Training Log Archive: Big JonIn the 30 days ending Nov 30, 2018:
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Friday Nov 30, 2018 #
steady run 1:50:00 [3]
Birse, games track, over to Birse Castle then back via Glen Cat. Struggling on hills, legs still feeling pretty tired, not sure why.
Thursday Nov 29, 2018 #
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Planned to survey, but raining hard and blowing hard all day till 3pm, the too late. Ditto training, never felt like going out the door so didn't.
Wednesday Nov 28, 2018 #
orienteering race 48:00 [4]
DNC Balmedie. Windy and raining off and on - but sand-blasting on ht loose sand areas was the worst part!
Started OK, but lost time at 5 - wrongly placed control? and turned wrong way, then missed 6 as a consequence. Got going well for a while but tired and struggling to read map towards end.
Pleased with performance mostly - especially as it took 95 minutes to get there (road blocked with tree, roads blocked with queuing cars, bypass unsigned so took long slow extra detour... Anyway by next year it must be open - even the private sector companies can't be more than a year late... can they?
Started OK, but lost time at 5 - wrongly placed control? and turned wrong way, then missed 6 as a consequence. Got going well for a while but tired and struggling to read map towards end.
Pleased with performance mostly - especially as it took 95 minutes to get there (road blocked with tree, roads blocked with queuing cars, bypass unsigned so took long slow extra detour... Anyway by next year it must be open - even the private sector companies can't be more than a year late... can they?
steady run warm up/down 4:00 [3]
Probably about right! straight to start then slow jog back to car park after finish.
Tuesday Nov 27, 2018 #
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2 hours surveying, nice easy pace :-) but mostly mapping felled areas :-(
steady run 42:00 [3]
With S, head-torch run, lap of Dess Woods and fields. Legs feeling weak, probably just as well I dipped out of Aboyne intervals.
Monday Nov 26, 2018 #
Pilates 1:00:00 [1]
Felt pretty good for session. Will avoid any further training today.
Sunday Nov 25, 2018 #
orienteering 10:00 [2]
grovel round placing a few kites for training. Legs in a shockingly poor state. Serious recovery needed.
Saturday Nov 24, 2018 #
steady run 1:34:00 [3]
Ballater to Carn Leuchan and back. Feeling terrible, legs shot from last nights race. Real struggle up hill so turned and came back down same way - steady grovel all way down - at least the track was a reasonable angle for easy running.
Friday Nov 23, 2018 #
Pilates 1:00:00 [1]
catch-up session at Aboyne.
Hill Race race 38:03 [5]
Cnoc Dubh hill race (that doesn't go to the top of the hill but does a circuit of it...).
First race (other than O) for about 3 years - and I felt every day of that time. Grim climbs and then enjoyed the path through woods then long downhill forest road to finish cost me 3 places. Not sure whether to puke or sh1t near the end... guess I can still push hard, just the outcome is now just slow.
First race (other than O) for about 3 years - and I felt every day of that time. Grim climbs and then enjoyed the path through woods then long downhill forest road to finish cost me 3 places. Not sure whether to puke or sh1t near the end... guess I can still push hard, just the outcome is now just slow.
steady run warm up/down 26:00 [3]
Decent length warm-up but legs not great on uphills - probably still got Wednesday intervals in them.
Thursday Nov 22, 2018 #
orienteering 1:00:00 [3]
Collecting controls at Pannanich. Uphills feeling dire but OK on flat or down. Still very tired after yesterday - and calves tight in deep muscle - must have been working hard!
Wednesday Nov 21, 2018 #
Intervals intervals 20:00 [5]
Stopped off on return from Aberdeen late morning. Counteswells and Kingshill, 10x2+1. Started very well, struggled horribly on 4 (lots of uphill and 7 & 8 were tough on flats after downhill starts. 9 & 10 were survival. Trying to move legs quicker and more like Willy's circular feet (from Sunday drills).
steady run warm up/down 32:00 [3]
Counteswells from near Cults road (avoiding pay car park). Out to west and intervals, 2 in C, 6 round Kingshill and 2 back.
steady run hills 18:00 [3]
Pannanich, up to collect start post and back - 12 up 6 down! Legs feeling shafted.
Tuesday Nov 20, 2018 #
orienteering 20:00 [3]
Collecting controls in Cambus O'May.
orienteering 1:10:00 [3]
Placing controls for DNC at Pannanich. A bit dreich.
Physio exercises 10:00 [2]
Various, mine and E's
Monday Nov 19, 2018 #
Pilates 1:00:00 [1]
Usual - slight aches from the drills yesterday!
