Training Log Archive: Big Jon

Headed west along Deeside Way and across to Boddomend road, planning to come back via roads in the Lumphanan bowl but right leg not comfortable on flat track so cut back from highpoint on road through bogs... to DAP road and up through woods.
Something clicking in my right half - not sure what but suspect it might be scare-illiac or lower back.
Hamstring itself is definitely improving.

Rest day, legs feeling bit wrecked and right foot sore - probably from dodgy running style to protect hamstring. Anyway a minging day so no sleep lost over not getting out ;-)

First long run for a long, long time. With S, Bridge of Ess to Guard, Fungle track then right across big bog and back down Firmouth track to Glen Tanar ands back along south drive.
Uphills generally OK hamstring-wise but could feel it on downs (not badly painful but aware of it and twisting knee/lower leg action). Started to feel distance at far end (!) after 85 mins or so and had to stay very focussed to keep moving by the end.
Pleased to have done it and (7 hours later) don't seem to have caused any problems.

3 hours surveying, another sunny day in paradise (Deeside).

Second visit to physio - set up before last night's training. Felt a bit of a fraud but he managed to find very sore spots and then gave me some exercises, so money well spent.

3 hours surveying

Night training Banchory East. Started with low expectations off hamstring and how things would pan out. Turned out terrain running was mostly fine (I was very careful in trashy areas and downhill) and I had almost no problems with it. Navigation was a bit creaky at times but the juniors were even more all over the shop and I kept catching them up :-) Burnt off near end with some easier legs.
Pleased to run so well.

Warm up and down

3 hours surveying

With S, a wee jaunt round Dess Woods, both hobbling a bit ;-)

Wee shuffle round His of Banchory. Definitely the mid hamstring that is sore now - probably masked by other tweaks earlier. Lovely sunny morning.

No real problems from hamstring doing any exercise.