Training Log Archive: Big JonIn the 29 days ending Feb 29, 2012:
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Wednesday Feb 29, 2012 #
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Bennachie with Active School Coordinators, practising control hanging. 2 hours enjoyable wandering round.
Tuesday Feb 28, 2012 #
Intervals 16:00 [5]
Deeside Runners, Aboyne green 8x2+1. Started steady going well by end. Warm - 12C, top off for half session & wished I'd worn shorts not tights.
Intervals warm up/down 45:00 [3]
Warm-up, some drills then warm down after.
Monday Feb 27, 2012 #
steady run 16:00 [3]
Jog round Hill of Banchory, knees a bit achy.
Pilates 1:00:00 [1]
Good session, lots of balance and abs work.
Sunday Feb 26, 2012 #
steady run warm up/down 25:00 [3]
Warmed up for X-C race at Balgownie, but knees too achy and generally uttered drained after night-O. Didn't start - probably the sensible option, but hard to do!
stretching 12:00 [1]
Saturday Feb 25, 2012 #
orienteering race 58:00 [5]
Scottish Nights, Glen Dye. Course 2 - 2nd to Jase. Bad error at 9 (3.5 mins) plus 4 or 5 other misses. Worst night-O performance for a long time. Had a coffee before - maybe made me too buzzed to settle properly.
steady run warm up/down 15:00 [3]
Decent length warm-up, feeling good and ready at start
stretching 12:00 [1]
Friday Feb 24, 2012 #
orienteering 42:00 [3]
Hanging controls in Tilquhillie for training. Feeling a bit sore after gym session - buttocks in particular!
Thursday Feb 23, 2012 #
Strength 32:00 [2]
Gym at Aboyne, busy. Usual lunges, leg straightener and sit-ups, 4 sets.
Wednesday Feb 22, 2012 #
orienteering race 35:00 [5]
DNC 12, Crathes (last event in series). Great little course in west end of Crathes (the interesting bit). Good run, mostly clean (a couple of hesitations in early part) and running hard. 1 second behind Josh.....
Good curry after at Derbar, 40 of us there!
Good curry after at Derbar, 40 of us there!
Tuesday Feb 21, 2012 #
Intervals hills 10:00 [5]
Dess Wood 5x2+2 hills from DAP gate. Distance OK, best the last (as usual!). Please to have done it.
steady run warm up/down 35:00 [3]
Home to DAP and along to buzzard track end. Back via contour along nice forest past view point. Legs feeling OK in terrain.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Monday Feb 20, 2012 #
steady run 16:00 [3]
Easy run in Hill of Banchory, legs feeling pretty achey and knees not great.
Pilates 1:00:00 [1]
Good session, nothing too sore.
Sunday Feb 19, 2012 #
orienteering 58:00 [5]
CompassSportCup at Faskally. Brown - someone actually managed to shoehorn in 7.2km into that tiny area, and it showed, there were a lot of dead running legs. Still it managed to bamboozle me enough to miss out a control (do a Jimmy) at 17. Pissed off as otherwise I'd have been reasonably high up and have got a few decent scalps (well, decent for an M50!).
steady run warm up/down 10:00 [3]
Short warm-up
stretching 12:00 [1]
Saturday Feb 18, 2012 #
Note
Swim with sarah and Ewan (well "fun session") did a few lengths - in water for about 40 minutes.
Friday Feb 17, 2012 #
steady run 35:00 [3]
Arntilly Craig from Corsedarder road with Sarah. Steady on way up and then cut run short to attend meeting with local landowner. Some nice forest and good detail on hill top and north slope. Worth further exploration - preferably with O-shoes not trail shoes!
Thursday Feb 16, 2012 #
orienteering 1:40:00 [3]
Checking controls at Allt Cailleach. Enjoyed the run - lots of nice forest and good running.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Wednesday Feb 15, 2012 #
cycling 1:00:00 [2]
With Ewan from Shooting Greens carpark to Potties carpark and back. Plus a wee diversion to check out new path from half-way carpark.
orienteering race 47:00 [5]
Deeside Night Cup 11, Cambus O'May. First victory of the season. Not completely clean, one bad error at 7 - ca 2 minutes and a missed route choice on 5-6 and several wobbles. Could have been 4-5 mins quicker. It wil be interesting to see George Best's time!
stretching 12:00 [1]
Tuesday Feb 14, 2012 #
orienteering 1:05:00 [4]
Checking controls at Allt Cailleach. Tough forest in places.
Monday Feb 13, 2012 #
Pilates 1:00:00 [1]
Good session, neck sore but didn't have any effect on exercises other than head lean to the left.
