Training Log Archive: Big JonIn the 31 days ending Oct 31, 2012:
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Wednesday Oct 31, 2012 #
Intervals 16:00 [5]
Railway line intervals west of Aboyne, 8x2+1 Going fairly well but struggling by last 2. Perfect timing as rain started just as I finished and it has pissed it down since!
steady run warm up/down 31:00 [3]
Shortish warm-up (didn't want too long a session).
Circuits 45:00 [2]
Maroc Indoor session at Banchory. Struggling with circuits - legs shafted from intervals and core not feeling too great either! Particularly cruel to have a circuit type exercise between laps 2 & 3 of normal circuits....
Tuesday Oct 30, 2012 #
cycling 45:00 [2]
Home from Aboyne after leaving car for service and back to Aboyne in afternoon. Hill up from Dess Burn is monstrous!
Monday Oct 29, 2012 #
Note
travel from 0545 till 1600 to get from Sarteano to home.
Sunday Oct 28, 2012 #
steady run 1:00:00 [3]
Plan was to run along a ridge near San Casiano dei Bagni, but recent rain had turned track into a sticky mud nightmare (think 3 inch platform soles after 50m of running). Turned back and went instead along "strada bianca" towards Fonte Vetriana - track in good condition for running and still some decent undulations, but harder underfoot than planned for. Very windy and cold - OK 10C!
Saturday Oct 27, 2012 #
steady run 1:02:00 [3]
Pietra Pochiana - loop through oak forest and round visitor centre, down to beech wood and back over top of hill. Lovely woodland - would make a pleasant O area (not too much undergrowth!).
Friday Oct 26, 2012 #
steady run 40:00 [3]
With Sarah and Ewan normal loop and down main road back along low track and porcupine alley.
Thursday Oct 25, 2012 #
steady run 20:00 [3]
Morning run with Ewan pacing on bike as usual. Before heading off to Rome for the day and staying to pick up sarah from her 2130 flight.
Wednesday Oct 24, 2012 #
steady run 28:00 [3]
From house to road end and back (as per last week). Ewan cycling along and being kind to me - must have realised I was fairly delicate today!
Tuesday Oct 23, 2012 #
Intervals 20:00 [5]
5x4+2 on strada bianca to north of house. Ewan cycled over with me and kept pace, then had a slow ride home as I was reducing to a grovel while returning. Tough session but pleased to have done it. Started at same place as a session Sarah & I did over 7 years ago when we first took Ewan to Italy and he sat in his pram watching us running to and fro past him!
steady run warm up/down 1:02:00 [3]
Long warm-up (25 mins to get to start point) and slow return.... Another hot sunny day.
Monday Oct 22, 2012 #
Note
recovery day - feeling pretty tired from 2 hot days of street racing and too much driving.
Sunday Oct 21, 2012 #
orienteering race 48:00 [5]
Street Race in Rome - running past the Colloseum and over the Capitoline Hill - how cool is this??!! Real fun and I set out to enjoy it despite legs feeling like shit after previous days race. Got into a battle with a WE runner and eventually let her way past her control... fine for me but she was not too amused at the time!
Spent a while after with Ewan wandering round Palatine Hill/Forum area. Superb day - but too hot - high 20's.
Spent a while after with Ewan wandering round Palatine Hill/Forum area. Superb day - but too hot - high 20's.
steady run 12:00 [3]
A few laps of the school playground which housed the event centre (and start and finish!). Legs not good.
Saturday Oct 20, 2012 #
orienteering race 34:00 [5]
O race at Viterbo. Generally simple routes, too fast!
steady run warm up/down 15:00 [3]
Friday Oct 19, 2012 #
cycling 3:00:00 [2]
Chiusi Lago north along canal to Vitorno & back. Hot.
Thursday Oct 18, 2012 #
steady run 38:00 [3]
pre-breakfast run. Fine at start but ran out of food! Lovely sunny morning with mist at low levels.
Note
walk up Monte Cetona with Sarah & Ewan. 3 hours moving.
Wednesday Oct 17, 2012 #
steady run 1:52:00 [3]
Corrona carpark up thru town to Torreone and up Strada Basolata then to telecom tower pn hill. Back same way. Legs a bit shot at end - 49 mins descent.
cycling 1:00:00 [2]
With S & E from house. Some big climbs.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Tuesday Oct 16, 2012 #
steady run 24:00 [3]
With Ewan quick run before tea
Monday Oct 15, 2012 #
cycling 3:00:00 [2]
cycle/bike push on Monte Amiata in the rain - pretty miserable.
