Training Log Archive: Big JonIn the 31 days ending Dec 31, 2013:
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Tuesday Dec 31, 2013 #
steady run 35:00 [3]
With Sarah near St Andrews - nice golf course then coastal path - v muddy.
Monday Dec 30, 2013 #
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Walk near Todmorden with Sarah's sister & family, mostly OK weather but heavy shower at end. Afternoon got worse rain, so no run!
Out 2 hours
Out 2 hours
Sunday Dec 29, 2013 #
steady run 1:55:00 [3]
With Sarah along part of Nidderdale Way. Mostly nice track and good views into valley. Spectacular gorge by road at end - must visit with Ewan some time.
Saturday Dec 28, 2013 #
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walk with S, E and others. Slow 2 hours
steady run 36:00 [3]
Head torch run at Ripon with Sarah. Along river path and towards Studley Royal.
Friday Dec 27, 2013 #
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driving south - minging weather
Thursday Dec 26, 2013 #
steady run warm up/down 15:00 [3]
Warm up for Banchory Fun Run
Road race race 19:00 [5]
Banchory Fun Run - 19-07 felt surprisingly good, managed to overtake people on Corsee Raod and caught Callum R near end, Ewen K just ahead and Donald K in sight. 25 secs faster than last year. Pleased with run and time.
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2 hour walk round Loch Kinord with S, E and David.
stretching 12:00 [1]
steady run 1:28:00 [3]
Deeside Runners night run from Shooting Greens, legs tired - at back with Sarah and Marie, cut short so only out for 98 mins total......
Went home and ate LOTS!
Went home and ate LOTS!
Wednesday Dec 25, 2013 #
steady run 49:00 [3]
Aboyne Loch lay-by to Mortlich and back with Sarah and Ben (plus Clare met us at summit an with us part way down. Lovely morning - sunrise near summit and clam, clear day, snow on hill tops. A great day to be alive and running in glorious scenery.
Tuesday Dec 24, 2013 #
Intervals hills 4:00 [5]
Hill session on tread mill- 15% and 14km/h 8 x 30 secs with 30 recovery - absolutely bu**ered at end - had to sit down to recover..... Not done anything like that for a long time! Couldn't face a conventional 10x2+1 or such like so tried a novel concept....
On treadmill due to wind outside - didn't fancy an outdoor session.
On treadmill due to wind outside - didn't fancy an outdoor session.
pace run tempo 14:00 [4]
A tempo session after a recovery from intervals. Actually quite pleasant - a bit of effort to focus on style and pace but nothing too drastic.
steady run warm up/down 25:00 [3]
warm up 10 mins on exercise bikle then bits on treadmill between other parts and warm-down.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Monday Dec 23, 2013 #
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Rest day.
Sunday Dec 22, 2013 #
orienteering 1:17:00 [4]
Maroc talent squad plus some others, Queens Loch car park, up cistern track then loop through terrain that Sarah sketched onto maps. Jelly Baby stop at the Guard, a short loop in GT to west and then whiz down Fungle with Ewan - had to work hard to stay with him.
Really enjoyable, good company and decent pace.
Really enjoyable, good company and decent pace.
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1 hour moving stones and gravel to patch some holes in track.
Saturday Dec 21, 2013 #
steady run 1:25:00 [3]
Morven Winter Solstice run, 31 attending. Breezy at bottom but sheltered on much of climb and even at summit wind wasn't too bad. Nice fresh, dry snow from 1/3 way up, ankle deep at top.
Friday Dec 20, 2013 #
steady run 1:21:00 [3]
Potties bridge to Corsedardar, up through forest and along to Tom's Cairn, east along ridge to Shooting Greens car park and back along Deeside Way to Potties. Sustained push on hills, feeling pretty good, then met DS near end and easy finish, chatting.
Thursday Dec 19, 2013 #
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2.5 hours surveying
steady run 23:00 [3]
Easy run round Dess with Sarah with head torches.
Wednesday Dec 18, 2013 #
orienteering race 58:00 [5]
DNC Raemoir. Tough course (as usual), going technically Ok but physically slowly till coming back into forest from moor, then missed 2 mins and 5 mins on controls- tried to use vegetation to attack them, but veg had changed since map was made....... so messed around. 8 mins down on JackG & 7 mins down on Drew T.
