Training Log Archive: Jon X

Pleasant little jaunt through Cambusbarron etc to retrieve my car from the night before. Remembered that road biking is good fun on the right bike. Discovered that my legs don't seem to be in great shape for cycling up hills, which could be rather unfortunate for the duathlon at La Santa!

(4 more days....)

C • Were ... 3

5 days before FVO trip to La Santa, FVO Club Champs on Barr Wood.

Dithered for ages about whether to run the open course or act my age, eventually decided to do the longer course. Started off a bit aggressively and dropped a minute at #2, steady for a while after that although not always taking the best line and was less than 2 mins down half way round (at #8)....

...then made a route error to #9, tried to relocate with 'I've been here lots, if I go over there I will recognise it' (hmmmm) and dropped nearly 5 mins getting to a control which I must have had several times before. Not pushing so hard after that and missed a couple more too, finished 14 mins down which shows how bad the second half was. Congrats to Will who ran the second half better than anyone else and was FVO Champion for the first time!

warm up jog etc, only warm down was some jogging on the spot in the BoA running shop where I bought two new pairs of shoes after the race!

Saturday evening, FVO dinner dance, more training: some high intensity intervals masquerading as ceilidh dancing...

Less than a week to wait!

Went to the physio this morning (forest - no, it doesn't count as training).

Was there a lot longer than anticipated as she identified severe knotting in my left calf in particular (hence achilles issues) and proceeded to inflict severe pain masquerading as treatment. I think it will feel better once it stops feeling worse......

Had to do something to loosen off the legs after physio this morning. Did 5 min warm up, 15 mins high cadence, 5 mins warm down. I think they are a bit less sore now...

7 days to go...

Went to an awards do last night. Copious quantities of food and drink, as a bonus was also presented with a nice trophy by Fred MacAulay. So some of the drink was champagne. Today may well be a rest day.....

C • Award 1

La Santa Sport: 8 days to go...however I thought I had tweaked my dodgy achilles on the final interval last night and it is v sore today, pretty worrying. Am hoping 8 days is long enough for it to recover!

C • Don't worry... 7

La Banta countdown: 9 days to go...

Tonight was 7 x 3 mins with 60 sec recovery, still far too busy but got there in time for at least a short warm up this week. My calves felt like lead throughout, prob not helped by leaving orthotics in my fell shoes.
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Not the best and second lap was weak on reps 5 and 6, on every rep was running the first 200m a bit too quickly (or perhaps the rest a bit too slowly!). However even though it felt rubbish, looking back then distances a little better than the 5x3min set we did a few weeks ago, not all bad.

Warm up jog/drills, warm down laps and back to car, then extra warm down lap of the loch with Rosco, helped the legs loosen off a little. Chip shop on way home and then snooze on sofa, both very welcome.

La Banta countdown: 10 days to go.....

C • woohoo! 1

I seem to have several months worth of work to do by the end of this week, not good. Managed to escape in time for circuits (although not pilates beforehand). Did wonder how they would go after giving blood three hours earlier but felt okay doing them.

Got a trifle delayed on the way home when one of the cars ahead seemed to have difficulty with pulling away when the lights turned green...

C • Too busy.... 1