Training Log Archive: ba-ba

Lavely run with Ash.
Passed the Ladies RFC sledging on tackle bags (insert joke here about female rugby players straddling tackle) in bole hill, proceeded along the top of Rivelin, GC (needs a couple more inches of snow to be properly useful), conduit, wyming brook (very pretty), Rivelin rough (lost the path several times so had some bracken fun, Rivelin bottom, glen, stables, home. Felt OK for the first 80mins, nowt special, but the last 25 were a bit tough at times. Getting out-stamina'd by a 400m runner, and out-done on the hills by a Norfolkian is a sorry state of affairs but not entirely unexpected. Pussyfooted around descents a bit as was trying to avoid all lateral movement in my knee. Time includes the 10seconds to draw the mandatory cock on a car windscreen.

hoping the cold snap continues in the peaks so I can enjoy Kinder to its utmost over Christmas.

Down to the bottom of heroes the flat way, then after my reps headed home via Crookes, stables, x-pool, Lydgate. The gently sloping path out of the stables defeated me - sore legs by this point.

In snow
6:45
6:59
6:55
To be honest I surprised myself, especially with the first - thought I might get under 7.30 for a couple if I was lucky after the last couple of months. 6.45 is only about 20secs behind my pb - set earlier in the year when sunny and fit. I don't think I've ever had a set of 3 reps under 7mins before though.
Maybe shows that my base fitness is good and with a good 3 months training I should be set for a good next year.

the downhills. fairly slow as on my second time down I had to stop and help a damsel in distress as she was afraid of ending up on her ass. She was only about 30 max and in no way overweight, just poor shoe choice.

C • ... 2

for once I played half-descent, and it was only Schmeicel-esque star-jumps from their 'keeper that stopped me grabbing a brace. Or is that my inability to place a shot? Anyway we won easy and was happy to get 25mins in.

quote of the day - whilst debating a contentious throw-in:
Me: "well, it's six of one and half-a-dozen of the other"
OTC Guy: "what does that mean?"
*facepalm*

Was going to go for a run after labs, but knee a tiny bit stiff. Next week...

in other news, after 3 weeks of seemingly futile and repetitive lab-work my perseverance has paid off, I now have a gene inside a plasmid and can start doing some interesting stuff. boo-yah.

Been feeling tired recently but perked up during the day.
Walkley, steady lope up Heroes to remind myself of it, lydgate. easy. warm.