Sunday Oct 14, 2012 #
steady run 41:00 [3]
easy run with Ewan & Sarah
Saturday Oct 13, 2012 #
Note
travel
Note
travel
Friday Oct 12, 2012 #
Intervals hills 13:00 [5]
Hills at Dess with Sarah - from new Deeside Way bridge to top of powerline ride. 3 x 4-22, 4-26, 4-08. feeling very heavy legged and uninspired - pissing rain all day, track wet. Started first one behind Sarah and caught her, on second one probably switched off too much. Last one pushed hard from start, almost stopped at half way but kept going. 4-00 will be possible with fresh legs!
steady run warm up/down 45:00 [3]
Down Deeside Way to tarmac, up past PBs house and back into top of Dess Wood, back top track to home and down Deeside Way to bridge, then 3 climbs. Warm down along lane to near farm and back.
Thursday Oct 11, 2012 #
cycling 20:00 [2]
Ewan to/from school. Legs still tired - and various bits aching after circuits.
Wednesday Oct 10, 2012 #
Circuits 40:00 [2]
Maroc circuits at Banchory. Feeling tired and tight in left upper buttock.
Tuesday Oct 9, 2012 #
cycling 10:00 [2]
With ewan to/from school. Cold this morning.
steady run 23:00 [3]
Easy through Dess Woods (apart from uphills which felt tough!).
Intervals 20:00 [5]
Deeside Runners on Aboyne Green, 5 mins tempo, 2 recovery, 10x1+1, 4 mins recovery 5 mins tempo. Going much better than last week - I blame my new shiny shoes ;-)
steady run warm up/down 1:00:00 [3]
Longer warm-up than normal - parked at Cowleys and up to school, then back to school and on to car.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Monday Oct 8, 2012 #
steady run 16:00 [3]
Wee jog round Hill of Banchory, chilly.
Pilates 1:00:00 [1]
Good tough session, lots of back and side exercises.
cycling 15:00 [2]
Down to village for hall committee meeting and back - dark with headtorch, great for catching animals unawares!
Sunday Oct 7, 2012 #
orienteering race 58:00 [5]
Local event at Bogendreip, Ran Blue (longest course). Tired legs from past few days and struggling in tough bits of forest. Bad error at 8 - left as if I was at 10 (a beginner's mistake!!). Cost me 2-2.5 mins. Apart from this mostly fairly clean.
steady run warm up/down 10:00 [3]
A bit of jogging on way to start. To be honest the half hour of digging in the garden was probably more of a warm-up!
Saturday Oct 6, 2012 #
steady run 1:18:00 [3]
Leading the Maroc Saturday long run. car-park at foot of Birse track, up track to top of Carn Ferg, down to SW, then back along Fungle track and past keepers house. 5 others with me, very pleasant day, great views. Could have been a bit longer, but no-one complained!
stretching 12:00 [1]
cycling 40:00 [2]
Cycling to Birse for start of run. First half pottering then worried about time and pushed from Aboyne.
Friday Oct 5, 2012 #
cycling 10:00 [2]
Meeting Ewan on return from school
Thursday Oct 4, 2012 #
Intervals hills 17:00 [5]
With Sarah up mast hill at east end of Hill of Fare. 17x1+1. Feeling very achey and heavy legged at start and struggled through whole session. Wobbled back short way off hill.
steady run warm up/down 50:00 [3]
Wednesday Oct 3, 2012 #
steady run 28:00 [3]
Victory Hall across green to river bank, round to west and up Rhu-na-Haven Road and back vis woods by academy and castle. Legs tired.
Circuits 40:00 [2]
Maroc circuits at Banchory sports hall. Legs not good, pushing harder than last 2 weeks.
Tuesday Oct 2, 2012 #
steady run 22:00 [3]
Lap of Dess Woods - checking out new bridge across burn on Deeside Way
Intervals 20:00 [5]
Aboyne Green with Deeside Runners, 5 mins tempo, 5 mins rec, 10x1+1, 5 mins rec , 5 mins tempo.
steady run warm up/down 52:00 [3]
Decent warm-up to green, then some running drills and exercises. long way back to car-park.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Monday Oct 1, 2012 #
steady run 14:00 [3]
Jog round Hill of Banchory
Pilates 1:00:00 [1]
Good session - not feeling too wrecked.