Training Log Archive: Lard

Usual loop from work - stiff northerly,cool, breeze but sunny.
Felt quite good so did quite a bit of fartlek along it. Miss having a watch (of any sort!), anyone got a GPS they want to sell? Or even a good old fashioned splits watch?

C • You can try 4

Recovery run until rain came on. Sod that!

Working in Huntly for the day so came back via Glenshee (a much nicer drive home) and took in the three Munros to the West.
Up to col and north to Carn Aosda then back to col and and along to Carn a Gheoidh (into a strong wind and sleet here) then cruising back to col before out and back ascent of Cairnwell.

I can confirm that I have no hill legs. Must do more.

Tulliallan SOSOL - White course with 4 Inman/Connors - great fun!
Then a wee trot in the wood after Brad had returned.
The forest didn't look so bad. Sun smiling on us for most of the time....

Trying to get some hill legs.
Uni medical centre to top of Dumyat (race route) then back down to edge of woods to go back up again. Had hopes to do two full climbs but judging by how I felt on the first climb I made a sensible move. Baby steps.

Serious track building for the powerline in the woods and serious tree planting over Jerah way. Nothing stands stil round here!

C • Tree planting 7

Steady run on the last day of summer (?)

Training course all day and kids duties in the evening. Body needs a rest anyway.

Barr Wood - warm up jog with Jon X
& collecting after.

Barr Wood - Middle race with SI-Air!

Keen to put in a hard session and started hard, all OK until legs started to shout at me climbing the slopes at the far end - still tired from the weekend I think. Trashed myself on wire as I turned south but had Ben S in my sights to keep me on-line.
Very hot and sweaty stuff!

SNH Intervals at work.
warm up and extended warm down with some pyramid sprints and short hills. Gorgeous day and glad I didn't have to think for myself!
Calfs tight after (understandably).

BOC relays M40 Class sandwiched between Roger and Marcus.
I knew that SYO were our main competition and they'd foolishly put their best runner on 1st leg (not like us, eh Rog ;-) and if Rog came back with Barrable all I had to do was to do a similar time to Wardy. Went out about 20 secs behind him and worked hard to catch - not helped by alternative routes on the long leg (I went round). Finally caught up and we to'd and fro'd around the course, working very hard. Map attrocious so any breakaway was promptly dashed by a wobble here and there. In the end Martin just outran me for home. I knew my job was done.
Marcus caught and passed Tryner to win by almost 5 minutes.

BOC Champions - FVO!!!!

Missed prizegiving for a 7.5 hour drive home.

BOC at (nothing)New Beechenhurst in F o D. Quiet early start so started hard and tried to push strong. Managed catch sight of Peely at far end he was very useful for three trick controls. Then we fought it out. A few separate routes but going same speed so back together when I just undershot a dutch near end. Dying on the hill-where I lost 2nd place to Barret but pleased to get third! Logue 1st as usual.

C • Well done 1

Mtb back from event with the W35 champion. :-) Nice :-)

A run in the back woods at Whitemead to ge t o shoes ready For Sat. Trying to run in terrain but far too brambly. Hope Sat isn't this bad!

Run back from family bike ride to Whitemead. Hot!

Family bike ride. Great fun. Sunny too. Matthew impressed with a full speed wipeout. Stlil managed an hour of swimming after.

A tour of Cranham woods with Andy.

A trip to the Dean to try out some o. Started ok but got fed up with brambles and poor mapping and went awol at the end.

Now this sounds like fun!

Something to motivate for the autumn?
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