Training Log Archive: Big Jon

Technique training at Glen Feardar, 4.8km in 46 - hilly and very sluggish at start, technique also sloppy, but got going and really enjoyed session. Glen Feardar is a great forest in the summer - almost no bracken and little other undergrowth.

run to/from Glen Feardar.

Cycle with Sarah & Ewan on tag-along, railway line then back road over to Lumophanan bowl, low road round here and scone and hot chocolate stop at Deeside Activity Park, back round road (Ewan didn't fancy the direct track option). Picked the big patch of chantrelles - hundreds of them!

Set off to do a 6x2 mins hill session, but half way up first hill I realised my legs didn't have anything in them, so cut my losses and went for a standard Dess Wood loop. Spotted a huge patch of chantrelles.... must go back and pick them.

Glen Muick run, guiding for R.t.H. along lochside, up zig-zag hill, out to hut at foot of Broad Cairn, back via long diagonal stalking path and round loch. Pissing rain at start - absolutely soaked in 5 minutes! Then improved but still windy and spitting rain. All streams off the hills were really impressive white striped down hillsides. Feeling pretty good at the end - reckon I've got over my post survey slump.

A few surges up the zig-zag hill from Loch Muick.

Run round Coull checking planners comments - completely new ponds in one place and associated machinery tracks in the forest!

Ripe Hill loop from Crathie shop. Guiding a guest of Running the Highlands - nice day, warm and dry. Felt pretty sluggish at start and a bit achey at times, but feeling better this afternoon for it. Maybe I just needed a longer run to sort myself out.