Training Log Archive: SarahD

From home to Dalliefour by the DW most of the way. A celebration of the Dess Burn bridge completion. Sadly still got my feet wet trying to cross birdman's bog trench ;-( Felt rubbish at the start (too early) but good by the time I got there - just in time for junior training.

Lead TS round a warm-up to trample the bracken for the whites, then picked up controls at the top of the hill at the end.

Cycled the track up the hill to collect controls then enjoyed the whizz back down after.

Lovely ride with E from Dalliefour up tracks on the E side of the Muick, across by the road bridge then back down through Allt Cailleach and round the Knock. Out for 80' or so.

24 x 1' +1' reps up Pressendye with J. Felt really tough, especially towards the top where it's steep and I was f***ed.

From Tarland out to the start of the Pressendye climb, then back from the top after. Felt awful on the warm-up and wasn't sure the session was going to happen, but it was ok once I got going. Completely run out of steam by the end.

Stopped off at Carnie woods for a wee jog. Feeling much bouncier today, but going to take things steady.

Really struggling with tiredness today, but legs recovered so managed a set of 5x4'+4' with J. on the railway E of Aboyne and then heading up the hill from Boddomend. Last 4' up the hill was tough.

Out through castle ground, woods and golf course and back the same way. Disappointed but not surprised to discover that birdman has excavated a 3m wide 0.5m deep trench across the old railway to let the marsh drain in, and replaced one of the gates with a solid metal barrier. Stopped to drag a fallen tree across the trench to make a bridge.

Too knackered to contemplate going out again for Maroc club night.

In Embra, then dinner with M+O. Wappit.

Tired and busy