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Dec 2019
12:38pm, 29 Dec 2019
44,205 posts
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runnerbean
Looking more forwards to those points you’re bagging me Mrs J 😂
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Dec 2019
1:30pm, 29 Dec 2019
4,035 posts
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Raemond
I'm also a non-streaker, and thankful there's now a place for us to gather without shame.
I used to feel like I *wanted* to streak, was even toying with runuary, but I know from experience that my body dosnae like it at all and my mind likes it even less. So I won't. I feel mentally liberated already.
Just off for my Sunday long run, though.
FWIW, I've always interpreted 'Sunday should be a day of rest' as rest from obligations/employment and whatever you do the other six (or five, probably, for most people) days of the week, not necessarily as rest from all physical exertion.
Honouring the sabbath and keeping it holy by making it not the same as all the other days, whether or not that includes any spiritual or religious element.
There was a nice piece by Rabi Sachs (apologies if I've misspelled that) around the time Sunday trading laws were changed in the England and Wales (possibly Scotland as well at the same time, I'm not sure) about how, religious or not, it's a good thing for the psyche to have at least one day 'off' a week.
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Dec 2019
1:38pm, 29 Dec 2019
29,382 posts
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
I was never in favour of Sunday trading Rae, took years for me to do any shopping on Sunday’s, not because I am religious it’s because people shouldn’t have to work in retail 7 days a week.
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Dec 2019
2:40pm, 29 Dec 2019
14,448 posts
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Autumnleaves
I agree - rarely shop on Sunday, I think one day without access to retail does no-one any harm. Hate Boxing Day shopping for the same reason. I am being very lazy today!
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Dec 2019
2:41pm, 29 Dec 2019
4,036 posts
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Raemond
When we first moved to NL nothing was open on a Sunday and everyone went cycling with their families instead, it was lovely.
Inconvenient if you happened to have moved there on a Saturday and not had any time to buy groceries, or worked 9 to 6 in a place too far from centre to be able to shop on your weekday lunch breaks and therefore only had Saturdays to buy things like clothes or birthday presents or a new toaster, but lovely nonetheless.
Now pretty much everything is open every day, but still very rarely after about 6pm (except IKEA, which is a law unto itself).
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Dec 2019
2:42pm, 29 Dec 2019
25,152 posts
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Wriggling Snake
I will usually run 5 very rarely 6 days a week. Longest streak ever 11 days apparently!
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Dec 2019
3:56pm, 29 Dec 2019
15,471 posts
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Sharkie
Rae - I do feel, even if mainly self imposed, there is some pressure to streak. I don't like what 'my' reasons for doing so tell me about myself. I think I think (ever the qualifier!) 'if I can't be fastest then I can DO MORE than anybody else.' It seems easier than excelling in other ways! Just go out and do more, quality doesn't matter.
NB I am certainly NOT accusing anyone else of this mindset!
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Dec 2019
4:00pm, 29 Dec 2019
15,472 posts
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Sharkie
And I agree about Sundays - was just being flippant with my 'Sunday is for Rest - no way' thing.
I'm with AL about flexible training plans. I work better with a plan, with days when I do certain things - for me that's track Tue,Thu and Sunday, serious weights Saturday (if I'm in London) rest day Monday. But like AL I can be flexible if that's what life demands.
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Dec 2019
4:02pm, 29 Dec 2019
15,473 posts
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Sharkie
I'm glad you are being 'lazy' AL, although that might be a word we should ban. 
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Dec 2019
4:04pm, 29 Dec 2019
68,292 posts
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Gobi
I dont streak but also don't have rest days very often.
Never run or ride 7 days in a row
Never do yoga 7 days in a row
Never gym 7 days in a row
However I wrote things and generally something happens everyday.
I believe in proper zone 1 training for recover rather than zero but coaching if an athlete cannot grasp Z1 they get total rest days
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