Need to be more positive and make a better plan B for all controls.
Need to be more positive and make a better plan B for all controls.
steady run warm up/down 15:00 [3]
Star tand finish a decent distance away from Hotel.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Tuesday Dec 17, 2013 #
steady run 28:00 [3]
Easy run round Dess Woods with Sarah, head torches. Legs slightly achy from yesterday.
stretching 12:00 [1]
Monday Dec 16, 2013 #
Intervals 16:00 [5]
4x4+2 on Deeside Way, very sluggish on first two, better and faster on last 2. Decided to limit it to 4 as its several weeks since I did anything this quick and I don't want to do any damage.
steady run warm up/down 34:00 [3]
Easy to and from start - 15 trees down on Deeside Way below our house - but none completely blocking it!
stretching 8:00 [1]
Partial stretching session.
Sunday Dec 15, 2013 #
steady run 20:00 [3]
2 laps of Hillsborough pond.
steady run 10:00 [3]
Easy run back to car park after coaching session (3 hours)
Saturday Dec 14, 2013 #
orienteering 30:00 [3]
Hanging controls, windy and wet.
stretching 12:00 [1]
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3 hours coaching in damp, windy conditions.
Friday Dec 13, 2013 #
orienteering 35:00 [3]
hanging controls in Hillsborough, very pleasant afternoon.
Thursday Dec 12, 2013 #
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Rest day
Wednesday Dec 11, 2013 #
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6 hours surveying, tired.
orienteering 51:00 [5]
Deeside Night Cup, Sluie, early start so nice quiet forest. Missed 3 badly - realised at end what had gone wrong. A few other wobbles and hesitations but main problem was feeling tired - legs struggled up every hill and I was also being badly affected by bracken - tending to weave round it rather than bash through (dead but still standing in places). Not many trees blown over by last weeks gales - phew!
orienteering 10:00 [3]
jog to start and back from finish. Straight to school for Nativity Play - what a hoot!
Tuesday Dec 10, 2013 #
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7 hours surveying - good day.
Monday Dec 9, 2013 #
steady run 34:00 [3]
Lap of Dess Wood - still not completely clear in chest, but I hope a short run will help clear things now.
Sunday Dec 8, 2013 #
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rest day
bit of a walk with S & E at Finzean - lovely riverside woodland, real wild feel.
bit of a walk with S & E at Finzean - lovely riverside woodland, real wild feel.
Saturday Dec 7, 2013 #
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Rest day, chesty cough still there, but getting better.
Friday Dec 6, 2013 #
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rest day - trying to get rid of bad chest.
Thursday Dec 5, 2013 #
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rest day - throat/chest still bothering me, rest now till its completely cleared up.
Wednesday Dec 4, 2013 #
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surveying 6 hours - still feeling a bit poorly.
steady run warm up/down 8:00 [3]
short warm-up
orienteering race 48:00 [5]
DNC Scolty - course was brutal and unimaginative - up and over Scolty Hill and back down with just a short loop in nice forest to finish - just as well gales started later in night!
Mis-punched first control - apparently the event theme was "check your codes" - shame the planner didn't tell anyone. 1st and 6th controls had 2 boulders close together with controls......... I was on straight line to first control then saw a marker 20m to my left, assumed my bearing was slightly off and went to it, didn't check code (my mistake) and went on.
Slightly unfair as any carload that had long and short course runners would have seen both different controls and been pre-warned.....
Mis-punched first control - apparently the event theme was "check your codes" - shame the planner didn't tell anyone. 1st and 6th controls had 2 boulders close together with controls......... I was on straight line to first control then saw a marker 20m to my left, assumed my bearing was slightly off and went to it, didn't check code (my mistake) and went on.
Slightly unfair as any carload that had long and short course runners would have seen both different controls and been pre-warned.....
Tuesday Dec 3, 2013 #
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Surveying 7 hours - bad chest
Monday Dec 2, 2013 #
Pilates 1:00:00 [1]
Took things easy as chest not good.
steady run 10:00 [3]
A bit of running round at schools athletics club.
Sunday Dec 1, 2013 #
steady run 1:25:00 [3]
Steady run with lads at Talent Squad weekend. Mostly a pleasant pace, mix of track and grass/moor.
stretching 12:00 [1]