Training Log Archive: SarahDIn the 31 days ending Jul 31, 2012:
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Tuesday Jul 31, 2012 #
Running intervals 24:00 [4]
4 x 4' + 2' in Glen T. Hamstring feeling tight from start but seemed to ease off. Skipped the last rep to jog up the track with E.
Running 50:00 [3]
Rest of the run round the Glen T 7-miler. Hamstrings feeling uncomfortable again after intervals, but suspect it's my back that's the problem.
Stretching 10:00 [1]
Hamstring not sore at all in stretching.
Monday Jul 30, 2012 #
Note
(rest day)
Back to work. Couldn't be bothered to go for a wee jog at lunch time.
Sunday Jul 29, 2012 #
Running 3:20:00 [3]
Long run from Dinnet, across Muir, up track from N end, Cnoc Dubh, loop of Cambus, across the Cran Burn, Tullich Church, DW to Cambus bridge, back up Cnoc Dubh, main BoV track and back ac-w round the loch. Went pretty well. Tiring a bit by 2h, then bumped into Campbells and stopped for a chat. Felt good when I set off again and managed to run all of the 2nd Cnoc Dubh climb. Slowish plod back round the loch with lifting muscles having given up, but no significant aches and pains. As good as I could hope for.
Stayed dry and sunny for the first 3 hours but got caught in a heavy shower at the end.
Stayed dry and sunny for the first 3 hours but got caught in a heavy shower at the end.
Stretching 15:00 [1]
Saturday Jul 28, 2012 #
Note
(rest day)
Rest day and back home.
Friday Jul 27, 2012 #
Running intervals 28:00 [5]
14 x 1' + 1' on the beach at Findhorn. Wasn't really what I had planned but E wanted to build another sand castle. Kept my shoes on this time but feet felt fine. Legs more tired than I expected.
Running warm up/down 20:00 [2]
Before and after intervals round the car park and beach.
Thursday Jul 26, 2012 #
Mountain biking 1:45:00 [2]
Cycle with E from Findhorn to Brodie Castle by back roads. Then back with a detour up to the edge of Culbin. Easy ride. Steady pace mostly on flat roads. Out for 2h 45m.
Wednesday Jul 25, 2012 #
Running 1:55:00 [3]
Ran a section of the Dava way from Dunphail to Dava and back, with E on his bike. Was uphill on the way out and the path stoney in places, so progress was slow for E, but he made me work harder on the way back. Total times 88' out and 52' back.
Felt better than expected after yesterday but feet are a bit tender from bf intervals. Will give them a rest tomorrow.
Felt better than expected after yesterday but feet are a bit tender from bf intervals. Will give them a rest tomorrow.
Tuesday Jul 24, 2012 #
Note
Have been promising E a trip to the beach all hols, so no getting out of it with lovely blue skies this morning. Walked from Findhorn to Roseisle along the beach and then back by the Coastal path (~2h)
10 AM
Barefoot running intervals 30:00 [4]
10x2'+1' reps bf on the beach. Lower legs and feet worked harder than heart and felt tired after. A lone seal played on the beach at one end of my reps while a lone boy played at the other. Both seemed pretty content.
11 AM
Running warm up/down 27:00 [2]
Warm up in the forest and then splashed along the edge of the sea after with E. Not feeling hot enough to be tempted into a dip.
5 PM
Running 33:00 [3]
Short jog with J down to the beach and back through the shingly bits. Suffered a bit of a slump this afternoon and hoped this might help pick me up.
9 PM
Stretching 15:00 [1]
Monday Jul 23, 2012 #
Mountain biking 1:30:00 [2]
With E round some of the Moray monster trails. Long slog up big tracks then some nice bits of single track but mostly rather tame compared to other blue trails we've done recently. Feeling tired.
Barefoot running 13:00 [3]
Round the dunes by Findhorn while E messed around. Hard work on loose sand.
Stretching 15:00 [1]
Sunday Jul 22, 2012 #
Running 2:05:00 [3]
From home to WHW, Bell Wood, Aboyne Loch, across Coull to TW, Aboyne Castle and back by the railway. Not feeling great. Got going ok after 30' but then tired at around 90' and sore muscles again. Tried to push the last 15' back along the railway.
Saturday Jul 21, 2012 #
Note
(rest day)
Good week in Glen Urquhart. Mostly low intensity but coping with the volume fine and injury niggles seemed less at the end of the week than the start. Feeling whacked today, but hope to recover enough for a quality part 2 at Findhorn next week.
