Training Log Archive: SarahD

Sondagsbana at Birsemore. Walked up the Fungle with E to meat the team with jbs at the mid-way point at the Guard. Then tagged on the back of the boys to do the second half. Just about hung in there by dint of corner cutting and minimal map reading. Fun and definitely more effort than I'd have put in on my own today.
Survived the w/e ;-)

Morven winter solstice night run. Set off with some of the slower runners and didn't kill myself on the climb - nice. Turned into a pretty pleasant evening, just a bit of cloud covering the summit plateau, wind dropped, not too bitter and a cover of snow above ~400m. Great turn out.

Long run from track N of the Potties/ B'logie/Birse junction, up old path behind Balfour, to top of big Birse track, out to forest edge, down to Glen Cat and up the other side towards FoBirse. Left along the ridge towards Lamahip, then left off Corybeg back down to Glen Cat. Back through the forest on the other side by Canadian Rd.
Was still feeling tired so expected this to be a bit of a plod and a mental battle. It was, but improved as time went on, and really pleased I made myself do it. Need to start getting some miles in the bank. Never strung this together as a run before, but it was a really nice route. Would be good for MTB too.
Met a digger on the upper part of the old path up from Balfour, transforming it into a motorway. Top bit of path above the big Birse track has already been done. Not sure about this - I liked these old rough paths through the forest. Would be interesting to know what the grand plan is - BCT responsible I assume.

Feeling a bit beaten up today, but at least the calf seems ok - phew

Headlamp lap of the woods with J. Very tired.

DNC at Raemoir. Missed no 2 badly, eventually bouncing off 10 at the top of the hill. Smaller misses in the circle at 4, 5, 8. Wrong re-entrant at 11 and way too far right at 12. Not v impressive overall, but managing to stay with Ross and Josh between 5 and 11, so not alone in the faffing department. Was a bit in the wars too - skinned knuckle early on, after 9 caught my R foot and my L leg twisted badly pulling / cramping the calf, then face planted on the run-in jarring my back. Seem to have a few other bruises unaccounted for too.
Raemoir ;-((

To start and back from finish

Major stretching fail apart from my calf.

Wee headlamp recovery jog round the woods with J.

5 x 4' + 2' on back roads round H'head. Distances were: 823, 858, 888, 844, 979 for flat, undulating, undulating, up, down. Pretty happy with these, especially as speed was improving into the session - the hilly bits on 3 and 4 felt really slow, but can't have been that bad. Average pace of 4:33 was similar to last week's 3' reps, but on a hillier route.
Almost bottled the session as I didn't feel very lively on the w-u.

To and from start / end of intervals to work.

W-u jog and some hill sprints at after school club