May 15 to 26

 

Sorry loyal readers I let May get away from me a little. 

I'm tired. I mean, I did not make finishing off the rings a priority for May - and I am finished with that mindset. I just have to get back to the endless cardio I had when I was younger.

I know just how much easier life is with it rather than lacking it. 

And it is all on me.

I did get out for two sessions with my kayak during this time. One was on glass flat water and the second session was a lot more ... active. Yeah, that's the word I will use. "Active". Both sessions were fun and made me want to get out there a lot more. I had to vacuum out the van today, the sand in there was becoming sentient. 

The funny thing about the morning routine - I've kept it up every day during this time - is that every IG influencer is telling me what I am doing is perfect. I do wonder why my hip keeps meeting with my serenity though. Shrug. I'll just keep going. 

I do have a plan for outdoor fitness in the summer, as well as a plan for the home gym moving into the future. Watch this space for further details. Hint - The home gym gets to be a more of a BJJ space and I'll be doing more training at my gym outside. 

Made it to watch a bit of rugby this weekend and that was interesting. The score was 6-0 for the people I did not want to talk to vs the people I did want to talk to 15 minutes into the experience there. I wonder why there are so many people I don't want to talk to, but that is a matter for my paper and ink journal, not here. Kinda cool to see the club doing so well, just want the guys to work on their set piece. 

Meh, I'mma just shut my mouth and keep working on my hip. I'm sure I'mma live somewhere else when I hit 70 or so. 

May 6 to May 14

 

Not a bad view from the RV. 

Not a lot of workouts during this time - I mean I'm tired from coaching rugby - it finished for me on the 7th. Just bone tired. Time of year, too. I'm looking forward to getting out for a few hikes and a few episodes with the RV and a few episodes with my kayak.

The hiking and kayak are going to be relatively boring repeats of years gone by, but that is okay. Not looking for anything but just seeing a part of Canada. The RV trip was rainy and I had to keep myside hustle going - I do have regular contract with them and I just want to finish this and be done with it. Surely I've got like six weeks or so left.

Swims occurred during this time and I usually closed two out of the three rings. I did keep up my stretching until the rain while away in the RV. To be fair, I didn't plan that RV experience very well. Shrug ... I will get another chance in a few weeks. 

April 22 to May 5

 

A lot of indifference here, to be frank. I finished my rings 7 of 14 days in these days. I got a few things done - I'm getting back to the daily swims. I'm looking at the garage and getting stuff to get it ready for the summer training. The lake is calling out for my kayaks. I also have a few RV trips to get ready for soon.

Lots of trips out to the RV - those have become a nice chance to connect and chat with my wife. We've had a lot of thoughts shared about retirement and fitness and things we want to do. All good, all good. 

Workouts these days were generally stretching in the mornings, walks during the days and/or rugby coaching ... don't laugh, lots of walking in these sessions ... and then some swims in the evenings. 

and the side hustle ... which brought me some crappy news from the CRA this year. Yeah, we is done with that side hustle man. 

Lots more time for me to do cool stuff.