Training Log Archive: Big Jon

JK long race, 9.7km... not sure when I last raced this sort of distance... started steady and only missed 1x30secs, so pretty happy. Finished 5th on day and overall.
Pleased with holding it together but way off the pace. Not sure why.

long slow jogging

JK Middle race. Hot again and really struggled physically, not sure if it was the heat or lack of refuelling over past 2 days. Long time since I’ve felt such discomfort, not sure if I was going to puke or faint at times... struggled to run even on flat tracks and had to walk all uphills. Ended 5th but 5 mins down on CharlieA. Drank and ate lots after race but still horribly hot in finish arena despite sitting in shade for much of the time.

Lots of steady jogging and some strides and stretching

JK sprint. Decent course - a lot fairly straight forward but caught out badly late on - went right and planned option didn’t work but I missed a small track (sweat and stress) so ran lady - cost 30-40 secs. Was14th equal but could have been 7th. Pleased with rest and happy with pace though it felt hard work in the heat .

Easy lap of the woods and a few strides/sprints thrown in on the fields. Legs feeling a bit heavy from Tuesday but moving OK. Nothing too sore from fall - right ankle bone a bit tender.

1 hour surveying - warm and pleasant and flat :-)

A bit achy in places (right ankle, hip, shoulder, knee) so day off for more recovery.

2 hours surveying, pleasant, flat and easy.

Deeside Runners, Glen Tanar, 2 bridges loop 6x2+1. