Training Log Archive: Jon X

Morning run with Dave and Jen - round Ladies' Walk and then pretty much followed Gargunnock Hill Race route until it was time to cut down to the house. All good.

Peels staying - had a good day at Lake of Menteith and Inchmahome including an osprey swooping down to fish less than 50m from our boat - amazing sight watching it struggling to gain height again with a large fish wriggling like crazy in its talons!

Dave and I were dropped off on the way back and ran up onto the hills at Ballochleam then along past Carleatheran trig to the cairn by the huts and down to home. Long climb to start with (not quite sure why Garmin thinks the first uphill km was downhill!) and pretty soggy along the top - felt like we were going okay but tired afterwards!

Easy post-JK FVO run/chat from the Uni up and round Abbey Craig. With Rosco, Adam and Jase as Will and Fraser had gone off on some foolish mission on the slopes of Dumyat.

Realised part way round the run that I was the only one on it who had actually run all four days at the weekend! Luckily and surprisingly my legs were not feeling too bad at all.

Then fine food and more JK chat at the new post-run pub of choice.

Chocolate. Wine. Rest.

JK Relay, Newtyle Hill. M120+ with Fraser and Ben, 5th place.

Couldn't have done much more today, no mistakes and ran hard. Could perhaps have pushed harder on the first butterfly in the heather had I realised the rest would be less physical. A minute down on the leg but came from 14th to 5th. Must have been quite quick as Ben not ready at the changeover!

Ben got past one team but couldn't hold Andy Dale for the ECKO team (Tullster and all) who changed over right behind me. The other teams were out of reach including Jase for the other FVO team who ended 3rd and on the podium - great first leg for them from Roger.

Warmed up okay and legs actually not too bad. Done in afterwards but managed a short shuffle with Jase.