Training Log Archive: Big Jon

Scottish Relay Champs, first leg handicap class. First back, but felt it a real battle every step of the way in heavy forest - moss, grass, plough lines, I'm getting too old - I used to love Strathmashie! Team (Sarah and Roger C) won our class - chuffed.

decent warm-up (and no warm down!!)

Helping then Ewan minding at Scottish O Champs (revised map so couldn't run).

greenhouse ALL day - 9am till 6pm, then went to Aboyne, got chips and stopped at Deeside Activity Park for beer festival - tasted a few good 'uns - particularly the Deeside Brewery ales - Macbeth and Brude are very good, Lady Macbeth is raspberry flavoured and a bit of an acquired taste.
Celebrating finished the bloody greenhouse - a month of work.....

Hanging training exercise in Sluie Woods, legs feeling undamaged, but no energy - just shuffling along and v. slow on hills

collecting controls after training - feeling much bouncier than morning, recovery is great!

Macbeth Fest relay - start and finish at Deeside Activity Park, loop in Dess Woods, tough we course - lots of up and a steep down at end. Did 17.50, fastest Sam Burgess 16.17 (and just 15 years old!!) 4th fastest overall (and fastest over 18!). Really pushed myself despite not feeling quite ready to race.

decent amount of warm-up (Ewan being entertained by others!) and a bit of a shuffle afterwards.

collecting Sarah's time trial tapes, then hanging tapes for Wednesday relay. lots of stop start and easy paced running.

Tarland road over Balnacraig Hill, down to the Devil's Den and over Stot Hill (missed main top, but found another top. Great views to west all run.