What's thing called, "outside"?

Over the last few days I've actually managed to do exercise outside. Admittedly the rubbish summer meant that I got wet on two out of three of these sessions but at least I was in the fresh air.

Last Thursday night I went on a run in the pouring rain. It turned out to be pretty short (just over 25 minutes) as I went with my new neighbour who struggled a bit as he'd not been out for a while. Still, it was probably nice to have an easy session after the difficult turbo training session I had the previous night.

I went camping in the Lake District over the weekend and did a big walk on Sunday - combining two of the walks outlined by Wainwright (Crinkle Crags and Bowfell). We were out for six hours and by the time we got back the car I was really glad to sit down. And then, after 4.5 hours of driving to get back home, I was really pleased to get to bed!

I was please that I didn't feel too tired yesterday and managed to get out on my bike for first time in ages. In my head I was thinking, "I've not been out on my bike for ages, I'm going to be rubbish" but I'd not taken into account the turbo training I've been doing so it was a pleasant surprise to find that I felt really good. It was horribly wet last night so I nearly shortened the route I intended to do as I didn't want to ride in the rain all night (I was only wearing shorts and t-shirt). However, as if by auto-pilot I turned down the road to do the full route rather than continuing back into Sheffield when I had the opportunity. It added 10 miles to the route, including a 5 mile climb, which is rapidly becoming my favourite climb in Sheffield. The road is really smooth and the scenery changes all the way up. Best of all, the rain stopped so I felt I'd really made the right decision.