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Training Log Archive: olsoran

In the 29 days ending Feb 29, 2016:

activity	#	time	miles		km		+m
Trail	9	10:04:09	45.65		73.46		913
Orienteering	4	4:35:44	7.15		11.5		180
S&C	4	3:45:00
Trail / Terrain Run	2	2:18:00	9.63		15.5		550
Trail / Road Run	1	1:56:30	12.61	(9:14)	20.3	(5:44)	163
Warm up/down	3	57:00
Intervals	2	55:00
Total	22	24:31:23	75.04		120.76		1806

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Monday Feb 29, 2016 #

Trail 45:00 [3]
shoes: Pegasus 31 - blue/black

Balnagowan fartlek with AARC, BP and SR.

Lovely local stomp in the sunshine with t and k.
Torqu, Northbrae, Quithel Woods to the Dee opposite Drumnagesk then fields in front of Balnacraig House and back over Torqu hill. Amazing amount of river debris has created a slightly surreal landscape in the woods by the Dee.

Carting stuff about after.

C • debris 2

Saturday Feb 27, 2016 #

Trail / Road Run 1:56:30 [3] 20.3 km (5:44 / km) +163m 5:31 / km
shoes: Pegasus 31 - blue/black

Guiding for RunBalmoral taster session. Basically the 15-miler taster but avoiding the open hill because of snow. Slow but slipped in a few quicker bits running back and forth between groups. Knackered because of that by the end.
Lovely day.

Friday Feb 26, 2016 #

Trail 42:29 [3] 6.1 km (6:58 / km) +111m 6:23 / km
shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

Torquhandallochy Craigmore loop with K. Love this run. Getting last nights race out of my legs. Needed to eat by the time we got back.

Thursday Feb 25, 2016 #

Warm up/down 15:00 [3]
shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

With DaveH before Dess Night Race

7 PM

Trail race 42:20 [5] 8.78 km (4:49 / km) +222m 4:17 / km
shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

Time is a guess as I started my Garmin..but I didnt.
Nice new race from the Activity Park. Good turnout...and especially from the Ballogie Runners.
Set off up the main track a little too quickly just behind SW but got overtaken by SR and MT near the top of the first hill. Improved a few positions once over that but SW was gone but I got ahead of MT and SR again. Maintained position all round second loop down via waterfall and then second time round the "first" loop - then bided my time and overtook three folk including DermidA on the steep run back down the main track to the finish.
2nd in the Ballogie Runners race behind SallyW but ahead of MarkT, IanW and AlanB.
Good fun race...which hurt as usual but orienteering skills helped on some of the rougher bits like the wall crossings.

Wednesday Feb 24, 2016 #

S&C 50:00 [3]

Tuesday Feb 23, 2016 #

Warm up/down 22:00 [3]
shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

To and from Aboyne Green

Intervals 30:00 [3]
shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

10*3mins loop. To the church, jog back across.

Monday Feb 22, 2016 #

Note

Weary today.
Lots of S&C carting wood.
Warm up loop with the kids before the race at Aboyne Academy. 1.5km.
Enough

Sunday Feb 21, 2016 #

Orienteering race (Darnaway Blue) 1:03:41 [4] 7.0 km (9:06 / km) +180m 8:04 / km
shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

Nice to be back at Darnaway.
Lost a lot of time to 6 visiting both 7 and 8 first but only 10s down on Minna Kauppi for 6-7 who had the same leg at WOC and was quickest with 32s :-) A few iffy route choices after that but no misses as such. Nice course but a long way down on JH.
Pleased to have some strength in the legs after yesterday.

Saturday Feb 20, 2016 #

Trail (RTH Guiding - Balmoral) 2:55:35 [3] 24.25 km (7:14 / km) +417m 6:40 / km
ahr:124 max:166 shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

D & M from London.
Set out for Balmoral 15 miler but M probably not really up for it in the slightly inclement weather so modified things somewhat after the Garbh Allt iron bridge. Took in the 10k hill and then Prince Leopolds cairn and John Brown then back to Easter Balmoral. Very easy paced with lots of photo stops.

Thursday Feb 18, 2016 #

Trail 58:14 [3] 8.1 km (7:11 / km)

Brillliant weather and more RTH Guiding with P & J.
Loch Kinord and Burn O'Vat. Both P and J suffering a bit so slow and steady.

Wednesday Feb 17, 2016 #

Orienteering race (DNC - Inchmarnoch) 47:03 [5] 4.5 km (10:27 / km)
shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

Still can't get used to it being Torphantrick but anyway....that was more like it.

Tricky, and heavily brashed in places but lots of fun. Somewhat shorter to accommodate the post-series curry..maybe thats partly why I found it more enjoyable than some of the others too.

Clean round pretty much all of it. Impressed how smooth JW seemed as he went past in the small control pick area.

4th behind JC (34), JW(37) and AC(43)..think we need an adults only race for next year.

Started Garmin late.

C • Adults 3

Tuesday Feb 16, 2016 #

Trail (RTH Guiding) 2:06:48 [3] 18.6 km (6:49 / km) +163m 6:32 / km
shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

Guiding for RTH.
J and P from Kent again. P suffering from a chest infection so expected to have to modify the planned Balmoral 15 miler.
Cloudy but nice snow underfoot although got a bit tough in Ballochbuie along the track by the dam. Deer plentiful down at that end looking good in the snow.
Cut back at the white Dee bridge and also decided against going up round Ripe Hill. Just as well as P was suffering in spite of a slow pace. The open hill wouldn't have been great in the high wind anyway.
Nice to be out in the great surroundings and appreciated by all.

Friday Feb 12, 2016 #

Trail 44:43 [3] 7.63 km (5:52 / km)
shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

Torquhandallochy, Craigmore

Thursday Feb 11, 2016 #

S&C 55:00 [3]
shoes: Saucony Progrid (Orange)

Getting a little concerned that first proper target of the year is only a month away (thanks for the timely reminder AT) so attempted to get some time in the nearest I can manage to XC-skiing at present in the Aboyne gym. Probably more of a gesture than something meaningful but still.

Note

In the interests of commitment the targets for the first half year:
Jan: move house
Feb: move house and RTH guiding
Mar: Engadin ..and JK as secondary
April: TPR Yorkshire
May: PoJ if I can wangle an entry
June: GR20
July: French 6

Wednesday Feb 10, 2016 #

Orienteering race (DNC - Muir of Dinnet) 1:35:00 [3]
shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

Tough work in the heathery open areas. Nice course though and was pretty good until late on when relaxed heading for no 11 (which I'd visited earlier on the way to 4?).. Blew lots of minutes. Finding these long courses tough this year.

Monday Feb 8, 2016 #

S&C 1:00:00 [3]
shoes: Saucony Progrid (Orange)

RM session

Trail / Terrain Run 40:00 [3]
shoes: Pegasus 31 - blue/black

AA running club. Loop at Balnagowan. 15 out.

C • Scolty 1

Tuesday Feb 2, 2016 #

Intervals 25:00 [3]
shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

DR session

Warm up/down 20:00 [3]
shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

Monday Feb 1, 2016 #