Training Log Archive: Big JonIn the 31 days ending Mar 31, 2010:
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Wednesday Mar 31, 2010 #
steady run 40:00 [3]
Birmingham - streets to Warley Park, very pleasant apart from hail storm when at top of park!
Tuesday Mar 30, 2010 #
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Driving to Birmingham. Nearly failed to get over Cairn O'Mount due to snow, but followed a plough over.
Monday Mar 29, 2010 #
steady run 10:00 [2]
Jogging behind Ewan on his bike.
stretching 15:00 [1]
Sunday Mar 28, 2010 #
orienteering 1:00:00 [3]
Checking controls (and helping place last few) in Trossachs. Feeling a bit better than Saturday, but still not bouncy.
Saturday Mar 27, 2010 #
orienteering 2:30:00 [3]
Checking controls in Trossachs for SOL 1. Feeling dreadful from the start - weak and powerless - maybe not eaten enough on Friday? Improved as plod went on and positively racing along at end - ie was at least jogging!
Friday Mar 26, 2010 #
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Survey - 6 hours in Scolty checking felled and thinning/wind-blow.
Thursday Mar 25, 2010 #
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Drawing map all day and evening....
Wednesday Mar 24, 2010 #
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Drawing map all day and evening until midnight.
stretching 15:00 [1]
Tuesday Mar 23, 2010 #
Intervals 20:00 [5]
Intervals -parked on Aboyne Bridge and warmed up to east on South Deeside road, then 5x4+1. Going OK and feeling fairly smooth.
steady run warm up/down 52:00 [3]
decent warm up and extended warm-down. Feeling quite good
Monday Mar 22, 2010 #
steady run 15:00 [3]
Steady run in Banchory with Helen P before pilates
Pilates 1:00:00 [1]
Feeling good, crowded class.
Sunday Mar 21, 2010 #
orienteering race 26:00 [5]
Local event Bell Wood. Ran Green (longest course) 4.6km 25.44. Running hard and only a couple of wobbles.
Saturday Mar 20, 2010 #
orienteering 25:00 [4]
Collecting controls from Dess - pushing fairly hard as late and I knew course pretty well!
stretching 15:00 [1]
Friday Mar 19, 2010 #
steady run 1:31:00 [3]
Long map run with Sarah in Birse and Balfour Woods - checking for revised/new map potential. Lots of very nice forest and some areas of brilliant detail. Legs tired on uphills and in tougher parts due to intervals yesterday.
stretching 15:00 [1]
Thursday Mar 18, 2010 #
Intervals 16:00 [5]
Wow - first interval session for weeks. 8x2+1 on railway line. Feeling OK and distance reasonable - into strong head wind on way out but much longer on return. Legs a bit achy afterwards, but nothing too terrible.
steady run warm up/down 40:00 [3]
Long way out (via Iain's shed) and back same way as logjam on stream has been removed.
stretching 15:00 [1]
Wednesday Mar 17, 2010 #
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6 hours surveying Rannoch Forest. Snow not as bad as yesterday but still tiring. Covered bigger area as less climb and some areas of little detail.
stretching 15:00 [1]
Tuesday Mar 16, 2010 #
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6.5 hours surveying Rannoch Forest. Deep wet snow in upper parts, very slippery and heavy going. Tired by end of day.
stretching 15:00 [1]
Monday Mar 15, 2010 #
steady run 15:00 [3]
short run in Hill of Banchory before pilates - mild, but windier than of late.
Pilates 1:00:00 [1]
good session, back felt pretty good, just a bit stiff at start.
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1.5 hours shovelling stones - 2.5 tonnes - for repairing track (to keep the scaffie wagon coming up to empty the bins!!)
stretching 15:00 [1]
Sunday Mar 14, 2010 #
orienteering 25:00 [3]
collecting a few controls at junior training- had planned to do shadowing, but 15 juniors and 3 coaches in the light green/green group meant it didn't happen. Wet COLD snow in forest - solid cover and over ankle deep in places, hard work and very unpleasant.
Saturday Mar 13, 2010 #
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Visit to physio - back not major structural- ie disc and nerve, just muscular - spasm and stiffness. Had a good pummeling and back felt better almost immediately.
Friday Mar 12, 2010 #
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Surveying in Dalbeattie Forest, 4.5 hours. Travel home - hurray!
Thursday Mar 11, 2010 #
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Surveying in Dalbeattie Forest, 8.5 hours. Cough still lurking and back still aching at night.
stretching 15:00 [1]
Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 #
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Surveying in Dalbeattie Forest, 7.5 hours. Cough still lurking and back still aching at night.
stretching 15:00 [1]
Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 #
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Surveying in Dalbeattie Forest, 8 hours. Cough still lurking and back still aching at night.
Monday Mar 8, 2010 #
stretching 15:00 [1]
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Surveying in Dalbeattie Forest, 8 hours. Cough still lurking and back still aching at night.
Sunday Mar 7, 2010 #
steady run 45:00 [2]
Guiding for Running the Highlands. Very easy from Balmoral and up Gairnsheil road, part way and back down.
Saturday Mar 6, 2010 #
steady run 1:39:00 [3]
Guiding for Running the Highlands Ballater to Balmoral via Glen Muick roads and south Deeside road, plus distillery loop. Steady pace, but stiff legs by end - not used to this much roads.
Friday Mar 5, 2010 #
steady run 1:05:00 [3]
Guiding for Running the Highlands - Balmoral to east, up to distillery and along small road to east, then back along S Deeside road and to west gate of estate. Mild- 4-5C and snow very wet and slippy underfoot in the couple of places we had to cross it.
stretching 15:00 [1]
Thursday Mar 4, 2010 #
Pilates 1:00:00 [1]
Extra session at Lumphanan. Feeling OK-ish apart from one small muscle tightness by right shoulder blade - only hurt on raising and lowering from floor, OK during exercises.
Wednesday Mar 3, 2010 #
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Still feeling rough - cold getting better, but back ache may be a virus inflaming muscles.
Tuesday Mar 2, 2010 #
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Feeling shit with a cold and chesty cough. Back also started aching in evening - snow shovelling?
Monday Mar 1, 2010 #
Pilates 1:00:00 [1]
Nice relaxed session with sunlight warming the room. Almost made up for getting a cold :-(