[nik at work]

 

[James Malloch]

8th
A reasonable length (more than 30 mins less than 60) brisk walk in challenging conditions this morning. Right calf is not happy…

What’s up with your calf? Reason I ask is the cadence/run changing stuff I’ve been doing is because of some pain which originated in the top, outside of my calf which then went up into my knee. For me it was fluid build up. Struggled to walk when it was at the worst and stairs definitely needed me to hop up/down…


My additions:

7. Lots of walking with the dog. 40 mins HIIT physio session 

8. Ended up having an impromptu 2 hour board session at a friends, before coming home, taking the dog out and having another 2 hour session on my board. I will be fit by the time our trip comes around!

[Duncan Disorderly]

Day 7 - 40 minute walk to school and back x2 and 45mins with hound...
Day 8 - Get fleeced by garage getting van MOT'd then 40mins with hound... Pack for Espana!
Day 9 AM - Accepted that I'll do nowt as off to Spain... GF tests positive for Covid... Ain't going nowhere! NNFN!! Arse....

[nik at work]

It’s just yet another minor calf strain, I seem to cycle between one calf or the other tweaking with brief injury free spells between. I’m a relatively recent convert to running so probably just part of my aged carcass adapting (all falling to pieces…)

[Fiend]

Dear Diary...

Day 9 trapped in the living hell that is the Sharkathon - is there no end to the torment??

1.5 hours gym including 20 mins rec cycling, bench, core, knee rehab, and at last some light deadlifts, 2 x 1.10 mins plank, 30 mins stretching, including touching toes with knuckles off the couch, but will never climb 5 x 7Cs 

(Low energy as usual, and low motivation due to feeling creaky and thoroughly demoralised by easy wall sessions, also both tennis elbows have now flared up for no reason whatsoever, have also been getting shaky painting toy soldiers and shoulders are slowly getting worse, I wonder if the elbows are partly referred pain as well as the whole fucking lot falling apart....)

[Duma]

...2 x 1.10 mins plank...

Yes Fiend!

The rest of it sounds rubbish though, sorry

[nik at work]

9th
Very steady 6.5 mile run around Stanage, Higgar, Millstone and the like. Was lovely to get out, calf survived.

James I had a quick look at my cadence data and when I go out running by myself my average cadence is pretty much bang on 180, running in a group this usually drops towards 150. No idea how accurately the watch can measure this though, and the dataset is probably only 8 runs… I’m probably not going to pay any real attention to this, or other data the watch collects (HR etc) on an ongoing basis but I guess it’s interesting in a “just having an occasional look” sort of way.

[Wellsy]

1.5hrs deadpoint training on the less steep beastmaker board at the works. Felt really accurate, snappy and precise, very light and strong, fingers were very responsive and rock solid. 30 mins pressing training afterwards, 3x 12 bench with 20kg dumbbells nice and slow to really get the hypertrophy, 3x 10 OHP with 12.5kgs again really nice and slow.

Meeting with my coach/program writer tomorrow so keen to get to the next stage following my first 10 weeks of focused training.

[Fiend]

...2 x 1.10 mins plank...

Yes Fiend!

The rest of it sounds rubbish though, sorry

The rest of it is kinda rubbish in how my body feels but OTOH I did put the effort in to doing something. And I started doing Is Ys and Ts, and more pec stretches, have cut out any form of bicep curls / rows to ease off the elbows, etc. P.S. Will probably get a hernia if I try 1:20 planks my fucking abs were killing at 1 min.

Edit: The living hell of the Sharkathon refers to the entire cruel concept, not my particular moaning...

[dunnyg]

Am I the first to fail?

Day 7 nothing. Prepping stuff for...
Day 8 9 hours on the hill, including carrying heavy things.
Day 9 couple of hours wombling over the moor. Very pleasant.

[Ross Barker]

Day 9
Couple of hours at Tremeirchion. Hard stuff!

[shark]

7 Possible 30 mins of walking around train stations and airport terminals

8 First day at Etxauri near Pamplona. Enjoyed the climbing even though predictably spanked

9 Drenched from 42 min walk around anodyne new builds and a joyless eco park. Thanks Sharkathon 

[andy popp]

Am I the first to fail?

I'm not sure I can even claim to have started, despite posting everyday.

So, nothing I've done so far would pass muster for Sharkathons of yore. But I don't care, circumstances are crappy as hell and very limiting, so if posting makes me do even the crappy little bit I do do, then that's a good thing. Same as before except now - ta da! - 2 x 30 crunches. I might switch to planks and see if I can out plank Duma by the end of the month. And day 15 dry.

[battery]

Day 9 - speed repeats run over 5k - tried really hard, just about flippin' killed me but hopefully will pay dividends.

[Fultonius]

Am I the first to fail?

