Training Log Archive: OJ

Up Loxley Valley with Jen including a few blackberry stops. Still not feeling great. Was meant to be running the LDMT today.

C • mmmm.. blackberries! yum :D 1

On the mend, but still feel as though I have a stinking hangover. Didn't achieve much, made it out to see the Kaiser Chiefs in the evening.

Had a sleepless night with a bit of a fever and felt bad in the morning. Went to see the doctor, who diagnosed a urinry tract infection and gave me some antibiotics. Spent most of the day shivvering or sweating in bed.

C • Ooucchh! 2

IW. Legs were on the sore side, but I felt much happier about that today, knowing that I had a hard session in them from last night, which seems to have blown away the cobwebs.

HFW with Rob via Porter's, Ringinglow Road, Rivelin dam, Stannington. Wet wet wet right from the off which felt like a shock to the system. I went through a good patch for an hour or so, but then felt progressively worse.

This morning my legs didn't feel good. In fact nothing felt good. How can an easy jog into work feel this bad?

C • fame at last 2

HFW via Coppice Track for a set of Kenyan hills. I felt dreadful on the run up there, tired and spacey, and I told myself that if my times were slow on the first set then I would call it a day. To my surprise the first up and down were quick so I resigned myself to complete the full set of 6 and actually felt pretty strong by the end. Times were 3.47, 4.57, 3.50, 4.58, 3.52, 4.55, a bit wind assisted on the way up.

Good reminder that tiredness is often in the head and won't neccessarily impact on a good session. Wreck again on the way home though.

Morning ride out to Ewden. Gusty on the tops so felt like hard work. Will spend a bit more time on the bike over the next few weeks to give the foot time to recover.

C • Plantar 10

Loxley valley, ran quite fast for no good reason other than my legs felt good.