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Training Log Archive: bradc

In the 28 days ending Feb 28, 2019:

activity	#	time	miles		km		+m
Walking	5	17:40:00	32.31	(32:48)	52.0	(20:23)	975
Cycling	7	5:11:46	69.07		111.15		1198
Running	4	3:06:37	17.47	(10:41)	28.12	(6:38)	773
Strength training	6	2:55:00
Orienteering	4	2:04:49	11.1	(11:15)	17.86	(6:59)	321
Gym	1	55:00	2.55		4.1
Total	23	31:53:12	132.5		213.23		3267
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Thursday Feb 28, 2019 #

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(sick)

Woo, shouldn't have cycled yesterday, feeling really ropey since yesterday evening. Stinker headache and sore throat all day again today. Revived slightly by some fresh air and gentle jogging when helping at the school running club.

Wednesday Feb 27, 2019 #

12 PM

Cycling (Road) 1:43:19 38.27 km (22.2 kph) +397m
ahr:126 max:152 (sick) shoes: Specialized Globe Vienna Disc

Glorious day, and got persuaded out for a cycle by young Mr Stanwix. After a quick ogle at his flash pad at Glassingall, headed out for the Braco-GL-Muir loop. Was taking it very easy and feeling a little better than expected, so changed plans at Braco and extended the route to include Blackford. Used the farm track to avoid the 1km along the A9 - why haven't I been doing this for years? - then straight into a pretty fair headwind all the way back over the Muir. Worked as hard as I wanted to, still very low on energy. Grand chat all the way. Must get Rhys out for a couple of beers with the rest of the Dunblane crew.

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Monday Feb 25, 2019 #

1 PM

Cycling (Road) 45:25 19.54 km (25.8 kph) +152m
ahr:138 max:158 (sick) shoes: Specialized Globe Vienna Disc

No pilates tonight - donating blood. Lunchtime cycle instead, in the sunshine - very easy pace as still full of the cold. Coughed and spluttered out & back along the Kinbuck-Braco road, turning at the high point. HR still elevated, and still completely lacking in energy. Enjoyed the fresh air! TRIMP 76.7.

PS Turned away by the ScotBlood team for the first time ever, on the grounds of being too ill! Told I should be in bed. Where are those jim-jams?

Sunday Feb 24, 2019 #

Event: CompassPoint Scottish Orienteering League 1 (UKOL)

12 PM

Orienteering race 57:12 [3] *** 6.24 km (9:10 / km) +190m 7:57 / km
(injured) (sick) shoes: VJ Integrator 2017 dobs

SOL 1 Birsemore. M45L: 5.4km +150m. Full of the cold so took this at a very easy pace. Was flustered by being late to my start and blew #1 by ca. 3 minutes, but was pretty solid after that; just slow. Well down on Jase's 45 minute winning time. Wasn't too bothered by the cold when on the course but felt pretty rough afterwards, and the sinuses filled up, so Beccy had to drive home as I was rather spacey!
L knee a bit swollen by the time we got home

Running 57:11 [3] 6.14 km (9:18 / km) +165m 8:12 / km

Saturday Feb 23, 2019 #

Event: British Night Champs weekend

Note
(injured) (sick)

No BNOC for me. Feeling dreadful. Managed to drive up the road, but by the time it came to go to the event the pressure in my head was making me dizzy - like wearing massively over-strength specs. Shivering too. Bums.

Friday Feb 22, 2019 #

Note
(injured) (sick)

To add illness to injury - I woke up stuffed full of the cold, perhaps partly explaining yesterday's very high HR.

Thursday Feb 21, 2019 #

11 AM

Running (Trail run) 31:41 6.4 km (4:57 / km) +165m 4:23 / km
ahr:163 max:177 shoes: Salomon Speedtrak 2017

Gathering stane. Make or break to see if I can run this weekend. Knees OK but not great after. Mostly, I just felt like a lumbering lump of lard. TRIMP 98.2.

Running 31:41 6.35 km (4:59 / km) +144m 4:29 / km
ahr:163 max:178

Wednesday Feb 20, 2019 #

Event: FVO Night event Tulliallan

Tuesday Feb 19, 2019 #

Note
(rest day)

Cr*p knees.

Monday Feb 18, 2019 #

6 AM

Strength training 35:00 [1]

Up early. 3CDB

6 PM

Strength training (Pilates) 30:00 [1]

7 PM

Strength training (Circuits) 20:00 [2]

Sunday Feb 17, 2019 #

11 AM

Walking 2:30:00 [1] 8.0 km (18:45 / km) +50m 18:11 / km
shoes: Hoka Mafate 4

Some easy walking along the coast at Latchi and then later at Agios Georgios, stretching the legs and getting some final sunshine in before the long flight home.

Saturday Feb 16, 2019 #

Note

Rainy morning and blustery afternoon. Sightseeing day at more ruins - Kourion and the temple of Apollo. Cool.

Friday Feb 15, 2019 #

10 AM

Walking 3:00:00 [1] 9.3 km (19:21 / km) +125m 18:08 / km
shoes: Hoka Mafate 4

Stayed local today and nothing too strenuous as kids were tired. Loop from Smigies into the Akamas. Nice and easy.

Thursday Feb 14, 2019 #

Note
(rest day)

Sightseeing day for tired minions. Paphos archaeological sites.

Wednesday Feb 13, 2019 #

11 AM

Walking 6:10:00 [1] 16.5 km (22:25 / km) +350m 20:16 / km
shoes: Hoka Speedgoat 2

Akavas gorge circular walk with the kids. Spectactular in the gorge, but a long way for little legs, and particularly hard work scrambling over rocks and through the river. Finished 10 mins after sun set - all rather pooped.

