Training Log Archive: Big JonIn the 31 days ending Aug 31, 2010:
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Tuesday Aug 31, 2010 #
Intervals 22:00 [5]
Glen Tanar, 11x2+1. Feeling pretty good, pushed hard by Finn, but best session for a long time.
steady run warm up/down 46:00 [3]
Glen Tanar loop with Deeside Runners - Finn, Drew, David and another.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Monday Aug 30, 2010 #
steady run 15:00 [3]
Warm-up for pilates, had to rush back - ran out of time - so a bit pacier than normal - sweating for first 10 mins of class - nae nice!
Pilates 1:00:00 [1]
Good session, all mat work, but going well and feeling strong & balanced.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Sunday Aug 29, 2010 #
orienteering 36:00 [4]
Checking controls at Glen Dye - a cold rain started as I left the car and continued for the next 2 hours..... Nae nice at 7C
orienteering 10:00 [2]
Jog round white course to check controls and tapes.
Saturday Aug 28, 2010 #
orienteering 39:00 [3]
Checking controls for tomorrow's event at Glen Dye. Blaeberries are impressive this year - lots and large!
Friday Aug 27, 2010 #
steady run 2:47:00 [3]
Echt road over Hill of Fare, via TV mast and high tracks, cross country to top of road over Learney Hill and back via roads and tracks form there. Tired after least few days and struggling by Learney raod (ca 1-36), OK down hill to back of Torphins and then hard time getting up hill past Pitmurchie House entrance. Pretty knacked by end.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Thursday Aug 26, 2010 #
Intervals 24:00 [5]
Railway line intervals from Aboyne to Dess. 12x2+1. Going OK, hanging on by fingernails on last 2!
steady run warm up/down 36:00 [3]
Warm-up from centre of Aboyne to west end and from end of intervals back to home - waded Dess Burn (now Iain has removed log-jam bridge its not so easy).
cycling 40:00 [1]
Cycle with Sarah and ewan Gliding strip to centre of Aboyne and back.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Wednesday Aug 25, 2010 #
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Survey 6 hours
Tuesday Aug 24, 2010 #
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Survey 7 hours
Monday Aug 23, 2010 #
Pilates 1:00:00 [3]
Back to basics session. Survived pretty well. N
steady run 17:00 [3]
Sunday Aug 22, 2010 #
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Rest day - legs pretty wrecked after yesterday. Need to plan more, longer, harder hill runs if I'm to do better next year!
Saturday Aug 21, 2010 #
Hill Race race 3:46:00 [5]
Great Wilderness Challenge 25 miles Started steadily and got slower. First felt aches at 70 minutes - not good! Slow up 2nd climb thenslower into driving rain across top. Causeway in ca 2-11. Reached last moorland checkpoint in 2-50....and still many miles to go. Shovelled in more and more food & drink at later controls, but still slowing. Actually finished reasonably briskly, but time was over 58
minutes slower than best.......... I need to do some proper long training sessions and prob more races & hard intervals if I'm to enjoy this race again! 2 hours after race and legs are not too bad - prob didn't run fast enough to really hurt the muscles. Ohh to be 15 years younger again! Winner was Matt Sullivan in 2-54, a truly impressive time given the strength of the head wind for most of the race.
minutes slower than best.......... I need to do some proper long training sessions and prob more races & hard intervals if I'm to enjoy this race again! 2 hours after race and legs are not too bad - prob didn't run fast enough to really hurt the muscles. Ohh to be 15 years younger again! Winner was Matt Sullivan in 2-54, a truly impressive time given the strength of the head wind for most of the race.
Friday Aug 20, 2010 #
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Another recovery day. Did less today!
stretching 6:00 [1]
Half session to ease out legs before GWC tomorrow.
Thursday Aug 19, 2010 #
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recovery day - tired from Wednesday (also did some hedge trimming and chain sawing, so upper body a bit tired as well). Need some quick recovery for Saturday - Great Wilderness Challenge 25 mile, Dundonnel to Poolewe
Wednesday Aug 18, 2010 #
steady run 1:40:00 [3]
Checking controls in Glen Dye - started stiffly from last night's hills and then got slower, eventually ran out of food - tried blaeberries but they don't have much energy in them! Eventually finished and grovelled home to a late lunch!
stretching 12:00 [1]
Tuesday Aug 17, 2010 #
Intervals hills 12:00 [5]
12x1+1 in Glen Tanar with Deeside Runners. Feeling pretty slow in the leg speed, but seemed to handle the uphill part reasonably well.
steady run warm up/down 48:00 [3]
Braeloine to normal start, left up hill through plantation and back via diagonal osprey track and fairy loch.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Monday Aug 16, 2010 #
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Didn't feel like anything
Sunday Aug 15, 2010 #
steady run 1:08:00 [3]
Through Dess Woods, cow-shit alley and onto fields to NE, briefly into plantation (but too much bracken and nettles in rides) and back. feeling fairly lethargic, but going reasonably well at end.
