Training Log Archive: SarahD

Parked at the N end of Allt Cailleach. Jogged out on the track and road to start a combined hill / O training session.

12 x 1' + 1' hills up the big track with a steady gradient through Allt Cailleach. Felt sluggish. Hot and sticky again and running into the wind all the way up.

From the top of Allt Cailleach ran a course back down through the area. Reasonable technique but a few hesitations in the circle and not confident of all the boulders near the end.
Overall a good session to end the best quality week of training for a while.

Easy cycle ride with J + E. From home out towards Belwade and ILPH. Stopped at the mouth of the Tarland Burn and paddled across to the Dee for a swim - water was lovely and warm and even E sat on a rock and splashed around. Continued to Bell Wood, across the road in Aboyne to the railway and back home. Very relaxed pace until a race up the hill at the end.

Parked at the bottom of the Cistern track. Jogged up to start O training from the top (14'). Felt like a struggle after last night - my legs haven't been as twitchy in bed for a long time. Started with a short line course on Birsemore Hill then did controls 9-15 on the M21 course from the Scottish Nights. Not going very fast but kept really good map contact and spiked everything confidently. Jogged back down to the car to finish. Good technical session.

First Cambus canters for 2 years. A pw by almost 40" and over 2 minutes slower than my pb, but that's probably not too surprising given how little speedwork I've done recently and I feel really positive at having run it. It felt tough in the heat and humidity.

Before and after Cambus

Back feels much better

Back still sore but decided to go for a short run anyway as I recall a previous similar occasion when running seemed to help the muscles relax. Short loop of Hazlehead in the heat. Legs felt tired from yesterday. Back certainly doesn't feel any worse now.

First intervals for a good few weeks. 15 x 1' + 1' on tracks at Hazlehead. Felt sluggish on the warm-up but fine once I got into the intervals. Good session - need a few more like it over the next few weeks. Sticky day with the sun starting to burn off the harr.

To and from Hazlehead.

Strained a muscle in my back out weeding in the garden. Tried to stretch it out, but still sore.

Jog behind Ewan on his bike from Potties to the Kinker hill and back.

Mostly OK, but my brain couldn't cope with the windmills.