Training Log Archive: Big Jon

To start and then a few cursory jogs and some legs stretching.

SOL, Dumyat. Started poorly -struggled to read map (contact lenses slightly mis-rotated) then started heading to 12 rather than 2, luckily a decent line anyway... Got going OK after this, just a bit of a struggle to keep running - legs tired and lacking motivation.
Lost time on long leg - went right then doubled back down road. Missed last control - ran right past it and missed finish (mis-marked on map...) cost me 30 seconds or so - and E beat me by 17 seconds... :-) that'll teach me!
2 mins down on CA so reasonably satisfied given tiredness and lack of real drive today.

Warm up to start

Scottish Middle Distance Champs
Decent run - started hard then a bit wobbly on a couple of downhill legs, then nerve spasm in right glute meant leg collapsed... had to slow down to stretch - lost 40-50 secs due to this on 12 then flustered and couldn’t read map leaving 12, missed track and lost 1 minute. Still 3 mins down on CA:-(

Rest day

Cycle with S from Finzean farm shop to end of Birse road and back - head wind and uphill on way our - 35 mins, back in 22. Nice sunny day but chilly wind.

Collecting controls from after-school club.

6 hours surveying - felling, new fences etc, so quick and a long, long way walking. Tired.

Short whiz to the garage to pick up car. Lovely sunny morning, fresh feel to air - great.

Along Deeside Way eastwards to start of intervals plus back from end. Only struggled from Dess burn up the final hill.

6x4+2 on Deeside Way. good session, slightly easy start to get going but pushed all the way to the last one - dying a bit on second half of it. Legs felt OK and less right leg niggling than last week (did a few glute warming-up exercises during jog to start.
Feeling some fitness may be returning.

Wee trot round Hill of Banchory. Felt pretty bouncy (for once?) and really enjoyed it.

matwork session (last of term). Pleasant workout, nothing too hard.