Training Log Archive: Big Jon

Walk with Sarah and Ewan up The Cairnwell, Carn a' Gheoidh & Carn Aosda. 3 hours brisk walking. Great weather - breezy but mild and blinks of sun.

Moving logs, sawing and splitting logs. Lots of effort and aching muscles after - must be worth something!

Home via Deeside Activity Park to old railway line (largely rebuilt and will have to call it the Deeside Way soon!) then up to old mill at foot of Mortlich and Aboyne by golf course. Met Sarah and up to Balnogowan and loop to middle track and back round SE hill. Pushed quite hard on early hills then easier later.

Surveying 6.5 hours Happendon Wood. Amazing growth in last 4 years since I remapped the whole area. Revising vegetation - will be a great area in 10-15 years if not messed about with felling again. Undergrowth not too bad in most parts (except the big bogs......)

Stopped off at Perth on way home and went for a lap of Kinnoull Hill - a great area in the heat and sun! A bit hilly for my tired legs.

7.5 hours mapping at Carmichael estate. Long distance covered - big map and checking noted changes (plus lots of other things en-route). Map very variable quality......

Fungle 12x1+1. Feeling a bit sluggish at start but got into session. leased with efforts and best outcome is that I didn't feel my calf at all.

Victory Hall to Fungle and back for hills. Feeling sprightly on return.

Surveying 6-day map 6 hours. Feeling quite good at start - 2 days off running helped legs! Calf felt fine all day - first time in about 8 weeks!