Training Log Archive: Big Jon

Run to start plus some extra jogging round - more than often but still didn't feel enough (it never is these days!).

SOL Dunachton, Short Brown. 7.9km 59.00. Started smoothly, aiming to read map plenty and stay on top of navigation at all times. Struggled a bit up the long hill to 3 then started trying to pick up pace, missed too far right (and high) at 5 (lack of compass checking), 6 fine (saw area , saw flag, code OK so punched and off!). Long leg to 7 ,deliberately stayed to left of line to avoid crossing gorge lower than necessary. Caught up a couple of Invoc guys at 8 and trying to push to drop them, couldn't... but keep pushing to end. Hesitant in a couple of the tricky woodland controls, but clean through circles, wobbled a bit on leg to 18 through woods - angles not quite what i expected, I think just pushing too hard. Slight miss at 2nd last - looped beyond control - juniper bushes seemed larger in reality compared to map, but only a few seconds lost.
Pleased with my performance and managing to push hard on 2nd half. Didn't read map as much as I had planned but course was a bit light greenish for much so constant map checking not needed.

Gorge walking - out about 1 hour, got very wet and very cold feet, but great fun.

Lap of Dess Woods and cowshit alley. Focussing on steady, strong cadence - feeling OK.

With S, down Deeside Way, upstream along riverbank (river higher than any time since spring snow melt) and a wee bit further, back up DW from west. Took steady and never pushed, legs OK.

Hanging and collecting controls for after school club.

minging weather and then all afternoon/evening at meeting.

Deeside Way intervals 5x2+1. Didn't want to do too much after the effect of last Tuesday. Went hard at them and got good pace on last 3.
Short and sweet.

Warm up - to farm, back up DW and down long way to bridge. Started intervals immediately across DAP road and did 2 out, 3 back, finished half way up hill.

a few pre-pilates and others later