Mortimer's battle logs.

[Mortimer]

Sat:

 

Half Everesting. To get 4424m in elevation in one sitting. My watch bugged out and I lost a couple of loops, and didn't officially get it..but here's the final result of the split run(as earlier stated, watch restarted):

 

 

 

 

 

[aramis]

Ummm...

That's a lot of stairs.

Is moving time split as well? If so, you're plain mad. 15 hours of stairs isn't something sane people do...

... neither swinging 40kg cannonball over one's head, so I'm not the one to judge  

 

Great achievement for you. And bloody intimidating  WOOT!

[Mortimer]

Yes moving time is split. I started at 6.37am in the morning, including stopping every 10 loops or so to eat everything in sight on the refreshment bench, finished at like 1 am the following day so..like 19 hours of going up and down stairs. The event was kinda fun because I let myself loose and ate everything I wanted ( chocolates, fruits, pastries - if it was there, I probably tried it). But the aftermath...well I'm kinda screwed atm. Ahahha.

 

I look forward to swinging cannonballs better now I actually can get my hands on cannonballs.

 

Sunday: 

10km of cycling to a scenic Mc Donald's outlet for a big breakfast deluxe

 

 

 

Monday:

1 set of pull ups at 2, other 2 sets one each

2 sets of chin ups at 2, last set at one

 

5 sets of the following:

 

20 divebomber push ups

5 assisted pistol squats on each leg

1 min hollow hold

20 pike push ups

3 dips

Monkey bars to and fro

 

I wasn't feeling up to full weights at gym. My calves and quads are killing me. Did 30 min of runners yoga for recovery.

[Mortimer]

I did manage to combine both with help of runners group and went in for half everesting.

 

 

 

Tuesday:

 

10x10 1hs @ 3kg sand bottle

10x1 TGU @ 3kg sand bottle

 

yeah definitely not feeling up to things atm...I think this is the worst Doms I've ever gotten. Usually I bounce back fast, like within 48h of the event. Also I was celebrating my Birthday yesterday so I was up late and too late to go to gym in the morning. Just for challenge I tried grabbing the detergent bottle filled with sand from bottom instead of handle. It's doable but the balance is a bit weird...and my knees ache at the part when they contact the ground.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[aramis]

Just get some rest after all this. Killing yourself isn't a best way to progress.

[Mortimer]

Weds:

 

2 sets of pull ups and chin ups at 2 each, then I ripped a callus ><

 Decided to skip the last set.
 

 

5 sets of the following:

 

 

 

20 divebomber push ups

 

5 assisted pistol squats on each leg

 

1 min hollow hold

 

20 pike push ups

 

3 dips

 

No monkey bars due to ripped callus.

 

 

[Mortimer]

Thursday:

 

Real kettlebell

 

10 X 10 1h swings @16kg

3x10 TGU @ 12kg

7x 10 TGU @10kg

 

Sorry, just can't handle 12 atm...

 

Ran 6.5km at noon, 6:21 pace...flat ground. Oooh I can actually run! Though eh. Walking down the stairs is still a major pain...

[Mortimer]

Friday(got to gym late, squat rack and bar taken up)

 

 

 

2 pull ups x 3 sets

 

 

 

2 chin ups x 3 sets, 

 

 

 

 Deadlifts:

 

 

 

40kg x12, 3 sets

 

 

 

Back squat:

 

 

 

25kg x10, 3 sets

 

 

 

Overhead press:

 

 

 

25 kg x5, 2 sets last set x 4

 

 

 

Chest press:

 

 

 

30kg x7, 3 sets

 

 

 

Front squat:

 

 

 

30kg x 8, 3 sets

 

Farmers walk 45 s with 20kg weight.

 

Ran 5.2km, 6.33 min/km pace. Walking downstairs is now a dull ache instead of sharp stabbing pain.

 

 

[Mortimer]

Sat:

 

Recceing a new route for a outdoor adventure race so only managed to get about 7km of running/walking - we were supposed to look for points of interest so running is counterproductive. You go too fast to see points of interests.

