Training Log Archive: BrandNewMeIn the 7 days ending Dec 8, 2013:
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Sunday Dec 8, 2013 #
Note
Sciatica is back. Nice. For those uninitiated in sciatica, it just means your hamstrings scream at you whenever you go running. It doesn't do any long term damage running with it, as its actually only the nerves which are affected, It just saps all the joy from every training session. Drills drills drills is the only way I know to get rid of it.
Road running 1:51:07 [3] 13.61 mi (8:10 / mi)
slept:6.0
Couldn't sleep last night.
Afternoon run. Duddingston portobello Joppa, the all along the front into a headwind to crammond and up to barnton to get a bus home.
My glutes are v sore from yesterday. Ouchy! They were getting v tight towards the end. Tried to get my legs to do some drills. They refused.
Afternoon run. Duddingston portobello Joppa, the all along the front into a headwind to crammond and up to barnton to get a bus home.
My glutes are v sore from yesterday. Ouchy! They were getting v tight towards the end. Tried to get my legs to do some drills. They refused.
Saturday Dec 7, 2013 #
9 AM
XC / road / hill race 19:12 [4] 5.0 km (3:50 / km)
Park run. Edinburgh.
I knew I wasn't going to get a pw here, as I did a park run a few weeks after having Lucy (26mins) but this was never going to be a fast one. Aiming for sub 20. Started steady and held strongly, rather than my usual style of sprint off and gradually slow. Was feeling tentative as I was waiting for the Achilles calf problems to kick in but they never did. Yay! V pleased with this race. The time is fairly irrelevant. I can see myself running more races soon. The last race I ran in brown was the national XC. I knew this as the bib was still pinned on my vest.
I knew I wasn't going to get a pw here, as I did a park run a few weeks after having Lucy (26mins) but this was never going to be a fast one. Aiming for sub 20. Started steady and held strongly, rather than my usual style of sprint off and gradually slow. Was feeling tentative as I was waiting for the Achilles calf problems to kick in but they never did. Yay! V pleased with this race. The time is fairly irrelevant. I can see myself running more races soon. The last race I ran in brown was the national XC. I knew this as the bib was still pinned on my vest.
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Road running 15:00 [3] 1.5 mi (10:00 / mi)
slept:8.0
Warm up and down. First time I have weighed myself for ages. Oh dear!
Friday Dec 6, 2013 #
Note
(rest day)
Was due to meet sula at 6:30 for an early morning tempo session, but pulled out as my Achilles was inflamed, and one thing guaranteed to make it worse is running hard, early on a frosty morning. I've done enough running recently, and if logistics work I plan to do the park run tomorrow, so the rest will do me good.
9 PM
Physio - achilles 5:00 [1]
Physio - general S&C 15:00 [1]
Physio - general S&C 10:00 [1]
Did some new back stretches too, trying to unlock stiff thoracic area.
Thursday Dec 5, 2013 #
8 AM
Road running 1:12:33 [3] 8.42 mi (8:37 / mi)
slept:7.0
From the nursery, through the meadows to the west end. Sat an exam, then onto the water of leith to the canal and down to work via hg. Sorbothane heels in. Felt good.
Physio crunched my back yesterday. Ran with a bag today. Thinks achilles is in many ways still in the acute stages. Not good. But I am not too worried as running doesn't hurt, and it is only painful (very) on pinching.
Physio crunched my back yesterday. Ran with a bag today. Thinks achilles is in many ways still in the acute stages. Not good. But I am not too worried as running doesn't hurt, and it is only painful (very) on pinching.
5 PM
Road running 47:00 [3] 6.5 mi (7:14 / mi)
Fight a headwind in the morning, no tailwind in the evening. Not fair! I felt good though, dispite having a bag. So good in fact that I managed drills up and down the street when I got home.
Drills 10:00 [2]
Wednesday Dec 4, 2013 #
1 PM
Road running 1:10:00 [3] 9.1 mi (7:42 / mi)
slept:7.6
Mmmm. Road running. Holyrood, Meadowbank, craigentinny, portobello prom, then turned back along the prom. Left at the beach house. Home via Duddingston village.
Training will become more orienteering relevant in the new year, I'm sure.
Training will become more orienteering relevant in the new year, I'm sure.
Tuesday Dec 3, 2013 #
8 AM
Road running 30:35 [3] 3.56 mi (8:35 / mi)
slept:8.0
Jog around the meadows. Then tried one 2k rep. Calf / Achilles survived it, but it was v slow. very slow is an understatement. very very slow. hmmm. might have to do a race soon to remind me what breathing hard is all about.
Feeling under the weather today.
Feeling under the weather today.
Drills 10:00 [3]
3 PM
Road running 1:32:53 [3] 11.4 mi (8:09 / mi)
Study day for a boring exam, so needed to get out of the house. Holy rood park, regents terrace, canon mills, inverleith park, pilton, granton, new haven, leith and back up Easter road.
Still feeling pretty shit. Had to drag myself up Easter road, suffering from a major energy outage.
Still feeling pretty shit. Had to drag myself up Easter road, suffering from a major energy outage.
Monday Dec 2, 2013 #
9 AM
Road running 1:32:00 [3] 11.5 mi (8:00 / mi)
slept:7.0
Ran to the drs with l cycling, then back to school with him, then duddingston, the prom at porti, leith links, Easter rd, through the park back. Leg hurt at 5 miles but settled. Took strapping off after.
8 PM
Physio - general S&C 15:00 [1]
Physio - glut specific 10:00 [1]
Physio - achilles 5:00 [1]