May exercise report

5th episode of these, April report here too. Not quite hitting the highs of last month but some celebrations this month and the beginnings of a short break away.

Cycled to Loch Ness. Extremely happy with this choice. pic.twitter.com/WFUleqoUYF

— Colin Pattinson (@ColinPattinson) May 31, 2021

Context

No tennis this month. Which is not ideal but plenty of cycling. Which included the absolute joy of being in Scotland, renting a bike and then off to Loch Ness.

Activities

This is what I did…

What activities?

This month included:

38 activities in 31 days. Consistent with last month but had 1 extra day.

Totals & averages

Exercising:

• total miles: 241.72 miles
• down a little from last month, little under 4 miles off.
• no HIIT in May. Although as I write this, I know a slice of HIIT in June.
• in 2021 I have now racked up 710 miles. Not tiny.

Time:

• total time taken: 34.51. Less than last months 40.19 hours.
• average exercise time: 54.49 minutes. Down from 63.45 minutes. Not breaking the hour mark this time but still improved from March low of 46 minutes.

What else?

Facts and figures:

• longest distance was a 21.76 mile cycle ride. Loch Ness adventure!
• lowest distance was a 2.62 mile walk
• fastest run was a couple of 8.07 minutes per mile efforts. Might think about cracking this 8 minute mile mark again just as a mini challenge.

Perspective

A first trip outside of London since Jan was quite wonderful. A long train journey up to Inverness and some quality family time was a good tonic. It’s good to get out of the city to see the countryside again.

What next?

I’m writing this mid-way through June. So I know half of what I’ve done already (spoiler a nice hike!). Tennis would be great to get back into - booking courts at short notice not always super simple!