Training Log Archive: BrandNewMeIn the 7 days ending Nov 16, 2014:
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Sunday Nov 16, 2014 #
12 PM
XC / road / hill race 27:00 [3] 3.5 mi (7:43 / mi)
slept:7.5
Guessing time. I didn't stop my watch.
I've been inexplicably down all week, so I wasn't going to run this. I was feeling unfit, and in a huff with life generally, and the last thing I wanted to do was an XC race. But due to childcare logistics the these races, you have to run when you can to get enough scoring points for the league. So if I wasn't going to run I'd have to babysit, so I ran, just to get some peace.
It was ok. I went backwards in the muddy bits, and was pulling back when there was stones, roots, anything to give grip. Felt strong. Ended up ahead of Claire G and Megan, behind Eilis and brown Rachel, and Kirsten. Better than last time, so I should really stop being such a moaner!
I've been inexplicably down all week, so I wasn't going to run this. I was feeling unfit, and in a huff with life generally, and the last thing I wanted to do was an XC race. But due to childcare logistics the these races, you have to run when you can to get enough scoring points for the league. So if I wasn't going to run I'd have to babysit, so I ran, just to get some peace.
It was ok. I went backwards in the muddy bits, and was pulling back when there was stones, roots, anything to give grip. Felt strong. Ended up ahead of Claire G and Megan, behind Eilis and brown Rachel, and Kirsten. Better than last time, so I should really stop being such a moaner!
Off-road running 20:00 [3] 2.0 mi (10:00 / mi)
Jogging around with Megan and Sandra.
9 PM
Armchair training 30:00 [0]
Geeking with Nick. Fun.
Saturday Nov 15, 2014 #
5 PM
Road running 35:08 [3] 4.5 mi (7:48 / mi)
slept:7.0
Frustrating day when I only had this thin sliver of time to go running in. Felt good. Frustrating week though. I've got to plan next week better.
Friday Nov 14, 2014 #
7 AM
Cycle commute 1:00:00 [3] 4.0 mi (15:00 / mi)
slept:7.0
Thursday Nov 13, 2014 #
8 AM
Road running 25:00 [3] 2.5 mi (10:00 / mi)
slept:8.0
Titting around Edinburgh, doing mother-related jobs.
7 PM
Cycle commute 45:00 [3] 6.0 mi (7:30 / mi)
Home from work via Braids, which is a really big hill, I discovered!
Orienteering - training 38:15 [3] 4.0 mi (9:34 / mi)
FWTN Braids
Good course planned by Sasha. Fun. Probably as tricky as you can make it without hiding things in the gorse. Only mistakes were getting caught in gorse halfway to 9, and deciding to go straight to 10 as that way looked more fun. Actually it was impossible.
I felt physically and mentally :-(( all day, but this cheered me up a lot.
This week is supposed to be an easy week, which is just as well as it is going pants.
Good course planned by Sasha. Fun. Probably as tricky as you can make it without hiding things in the gorse. Only mistakes were getting caught in gorse halfway to 9, and deciding to go straight to 10 as that way looked more fun. Actually it was impossible.
I felt physically and mentally :-(( all day, but this cheered me up a lot.
This week is supposed to be an easy week, which is just as well as it is going pants.
9 PM
Armchair training 20:00 [0]
Cf
Wednesday Nov 12, 2014 #
Cycle commute 30:00 [3] 2.0 mi (15:00 / mi)
slept:7.5
Had another cyclist moaning at me this morning as I was cycling over the aquaduct on the canal. There is a small, health-and-safety type sign requesting that we walk over it, but 95% of cyclists cycle it as it is perfectly safe to do so, and concentrating on cycling stops me looking at the 100ft drop down the side. Anyway, I didn't say anything to him, and got called an 'ignorant twat' which is nice. Is this more antisocial than disobeying a stupid sign? I had to laugh when I saw the lights of the cyclist behind me on the aquaduct also cycling towards the grumpy guy.
4 PM
Road running 42:38 [3] 5.7 mi (7:29 / mi)
Busy day at work so didn't manage to get out at lunchtime. Had a bit of a dilemma about what to do for a run. Ray going out after work, promises he'll be home sober at 8, which usually means 11:30 wasted, so I took no chances and got the run in by running home Ran to Sainsburys, then on to SCOOSH. I felt quite blurgh the whole way (new prescription so to be expected) but was running well, nearly PB pace. Weird. Knee not sore running but seems swollen tonight.
Tuesday Nov 11, 2014 #
8 AM
Cycle commute 1:00:00 [3] 4.0 mi (15:00 / mi)
slept:7.5
Slept in to 6:30 again. Couldn't be bothered to stress about it though, and ended up at my desk 5 mins early. Maybe I should chill more.
1 PM
Intervals - long endurance 46:12 [3] 5.83 mi (7:55 / mi)
Feeling totally blurgh for lots of reasons, so was glad to be able to force myself out for 3 x 6mins w 1min and then 2mins jog while I was crossing roads, then 1 x 4 mins.
9 PM
Armchair training 45:00 [0]
Did cf around the jwoc 2014 middle area which was cool. Looked at the Craig a Barnes route choice HP sent around. Had a brief look at woc long 1995 but the image of the map was too grainy to get a good look. The women were really hard done by planning-wise. Crap compared to the men's. The short (middle) was well planned though. I'd like to give that course a go. In fact I was there and ran the spectator races, but only w18 so we didn't get the proper course. I think the w21 spectator races did tho. Nice forests, I seem to remember, and one of the most fun weeks of my life!!!
Monday Nov 10, 2014 #
7 PM
Road running 1:05:03 [3] 7.8 mi (8:20 / mi)
slept:9.0
Slept in massively, so had to drive to work. This sort of mucked up my plans. So Trotter MPC in the evening. A magical, muddy mystery tour with Big D, Ivor, Clemmo, that bloke who's known to me as 'that bloke people think is Ray's brother but isn't Don', and some guy called Simon who had a rucksack for some reason. Just what I wanted. Fun.
9 PM
Armchair training 1:15:00 [0]
Cf then woc long analysis, deciding what routes I would take, what I'd check when etc, then getting the full world of O 'answers' after. It was fun, but still sad not to have run it. I've always had a copy of this race, just been too pissed off to look at it!