Training Log Archive: OJ

Lower level route on a foggy, icy morning with all the lads and a hardcore lass (Lizzie). From Chapel Stile to Loughrigg, loop around there, then up Silver Howe. Broke out of the fog at the top and then me, Nails and Armond carried on to Seagull Tarn. Great fun running in the snow up on the fells - just a nice covering today, although my quads were pretty shot from yesterday.

C • very jealous... 1

HH training weekend in Langdale. Beautiful day with clear skies and loads of snow on the hills. The road runners went to do some intervals around Elterwater Common, but there was no way we could resist the lure of the mountains, so Me, Nails, Pete and Tom headed up to Dungeon Ghylll and ran to Angle Tarn, Bowfell, Crinkle Crags and back down. Some tough running conditions in deep snow with an icy crust, but great fun skipping past hikers with full crampons and ice axes. Pete's sherbet lemons went down a treat. Best day out in the hills for a long while.

Usual ROG circuits session down at S10 with Rob. Hard work this morning after hills last night.

Squats, leg press and row, couldn't get onto the bench press so did some painful fitball push up-roll things instead.

C • Bench press 5

To the gym and back, still well and truly dark when I left this week.

Tricketts hills session with Hallamshire. First hills session for a while so tried not to overcook it. 3 sets of 3 hills with jog back recovery. Compared to the usual short, medium, long session this was long, longer, and really long with the least long about 1.15 and the longest about 2mins or so.

C • hyperbole 4

Legged it home from uni and down to the club house running late as usual. Then out to Tricketts and back home after.

Nice brisk pace up to Loxley common and looping around on the frozen paths. Nice morning to be out!

C • Lucky you! 6

Good session down at the works with Gareth and Neil, plus Shane and Phil for a bit. Struggled on a few of the blues on the skips, which Gareth nailed, but polished off a few other good ones. Tired now.

Hallamshire track session, strides and drills followed by 4 x 5mins with 1min recovery. Managed about 1550 for each and passed the 1500 mark at 4.51, 4.53, 4.53, 4.51. A freezing cold evening and the top bend was really frozen so it was a bit slippery running without spikes. Not a bad session, although still not quite back up to speed. Getting there though.

To track and back with Rob, pretty poor turnout tonight, I guess people are nursing various things after the weekend.

Into work, needed to blow away the cobwebs from Captain's Memorial last night.