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Back in Cornwall after a highly calorific stay in France. I must have stopped in Clermont Ferrand and fitted a new Michelin spare tyre.

I did run twice a week 3 to 5 km so it could have been worse, but I’m feeling the lack of swimming and rowing machine sessions.

Does getting back in the saddle get more difficult the older we get? Yesterday I did my Sunday 9km hard hilly run and it took me 5 minutes longer than usual.

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we’ll done! See you on the rower and routes!

(You probably know that we have a dedicated link on S@F for all rowing posts? healthunlocked.com/strength... )

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HeavyFootGraduate10 in reply toCBDB

I’ll take a look. All I was doing was 30 minutes at 25 strokes pm having watched YouTube on technique. Boredom was my greatest difficulty until listening to podcasts!

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply toHeavyFoot

the Rowalong channel on YouTube was a game changer for me and my rowing. Have a look, as it helps experiencing different types of workouts. There is a whole series of 30x30 minutes which might fit.

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Dexy5Graduate10

you can’t go to France and not enjoy the food and drink on offer HeavyFoot . Now you can enjoy getting back to where you were before your hols, even if it’s a bit slower.

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10

Oh France.... ! I started all this running back in 2015 after a seven week French holiday.... hedonistic pleasure and excellent food!

I think it may feel harder to get back on track....but always worth it when we do?

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MrBassmanjazz

Strange. Just back from a highly calorific visit to Cornwall! Running schedule out the window. Swimming to make up. Hoping for a return to normality, ordinary food, less drink...

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Zev1963

Being slightly rounder than usual is no excuse not to run. Look at Bibendum, he always seems to be running somewhere, and he always has a lovely big smile on his face. ;) What's more he is 125 years old !

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