Training in Quarantine – Day 208

Forced to use the gym today as my hot water has stopped working as the heater is leaking.

We got a plumber in to investigate and there’s a pin hole leak on the heating element. But the heater is a balanced flue which according to him is no longer made and the whole thing would need to be replaced — not what we needed a few days before Christmas Day.

The plumber turned off the gas and water to the heater, cutting off the hot water (at least it means the heater is not leaking) — the pinhole leak was still going for a bit though

Booking a slot in the gym due to covid costs me nearly £10, versus £8 before the pandemic, but I can understand due to the additional cleaning and disinfecting work needed by the gym staff.

Decided to run instead of walk, but not sprint, just jog. Will work my way back up to faster running slowly.

Turned out they hadn’t opened the changing rooms and showers for gym users yet, so I ended up having a cold shower at home afterwards.

Training in Quarantine – Day 207

Had an early start today so my walk was a bit slower, but still did it.

Has now gone totally dark during my normal walk time making it harder to see where I’m stepping — risking stepping in poop or mud.

I got a replacement strap for my FitBit Ionic as the existing one is starting to peel away from the plastic. It arrived yesterday so I replaced it today.

Training in Quarantine – Day 203

Forgot to log this walks yesterday, but yesterday morning the entire area was covered in fog and at 7am you couldn’t see more than 50m in front of you. Within 30 minutes, however, it had started to clear.

As for the walk, it was freezing cold at only 3degC at 4pm so my feet were beginning to go numb, even after only a 30 minute walk.