewhere along the roads. Regular white rectangle with a simple representation of a tarantula crossing the road. I'm sure there's a natural explanation, but never googled it. Bulgakov 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sober4life Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 According to google they cross the road looking for love.Your story is amazing @BulgakovIt would have been a dream come true for me to see that! It's one of those once in a lifetime miracles I think. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlee Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 8 hours ago, In2deep4me said: We do indoor rock climbing twice a week. With masks due to Covid. Breathing is rough while climbing but it is really good therapy for us, and as you know, it's a lot of fun. Get back out there and do some. You'll feel better for sure. Ive been back to yoga two days in a row and it really did make me feel better, ive had a bit of a set back yesterday so not sure if ill go tonight but, hopefully ill be back on the wall soon too 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APFSDS Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 12 hours ago, In2deep4me said: We do indoor rock climbing twice a week. With masks due to Covid. Breathing is rough while climbing but it is really good therapy for us, and as you know, it's a lot of fun. Get back out there and do some. You'll feel better for sure. 3 hours ago, Charlee said: Ive been back to yoga two days in a row and it really did make me feel better, ive had a bit of a set back yesterday so not sure if ill go tonight but, hopefully ill be back on the wall soon too I noticed rock climbing is often mentioned from both of you. I'm interested! I assume those are those funny walls with plastic grippy things on them I've seen them in some places. Not many actual cliffs where I'm from... lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2deep4me Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, APFSDS said: I noticed rock climbing is often mentioned from both of you. I'm interested! I assume those are those funny walls with plastic grippy things on them I've seen them in some places. Not many actual cliffs where I'm from... lol You have the basic idea. We're talking indoor climbing. So the walls look kinda like rock but they're not. The peices are plastic of all different sizes and shapes. How you grip them or stand on them and how you climb from one to the next is the main idea. There are 4 types that I am aware of for indoor. 3 of them are the same outdoors. 1. Top Rope - The rope is attached to a pulley at the top of the wall. You attach one side of the rope to you and a partner attaches the other end to them. You climb the wall and they take out the slack. So if you fall it's only a few feet. Very safe and easy to learn. It is the place to start in my mind. 2. Lead climbing. This is like above with 1 big change. The climber is actually bringing the rope with them and clips it into a hook at intervals as the climb. The hooks are 5-10ft apart. Your partner is taking up slack. If you fall from the worst part you could drop about 20-25ft, before your partner "catches" you with their belay taking up all the slack. Depending on how high the wall is. We climb walls that are 30-65ft high.This is the most fun for me as the added amount of danger makes it a good adrenaline rush. I'm an old adrenlin junkie so this works for me. We climb 3. Bouldering. No ropes. Walls are about 15-20ft high. You climb shorter but more intense climbs. You have to be careful about falls as you hit the deck. 4. Speed climbing. This is a foot race up a wall, tied to a rope, climbing specially shaped pieces. The floor below the walls is a big thick crash pad material so you cna take a hard fall and still be fine. Some bouldering folks do mess up arms and legs falling. That's about the gist of it. Many cities have climbing gyms here in the states. It's also popular in many other countries and gaining popularity. It is at the olympics this year. If you go look on the "ifsc.org" website you can find out all about it. Also if you go on youtube you can watch events and learning videos if you search for "IFSC" or "indoor climbing". It's a very inclusive community, people are willing to help each other, it's as much finesse as it is strength to climb, and routes you climb are all different so it's also problem solving. In our gym it is about equal male to female ratio, so it's not a guy thing. Good for socialising too. Age range is very wide. Edited May 27, 2021 by In2deep4me Updated 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sober4life Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 I walked to the lake and back today. I got close enough to a baby deer today that I could have reached out and touched her if I wanted to. Well I did want to but I couldn't let my scent get on her. I stood there and talked to her for a while though. She was very tame. You never know what's going to happen in life I guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APFSDS Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 (edited) 3,2 km run with a byrnie on, I'm pleased it wasn't as difficult. But I spared my shins, so I didn't overdo it. Edited June 1, 2021 by APFSDS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sober4life Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 (edited) I walked to the lake and back again today. Many of the cows are back. The truth is a lot of them were just on a back field before where I couldn't see them. Edited June 1, 2021 by sober4life 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sober4life Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 I walked to the lake and back again today. It was one of those I might get rained on and I might make it days. The risk was better than sitting here thinking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APFSDS Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Just running in the morning and a bike ride at midday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sober4life Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 I saw my first snake and my first june bug of the year on my walk today. I also saw a bunch of butterflies eating a pile of poop. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APFSDS Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Morning run and morning bike ride to get that spicy/sweet rice soup from a shop a few miles away so, I guess chewing is exercise too! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightjar Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 (edited) 7787 today. Nice little walk. I very nearly didn't go because I've been feeling so rough but I thought it would be a better option than feeling trapped in the house. I did manage to enjoy it so that's a win for me today I explored a little bit which always makes me feel good and got an awesome bit of shade by walking through a little wood I hadn't explored before Edited June 6, 2021 by Nightjar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sober4life Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 I mowed the yard today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APFSDS Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Run in the morning, a bit of progress in speed. Bike ride during the day. Probably overheated a bit, 26 C is pretty hot for us trolls. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sober4life Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I walked to the lake and back today. I've been seeing more deer lately. It's been very hard getting in walks lately between rains. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sober4life Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 I walked to the lake and back today. Did it rain? Of course. When I get back home from walking I take a shower so what's the difference really? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sober4life Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 I mowed the yard today. I'll be honest I need a few days of down time. This week has been a total killer. I'm not going to make it if I keep pushing this hard. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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