Results of Week 12 & 13 Training #SouthCoastChallenge

Due to the 10 hour walk I did last Sunday was too knackered to do my training blog, so here is the blog of the last two weeks training.

If you not aware I am doing a 100km walk on the August Bank Holiday weekend, raising money for Sussex based charity RISE

Sponsor me at
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/NickBright100km

Week 12 - Training
Mon 1st - Rest
Tue 2nd - 52 mins on the mini indoor bike at home
Wed 3rd - Rest
Thur 4th - 30 min walk outside
Fri 5th - Rest
Sat 6th - Rest
Sun 7th - 10 hour 4 mins Walk covering 32.19 miles. Walking from Brighton to Lewes to Newhaven and back to Brighton. Bit misty and suffered quite a bit. 

Week 13 - Training
Mon 8th - Rest
Tue 9th - Rest
Wed 10th - Gym - 10 mins indoor bike, 20 mins rowing, and then couple of weights machines
Thur 11th - Gym - 21 mins indoor bike, 10 mins rowing, some weights and finished off with a 5 min 55 sec run outside covering 0.66 miles
Fri 12th - Rest
Sat 13th  - 4 hour 15 miles Walk covering 13.80 miles. Walked from Hassocks to Brighton
Sun 14th  - 2 hour 5 mins Walk covering 6.22 miles. Walked with Claire along the seafront past the marina

And here is what I am planning to do next week

Week 14th - Training Plan
Mon 15th - Rest
Tue 16th - 30 mins Aerobic
Wed 17th - Rest
Thur 18th - Cross Training
Fri 19th - Rest
Sat 20th - 2 Hour Walk
Sun 21st - Rest

Summary
Less than 2 weeks to go now, so tapering down. Though as doing a rowing challenge in October, I am making sure I don't rest too much. Will be concentrating on rowing machine. This week's long walks went well, showing me the 10 mile was just a one off. Feeling confident again.

Feels unreal this is going to happen. That will be walking 60 miles, will be walking for under 24 hours (hopefully)

#Bright50 The Future of Brighton & Hove

#Bright50 is Bright Ideas to Making Brighton Better. This idea has started from ZST Architects, a local firm who encourage sustainable and ecological design principles as part of their work flow. Having worked on regeneration projects in the area they wanted to get ideas from visitors and residents about what they wanted to improve in the city and then use their contacts to start a conversation

www.zsta.co.uk/bright50/

So if you on Twitter share your ideas with the hashtag #Bright50 and be part of the change

They are looking to get a portfolio of Bright Ideas together to display in September. 

I have been thinking of ideas myself, everything from specific places to more general concepts on how we can improve public spaces. Have created a ideas board on Pinterest - check it out here

I will be adding to this post with the questions I am thinking about, but here are a few of my thoughts

How can we make spaces social and interactive
But also how can we allow spaces for all people, regardless of age, sex, class, etc
What about space which allow shy people to interact
Can we use space to encourage people to recycle
Let's show how important play / creativity is, and encourage all people to take part

The Week That Was 250716

A few images of the week commencing 25/7/16  

Dynamite Gallery  

Brighton Street Art

Me at the gym training for the 100km walk  

Pro Cycling Trumps 2016 set which I got this week  

Day of my Lip Sync collecting raffle prizes  

Day of my Lip Sync collecting raffle prizes

Day of my Lip Sync collecting raffle prizes

Day of my Lip Sync collecting raffle prizes

Old Lego found in Brighton Open Market

Free Air  

Day of my Lip Sync collecting raffle prizes from Dice Saloon 

Jim'll Paint It at Prescription Gallery  

My Lip Sync event at The Joker

My Lip Sync event at The Joker

My Lip Sync event at The Joker

My Lip Sync event at The Joker

Horse manure for sale - as found on my walk today  

Wet weather on my Brighton to Lewes and back walk  

The Indian War Memorial on the South Downs  

Loving the Ziggy Snoopy print  

The wooden oyster in Shoreham on my walk  

Brighton to Shoreham & Back training walk  

Brighton to Shoreham & Back training wal

Brighton to Shoreham & Back training wal

Exclusive Lego sets at Toys R Us  

Brighton street art  

My July Lego minifigure display  

Charity Raffle - Raising Money for Rise

You maybe aware I'm am doing a 100km walk at the end of August, raising money for Sussex based charity Rise

I am holding a raffle, which tickets can be bought online (see below) and having extended the raffle from my recent charity night I be looking at an venue/event this month to draw the tickets (Any suggestions please let me know)

Tickets are £2 each, and you can buy tickets in advance by donating to my Justgiving page

www.justgiving.com/fundraising/NickBright100km

And in the comments section say Raffle tickets, and a contact email address, and I will then email you photos of your raffle tickets.