Friday Jul 20, 2012 #
Mountain biking 1:15:00 [2]
Round the green and blue trails at Abriachan again with E. Feeling really tired this morning for the first time this week.
Running hills 20:00 [5]
5 x 2' + 2' on the hill from the cp at Abriachan. Wasn't sure how this would go, but got better and felt stronger as the session went on. Could have done more but decided to stop while it still felt good.
Rest day tomorrow.
Rest day tomorrow.
Running warm up/down 10:00 [2]
Before and after hills
Thursday Jul 19, 2012 #
Mountain biking 1:30:00 [2]
With E from the cp at the end of the Affric road along the south side of the loch and back the same way. Track both hillier and rougher than I remember from running it!
Also a 1h walk round the Dog Falls loop.
Also a 1h walk round the Dog Falls loop.
Stretching 15:00 [1]
Wednesday Jul 18, 2012 #
Running 3:10:00 [3]
Long run from Drumnadrochit to Tomich via Corrimony (18m or so, mostly good track but a long boggy squelch towards the end). Grot day - low cloud and rain - so just got the head down and ran. Felt good for the 1st hour, ok for the 2nd , then having to focus more for the 3rd, but never desperate. Lots of niggles but no cramping and energy system felt good. Muscles just seem to get sore after 2h. Another couple of runs like this and GwC might seem less daunting.
Stretching 15:00 [1]
Tuesday Jul 17, 2012 #
Note
Rest day. Drove over to the W coast with E, stopping off at Dundreggan for a walk and to check out the wild boar - they're great!
Running 30:00 [3]
Got dropped at the end of Loch Meiklie for a short leg loosener run back to the hostel. Felt awful at the start but improved a lot after 10'.
Monday Jul 16, 2012 #
Running 1:30:00 [2]
With my training buddy E on his bike. From Dog Falls cp on big forest tracks c-w round towards Tomich and then over to Loch Beinn a Mheadoin. Went well after a slow start up the first hill until the long climb up and over from Tomich towards the loch when E started to run out of steam and encountered his first problems with bikers bum. So walked a lot of the hills, but it was all time on feet and great to have company. Nice day too. Out for 2h 20m in total.
Note
Walk with E down past Plodda Falls and on through big tree country. Out for ~45m.
Stretching 10:00 [1]
Sunday Jul 15, 2012 #
Orienteering 1:38:00 [3]
INVOC event at Rogie, brown course. Off to a bad start when I realised I'd taken 2 right O shoes with me - dohh. Plodded round in my walking shoes which were actually ok to run in. Lost 5' in the circle at 3 and again at 12 on the wrong spur. 11 wasn't there ( in the wrong place) and the map was v strange around 10 and 6. So not a great run, but enjoyed it all the same.
Stretching 15:00 [1]
Note
Went for a walk with E up the hill from the Abriachan forest. Out for an hour or so. A few tweaks in the back but no major spasming - fingers crossed! Knee still complaining but ignoring it for now.
Saturday Jul 14, 2012 #
Mountain biking 1:15:00 [3]
With E round the green and blue trails at Abriachan. Really fun. Nice trails with some tricky loose descents.
Mountain biking 15:00 [3]
Then messed around on the skills park area. Not as brave as E but then he bounces rather than breaks like I would.
Mountain biking 55:00 [3]
Cycled back down to Drumnadrochit from Abriachan on the GGW. Was more than a bit hairy on the steep muddy descent, especially as my brakes got more and more useless. Was tired from nervous energy and clinging on by the time I got down.
Stretching 15:00 [1]
Note
Back fine all day, but spasming again in the evening.
Friday Jul 13, 2012 #
Running 1:43:00 [3]
This should have been a 2 1/2 h run. From Torphins with J up onto Learney Hill and round a big loop. Felt rubbish at the start but could blame that on being too early for me (9:30). After 15' started feeling my knee again ;-(( Hamstrings were v tight too and was just a slow slog up the hill. Back to the car in 82' and decided to call it a day, but once I got home tried again in the woods and managed another 20' loop.
Very frustrating as should have been feeling fresh after an easy week. Still really struggling to get my distance up where it needs to be for GWC and starting to think I may need to drop to the 13m. Having thought that through as an option, intend to try and chill out now and see what I can do in the next couple of weeks hols with E as my training partner.
Very frustrating as should have been feeling fresh after an easy week. Still really struggling to get my distance up where it needs to be for GWC and starting to think I may need to drop to the 13m. Having thought that through as an option, intend to try and chill out now and see what I can do in the next couple of weeks hols with E as my training partner.
