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Training Log Archive: olsoran

In the 31 days ending May 31, 2016:

activity # timemileskm+m
  Trail / Terrain Run7 7:16:53 34.07 54.83 1719
  Trail4 4:33:17 17.72 28.51 935
  Orienteering3 2:43:07 3.29 5.3 200
  Warm up/down5 1:15:00
  Intervals2 50:00
  Trail / Road Run1 36:00 3.73(9:39) 6.0(6:00)
  Mtn Bike1 26:04 4.1(6:21) 6.6(3:57) 110
  Hills1 12:00
  Total18 17:52:21 62.91 101.24 2964

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Tuesday May 31, 2016 #

Warm up/down 20:00 [3]
shoes: Pegasus 31 - blue/black

Glen Tanar.

Intervals 32:00 [3]
shoes: Pegasus 31 - blue/black

Deeside Runners pyramid.
1/1, 2/1, 3/2', 4/2, 4/2, 3/2, 2/1, 1/1.
Round the Two Bridges.
First half tough as usual, but going better later on. Pacing things ok.
Great turnout...lots of juniors.

Monday May 30, 2016 #

Trail / Road Run 36:00 [3] 6.0 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: Pegasus 31 - blue/black

Aboyne Academy RC.
Went south of the river with a loop at the bottom of Birsemore. A few faster stretches. Fun.

Sunday May 29, 2016 #

Trail 2:18:32 [3] 21.4 km (6:28 / km) +727m 5:32 / km
ahr:138 shoes: Pegasus 31 - blue/black

Clachnaben, then along the ridge towards Battock; dropped down into Glen Dye then back via Char Bothy. Glorious day and nice circuit once off the mess of tracks on the top. With AT. Good steady pace.
Not Jura but a great run nevertheless.

Friday May 27, 2016 #

Trail / Terrain Run 59:38 [3] 9.4 km (6:21 / km) +269m 5:33 / km
ahr:144 max:163 shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

Birkenhill Farm, Corsedardar direct then back west of the road for a bit. Pleased to keep going up the very steep stuff. Felt strong. Lots of ticks discovered after.
Chat to Tristan (aged 5) building a stile.

Wednesday May 25, 2016 #

Trail 35:00 [3]
shoes: Roclite 295

Craigmore, Torqu loop with k. Good chat.

Tuesday May 24, 2016 #

Warm up/down 20:00 [3]
shoes: Pegasus 31 - blue/black

At Glen Tanar

Intervals 18:00 [3]
shoes: Pegasus 31 - blue/black

6*2/1 at Glen Tanar round Two Bridges.
Toiling along at the back even though feeling ok.

Hills 12:00 [3]
shoes: Pegasus 31 - blue/black

6*1/1 Hills and they felt slow and hard.

Note

The plan for Mays target of the PoJ race next weekend now aborted unfortunately.

Monday May 23, 2016 #

Note
(rest day)

Intended at least some sort of run but took the day off...very tired from lack of sleep caused by post SOC trials and tribulations.
Dipped out of Aboyne Academy RC(thanks BP).... too busy toing and froing to ARI..

Sunday May 22, 2016 #

Warm up/down 10:00 [3]
shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

Whilst Andy was out.

Orienteering race (SOC Relay) 31:00 [5]
shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

Handicap +14 team with Drew and Andy. Leg 3.
Super fun.
Nicely set up by D and A and right in the mix. BobD for Gramp maybe 1 min ahead but set out in a group of EddieH for Mor, WCOC, MDOC and AliC for Maroc juniors. Bob in sight at 2, and caught him pretty much by 4..at which point he set off towards 8... I was with Ali but he then had a different gaffle..others behind by now..with Ali again at 7 and then it was a little bit of Maroc collaboration until 10 when neither of us liked the thicket. Then it was good head to head stuff down through 11 and 12. Knew I wouldn't get him unless I was ahead at 12. I wasn't. So the juniors took the overall handicap but we won the 14+. Nice cheese....but should have pushed him in the bushes :-)

Saturday May 21, 2016 #

Warm up/down 10:00 [3]
shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

At the start at Balmoral after duties...also did an unexpected deployment of 6 warmup controls at short notice.

Orienteering race (Soc Balmoral) 1:18:00 [5]
shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

Very mixed emotions.
Disgusted, disappointed and delighted.
Slow but steady through 1, binned 3 mins being too high at 2 and relocating of the veg change ...visited "Ds boulder" 80m away. Nicely through 3 and then took 9 mins on a leg of 150m. Couldn't work out the crags and eventually went back to 3.
12 mins down already.
4-18 and to finish only just another 30s lost at 10 pretty much. Running strongly and only lost another 1 mins and a half to Bilbo. 4 fastest splits and I'll take that. No one else quicker.
So disastrous start but managed to put it behind me for the remainder.....but I do hate green dots. Knolls or trees they are all the same to me.
A confidence booster in a very funny sort of way.

