Training Log Archive: Big Jon

Potties to Shooting Green along ridge to Guach Hill and Scolty then down mountain bike tracks to east and retuned via main track and riverbank path then up to main track and out at NW end of forest, up to Deeside Way and back. Feeling a bit tired and lacking bounce early on then got tired after 80 mins (first food stop), tough from 105 mins to 2 hours - second food stop. Struggled to Deeside Way but improved from there back and felt strong at end.

Chain sawing for half an hour just to ensure arms were equally tired to my legs.

Rest day

With Sarah and Ewan from home to Shooting Greens, then back with Ewan while Sarah did some hills.
Legs feeling very tired and heavy on the hills.

Victory Hall in Aboyne west along Deeside Way to carpark beyond gliding strip. Ewan pacing me on his bike - not fun! He held a fast pace the whole way (and was just cruising much of it!). A great way to get a pace run with the extra benefit of lots of "come on slow coach" type quips from him!
Quads still sore.

Feeling drained - some from last night, some from the past 2 weeks of survey.

Glen Tanar, 5x4=2 - the traditional set! Only Sarah and I doing it (paced by Ewan on his bike) - others all wimped off for a 6x2 plus a few hills.

Feeling a bit tired at start, but first 2 were strong, got a bit of breathing problems on 3 and 4/5 were just hard. Good session and felt easy in the head which is great.

Warm up/down and between intervals. Struggling at end with sore quads, must be lack of speed sessions for quite a while.

Early morning run - only chnace to train today. Nice morning, but started to rain lightly as I left the house! Buzzed on the fields - but only once and not very close.