Sunday Nov 18, 2018 #
running drills 15:00 [3]
Joined in with Willy Russells session for a while - until things started hurting too much!
orienteering 25:00 [3]
Shadowing 3 juniors on parts of Pannanich course. Lovely runnable bit of forest and almost all downhill - smart planning ;-)
orienteering 10:00 [3]
A bit of strength with E
Saturday Nov 17, 2018 #
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A lot of walking and a bit of running around at Scotjos weekend while coaching and observing.
Friday Nov 16, 2018 #
orienteering 1:15:00 [2]
Control hanging at Campus and Balmoral for Scotjos. Nice morning but a bit chilly at Balmoral. Very easy pace.
stretching 15:00 [1]
Demonstrating Perfect-10 to Scotjos Friday nighters.
Thursday Nov 15, 2018 #
steady run 36:00 [3]
Lap of Dess woods - steady pace, felt slightly leg weary but strong. Pleasant day.
Physio exercises 10:00 [1]
A few to work bits and pieces.
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018 #
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Rest day - feeling fairly tired and need to focus on this coming weekend at Ballater.
Physio exercises 10:00 [1]
Some core and glute exercises with S and E
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018 #
steady run 1:00:00 [3]
Bridge of Brown, along river Brown then up Tom na suidhe mor and back. Lovely braided river (though crossing it 10 times was a bit wearing!) and good views from top. Good burn up down - though dropped for dead by the youngsters ;-)
orienteering 45:00 [4]
Compass and contour exercise on Dinnet South (non-embargoed!!!). Pleased with how strong I felt (albeit fairly steady pace through the terrain).
Good training 3-Day and great company from the Maroc juniors and S, D & R
Good training 3-Day and great company from the Maroc juniors and S, D & R
running drills 10:00 [3]
ditto yesterday.
Monday Nov 12, 2018 #
steady run warm up/down 14:00 [3]
To start up gradual hill on track - glad of it to loosen legs off.
orienteering 1:00:00 [4]
Hanging tapes, then collecting tapes on second part and running some of third part. D&D - just as great as ever :-)
steady run 1:05:00 [3]
Rothiemurchus car park to Loch an Eilean and lap of paths and back. Mostly OK but got a bit pacey at start of return, stern words to some fo the juniors had the desired effect!
Physio exercises 10:00 [2]
Demonstrating a set of core exercises.
stretching 10:00 [1]
Stretching again with juniors.
running drills 10:00 [3]
A few drills before heading off in morning ( added too late to get at start of days logging!)
Sunday Nov 11, 2018 #
orienteering 1:20:00 [4]
Glen Feardar corridor course. Set off steadily then waiting at high point for S, did rest of first half and cut home. Feeling drained after last few days.
stretching 10:00 [1]
leading session at Maroc training weekend.
Saturday Nov 10, 2018 #
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JROS meeting all day and didn't sleep well enough last night to go out first thing. Legs tired anyway, so not really a problem. Plus a hard 3 days planned.
Friday Nov 9, 2018 #
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4 hours surveying.
Thursday Nov 8, 2018 #
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6 hours surveying, dry till last hour then rain :-(
Decent chunk done and nearly finished for this trip.
Decent chunk done and nearly finished for this trip.
Wednesday Nov 7, 2018 #
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6.5 hours surveying, a bit green and very damp, jacket fairly filthy from tree-slime!
Tired (mentally more than physically by end).
Tired (mentally more than physically by end).
Tuesday Nov 6, 2018 #
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4 hours survey - small detailed block, low vis...
Monday Nov 5, 2018 #
Pilates 1:00:00 [1]
Good session, lots of ab work... wait for tomorrow!
Sunday Nov 4, 2018 #
Strength 50:00 [1]
Core strength and stretching at Running the Highlands. Nice little warm-up session.
pace run 45:00 [4]
Reverse Balmoral 10km route. Started at front chatting to one guy (turned out he hadn't ru the last 2 days because of a cold) and he upped the pace immediately. Did my best to rein him in a little but he eventually disappeared off the front and I stuck to the next few runners. Still fairly pacey but felt comfortable with it and managed a few surges to catch front runners at critical times.
pleased with run - right leg felt good throughout.
pleased with run - right leg felt good throughout.
steady run 5:00 [3]
Ease down at end after 10km mark reached.
Physio exercises 10:00 [2]
With E, trying some of his exercises.
Saturday Nov 3, 2018 #
steady run 2:30:00 [3]
Running the Highlands, 15 mile route at Balmoral. Started at decent pace , then took over guiding a runner at the back of the group, bad foot pains so lots of walking over last 40 minutes. Out for 3-20. Nice day - a couple of light showers but ran most in shorts and t-shirt.
Friday Nov 2, 2018 #
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3.5 hours surveying, finished one green block.
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Robbie Simpson talk - inspirational!!!
Thursday Nov 1, 2018 #
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6.5 hours surveying - green and technical so a hard day.