Training Log Archive: Big Jon

SOL, Polmaise & Sauchie. Ran black course - probably a mistake! Tough area and pissing rain for two thirds of course. Really struggled to read the map in second part of area, too fiddly, map wet, muddy, magnifier misted over and dark forest with heavy clouds..... Reduced to running on compass and stopping when I saw a large feature to check where I was. Worked most time, just a bit slow. 1:7,500 scale map looked a LOT clearer.....

C • and your 5

To start and back from finish.

Street-O at Erskine. Ran course 2, 6th, 2-50 down on Dave R. Reasonably happy, three errors cost me ca 1-30. felt lethargic (probably due to driving from Aberdeen then running soon after).

A bit of jogging with Ewan and back from finish.

With Sarah round Dinnet Nature reserve from car park near rangers house. Nice day, lots of black clouds but some sun over the loch. Geese sitting on the loch and fields around, flying off honking in alarm

Surveying in Banchory - 2 hours (too wet in morning).

Dess Wood and fields - very pleasant and mild wit ha strong, almost warm, wind.

Surveying Banchory 5.5 hours, feet sore and right heel feeling bruised after too long on tarmac!

Helping hang a few controls in Bell Wood for training

Suveying Glen Feardar 5.5 hours

Hills in Dess Wood, longest hill available and 4x1+1 up it.

round Dess Wood and fields above as warm-up for hills. Feeling surprisingly bouncy after a day of survey

Hill of Banchory, very pleasant but chilly.

Matwork, good session