Training Log Archive: Big Jon

rest day - feeling fairly tired after yesterday and weather not very conducive to getting out.

With S up Tullich mast track then north along ridge to Morven Lodge, past it and round hills to NW, back near it and then the smaller track onto ridge and back via western descent. Not feeling great but nothing too wrong, legs tired by end but still able to push a bit along the road through Pass of Ballater to the car.

Wee run round Banchory with S to test a map-run course - app on phone actually worked for once!

With S from Queens Loch car park along to cistern track, up to GT mast and down Jamies road back down jungle and past north side of Queens Loch. Lovely temperature (16-17C) and legs felt good on uphill, maybe I've got fitter over the holiday?

Travelling home from Newcastle. Lots to do once home and didn’t feel like exerting myself.

Along beach at Camperduin, hot and sunny, tide coming in so much soft going. Stopped a couple of times for water. Lots of people on beach - not too surprising since 29C at10am.

Nice wee swim at end of run - absolutely soaking with sweat.
Pleasant but water awful salty after the Baltic at Ørnskoldsvik!
Refreshed after but the 5 min walk to the van got me sweating again :-)

Temp reached 35 as I drove to IJselmuid for the ferry. A bit hot:-|

Stopped at east end of IJselmeer barrier (Lorentz Sluizen) and went for a wee run to explore the old bunkers and the lock gates. Very hot and suffering by end.
Temp hit 32 in Netherlands - and that fairly near the coast, everything looking absolutely patched.