Day 7 nothing. Prepping stuff for...
Day 8 9 hours on the hill, including carrying heavy things.
Day 9 couple of hours wombling over the moor. Very pleasant.

Nope. I failed on day 4ish.

Today: 3hrs walk in the Cairngorms with winter climbing kit. 5hrs climbing (roughly 20m/hr haha what a silly game...) I'm gonna be broke tomorrow.

[Fiend]

So if posting makes me do even the crappy little bit I do do, then that's a good thing. Same as before except now - ta da! - 2 x 30 crunches. I might switch to planks and see if I can out plank Duma by the end of the month. And day 15 dry.

Exactly.... Also 'mon the plankathon.

Also Shark is now banned from his own Sharkathon what with the 12 days of dry weather forecast and 1000 sandbag routes to choose from  Not in the spirit of things.

[AJM]

Sharkathon Goals:
- Exercise every day, obviously
- Stretching every non climbing day
- Lots of push exercises to work on my lack of pushing ability.

21/12 - circa 3 mile walk, carrying child for half the time
22/12 - Fairlop boulders with Duncan
23/12 - about 55 pushups and 25 pull-ups on the edges on my portable fingerboard
24/12 - circa 1.5 mile walk carrying child, plus another 50 pushups or so
25/12 - short stretching session and hangs on the portable fingerboard
26/12 - more stretching, about 70 pushups
27/12 - about 20 dips in sets of 4 (I am weak at pushing!), plus good stretching session
28/12 - climbing at The Dug Out with Ally and Ross. A day of learning and being reminded of weaknesses!
29/12 - 30-40min walk carrying child
30/12 - stretching
31/12 - 10km walk pushing pram. Set a pocket circuit on the home board.

1/1 - promised afternoon sunshine never arrived, so it was low cloud, damp wind and high humidity at the New Cuttings. Spent some time working the project nevertheless, think I worked out some helpful microbeta.
2/1 - 30 mins park walk/jog with children; 25 dips in sets of 6-7; stretching
3/1 - family wall trip. Moderate amount of stuff done, bit of time on a fun project, one to come back to. Then later on some stretching and pushups.
4/1 - bit achey, back to work, quieter day: stretching and compression
5/1 - wall session. Ticked pocketed project from the 3rd. Finger a bit grumbly when crimping.
6/1 - 30 min walk and 20 dips around school drop off. In the evening, a short session of stretching and a few sets of pushups.

7/1 - attempts at shoulder shrugs in various permutations, then aerocap on the board.
8/1 - light wall session, focused on some different angles etc, nothing too hard
9/1 - outdoor bouldering, Portland

[lagerstarfish]

Day 8

3 x 5 mins movement on the vertical board - fingers and toes hurt; felt like even easy climbing was a bad idea, so stopped
5 x (4 pull-ups + 10 press-ups + light dumbbell complex) mostly out of anger at joint pain in digits
35 mins cycle commute
walked 12km
ate a lot of pork

Day 9

35 mins cycle commute

[webbo]

Day 9. 30 mins stretching including 1 x 2 minute plank. 50 mins on the board. 40 minutes weights 5 x 5.

[Duma]

Big up the plank massive! Andy, not sure it'll take much to out plank me, am aiming to add 10s every week but 1:20 is feeling pretty maximal at the moment...

8 - Redpoint with daughter, bit of easy bouldering, auto belays up to 7b+. 2 x 1:20 plank

71.8

[webbo]

I’m presuming these are planks are resting on your elbows or do I need to get back round.

[SA Chris]

7 - some kettlebells, a perfunctory beastmaker session - depressingly shit.
8 - climbing wall - mostly belaying son, managed a few boulder problems. did a few hangs on the beastmaker - the slopers I can barely hang at home are piss easy on theirs - how do I get mine like that?
9 - Cleared a load of crap (mostly cardboard) inot van and to the dump.11km run while daughter at swimming. Icy along the beach, but stunning seeing the last of the light on Dunnottar Castle.

[Duma]

I’m presuming these are planks are resting on your elbows or do I need to get back round.

I'm on my elbows

[Nutty]

3 - Walk with family around local nature reserve. Stretching and bodyweight exercises in the evening.
4 - Stretching and bodyweight exercises in the evening.
5 - Stretching and bodyweight exercises in the evening.
6 - Stretching and bodyweight exercises in the evening.
7 - Run to wall (4km). 2 hours at the wall. Run home via 'scenic' route along canal (6.3km).
8 - Stretching and bodyweight exercises in the evening.
9 - Stretching and bodyweight exercises in the evening.

Not the best week, though still doing 30mins+ each day and getting in lots of stretching and rehab/prehab exercises for my achilles and shoulder.

[SA Chris]

7 - Run to wall (4km). 2 hours at the wall. Run home via 'scenic' route along canal (6.3km).

Must have a good running pack, to fit 3 pairs of shoes, chalk, coffee mug, brushes. etc etc.