Training Log Archive: bradc

Well, we could have exercised, but we didn't. The morning sort of became the afternoon, it was hot, the ping pong table beckoned, and the mood was very relaxed. Aren't holidays lovely?

Travelling Zeebrugge - Fontainebleau (Poligny). Stopped off in Bruges en route and had a wee totter around with B&J, seeing the sights - it's a lovely place. Great beer too, yum yum.

Travelling Stirling - Hull. No time to run - packing and then off! Rubbish weather for the drive but made the ferry OK.

Gentle solo jogette out from Chez Longhurst in some sweltering humidity. Legs completely dead. Top soup and excellent company afterwards made up for it though!

Linlithgow - Livingston work commute, variation no. 76F rev B. I'd expected to be a tad sore of leg this morning, but all seemed tickety-boo save for a slight tendency to lethargy, the conditions for cycling were perfect (warm, sunny, no wind), so I stuck with the original plan of taking the bike to work. In a token gesture to yesterday's efforts I opted for the slightly flatter route along the "main" B-road to Livi, which was delightfully quiet due to the schools being off and lots of families taking advantage of the cheap package deals before the English kids get off school as well. Ban the school run, I say! Have to make the most of the next seven weeks' pleasantness on the roads.

Work - Linlithgow commute at the end of a hot day in the office sweatbox. Very humid - hard work, not much zip in the legs, so it was steady as she goes! Straight over Cairnpapple. Nearly got wiped out by some nutter who cut me up just coming up to a roundabout, to swerve in front of me and brake hard to a stop, turning left when I was going straight on. I made sure that my feelings were known as I passed his open window! Twazzock.

A very pleasant evening for a run, and since it was intervals night it really had to be a hard run at that.

Louise, Ross and I set off around the loch for a wee warm up, then at Geddes House Ross and I took ourselves off up t'hill whilst Louise sensibly stayed in the cool of the trees! I set the pace up to Witches' Crag, by which point we both looked like we'd been swimming - it was a tad humid. I wheezed to Ross to "lead on, Macduff" and then hung onto his coat tails, overheating, up to the bog, by which point I was 15m behind and expiring. He then let rip and left me in his wake! We dripped at the top. The best bit of hill running, of course, is the downhill bit, so we stretched out for a bit of free running and tromped down along the ridge at a smooth gallop.

Progress along the side of the reservoir was gentle whilst my legs got their breath back, then we held a nice pace down the road back to the uni. A great workout, thanks, Ross! I love hills.

Lunchtime run from in Livingston. Tried to push along a bit; not really sure that I managed to do so! From the AIC headed up to Bellsquarry and the Linhouse circuit. 60/40 trail/road. Knee felt fine - think that I've cracked it now.

C • Cracked knee 4