[Fiend]

  <<< imagine that with less one armed benching and more stretching.

Good effort Sean, well stuck with it.

[lagerstarfish]

Today I have done 100 days of stretching in a row despite being sick with long covid. Minimum session is 5 mins to get the tick, but I usually do nearer 10, maximum seems to be 30 mins. There were definitely times that I'd happily have given up, bearing in mind that some days I am too sick to leave the house, but I just about managed to get it done. This seems to be just the right amount of exercise that I can cope with and it actually has some use for climbing, double win!

I can now put my whole palm flat on the floor from a front fold, can sometimes get my calves to touch the floor in a butterfly stretch and have added 30cms to my side splits. Well chuffed.

Good effort Sean!

Inspiring stuff there

[SA Chris]

100 days is quite a stretch Good job.

[edshakey]

Ticked off a 2022 goal this weekend - completed the Snowdonia Trail Marathon. 27.5 miles / 5300ft, including a trip up to the Finger Stone just below Yr Wyddfa. Completed in around 6:33, and in the top 30% of starters - a bit better than usual for me in races. Also first marathon!

Basically ditched climbing goals for half the year to concentrate on this so really wanted to actually manage it. We had the really clear, sunny weather that most of the country had this weekend, which might be my fault for wishing for summit views - definitely regretted that! Despite the relentless sun and heat, I'm thrilled with the time - the weather definitely added many minutes overall. Seem to climb better than most around me, followed by losing some of those places on the descents - I'm still yet to work out how to run fast down steep loose paths hmmm

Going to leave the long stuff for a while and get back into climbing, maybe just speed work for running. Will come up with a new goal for next year, I've fortunately not been put off yet 

[Carliios]

Finally bagged cave problem at tor  took bloody ages to work a top section sequence and turns out I just needed to flag a bit harder. Definitely one of my favourite lines I’ve done on peak lime! Onto the sitter!

[fatneck]

Nice to catch up with recent YYFYs! Good work people 

I have slowly managed to up my running after a slow and injury ridden start to the year and wanted to share a very modest run I had yesterday which was a YYFY moment for me. Having been regularly getting out twice a week for the last month, mostly very slowly, I forgot my watch yesterday and just went for a run (not without tracking as used my phone) but this meant I wasn't concerned with pace and distance and just enjoyed being out. I managed just over 7km at 5.30kpm which is the both the furthest and the fastest I have run this year. This was one of those rare runs where everything mostly felt easy and best of all, my knee has not complained thus far!!

[SA Chris]

I think you mean mpk!   Otherwise, well done, good effort! A bit of cooler weather definitely helps, felt much more enjoyable on Monday, before I fucked my knee.

[fatneck]

Yeah grumpy knees are a right shitter. How is it feeling today?

[SA Chris]

Knackered. Got physio tomorrow.

[Oldmanmatt]

Yay! I don't have breast cancer - got the results of a biopsy from last week back earlier today (charming consultant rang me directly. The whole process has been very smooth and efficient).

NNFN - horrible events here in Copenhagen yesterday evening, only the second (non-terrorist) mass-shooting in the country's history.

Very glad to hear this about your biopsy and amazed and sad to hear the latter, which I had not heard at all.

I have been at sea, for most of the last four months. I was actually really not enjoying it at all. Desperately under funded, understaffed and over committed/tasked. A ship fresh out of refit, that was in a worse state than any I’d served on in 32 years at sea and an organisation with morale in a deeper trough than the Mariana trench.
Whilst I quite enjoyed reliving my youth on some crazy runs ashore etc, overall I was in a bad place by the time we arrived in Bahrain.

Then, life did that thing that strains my Atheism, again. The moment I picked up a signal, as we neared shore, I received a WhatsApp from an old colleague; wanting to know where I was, how much notice I needed to give and how quickly I could join his team.

Anyway, it wasn’t quite that simple, but agreed terms yesterday and fly to Dubai on Monday to sign contracts as “Technical and Engineering Director” reporting direct to the CEO, for Romeo Marine L.L.C., a fledgling yard, building Mega yachts; with one hull almost completed (ready to fit out) and the second keel being laid in three weeks. The first time I’ve been able to insist on such generous leave too (at the expense of salary, to be fair, but…), four months per year. Almost a part time job!

All coupled with me falling off a damn engine and the CEO going down with Covid.

Bizarrely, having started work these last two days, the simple act of sitting down an doing maths (calculating hull characteristics and powering/shafting requirements etc), has very nearly returned me to pre-widower levels of good humour. I had honestly given up on returning to work at this level.

[andy popp]

Wow Matt, that sounds like quite the rollercoaster! But congratulations. It must feel good and more than a little disorienting.

I have one of my own - about an hour ago we had final confirmation that we've bought an apartment.

[SA Chris]

Knackered. Got physio tomorrow.

Great news both of you.. I had a triage with medical aid physio, and seems like I was just overreacting to the knee pain, one boulder session, 1 20km walk and 3 runs this week and it feels fine. Might even get to the starting line of a running event this year.
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[Hoseyb]

Started climbing again. It felt good.
Full info for those interested is in the blog pile

[andy popp]

Congrats Hosey! Looks like a grand day out was had.

[Hoseyb]

Much giggling and laughter. It's great being weak, so much more to experience

[sheavi]

Started climbing again. It felt good.
Full info for those interested is in the blog pile

That's great to hear.  Glad the recovery has gone well.

[Hoseyb]

Started climbing again. It felt good.
Full info for those interested is in the blog pile

That's great to hear.  Glad the recovery has gone well.

Yep, still nervous, but apart from being thicker and easier to tire, it's not much different from pre rupture.

How is your Achilles doing? Better I hope?

[sheavi]

Started climbing again. It felt good.
Full info for those interested is in the blog pile

That's great to hear.  Glad the recovery has gone well.

Yep, still nervous, but apart from being thicker and easier to tire, it's not much different from pre rupture.

How is your Achilles doing? Better I hope?

Much better this time around thanks.  Boot officially off next Friday but been weaning myself off the last week. Fingers crossed this time!

[Andy F]

I did a Trad route, the first proper one this millennium! Okay, it was a soft E1 but nice to know that the gear placing ability is still there. Yes I placed too much gear, yes I got stupidly pumped and yes I was a little scared, but genuinely it was a fabulous experience. Thanks for pushing me to do it Fiend.

[Hoseyb]

Whoop whoop.

[Fiend]

  

[lagerstarfish]

Much better this time around thanks.  Boot officially off next Friday but been weaning myself off the last week. Fingers crossed this time!

How long till you can come surfskating?

[sherlock]

Non climbing related but last night got tickets for German prog rock behemoth Amon Duul II

Last saw them live 50 years ago and they shaped my musical taste forever.

[webbo]

Non climbing related but last night got tickets for German prog rock behemoth Amon Duul II

Last saw them live 50 years ago and they shaped my musical taste forever.

My climbing partner back in the 1970’s was a big fan. I did buy an album but I doubt I would recognise it these days.

[MischaHY]

Weighed in under 78kg today (77.8 ) for the first time since 2018. ~5kg lighter than 10 weeks ago