Note
Everything seized up later and lots of spasming from lower back / bum. Not so good.
Stretching 15:00 [1]
Thursday Jul 12, 2012 #
Running hills 32:00 [5]
4 x hill above DAP from fence corner: 4:03, 4:07, 4:07, 4:01
Steady but nothing special. Got buzzed twice.
Steady but nothing special. Got buzzed twice.
Running 23:00 [2]
Decent warm up via DW. Straight back after.
Knee totally fine ;-))
Knee totally fine ;-))
Stretching 15:00 [1]
Wednesday Jul 11, 2012 #
Note
(rest day)
Busy day and no harm in giving knee a bit longer
Tuesday Jul 10, 2012 #
Running 21:00 [2]
Short easy run in Dundee to test out knee. Out the back of the conference centre and up onto Balgay hill / observatory. Feeling good and tempted to go further but managed to resist. Survived descent ok too.
Monday Jul 9, 2012 #
Note
(rest day)
R+R hoping knee will settle
Sunday Jul 8, 2012 #
Walking 1:30:00 [2]
Hill walk on west side of Glen Shee with J and E - Cairnwell, Carn a' Gheoidh and Carn Aosda. Tops clear. Out for 3 h.
Saturday Jul 7, 2012 #
Strength and conditioning 30:00 [2]
Outdoor gym - barrowing logs up the hill and turning compost. Arms tired.
Friday Jul 6, 2012 #
Running 2:22:00 [3]
Long run from Aboyne. First 50mins with J on a loop out round Balnagowan. Then headed back out to try and cross to Coull behind the castle but failed to find the route I was looking for, so cut through grotty fields and scrappy land to reach otter bridge eventually. Then up onto Mortlich (walked much of the climb) and back over Queen's Hill. Came all the way back the new bridgeless DW and splashed across the burn (to the amusement of the DW construction team). Was going to stop and sit in it to cool my legs, but decided the guys already thought I was mad enough.
Bit of a plod and would have liked to make it a bit longer.
Going to ease back now and hope that the knee settles down by next w/e.
Bit of a plod and would have liked to make it a bit longer.
Going to ease back now and hope that the knee settles down by next w/e.
Thursday Jul 5, 2012 #
Running hills 32:00 [5]
4 x reps of the hill from side of Aboyne Loch up to the path entrance into Coull. 3:57, 3:56, 4:05, 4:04, with jog back recovery. Felt a bit better after the first one, but tired by the end (thought I did a good pace on the last one). V humid. Undergrowth dry but path still v wet in places.
Running 30:00 [3]
To and from Aboyne loch from the tennis courts. Saw an osprey dive for a fish in the loch just metres away. Then watched it circling around being mobbed by a seagull, so I guess it must have caught something.
Mountain biking 20:00 [2]
Down to the village, ice lollies and back home. Sun!
Stretching 15:00 [1]
Wednesday Jul 4, 2012 #
Running 32:00 [2]
Easy recovery run from tennis courts - castle grounds, golf course, round the loch and back by the railway.
Stretching 15:00 [1]
Tuesday Jul 3, 2012 #
Running hills 28:00 [5]
14 x 1' + 1' with DR at Glen T on the diagonal hill. Going ok but struggling to recover within the 1'- guess I've not done any short hills recently.
Running 32:00 [3]
To start of hills and back at end. Knee sore again, but still trying to run through it. Nice night at least.
Stretching 15:00 [1]
Monday Jul 2, 2012 #
Running 37:00 [3]
Round and about Aboyne - mixture of road, track and path finishing off with a few BF laps of the green. Energy system feeling good, but niggles in knee again.
Barefoot running 15:00 [3]
Stretching 15:00 [1]
Sunday Jul 1, 2012 #
9 AM
Walking 1:00:00 [2]
Up Mount Keen. E setting the pace after an early winge. Mum getting left behind ;-)
On the top in an hour by 09:30.
Back down the glen on the bikes passing heaps of folk heading up, and back to the car by 11:30. A successful and DRY expedition.
On the top in an hour by 09:30.
Back down the glen on the bikes passing heaps of folk heading up, and back to the car by 11:30. A successful and DRY expedition.
5 PM
Running 28:00 [3]
Short run round the woods including 3 hill climbs. Felt I needed a bit more and still had some energy, but R knee a bit sore again (felt it last night - cycling?).
Raining again.
Raining again.
10 PM
Stretching 15:00 [1]