Prizes include

Print by Linescapes
http://linescapes.co.uk

Seedbombs from Foodshed
www.foodshedbrighton.com

Prints by Leighisinkpixel
www.etsy.com/shop/leighisinkpixel

Lunch for 2 at Chilli Pickle
http://thechillipickle.com

Books by Queen Spark Books
http://queensparkbooks.org.uk

£30 voucher for Fatta a Mano
www.fattoamanopizza.com

Star Wars Print from Manic Minotaur 

http://manicminotaur.com

and Prizes from

Dice Salon
www.dicesaloon.com

Made Brighton
www.madebrighton.com

Painting Pottery Cafe
www.paintingpotterycafe.co.uk

Present in the Lane
www.presentinthelaine.com

Bedsit Games
www.bedsitgames.co.uk

Just DayDreaming
www.justdaydreaming.com

Bison Beer
http://bisonbeer.co.uk

Art Shop and Pottery https://www.artshopandpottery.com/

Any questions email me at nick@brightgreenpenguin.com

Results of Week 11 Training #SouthCoastChallenge

The results of Week 11 of my training plan for the South Coast Challenge, a 100km walk I am doing for charity in August

Sponsor me at
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/NickBright100km

 Below is what I was meant to do this week

Week 11 - Training Plan
Mon 25th - 30 mins Aerobic
Tue 26th - Rest
Wed 27th - 45 mins Aerobic
Thur 28th - Cross Training
Fri 29th - Rest & Party night.
Sat 30th - 7 Hour Walk
Sun 31st - 5 Hour Walk

And here is what I did

Mon 25th - 30 mins Aerobic
10 mins Rower
5 mins Step Machine
15 mins Indoor Bike (5 mins at L10, then 5 at L1, final 5 at L10)

Tue 26th - Rest

Wed 27th - 45 mins Aerobic
40 mins Rower covering 5598m
5 mins Step Machine

Thur 28th - Cross Training
Legs felt tiring so just did a 40 min walk covering 2.16 miles

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1277739524

Fri 29th - Rest & Party night.

Sat 30th - 7 Hour Walk
Did a 7hrs 15 mins walk from Brighton to Lewes and back, first from Woodingdean to Lewes then back via South Downs. Covering 24.24 miles. Again my GPS watch lasts 6 and half hours. 

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1280220810

And here is the manual part I added afterwards
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1280364573

Sun 31st - 5 Hour Walk
Did a 5hrs 35 mins walk from Brighton to Shoreham and back. Covering 18.62 miles

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1281631709

Summary
Enjoy the long walks, the being alone listening to podcasts while walking in the countryside. Amazing stuff I learn, and also the laughter of the comedy helps pass the time.

Podcasts like
No Such Thing As a Fish
Cycling Podcast
Freakonomics Radio
The Infinite Monkey Cage
Revisionist History
This American Life

Week 12 - Training Plan
Mon 1st - Cross Training
Tue 2nd - 50 mins Aerobic
Wed 3rd - Rest
Thur 4th - 30 mins Aerobic
Fri 5th - Rest
Sat 6th - Rest
Sun 7th - 10 Hour Walk

Result of Week 10 Training #SouthCoastChallenge

The results of Week 10 of my training plan for the South Coast Challenge, 1 00km walk I am doing for charity in August

Sponsor me at
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/NickBright100km

 Below is what I was meant to do this week

Mon 18th - 40 mins Aerobic
Tue 19th - 1 Hour Interval
Wed 20th - 30 mins Aerobic
Thur 21st - Cross Training
Fri 22nd - Rest
Sat 23rd - 4 Hour Walk
Sun 24th - 4 Hour Walk

And here is what I did

Mon 18th - Rest

Tue 19th - 45 mins Aerobic
Indoor Bike - 30 mins Interval Setting covering 7.41 miles
10 mins on 5 weight machines, doing 2 mins on each. Aiming to do more reps than previously, which I achieved on 3 of the 5.
5 mins on the step machine doing 318 steps

Wed 20th - Rest

Thur 21st - 34 mins Aerobic
10 mins up and down the stairs at home, going up and down 61 times
24 mins on my mini indoor bike at home

Fri 22nd - Rest

Sat 23rd - 4 Hour Walk
Ended up doing 4hrs 27 mins covering 15.27 miles at a pace of 17.32. I went up and down a lot of hills, and tried to do most of the walking in the South Downs

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1268696621

Sun 24th - 4 Hour Walk
I ended up only having time for a 3 hour walk today, so decided to do a fast one. So stuck to mostly roads, still did hills and stuff. So good speed walk, except when facing the onslaught of tourists when walking around town. Did 11.05 miles in 3hrs at a pace of 16.18

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1270966951

Summary
Mention last week how people in the countryside are friendly, everyone says hi. When I walk in town you never get any of this communication. Again didn't do as much gym as possible, but the combination of feeling so tired and life getting in the way. But will try to get there a few times this week

This Friday is my Lip Sync Challenge, a night of fun helping me raise money for RISE
See the event here on Facebook

Week 11 - Training Plan
Mon 25th - 30 mins Aerobic
Tue 26th - Rest
Wed 27th - 45 mins Aerobic
Thur 28th - Cross Training
Fri 29th - Rest & Party night.
Sat 30th - 7 Hour Walk
Sun 31st - 5 Hour Walk

The Week That Was 04/07/16

So some photos from the week that was week commencing 4th July

The Library of Things has opened in West Norwood, check them out at http://www.libraryofthings.co.uk 

My charity night at The Joker  https://www.facebook.com/events/1725978684328452/?ti=icl 

Mark Cavendish top trumps by http://procyclingtrumps.com He wins 3 stages in the first week of this years Tour de France

My Warhol Dunny's from Collect & Display https://www.collectanddisplay.com/collections/blind-box/products/kidrobot-x-andy-warhol-3-dunny-series-blind-box 

Sussex v Pakistan, day 2 at Hove  

Art of Fielding tea towel & prints available at Sussex Cricket Ground http://www.artoffielding.co.uk

The view of my walk along the South Downs this morning 

Result of Week 7 Training #SouthCoastChallenge

The results of Week 7 of my training plan for the South Coast Challenge, 1 00km walk I am doing for charity in August

Sponsor me at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/NickBright100km

 Below is what I was meant to do this week

Mon 27th - 30 mins Walk
Tue 28th - 1 Hour Walk
Wed 29th - Rest
Thur 30th - 45 mins Walk
Fri 1st July - 30 mins Aerobic
Sat 2nd July - 3.5 Hour Walk
Sun 3rd July - 2.5 Hour Walk

Mon 27th June
Did a 2.78 mile walk in 46m 1s at a pace of 16.32
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1231891781

Tue 28th June
Did a 3.63 mile walk in 1hr 53s at a pace of 16.47
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1233167426

Wed 29th June
Rest day

Thur 30th June
Rest day

Fri 1st July
Did a 3.70 mile walk in 1hr 1s at a pace of 16.14
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1237080239

Sat 2nd July
Did a 17 mile walk in 4 hours 37 mins 22 seconds at a pace of 16.19. This was a walk from Goring On Sea to Brighton, with a slightly detour at Shoreham where I ended up doing a couple more miles than needed. Really nice walk along the sea front. I have been enjoying these long walks as it lets me listen to my podcasts such as The Cycling Podcast, Fighting Talk and Serial
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1237834768

Sun 3rd July
Was planning to do indoor bike, but ended up a rest day

Summary
So overall happy with training so far, especially as still getting over the chesty cough I have been having for the last two weeks. 

So my Week 8 Training Schedule is as follows

Mon 4th - Rest
Tue 5th - 35 mins Aerobic
Wed 6th - 50 mins Aerobic
Thur 7th - 1 Hour Walk
Fri 8th - Rest
Sat 9th - Rest
Sun 10th - 5 Hour Walk

A few things about RISE #SouthCoastChallenge

One of the reasons I am doing the South Coast Challenge is so I can raise money for charity, and when I was thinking which charity I wanted to support (they are so many great charities out there!) I wanted to find a charity, which not only did great work, and they would also support me.

