Training Log Archive: Andy LIn the 31 days ending Dec 31, 2011:
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Saturday Dec 31, 2011 #
12 PM
Running 1:02:00 [3] 12.1 km (5:07 / km) +160m 4:48 / km
Dropped off at the bottom of Blidworth woods and ran up through Haywood Oaks, into Blidworth before dropping back down to Ravo. Walked the bit through Blidworth for c6-7mins due to concrete / shins.
Felt really good at the start, but that evaporated after abotu 5 mins when I started to feel really fatigued, think the 3 days working late has taken it out of me a bit. Had to actually walk in Haywood Oaks for a bit as my legs were seizing up.
Starting to make O / holiday plans for next year, which is helping motivation :-D
Felt really good at the start, but that evaporated after abotu 5 mins when I started to feel really fatigued, think the 3 days working late has taken it out of me a bit. Had to actually walk in Haywood Oaks for a bit as my legs were seizing up.
Starting to make O / holiday plans for next year, which is helping motivation :-D
7 PM
Gym 20:00 [3]
Gym
Friday Dec 30, 2011 #
7 AM
Running 22:00 [4] 4.0 km (5:30 / km)
Overslept so had to stick to some shortish intervals on the grass outside the front of the house. Neighbours looked at me as if I was insane, standard.
Thursday Dec 29, 2011 #
7 AM
Running 44:00 [4] 9.3 km (4:44 / km) +90m 4:31 / km
Nice early morning loop. Didnt take a headtorche so was a bit ropey for the first 20 mins. Shat myself at the start a bit as I was having a cheeky trespass on the golf course and I managed to come across the groundsman, but he didnt seem to mind.... I'll be back then!
Saw some deer, nice.
Saw some deer, nice.
Wednesday Dec 28, 2011 #
7 PM
Gym 40:00 [3]
Gym Sess after work.
Tuesday Dec 27, 2011 #
11 AM
Running 37:00 [4] 7.4 km (5:00 / km)
Sherwood Forest.
Getting a bit bored of just plodding around so did some ad hoc intervals with c2mins effort, 1 min rest trying to stay in terrain as much as possible. Beautiful running in the cattle grazed areas but the "spongey" forest floor made it quite tiring. My brothers two border collies joined in for a couple of efforts and absolutely dicked on me every time, as expected.
Getting a bit bored of just plodding around so did some ad hoc intervals with c2mins effort, 1 min rest trying to stay in terrain as much as possible. Beautiful running in the cattle grazed areas but the "spongey" forest floor made it quite tiring. My brothers two border collies joined in for a couple of efforts and absolutely dicked on me every time, as expected.
Monday Dec 26, 2011 #
11 AM
Cycling (50.6) 1:39:30 [3] 50.7 km (30.6 kph)
Nice spin out just with my older bro: Ravo>Clipstone>Farnsfield>Blidworth>Ravp. Wind was awful, 15mph average SW winds with some maaasive gusts. Good average considering the wind. Pretty screwed by the end, some pretty epic sprints up the hills, need to make sure I don't do too much cycling and focus on the running......
Sunday Dec 25, 2011 #
Running 1:35:00 [3] 17.4 km (5:28 / km)
Nice Xmas run from Ravo to Rufford Park (via Harlow Wood, Watchwood Plantation, Sherwood Pines) to meet rest of the family.
Didnt really have enough time to re-hydrate before I set off after being out last night, and started feeling dehydrated after about 4km but slogged on. Some good quality semi-trespassing at the end by Center Parcs [no footpaths seem to link Pines to Rufford :-( ], but luckily I didnt meet any angry shotgun wielding farmers.
Didnt really have enough time to re-hydrate before I set off after being out last night, and started feeling dehydrated after about 4km but slogged on. Some good quality semi-trespassing at the end by Center Parcs [no footpaths seem to link Pines to Rufford :-( ], but luckily I didnt meet any angry shotgun wielding farmers.
Saturday Dec 24, 2011 #
9 AM
Cycling 2:25:00 [3] 68.0 km (28.1 kph)
Xmas Eve Run with Mansfield Road Club.
Really nice run, pace was gentle but we had the standard few sprints up the hill climbs. Couple of the guys started to wind the pace up at the end which I duly got stuck in with, nothing like being first back to the pub :-D.