Saturday Aug 14, 2010 #
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travelling home from Rosyth and rest of day unpacking, catching up with e-mails :-( and 4 weeks of Attack Point :-)
Friday Aug 13, 2010 #
steady run 32:00 [3]
Run along river Lesse - tarmac road and pretty boring, added in some intervals on return to feel I had done something positive.
Intervals 6:00 [5]
12 x 30s+30s on grassy field. sluggish at start but got going OK, should have done more, but couldn't face them....!
Thursday Aug 12, 2010 #
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Travel to Belgium - torrential rain overnight and packing up was a soggy nightmare! Sun was out by Belgium or we would have been hotelling!
stretching 12:00 [1]
outdoors at campsite in Belgium - felt good to have a breeze and sunshine while stretching.
Wednesday Aug 11, 2010 #
steady run 38:00 [3]
Col de Schlucht to north - lovely run - stared in shitsville Col de Schlucht - tacky hotels, luge runs, cafes, carparks etc, in 2 minutes this was forgotten in lovely beech/pine forests, stony track. Superb views over great corries and ranks of hills towards NW and NW. Lots of walkers - all friendly and cheery.
Tuesday Aug 10, 2010 #
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Walks with Ewan and Sarah - ca 3 hours in total.... very slow.....
Monday Aug 9, 2010 #
steady run 1:10:00 [3]
Route des Cretes - good section with a few rises, but no major climbs. Great views.
Sunday Aug 8, 2010 #
steady run 1:12:00 [3]
Run from La Bresse to high point to NE - nice run, big climb to start with then undulating ridge - most good paths or forest roads.
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Canoeing ca 1 hour paddling, shoulders a bit achey after.
Saturday Aug 7, 2010 #
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Drove to Gerardmer, had a splash in the lake on arrival
Friday Aug 6, 2010 #
orienteering race 54:00 [5]
WMOC Long final. Started dreadfully - lost a minute at first control - straight over a path without seeing it. Steadied down after this and OK till 11, when I was trying to refold map, check codes ahead and swung 90 degrees off line, had to stop to relocate and cut back to control - ca 30-40 secs. Amazed to have leading time at finish, and even more amazed to finish 5th - but pissed off as a silver or bronze medal was easily there for the taking. Must remember that most guys over-cook the final and stuff up big time! Still not feeling like I was running quickly - altitude? age? lack of decent training recently?
stretching 12:00 [1]
Thursday Aug 5, 2010 #
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Visiting 2 caves and "Dino Park" with Ewan.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Wednesday Aug 4, 2010 #
orienteering race 1:01:00 [5]
WMOC Long Qual 2 - running better today, but 2 big errors (ca 90-120 secs each). finished 6th, 3 mins down. Could have won! Food OK, not an issue after a lot of sports drink (thanks CompassPoint) and a heavy evening meal!!
steady run warm up/down 20:00 [3]
Decent warm-up and a few controls on warm-up map, tough grotty area!
stretching 12:00 [1]
Tuesday Aug 3, 2010 #
orienteering race 51:00 [5]
Good run for first time for a while! Started as fast as possible and ran straight on everything, fine till 2/3rds way round then started to run out of energy - I don't think I've eaten enough over past few days. Pleased to be 3rd, but 4 mins down.......
steady run warm up/down 20:00 [3]
stretching 12:00 [1]
Monday Aug 2, 2010 #
orienteering 26:00 [4]
WMOC model event - pissing rain and dark skies = could hardly read map in forest! Feeling in pretty poor shape, need to focus on running tomorrow to get a decent placing.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Sunday Aug 1, 2010 #
orienteering race 15:00 [5]
WMOC sprint final - Neuchatel. Again a very simple course, a couple of tiny hesitations and possible route choice? - but happy with run - just not quick enough running, 17th - equal lowest WMOC place ever!
steady run warm up/down 20:00 [3]
Not as pleasant warm-up area as previous day, but OK.
stretching 12:00 [1]