Tuesday Feb 12, 2019 #

11 AM

Walking 3:00:00 [1] 10.5 km (17:09 / km) +50m 16:45 / km
shoes: Hoka Mafate 4

Tomb of the Kings from Kato Pafos harbour. Much more tiring than walking at a steady pace. Interesting ruins, though.

Monday Feb 11, 2019 #

1 PM

Walking 3:00:00 [1] 7.7 km (23:23 / km) +400m 18:33 / km
shoes: Hoka Mafate 4

Family walk around the Aphrodite trail from the Pools of Aphrodite. Very pleasant. Trying out poles; mixed success, but the knees appreciated the attempt.

Sunday Feb 10, 2019 #

Note
(rest day)

All day travelling to Cyprus

Saturday Feb 9, 2019 #

2 PM

Cycling (Turbo Trainer) 55:02 27.93 km (30.5 kph) +320m
ahr:132 max:158 (injured) shoes: Genesis Croix de Fer 30 2016

Had an hour - tried a workout in erg mode. "Jon's Mix". Puff puff. L knee swollen but no worse. TRIMP 80.5.

Friday Feb 8, 2019 #

Note
(injured) (rest day)

South Wales and back in a (very long) day

Thursday Feb 7, 2019 #

Note
(injured) (rest day)

Supporting kids at the schools XC at QVS - quite a lot of jogging about, but in jeans, so that doesn't count.

Wednesday Feb 6, 2019 #

6 PM

Running warm up/down 3:23 [2] 0.61 km (5:33 / km) +16m 4:55 / km
ahr:154 max:173 shoes: VJ Integrator 2017 dobs

Warm up jog to the start.

Orienteering 28:36 *** 4.22 km (6:47 / km) +58m 6:20 / km
ahr:158 max:170 (injured) shoes: VJ Integrator 2017 dobs

Night-O: Falkirk Wheel. Last-minute stand-in for Beccy. Happy she'd only entered the Short course - bombed around in a decent time and didn't do too much damage to my knees. Well, I hope not, anyway. TRIMP 81.9.

Running warm up/down 3:28 0.6 km (5:47 / km)
ahr:128 max:142 shoes: VJ Integrator 2017 dobs

Warm down jog back to the car.

Tuesday Feb 5, 2019 #

6 PM

Cycling (Turbo Trainer) 45:00 25.42 km (33.9 kph) +329m
ahr:139 max:150 (injured) shoes: Genesis Croix de Fer 30 2016

Had < 1 hour between Dad Taxi runs...
Steady on the turbo. Both medialis quads tired, and I was being careful with the knees; this still felt harder than it should. TRIMP 78.3, NP 213W.

Monday Feb 4, 2019 #

1 PM

Gym (Vario) 42:00 4.1 km (10:15 / km)
ahr:138 max:152 (injured)

30 mins on the AMT/Vario, 12 on the Cross-over. Mid-level settings; looking to turns the legs over without stressing the knee. TRIMP 71.7

Gym (Strength training) 13:00 [2]

Finished off with some lunges, planks and 'bells (ding dong)

Cycling 13:00 [3]

6 PM

Strength training (Pilates) 30:00 [1]

L knee Baker's Cyst is back...

Cycling 30:00 [3]

7 PM

Strength training (Circuits) 20:00 [2]

1x 30/5, 1x20/5 power. Gave it some welly in the second set.

9 PM

Cycling 20:00 [3]

Sunday Feb 3, 2019 #

8 AM

Strength training 40:00 [1]

2C3DB

Too many leftover chocs and biscuits in January and not enough exercise = fat Brad

11 AM

Orienteering race 20:32 *** 3.91 km (5:15 / km) +45m 4:58 / km
ahr:152 max:163 (injured) shoes: Hoka Mafate 4

SOUL 1 / ESOC Sprint-O / Scottish Sprint Orienteering Champs at North Uphall. Or, in my case, the Scottish Jog O Champs, as I was just jogging around very tentatively trying not to hurt my knee. Knee lift? Knee drag, more like. Succeeded in the slow pace / no injury goal, but failed in the "clean navigation" goal, as I got confused 2 controls from the end when the line from #17-#18 crossed the line from #6-#7 and I dumped 80s on a 20 second control. Idiot!
Thankfully Jamie upheld the family honour and totally smashed his race, winning the M12 class by nearly two minutes. Impressed Dad. TRIMP 49.1.

2 PM

Orienteering 18:29 *** 3.49 km (5:18 / km) +28m 5:06 / km
ahr:159 max:179 (injured) shoes: Hoka Mafate 4

Race 2 of the SOUL / ESOC Sprint Champs, on South Uphall. Encouraged by the lack of knee implosion in race 1, I tried a little harder in this race, although I'd still just have called it a jog - and as a result was only 2 minutes down, not 5. Really (really!) chuffed to not have beggared my knee today. Think I'll have to stay off terrain for a bit, though.
Jamie smashed it again, winning the course by >30s despite a 30s error. Time to hand over the family compass, I think. TRIMP 51.4.

Saturday Feb 2, 2019 #

11 AM

Running (Trail run) 59:13 [2] 8.01 km (7:24 / km) +283m 6:17 / km
(injured) shoes: Hoka Mafate 4

FVO club activity day run from Cambusbarron. Meant to be an easy tootle so as not to take anything out of my legs prior to the Scottish Night Champs tonight, and it was that - nice and easy. Unfortunately my right knee started to hurt after 35-40 minutes, and by the end it was clear that I wasn't going to be running tonight after all. Stupid thing. It feels as if I've wrenched the ligaments somehow. Really disappointed not to be able to night O tonight and not sure how to get it fixed before the British Nights in just three weekends' time, given that I'm away for a week in the middle. Bums.

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