Training Log Archive: Big Jon

Helping at Maroc training - had expected t collect controls but enough youngsters (and oldies) volunteered so didn't have to.

Checking control tags in Glen O Dee with E. Pleasant run out, nice pace in the run and only 2 tags not found (one on track junction so probably removed by dog walker and other on large boulder... not so sure why missing - wrongly placed?
Legs feeling a bit better but not much uphill to test them.

Route to Christmas has started on World of O :-)))

and a right cracker for day 1...
http://news.worldofo.com/2018/12/01/route-to-chris...

Birse, games track, over to Birse Castle then back via Glen Cat. Struggling on hills, legs still feeling pretty tired, not sure why.

Planned to survey, but raining hard and blowing hard all day till 3pm, the too late. Ditto training, never felt like going out the door so didn't.

DNC Balmedie. Windy and raining off and on - but sand-blasting on ht loose sand areas was the worst part!
Started OK, but lost time at 5 - wrongly placed control? and turned wrong way, then missed 6 as a consequence. Got going well for a while but tired and struggling to read map towards end.
Pleased with performance mostly - especially as it took 95 minutes to get there (road blocked with tree, roads blocked with queuing cars, bypass unsigned so took long slow extra detour... Anyway by next year it must be open - even the private sector companies can't be more than a year late... can they?

Probably about right! straight to start then slow jog back to car park after finish.

2 hours surveying, nice easy pace :-) but mostly mapping felled areas :-(

With S, head-torch run, lap of Dess Woods and fields. Legs feeling weak, probably just as well I dipped out of Aboyne intervals.

Felt pretty good for session. Will avoid any further training today.