Training Log Archive: Big JonIn the 30 days ending Apr 30, 2012:
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Monday Apr 30, 2012 #
Pilates 1:00:00 [1]
Good session, lots of work on swiss balls - harder than I remember!
Sunday Apr 29, 2012 #
orienteering race 55:00 [5]
Balnagowan, Maroc district event. Brown, 7.4km. Pushed hard despite feeling very tired from hard week (and some morning gardening). A couple of wobbles in the circle - couldn't see the controls!
Finished 4th (Ewan McCarthy, Felix, and Josh 50 seconds ahead. Fairly pleased with result. Knees didn't hurt badly - need to persist with strengthening exercises for next while.
Finished 4th (Ewan McCarthy, Felix, and Josh 50 seconds ahead. Fairly pleased with result. Knees didn't hurt badly - need to persist with strengthening exercises for next while.
steady run warm up/down 20:00 [3]
A deecent bit of steady running to warm up - could have done with some in terrain but no time as testing a "time start" system for SOC.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Saturday Apr 28, 2012 #
cycling 1:30:00 [2]
With Sarah and a whinging Ewan from Aboyne to Coull - new path and back on forest tracks.
Friday Apr 27, 2012 #
steady run 1:48:00 [3]
Run with Sarah from cottage car park on Shooting Greens road down to river bank path and along to tarmac road, up through plantation to Scolty, push up hill then across open to Hill of Goach and plod out to SG car park and down Deeisde Way to car.
pace run hills 7:00 [4]
Effort up Scolty, not flat out but steady push. Feeling better on uphill than downhill - knees not great. Got visit to orthopaedic clinic this afternoon, so good to get a long run in to ensure knees tired!
stretching 12:00 [1]
Thursday Apr 26, 2012 #
orienteering 42:00 [5]
Test running a course for SOC relays at Creag Choinnich. Enjoyed it - forest mostly runnable and controls clear.
C • nice 1
steady run 15:00 [3]
Warm-up and down at CC. Rain not too heavy.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Wednesday Apr 25, 2012 #
steady run 33:00 [3]
Home to Aboyne garage to pick up car after service. Planned to cross Dess burn, but even at the ford it was waist deep, so no go! Old railway line more of a river in places.
steady run 10:00 [3]
Club training at Tilquhillie, a bit of jogging to start and back after coaching.
Tuesday Apr 24, 2012 #
steady run 2:40:00 [2]
Checking map amendments on Creag Choinnmich - ca 40 mins and Glen Feardar ca 2 hours. Tired and feeling heavy legged - pilates? rain came on in GF then stopped when i got to top of hill, to be replaced by ..... snow! Areas looking good but a little damp in places ;-)
stretching 12:00 [1]
Monday Apr 23, 2012 #
steady run 20:00 [3]
Hill of Banchory jog. Knees not too bad
Pilates 1:00:00 [1]
Big balls (thats the equipment not a complaint....) - hard work, feeling abs by end.
Sunday Apr 22, 2012 #
steady run 30:00 [3]
Short warm-up with Talent Squad and collecting controls at Balnagowan. Lovely forest and not trashed by forestry vehicles.
Intervals hills 12:00 [5]
3x4mins (HP hill), 4-06, 4-08, 4-04. Track very muddy and rutted in places due to logging vehicles. Feeling fairly tired still.
C • hill 4
steady run warm up/down 33:00 [3]
Warm-up via waterfall (looking impressive after all this weeks rain!) and lower track. Back via P-B area and dung-heap grove. Lots of tractor wallows from logging and forwarder..... it'll take a while for Dess to recover.
Saturday Apr 21, 2012 #
steady run 15:00 [2]
Hanging a few controls for training, with Ewan
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4 hours walking round Banchory checking over sprint race with planner and controller.
Friday Apr 20, 2012 #
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Early ferry home so 4-40 start..... but at least home by 1pm.
steady run 53:00 [3]
Dess Wood in terrain checking trashed forest (forwarder been in on a wet week....) and cow-shit alley and bullyvard return. Track overgrown with broom been flailed so decent route again. feeling better by end than at start, but got wet - first time this week!
stretching 12:00 [1]
Thursday Apr 19, 2012 #
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Survey 5 hours Donard Forest. Finish new area and check some of recent map (pretty crap!). Not the world's best area by any stretch of the imagination...... But another dry week surveying in NI (4 weeks in last 2 years and about 2 hours of rain in total - we'll rent ourselves out to NI tourism board to make a fortune!