Note

Rather felt for D with his Boulder.

Thursday May 19, 2016 #

Trail 45:45 [3] 7.11 km (6:26 / km) +208m 5:37 / km
ahr:123 shoes: Roclite 295

Loop in Potties. Somewhat dreich.
Feeling good.

Wednesday May 18, 2016 #

Note

A day of traipsing round RD17 assemblies and car parks with CM. Five days covered and some cracking spots visited. Even managed to be in the car between days when the deluge came. Good day and only Glen Tanar not done.
Nice chat with AlanS at the Feardar cottage.

Note

Intended the sprint at Tilquhillie but got caught up in more grass seeding and couldn't summon the energy to go out late on. Wanted to try out Andy's course having had a sneak preview....comment opportunity in advance.

Monday May 16, 2016 #

Trail / Terrain Run 1:48:36 [3] 11.25 km (9:39 / km) +486m 7:56 / km
shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

Needed a long one. Needed some good technical stuff before the weekend so doubled up and did both. Dug out an old classic length night course. Did most of it. Tough it was too.

Sunday May 15, 2016 #

Note

Lots of wood stacking post Tio. The viewing of the latter a whole lot of fun as always.

Saturday May 14, 2016 #

Trail / Terrain Run 53:31 [3] 9.07 km (5:54 / km) +239m 5:13 / km
shoes: Roclite 295

Wanderings in Potties before the bracken starts taking hold again. Trying out some new Roclites.
Feeling pretty good again. Getting TP out of my legs now.

Thursday May 12, 2016 #

Note

... have decided not to head over to Sweden this weekend and run ten legs between us. Will put all our energies into supporting the one who is instead.

..maybe next year.

Trail / Terrain Run 46:58 [3] 7.7 km (6:06 / km) +220m 5:20 / km
shoes: Pegasus 31 - blue/black

Local loops over Torqu and Craigmore. Gettng some spring back.

Wednesday May 11, 2016 #

Note

Fighting the grass seed with the hosepipes....and yet another year on the tally stick. Grim.
Up Peter Hill late on amongst the stone chats, meadow pippets, grouse, ...and lambs. Pleasant part of Aberdeenshire this.
Cheese and red wine to finish.
C • cheese and red wine 1

Tuesday May 10, 2016 #

Trail 54:00 [3]
shoes: Pegasus 31 - blue/black

DR session at Glen Tanar except not feeling up to intervals so ran steadily round two bridges with DirkW. Good chat and added in an extra bit up towards half way hut. Lovely evening but nothing in my legs.

Monday May 9, 2016 #

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

Aboyne Academy RC
Balnagowan loop in reverse of normal direction. With SamR.
14 out today. Really quite warm.

Note

Plenty moving sprinkler....and a late evening wander up to the steading and watched the sun go down.

Sunday May 8, 2016 #

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

Mainly on way to start at Glen Affric. Late too so rushing but with TimG.

Orienteering race (Glen Affric Sol) 54:07 [5] 5.3 km (10:13 / km) +200m 8:35 / km
shoes: Mudclaw 300 b/r

Looked forward to this but wasn't sure how the legs would perform after essentially 'marathon' efforts of week before.

Felt somewhat heavy legged early on but eased into it and was pleased generally. A couple of errors worth talking about only. Lost well over a minute at 4 in the circle when looking round the southern edge of hill rather than higher up near the top. Went away and came back. Then heading to 10 paid too much attention to others and confused myself in the contours. Major hesitations resulted. Another 30-40s plus.

Pretty straight route choices throughout and probably didn't lose much more time on the navigation. Loved it all though and certainly performed much better than at the 6 day

Thursday May 5, 2016 #

Trail / Terrain Run 1:28:30 [3] 11.57 km (7:39 / km) +348m 6:39 / km

With BP from Corsedardar memorial.
Lovely day for trail and terrain through some of Finzean and Ballogie woods.
Speed as required...slow!

Wednesday May 4, 2016 #

Mtn Bike 26:04 [3] 6.6 km (3:57 / km) +110m 3:39 / km

Helium
Late spin up the Glen Cat road. Very brief but really nice to be on a bike again.

Tuesday May 3, 2016 #

Note

..more of the same...

Monday May 2, 2016 #

Trail / Terrain Run 39:40 [3] 5.84 km (6:48 / km) +157m 5:59 / km
shoes: Inov8 RaceUltra

Torqu and Craigmore loop with k. Lovely weather. Shuffling along.

Note

More stone shifting.

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