Training Log Archive: Big Jon

Jog to start and a few drills.

Local event Shooting Greens, brown course, 7.2km. Good line to first control - avoiding windblown - but a bit hesitant at nos1&2 then missed 6 - too high and overshot, probably 1 min lost. 10 - very hesitant on way along leg - new felled threw me more than it should have, probably lost 45 secs.
13 overshot (too high on hill) - realised fairly quickly, 1 min lost. 20 - punched control but code wrong (217 - 127) did a treble take and then checked loose descriptions against map descriptions - same, onto top of knoll to check then decided I was right and headed off - lost about 30 seconds...
Overall struggling on hills - legs tired (8 days running in a row) and also physio exercises are tiring specific muscles - need to avoid them the 2-3 days ahead of important races.
Not helped today by TG playing leapfrog with me several times (though it was quite amusing as he was running so much quicker than I was!)

Tired legs

Dess Wood lap, feeling tired. Improved as run went on - had spent 2 hours cutting and barrowing wood.

With S, Aboyne bridge, Fungle, Guard, mast hill then back down MTB track - seen small parts before but this was first for whole length - lovely running and magic forest (my favourite bit of GT). Then through woods between South Deeside Road and river. Feeling pretty terrible at start - legs really heavy - think yesterdays drills had an effect!

Short set of drills - didn't fancy plodding in wet snow.

Headtorch run, Deeside Way to east, down to river bank, back up Deeside Way and loop out to waterfall and back. Feeling a bit of a sharp tweak in R groin - maybe brought on by drills? Took it easy at start and it settled down.

Couldn't face night-O after a long drive home from Oban (blizzard most the way). Went for a wee trot round Dess Wood with S. Feeling very tired and heavy legged.

Control collecting plus some other controls from last years Scotjos training at Airds Park. Forest great and map still OK, but wet, wet, wet - not sure I’ve ever experienced a more waterlogged forest... Enjoyable in a strange way!
Not tempted to do anymore training later.

Up to mast and back after session

Training on Arisaig, line then control pick, dropped to joint E after start of cp cos black storm cloud came in and I wasn’t sure he had enough kit. Lovely area but a bit hill and sloppy with 10cm snow. Great views to Rhum and other isles.