Training Log Archive: Big Jon

Collecting a bunch of controls, lovely bit of forest but tripped and crashed down on my right elbow and hand holding controls - good lumps on elbow, gonna hurt if I bump it again. Think I was tired and just not looking where I was going, tripped on a wee tree stump barely 10cm high...

Checking last controls - feeling pretty wiped out - poor nights sleep and maybe yesterday was harder than I thought (I did enjoy it so much!)

Hanging and collecting controls for after-school club, I swear I could hang the Castle Wood controls blind-fold now!

Checking controls for Glen Dye event. Such a lovely forest, legs felt reasonably strong. Windy but mild.

Running round 6-Days areas checking planners comments. Pleasant day- mild and only a couple of smears of rain.

2 hours checking points of interest.
Found a sheep on its back, righted it but its back legs didn't work so it cooped over again, did this a couple more times then left it - visited farm and luckily the shepherd drove in soon after so explained it to him, he was heading out to sort it last I saw of him.

Set off to do 10x2+1, got to the last one and felt I'd do 1 more, it was poor so another to finish in a better mood. Warm-up from Dinnet, started intervals to west of gliding strip and finished in Aboyne near garage. Lay down for a couple of minutes after session... Then had to grovel home from there - 34 minutes of shuffle, gate by gate, junction by junction :-)
Taps aff for most of session - wonderful warm sunshine.

Tough session, lots of bridging and side work over Swiss ball. Also standing with one foot on ball and calf raising and knee bending - killer for the supporting leg.