Sunday Feb 12, 2012 #
orienteering race 39:00 [5]
Local O event, Dess Woods. Plodded steadily round, 8 mins down on Felix Spath (young German guy in Aberdeen).
Tired and a bit achey from skiing (and falling).
Tired and a bit achey from skiing (and falling).
stretching 12:00 [1]
cycling 1:30:00 [2]
With Sarah and Ewan from gliding strip to Cambus footbridge and back. Very pleasant pooter along, but got cold on return due to Ewan nicking my windproof top....
Saturday Feb 11, 2012 #
Downhill skiing 2:00:00 [2]
Day at Glen Shee - lovely and sunny for first couple of runs then clouded over, but still very pleasant conditions - mild and dry. Snow gradually got a bit porridgy especially on lower sections near carpark. Using touring skis with free heel - OK on easier stuff but not enough control on steeper and icy patches. One bad fall with a banged head, caught outside edge as steep slope levelled out and flew sideways... - can't ever remember bashing my head in a ski fall before.
Legs tired by end - having to push hard on skis and also tensing up on steeper bits...
Legs tired by end - having to push hard on skis and also tensing up on steeper bits...
stretching 12:00 [1]
Friday Feb 10, 2012 #
pace run 1:08:00 [4]
Home to Iain's (stop for 15 mins chat!) then along railway line and up towards Mortlich, running out of time so didn't go last climb from gate but turned left and down to Aboyne Loch and Golf Course. Pushed run most of the way, feeling OK but toiling on steeper uphills.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Feeling tight - need to do this more regularly!
Thursday Feb 9, 2012 #
Note
Restcday - feeling tired and also Ewan off school. Walk round woods with Sarah and Ewan in afternoon.
Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 #
orienteering 47:00 [3]
DNC 10 at Forvie. Start at north end, lots of variety, very good course, long legs, short legs, blank areas, details etc. Very enjoyable except for strong, very cold wind (a cold south wind is fairly unusual). A bit hesitant early on (1-3) and a wobble on last control and run-in!
steady run warm up/down 5:00 [3]
short run to start - would have done more but too cold in wind!
Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 #
Note
Feeling drained after another short nights sleep (meeting in Edin, home 1230am)
Monday Feb 6, 2012 #
steady run 15:00 [3]
Wee trot round Hill of Banchory. Felt fine.
Pilates 1:00:00 [1]
Good session, lots of strength stuff, mostly OK
Sunday Feb 5, 2012 #
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Coaching, did a bit of warm up with TD5 athletes (all 4 of them), but only a couple of minutes! Feeling tired from lack of sleep and feet aching from dancing.
Saturday Feb 4, 2012 #
steady run 1:35:00 [3]
Maroc run with group of 13, Corsedarder stone to west then onto Caper reserve and south to Feughside road, crossed Water of Feugh (cold!!) and ran into fox shooting party - but they'd just given up and we carried on to eastalong river bank - lovely patch of forest. Met fox hounds near sawmill (never realised packs of fox hounds existed up here), then back up tracks through forest to start. Good run, felt tired but had speed to catch up leaders a couple of times on return up hill. Windy/sleet/snow - not as nice weather as Friday!
Friday Feb 3, 2012 #
steady run 1:09:00 [3]
Road junction above Cross Roads hotel to west along ridge - new planting at start, but proper gate and a decent track for most then fence climb and into heather with animal tracks. Feeling tired legs after past 3 days, but nice enough run. To cairn on Craiglich - lovely still day with great views. Carried on to bonfire site then back along south side of Craiglich and joined into outward route. Very pleasant run.
Thursday Feb 2, 2012 #
Strength 35:00 [2]
Gym session, 3 sets of lunges, leg straightening and sit ups, plus 2 sets of calf raises.
Wednesday Feb 1, 2012 #
orienteering race 1:00:00 [5]
Deeside Night Cup 9, Shooting Greens. Starated at NW corner and some controls in detailed area then across to east and route choices through open areas..... Missed last control badly - poor compass and drifted too far east, had to head west a long way to relocate on the fence - possibly 3-4 minutes......
Overall felt dreadful physically, no drive up hills or across brashy slippery terrain, lots of walking.
Overall felt dreadful physically, no drive up hills or across brashy slippery terrain, lots of walking.
steady run warm up/down 10:00 [3]
jog along track before start to try to get legs moving - worked reasonably well, but still tired
stretching 12:00 [1]
Needed the stretching - legs very stiff - left groin still a bit tender and quads tight.