Training Log Archive: BrandNewMe

8 x 3 mins at the meadows, tho after looking at Strava, rep 6 only appears to be 2 mins. Tired legs. Also in crappy extra-cushioned shoes due to a touch of inov-8 foot.

Usual long run companion Graeme stood me up this weekend by going orienteering. Bastard!!! I had totally forgotten there was an event on this weekend, and the kids could do with a weekend at home anyway. After yesterday's fuckwittage, I was determined to get out. So after football (lunchtime) and Jamboree on the Trail (don't ask!) in the afternoon I was finally in Bonaly, by myself, with a few hours to play with. Yay! Time to regain some sanity!

Bonnily car park, Hill-Strain Wedding stile, Castlelaw car park, Flotterstone, Turnhouse, Carnethy, the Howe, then in a Harlaw direction, picking up the path to scoot around the West side of black hill and home via Bells/Harbour. Bliss. Just bliss. My iPod seemed to be stuck on take that for the whole 2 hours 13 though. I like a bit of Gary as much as the next person, but I endured the same album 3.5 times! Gary's heartfelt lyrics are slightly different to Graeme's usual chat too...

C • Falling down 2

Jeez. Running opportunities melted away with hassle from work and home leaving a mighty :-( mummy. Took myself off to bed instead when the first running opportunity of the day appeared at 9:30pm. Insomnia has been a killer recently, so I took some sleeping pills, but they did't work. That's what happens when i fail to get running - too pissed off to sleep!

Lovely day. Hot-footed it down the roseburn cyclepath to Ferry Road area to deliver a letter, back through Inverleith Park. Legs still a bit tired, but the rest of me is starting to feel a bit like a runner.

From work across the meadows, to Holyrood Park, down, up the crags and home. Short on time today alas.

Going to work. Was going to walk but was late.

CAAC training.

Lozza goes to CAAC on Tuesday's, and Ray managed to get home in time to look after Lucy, so I got to train. 6 x 1k. The idea was slow, med, fast, slow, med, fast. My tiomila 2013 calf pull always hurts when I try to run fast, and my sciatica is also kicking in so I was happy to join the slower of the two groups and take it easy, tucking in behind the pacer. Reps were 4:17, 4:02, 3:51, 4:18, 3:57, 3:50. Fun. Going to hurt tomorrow.

Home from work via the canal, Craiglockhart and meandering through the Grange. My legs hurt a lot these days, and today was no exception. My lack of left glute muscles that I have been getting away with for the past 20 years is starting to give me problems. I am having to stretch them a few times every day to be able to run.