 

Sunday:

 

Another 7km of hiking and getting stuck in mud(yep up to my thigh).  Recceing the route round 2. Thank God for people passing me a pole to yank me out, though I probably would have gotten out eventually I think( Already unstuck myself in a muddy river once). But might have lost my running slippers in the process.

 

The great outdoors pics:

 

 

 

Rock climbing side is useful for doing this kind of thing. Replace rocks with grab tree...

 

Though its getting down that is the hard part not going up, due to slippery.

[Mortimer]

Monday:

 

2 pull ups x 2sets

 

 

 

 Last set 1 pull up

 

 

 

2 chin ups x 3sets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Deadlifts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bar +20kg/set x6, 3 sets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back squat:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bar +12.5kg/set x 4, 3 sets

 

 

 

 Thank God I didn't try 15kg or I would probably have screwed myself over really badly.

 

 

 

Overhead press:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 kg x 4,3 sets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chest press:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30kg x7, 3 sets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front squat:

 

 

 

No time to front squat today after loading deadlift bar and squat rack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Farmers walk:56s for 20kg.

[Mortimer]

Tuesday:

 

13km at 5.55 min/km pace. Chasing up with an (injured) Energizer bunny. She was nursing an ankle sprain. Even so, she's fast, and has this propensity to get lost. Was more like chasing up to her to make sure she didn't run in the wrong direction since I've been promoted to an officer in the runner group. Can is can...but of course it's tiring. I've done 5:40 pace for 15km. Bloody rough, but doable, at 7am in the morning.

 

10x10 1hs with 11.8kg dumbell

10 X 1 TGU with 11.8kg dumbell

 

Days schedule too erratic to book gym.

 

Weds:

 

2 pull ups x 3sets

 

2 chin ups x 3sets

 

 Went to the wrong gym so by the time I got to the right gym, squat rack and bars were taken.

 

Deadlift:

 

40kg x 12, 3 sets

 

Overhead press:

 

25 kg x 5,3 sets

 

Chest press:

 

30kg x8, 2 sets, last set at x7

 

Front squat:

 

30kg x 8, 3 sets

 

Back squat:

 

25kg x 10, 3 sets

 

No place to farmers walk so I did some monkey bars instead.

 

Also, gyms are closed till 18 August due to covid. Again.

[aramis]

Covid restrictions are a pain, I feel you. The word is there will be also some new restrictions here as well. They are to be introduced mid-August - just in the middle of my seaside vacation leave with family. I guess what will they come up with this time. 

[Mortimer]

Friday:

 

 

2 pull ups x 2sets

 

 Last set 1 pull up

 

2 chin ups x 3sets

 

 

5 sets of the following:

 

 

 

20 divebomber push ups

 

5 assisted pistol squats on each leg

 

1 min hollow hold

 

20 pike push ups

 

3 dips

 

Monkey bars to and fro

 

Ripped my calluses on monkey bars again.

 

[Mortimer]

Sat.

 

15.9km of sub 6 running followed by a cake and isotonic drink break and another 10.2km of sub 6 running. Aprox 26km done at sub 6. Surprisingly I don't feel very much achish or whatsoever though the run itself was rather rough.

[Mortimer]

Sunday:

25km run-hike-walk run done. Took from 7 am to 3 pm including nom breaks since my run buddy is a greedy guts like me as well lol ^^ So food stops aplenty.

 

Half a day of the great outdoors was damn nice though.

[Mortimer]

Monday:

 

5 sets of the following:

 

 

 

20 divebomber push ups

 

5 assisted pistol squats on each leg

 

1 min hollow hold

 

20 pike push ups

 

3 dips

 

I can't do pull ups and monkey bars due to ripped callus. 

 

Ran 5.5km to aunt's place then did 20x 5 sets of burpees with 1 min break in-between during lunch.

[Mortimer]

Tuesday:

 

10x10 1hs with 11.8kg dumbell

10 X 1 TGU with 11.8kg dumbell

 

20x 5 sets of burpees during lunch

 

I seem to be blessed/cursed with finding Energizer bunnies everywhere...paired with another one, full of pent up energy from a week of no run. 10km speed intervals, there were breaks(1 min, 2 min, 3 min, water break at the end) but in the end I covered 10km at a 5:12min/km pace.

 

Wednesday:

 

Ran to aunt's place 5.5km

 

2 pull ups x 3sets

 

2 chin ups x 3sets

 

 

5 sets of the following:

 

20 divebomber push ups

 

5 assisted pistol squats on each leg

 

1 min hollow hold

 

20 pike push ups

 

3 dips

 

Don't feel up to burpees today. 

[Mortimer]

The 88k route is out. There's a time limit of 18h to complete it in a single attempt, however there's a section you're not allowed to run. I think it should be doable. I previously fked up by reading it that you had to cover 88 in 14h elapsed time( it's for multiple run category). I will attempt to one shot it on 7 August 2021. Time to carb load + store energy....

[Mortimer]

Sat: 

Covered around 30km some of it hiking because forest terrain is not runnable.

 

Sunday:

Ran 33km. Around 6:48 min/km pace. Runnin in the rain. I guess my only regrets was that I didn't bring my cap to keep rain off my glasses and I didn't apply lubrication (chafing in Soo many places now).

[Mortimer]

Monday:

 

2 x 1 pull up

2 x 1 chin up

 

Followed by 2 more sets of 1 chin up and pull up each. Sighh...pull ups are going down the drain.

 

5 sets of the following:

 

 

20 divebomber push ups

 

 

 

5 assisted pistol squats on each leg

 

 

 

1 min hollow hold

 

 

 

20 pike push ups

 

 

 

3 dips

 

I don't trust my calluses on monkey bars yet. They hurt a bit while doing pull ups.

 

Ran to my aunt's place, 5.5km

 

Tuesday:

 

 

 

10x10 1hs with 11.8kg dumbell

 

10 X 1 TGU with 11.8kg dumbell

 

 

 

20x 5 sets of burpees during lunch

[Mortimer]

Tuesday evening:

Speed intervals, 11km worth  - last run for the week till Friday night.

 

Weds:

 2 pull ups, 3 sets

2  chin ups, 3 sets

 

5 sets of the following:

 

 

20 divebomber push ups

 

5 assisted pistol squats on each leg

 

 

1 min hollow hold

 

 

20 pike push ups

 

 

3 dips

 

Raining and I can't handle wet monkey bars

 

Thursday:

 

 

10x10 1hs with 3kg sandbottle

 

10 X 1 TGU with 3kg sandbottle

 

Trying to catch up on more sleep, woke up late so had to do simple and sinister with what I have at my aunt's place.

[aramis]

Catching up on sleep is a good thing. One S&S with small weight won't derail you, no worries. 

[Mortimer]

 

 

Yes because I was storing up for this:

 

Friday night:

 

Happy birthday Singapore!

 

Some context:

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlion

 

We were trying to paint the Merlion head using our bodies as a brush on Strava.

 

None of us managed the full 88.88km route( yesterday's noonday heat was 32 Celsius), and we got started at 10.30pm on Friday night. On hindsight we should have started earlier.

 

Last part my partner and I were down to walking due to the heat, and when he decided to throw in the towel, I joined him because he was doing most of the navigating. I could still brisk walk but I doubt any productive painting would have gotten done cos I have one shitty sense of direction.

[aramis]

You're mad. Totally, undoubtfully mad. 

 

But I like this type of mad  

 

I bow before your Merlion, it looks great! Happy Birthday Singapore! 

 

(where's the cake?)

 

[Mortimer]

Sunday:

 

30 min of runners yoga

 

Monday:

1x 3 sets of pull ups and chin ups.

 

Ah well. To be expected.

 

4 sets of the following:

 

 

20 divebomber push ups

 

5 assisted pistol squats on each leg

 

 

1 min hollow hold

 

 

20 pike push ups

 

 

3 dips

 

Had a headache the night before so things weren't very to scratch.

 

Tuesday and Weds:

 

Sick with stomach flu so nothing got done except some walking. I tried on Weds for pull ups but it made my abdomen a little twingy so I passed.

 

Thursday: Slacking around again. I've got a long way to run on Friday.