Training Log Archive: Big Jon

Forvie, Brown course. Not sure how things would work out - left calf had been tweaking in the morning and after some massage in the car it was tender to the touch at the event and felt a bit sore in warm-up. However once I started running I hardly felt it - a few little twinges but almost nothing! very strange.
Ran strongly to win brown course by a long way.... but brikke failed, so no timer - managed to work out to within a couple of mins due to sarah's time (I started approx 1 min ahead and finished at least 5 ahead). Both Sarah and Ewan had GPS watches on......... if I'd had one I could have used it as evidence for time and controls!
Anyway, pleased with race - strong (for most of the course) and O was pretty decent - a few wobbles in controls - and a bad route to 1st control - didn't check compass. Must remember to use it more once DNC starts - At night your compass is your only friend!

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Warm-up

Rest day

Surveying 6.5 hours

collecting night-O markers, pushing quickly. left calf has a hot-spot.

With Sarah at Shooting Greens, down to river and back. Very pleasant, but left calf tweaking - not main muscle but surface muscle on inside of main body. Not painful to walk , slightly tender to touch, cold/hot in shower and will watch over next few days.

Finished hanging controls for night-O

2 hours surveying

Lap of Dess Woods, 12 x 1+30'. Struggling to recover in 30 secs, but kept at it. Managed to get out in a gap between heavy showers. Cold and windy - hope it clears up a bit before DNC training this evening.....

Hanging controls for night-O - in the dark, good fun and lovely evening in the woods with a trace of snow here and there. Ran out of time so need to do rest tomorrow.

5 hours surveying, nice bright day but a chilly breeze.

After-school athletics club - a bit of warm-up, some drills and sprints then lap of woods.