Training Log Archive: BrandNewMe

Bad sleep. ray made me stay up to watch the a-team film woth him last night, then lucy started prodding me at 5:30 :-(

Sosol 1 loch ordie brown.

This was one if the last days of the 6 day 5 years ago. I remember it being tough, but I was 4 months pregnant then, so maybe doing it not pregnant it might be ok. Big mistake. That's the toughest I have been on in a long time. Deep deep heather, and hills, for 8k. The first half I was doing ok, doing the technique training I wanted and going v cleanly, then by the second half I was tiring badly, and getting sloppy, abd staggering around. it was just relentless. I thought 71 was ok as I didn't drop too much time (probably about 3 mins in all on nav, and really minced the 2nd half with achilles probs) but spongey won with 52, which takes the piss! Ray dropped no time and did 88. So ridiculously exhausted at the end, then I had to do the white. Laurence ran the 2k, 165m climb to the start, then was too tired to run the white, so we walked, and dropped time stopping for a 5min number 2 at number 4. Must train him to speed these things up! Tired and bad Achilles now. Maybe rest tomorrow.

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Alex's Saturday morning session. It has been nearly 10 years since I did this regularly. The session is still going, Alex is still there but it has changes a fair bit. We did drills for instance, but only as Alex was helping someone do his endurance coaching awards and a dynamic warm up was needed. But the chat was so different from hbt it was hilarious. How much water to sip during the session to keep optimum hydration levels? When to start a taper for the east district XC relays? Another guy was telling me how he had had to cut out alcohol as beer and running don't mix at all - he was trying to get below a 3 hour marathon so was trying to be more professional. I told him that Ray found the optimum was 2 pints the night before, and this helped him to his sub 2:30. I think he assumed I was taking the piss. It was like an army of runners world drones.

Anyway, the session was 100m, jog 50m then 900m with 2:30 jog recovery x 4. It was painful, but consistent. About 3:20 for the long one, and the 100m sprint, I was so slow at that I just sort of kept running to get to the start of the 900 in time for the lads I was running with. My body does not do sprinting at all these days! There was a lot of titting around with warm ups etc.

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Geeking with Nick and catching features.

HW loop until I ran out of energy and turned around and ran back. Need to remember to eat dinner. Feeling suitably yuck today.

Catching features and looking at loch ordie.

Lucy was up all night but I managed to get a bit of a lie in this morning as the kids are off school for the voting.

8 mile tempo run to Ratho.

7:10, 7:08, 6:55, 7:04 28:17
6:53, 6:55, 6:51, 6:27 27:06

I was a bit worried that I hadn't been doing enough running this week. Feeling fresh is unusual for me, and I am not sure I like it. I needn't have worried all that much - I'm exhausted now. First time under 7min / miling for this run. The first and last 1.5 miles are asphalt, the rest gravel, and I was mighty glad to hit the asphalt today - much easier running.

Route to Christmas 2008 11-20, then some catching features, which I am getting better at. Feeling like such a good role model with all of my technical training.

Working in financial services in Edinburgh at the time of this referrendum is pretty stressful. Our contingency planning seems to involve leasing office premises in Dorking. But betfair have paid out on a No victory apparently. The continual chat is draining though, so made for a faster than planned lunchtime 'jog'.

Cycle to work. Achilles got worse over the last few days. It didn't like the hard surface of the falkirk wheel paths, didn't like getting crunched (heel met a rock, toe didn't, compressed achilles) twice at CaB and then a road run yesterday. Its supposed to be intervals today. Hmm.

10 mile cycle at lunch, to rest my achillies. Felt good. Its getting to be a bit quick this loop, as I have knocked off the fiddly bit through HW and the canal. Might have to extend it out in the Harlaw direction. Spoke to Kim. We're thinking its tibialis posterior tendon rather than achillies.

Local holiday so a day off with the kids. We went to Aberdour and as the kids played with our old toys I had a run along the Avenue to Dalgety Bay. Complete circuit inc st David's harbour.

Stopped garmin so guessing time and distance. Tight calf (from the road running) and tired lower back (from yesterday). I need to plan the next two week's training tonight.