Having supported RISE by volunteering for them at the Brighton Half Marathon, and also attending their Stick It On fundraising event, i knew they would be a great match

Here are a few facts about RISE

www.riseuk.org.uk

• Formed in 1994
• RISE stands for Refuge, Information, Support and Education
• Every year RISE helpline staff handle over 4,000 calls
• The helpline is staffed Monday to Friday during office hours, and is 0300 323 9985
• RISE provide crisis accommodation in a refuge for women and children escaping domestic abuse.
• RISE have an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) in the A&E department of Sussex County Hospital
• Domestic Abuse Drop-In Surgery at Hove Town Hall every Wednesday 10 am - 12 pm
• Helpline, IDVA & Drop In Surgery services also available for male victims of domestic abuse
• Support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans People
• Become a RISE Champion and help be the bridge from RISE to the community
• RISE hosting various events from DJ nights to Quiz nights to Choir Concerts & many more
• Upcoming events include Creatives Clothes Chat on 21st June, find out about how you can change your clothes to create a more exciting wardrobe
• Take part in their fundraising 8K Undercliff Run in October
• Have launched The Portal in 2016, a one stop shop for survivors in Brighton & Hove, and East Sussex. Website visitors can choose from a number of options, including advice for friends and family and a referral pathway for professionals. 

www.riseuk.org.uk

Result of Week 4 Training #SouthCoastChallenge

Have now done a month's training for August's South Coast Challenge, and the results of week 4 are

Mon 6th June - Rest

Tue 7th June - 45 mins Aerobic
Rowing Machine - 20.07 mins covering 3543 metres
Indoor Bike - 25 mins covering 6.48 miles. Every 2 mins I went up a Level to Level 8 and then back down

Wed 8th June - 40 mins Aerobic
Rowing Machine - 20.07 mins covering 3859 metres
Indoor Bike - 20.02 mins covering 5.01 miles on Rolling Hills setting

Thur 9th June - 1 Hour Walk
Got off the train at Preston Park and did an hour walk  https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1206912422

Fri 10th June - Rest

Sat 11th June - 3 Hour Walk
After last week's walk in the countryside up and down hills. This time did a nice walk from home to Hove Park to Portslade and then along the seafront, and back home via Kemptown. In total 3 hours 5 mins covering 11.05 miles. Felt fine, had a good pace and legs were tired but not tired where I couldn't go on for longer. https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1207586766

Sun 12th June - Rest
Well needed rest

Week 5 Training Plan
13/6 - Cross-Training
14/6 - Rest
15/6 - 30 mins Aerobic
16/6 - 45 mins Aerobic
17/6 - Rest
18/6 - 3 Hour Walk
19/6 - 1.5 Hour Walk

Don't forget you can sponsor me at

www.justgiving.com/fundraising/NickBright100km

Result of Week 3 Training - South Coast Challenge

Completed week three of my training plan, and my results are 

Mon 30th May - Rest
Instead of a rest day went for a walk with Claire from Brighton Marina to Rottingdean and back again via a cafe at Rottingdean Total 5.05 miles.

Tue 31st May - 30 mins Interval
30 mins on the Indoor Bike covering 7.50 miles on the Interval Training setting

Wed 1st June - Cross Training
7 machines working on my upper body, calf & hip muscles. 

Thur 2nd June - Rest
Was meant to do Aerobic workout, but calf was feeling sore from yesterday workout

Fri 3rd June - 50 Mins Aerobic
Did 1 Hour on the indoor bike at home, little machine, so I can sit on a chair, watch TV and cycle at same time.

Sat 4th June - 2.5 Hour Walk
Walk from Hassocks to Brighton, covering 10 miles in 3 hours 2 mins. Really enjoyable walk through the Sussex countryside, though the climb up to Jack & Jill shows me I need more hill work. 
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1197589092

Sun 5th June - 1 Hour Walk
Nice walk along Devils Dyke with Claire, in total covering 4.41 miles and 1 hour 40 mins. Nice sunny weather, and of course we had ice cream up there.

Week 4 Training Plan
Mon 6th June - Rest
Tue 7th June - 45 mins Aerobic
Wed 8th June - 40 mins Aerobic
Thur 9th June - 1 Hour Walk
Fri 10th June - Rest
Sat 11th June - 3 Hour Walk
Sun 12th June - Rest

Don't forget you can sponsor me at

www.justgiving.com/fundraising/NickBright100km