March not quite so madness...

 March 2021

So the weather has slowly been improving and certainly outdoor sports are getting less grim as the snow has receded to the high peaks.  Again C-19 rules have kept us all local but at least there is light in the tunnel.

March saw me get out for a short or medium walk probably every second day to keep the limbs moving plus a regular kettlebell class on a Monday+Friday to keep the core muscles in trim.

 

Heading to "Friend Electric"

Boating and biking continue to improve with ten MTB rides and six boat sessions.  Biking was all centred on the Aboyne trails (Master Blaster, Chutney Nudger, Oh Deer, Scooby Do, etc) but good exercise if only in shortish bursts.  Ground is pretty wet still and there was quite a lot of tree litter to stop & clear each time.  

Messing about in the GT, river high again

Sea boat 10k on the loch

The boat stuff was mainly training laps in either the Sting (slalom boat on the Dee in Aboyne) or my Pace 17 (on Loch Kinord, Dinnet) – could do with some real whitewater.  

Also completed a lap of Cnoc Dubh/Roller Coaster with some mates using my 29er in the last couple of days - ground is now drying up - that made 200kms for the month on the mtb.

 

Anyway things are looking up with the possible lifting of restrictions in April and having got a first jab.  Won't be able to go to the Alps in May but I'll dream up a different plan for UK fun.

 

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