Sunday I got back on the bike, and it was great.
I did my regular hour route — about 23k in just under an hour — basically up a hill and down the other side. It was the first time I’ve been on the bike since September and it felt really good to be back on it.
Monday was a “day off,” but not a dead day. I walked 6k, which was perfect active recovery.
Then this morning, Tuesday, I wasn’t really feeling it. If I’m honest, I could still feel Sunday’s cycling in my legs when I was going up and down the stairs. I also had a couple of early calls, which is another easy excuse to write the morning off.
But I’m a lucky boy — I’ve got a rowing machine in the shed.
So I put my gear on, went out, sat down, and did 40 minutes. Easy pace, nothing too hectic, but I wound it up for the last five minutes just to finish with a bit of intent.
And I feel great.
This is what progress looks like at the moment: keep turning up, keep it sensible, and use the rower as the reliable reset button.
This is The Sub-7 Experiment.
The Sub-7 Experiment 