Training Log Archive: SarahD

Glenlivet red route with E. Great ride and really impressed with E's endurance and bike skills. Was very windy out of the forest and hard to keep the bike upright at times, especially going round the bends. Woosed a few of the rock steps, but most of the route is just a nice long blue. Out for 2:15
V tired by the end. Need to start getting some recovery before the JK.

Took advantage of J's incapacity to do a one way ride with E. Started from auld brig o Dee, up the high track and over the shoulder to HRH summerhouse, green bridge, main track to Connaught, cut up to top track, Ripe Hill loop, then a meander back to Easter Balmoral by some single track past several of the Cairns. Great route. Just a bit of wingeing on the climbs, but otherwise enjoyed by us both.

Tollohill sprint. Nice wee course and good race practice, highlighting a few things that need ironing out. No 1 again - need to take time to check more carefully - after overshooting the path end. No 2 - just need to be more confident to keep moving when you can't see it, but know you're right. And no 14 - legging it for the last control and doing a major banana, worth 30'+, that's how to throw a race.
14:1 me v E. Watch how quick that ratio changes...

Wee jog before, then back into the forest to look out for E after.

Circuit of Loch Muick with DR. Lovely evening for a lovely run. So rare that I actually just run round the loch - has usually had some big hills attached to it. Felt like a brisk pace all the way, 2nd half with SR trying not to hold her back too much.

Hard to make myself do this - just wanted to get into a hot bath. And then found that there wasn't any hot water left ;-(

Short technical training at Glen Davan. Focus on bearings. Seemed to find it difficult to keep moving well and stay in touch with the map, but going ok when I slowed down a bit. Good to get a bit more terrain work for the foot too.

Nice wee w/u out along the loch side and back.

6 x 2' + 1' round the 2 bridges, then 6 x 1' + 1' up the hill. Going steady - not great - but lasting the session ok.

To start of intervals, between sets and back from the top of the hill via the mill pond. Lovely evening.

Almost skipped this - managed to make myself do a reduced set.