Training Log Archive: Big Jon

Wee run round Dess Woods with E (after some protracted persuasion). Needless to say he romped away from me skipping along while I lumbered painfully along behind!
Quads particularly tender on descents, pilates could be interesting tomorrow morning.

Stableyard to Mount Keen by Glen Tanar main track. Long steady pace out, ran first third of hill then walked/jogged rest. Got gritty on way back as no food (test to see if I could hack it). 67 to bridge, 39 to top, 23 down to bridge, 61 back to Stableyard.

rest day

Control collecting on Muir of Dinnet. 2 missing (one next to a track, the other in the middle of nowhere...!
Legs struggling in heather.

Bike test at hospital. Better VO2 max that previous, despite 5 week "detraining phase". Not what medics expected but perhaps due to doing a hard run 2 days before previous test? or else just usually tired from too much running and nicely recovered for this one? One to ponder.

C • Another guess 7

Home to DAP and back (gravely-walk back with right thigh causing problems).

DNC Dess Woods. Right thigh very tender after biopsies (but no problems last time), not sure what caused it but felt a bit wobbly on uphills and unconfident on descents, so took carefully.
No real time loss, a couple of hesitations - no2 seemed higher than I had expected, but coming from below anyway. 15 and 16 - struggling to understand paths and a bit hesitant on both legs plus on run-in to finish!

Finished 3rd behind JW and LG.

Walking to start hanging controls at Achtemarack. Approx 30 mins, plus walk back approx 20 mins.

Final research appointment tomorrow, so MRI, muscle biopsy, bike test 2nd biopsy and then I can start training again.

Walk round collecting controls at Plodda about 25 mins

Walk in to Glen Africa area plus hanging controls and back out approx90 mins