Training Log Archive: Big Jon

SOL Dunalastair. Feeling very tired - bad night's sleep (camping), too much wine and legs shot from Tullochroisk. Tried a bit of warming-up but legs still feeling awful. Technique was mostly OK, but not really tight enough and certainly struggling to run in the rough and rocks, tried to push in places but struggling to keep effort high. Performance not as good as yesterday and no results yet.

SOL at Tullochroisk. Not sure how I'd feel after Thursdays race and Fridays effort. Surprised at how good legs felt on warming up, so pushed hard, pleased to spot the killer route choice 12-13, got me into 1st place and managed to grovel quickly enough from there to hold QH off by 25 secs. Pleased with performance, attacking the running and (mostly) in control of the O.

3.5 hours surveying, legs heavy and tired, very hungry by end!

Steady run round Bennachie with S. Legs feeling much better.

A race - and actual race! Only decided to do it at 4pm...... A Cosmics summer series race at east end of Hill of Fare - round route up to mast and down short steep route.
Started and felt utterly dreadful for first 6-8 minutes, then felt better and caught time on a big group ahead, stayed in touch to summit (caught Dennis just before mast), then good blast down steep track - tough in places. Never troubling Dave H but only 35 secs down on him. Winner Peter H 28-25.
Pleased with how the race developed, but puzzled about how crap I felt early on - barely shuffling along. Maybe still heavy legged from the hours over the past month?

Checking controls at a schools festival at Bennachie. Nice morning, but midgey for a while....

Deeside Runners, 2 bridges steady - feeling pretty tired. Better for it - decent pace for second half.

Run at Hill of Banchory, glorious sunny morning.

After-school running club, lap of Dess with a handful of 30sec sprints thrown in on the hill up from the Deeside Way bridge.