Wednesday Apr 18, 2012 #
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6 hours survey - Donard Forest. Still tough but base map some use and lots to write off (12 foot high brambles and thick young plantation/windblown.....) Couple of short showers but not wetting.
steady run 27:00 [3]
Middle Tollymore Road and back via Wild Forest Lane. Twisted left foot on verge - nothing too serious but annoying. Feeling dreadful - dizzy and light headed.
Tuesday Apr 17, 2012 #
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7 hours survey, Donard Forest. Feeling washed out, tough forest, poor base map. Not a good day! But no rain again.....
Monday Apr 16, 2012 #
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6 hours survey Castle Ward. Sunny in morning, windy and cold later, no rain!
steady run 38:00 [3]
Wild Forest Lane to Tollymore Park, short loop in woods and back.
Sunday Apr 15, 2012 #
steady run 37:00 [3]
Dess Woods - in terrain, checking thinning work and Deeside Way route. Legs feeling very heavy, plodded round.
Saturday Apr 14, 2012 #
orienteering race 54:00 [5]
Dalbeattie SOL Short Brown. Tired and not inspired, 2nd control in wrong place - checked for 2 mins then headed off. Led race from start with Paddy W 2nd - but feeling dreadful - tired, heavy legged, uninspired.
steady run warm up/down 15:00 [3]
A fair bit of easy running and following Ewan in a few drills, but didn't help legs!
Friday Apr 13, 2012 #
steady run 33:00 [3]
with Sarah at Staindrop.
Thursday Apr 12, 2012 #
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walk with Ewan around Alnwick Castle & Housesteads.
Wednesday Apr 11, 2012 #
orienteering 1:05:00 [3]
Hanging controls at AC & GD. Nice day - avoided showers & feeling good in terrain and strong legged.
Tuesday Apr 10, 2012 #
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rest day. Feeling pretty tired.
Monday Apr 9, 2012 #
orienteering race 43:00 [5]
JK Relay, Newtyle Hill, running last leg on M120+ class. Hard run - missed No 2 by following new made "path" rather than one mapped, lost ca 1-20 here. After this no real errors, a few hesitations and slow in some places reading quarries etc. Saw Rob H late on and worked very hard to catch him. Please with effort and mostly in control.
steady run warm up/down 15:00 [3]
Bit of easy running and a few faster bits, legs feeling pretty tired.
Sunday Apr 8, 2012 #
orienteering race 54:00 [5]
JK Day 2, Craig a' Barns. M50L decent warm-up, but start area a little restricted! Good run, a bit hesitant for first 2-3 controls then got into racing and pretty happy at end. Knees were best they have been for a while descending the hill so perhaps the solution has been found by the physio. Finished 2nd to Bilbo (3 mins down...) and 2 mins ahead of Quentin H. Seems like BOC might be a goer after all!
steady run warm up/down 20:00 [3]
Jog/walk (up steep bits) to start and some short strides/hills there plus some dynamic stretching.
Note
Setting out relay car park field after CaB, didn't leave till 7pm, late dinner and very late to bed, no time for stretching (and too full of food!).
Saturday Apr 7, 2012 #
steady run 25:00 [3]
Easy run round Dunalastair - fun watching the competitors on their courses.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Friday Apr 6, 2012 #
orienteering race 15:00 [5]
JK Sprint, Livingston. Straight-forward course, no twists or hidden routes etc. No major time losses, a few hesitations and went round a wall once when it was actually crossable (couldn't see it clearly enough on map). Happy with 6th=. Feeling OK running but not at all fast or smooth.
steady run warm up/down 12:00 [3]
Short warm-up.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Thursday Apr 5, 2012 #
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rest day before JKJ - a bit of a swim with Sarah and Ewan
Wednesday Apr 4, 2012 #
Intervals 8:00 [5]
2 x 4 min hills with HP (she did 4). DAP gate to top gate. good hill, will use it again
steady run warm up/down 25:00 [3]
steady run 15:00 [2]
jog to and from evening training in Dess Woods
Tuesday Apr 3, 2012 #
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Another rest day - except for snow clearing and a couple of walks in snowy woods. Still tired so probably best thing to prepare for JK.
Monday Apr 2, 2012 #
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Rest day. Feeling washed out after e tough week.
Sunday Apr 1, 2012 #
orienteering 46:00 [5]
Shooting Greens local event. Long course - 5.1km of tough forest and hill. Managed to hold O-ing together despite tiredness and even managed to run up some of the big hill! Course could have been nicer and more technical but good work out.
steady run warm up/down 15:00 [3]
Alright - all warm-up, warm-down a stagger to the car!
stretching 12:00 [1]