Really nice run, pace was gentle but we had the standard few sprints up the hill climbs. Couple of the guys started to wind the pace up at the end which I duly got stuck in with, nothing like being first back to the pub :-D.
Thursday Dec 22, 2011 #
Gym 35:00 [3]
Wednesday Dec 21, 2011 #
Running 20:00 [3] 4.0 km (5:00 / km)
Bit of a late one at work tonight, so just ran straight home. Calves were a bit forked....all this road running. Getting excited about SPOTY, Cav is favourite :-).
Tuesday Dec 20, 2011 #
7 PM
Gym 30:00 [3]
8 PM
Running 47:00 [3] 9.2 km (5:07 / km)
Was going to just run straight home, but I had some extra time given this was the first time i'd left work before 7pm in 3 weeks :-). Looped out past home into Monk Sherborne and had a lovely plod around the fields. Lost the footpath at one point and ended up in the beer garden of a village pub, much to the amusement of the smokers who were having a good puff.
Ankle fine. Nice to be running again.
Ankle fine. Nice to be running again.
Monday Dec 19, 2011 #
Gym 30:00 [3]
Sculpting the guns to the tunes of Heart FM. Ankle sore on the walk to bus stop this morning but been OK since.
Sunday Dec 18, 2011 #
12 PM
Orienteering race 35:18 [3] 7.5 km (4:42 / km) +50m 4:33 / km
Walesby Brown. Absolute burn up and legs didnt feel too bad having done ONs and the night-o on sat night.. No major errors, just a few micro route choices and need to improve fence hurdeling.
2 mins down on Rich, many mins up on Poo Boy ;-)
2 mins down on Rich, many mins up on Poo Boy ;-)
1 PM
Orienteering 25:00 [3] 4.8 km (5:12 / km) +50m 4:57 / km
Went round the green course as didnt think i could justify only doing 35 mins on the brown. Quite a few similar legs, but nice to have the area to myself.
Saturday Dec 17, 2011 #
10 AM
Cross Country race 16:58 [3] 4.5 km (3:46 / km)
ON's cross country.
It's been about 5 years since I've done a XC race and was dreading the pain. The High School lads all blitzed it off from the start and I was actually hanging in about last place. Luckily they overcooked it and I reeled them in running with another ON (Dave?) until the lake before he got away. Was a bit forked when I get to the hall and was glad there was no one within about 200m allowing me to just concentrate on not dying by the end.
5th overall, about 1m20s down on JT and 40s down on my best time when I was at school - a depressing thought! Work to be done.
It's been about 5 years since I've done a XC race and was dreading the pain. The High School lads all blitzed it off from the start and I was actually hanging in about last place. Luckily they overcooked it and I reeled them in running with another ON (Dave?) until the lake before he got away. Was a bit forked when I get to the hall and was glad there was no one within about 200m allowing me to just concentrate on not dying by the end.
5th overall, about 1m20s down on JT and 40s down on my best time when I was at school - a depressing thought! Work to be done.
6 PM
Orienteering race 42:11 [3] 8.0 km (5:16 / km)
Walesby Night O.
Only had a Petzl XP2 (60 lumens) so I had some fun trying to find some of the controls in the woods. One of NOC's most used areas, so night o added a new dimension.
Rich had chronic headtorch failure, bad times.
Went for a 10 min jog round afterwards to add a bit of extra distance and to work a bit of hunger for chinese....
Only had a Petzl XP2 (60 lumens) so I had some fun trying to find some of the controls in the woods. One of NOC's most used areas, so night o added a new dimension.
Rich had chronic headtorch failure, bad times.
Went for a 10 min jog round afterwards to add a bit of extra distance and to work a bit of hunger for chinese....
Thursday Dec 15, 2011 #
Running 20:00 [3] 4.0 km (5:00 / km)
HFW
Gym 30:00 [3]
Wednesday Dec 14, 2011 #
Running 20:00 [3] 4.0 km (5:00 / km)
HFW
Tuesday Dec 13, 2011 #
Running 20:00 [3] 4.0 km (5:00 / km)
HFW
Gym 30:00 [3]
Sculpting the guns.