Training Log Archive: SarahD

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.

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.

With E round the green and blue trails at Abriachan. Really fun. Nice trails with some tricky loose descents.

Then messed around on the skills park area. Not as brave as E but then he bounces rather than breaks like I would.

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.

Back fine all day, but spasming again in the evening.

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.

Everything seized up later and lots of spasming from lower back / bum. Not so good.

4 x hill above DAP from fence corner: 4:03, 4:07, 4:07, 4:01
Steady but nothing special. Got buzzed twice.

Decent warm up via DW. Straight back after.
Knee totally fine ;-))

Busy day and no harm in giving knee a bit longer

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.

R+R hoping knee will settle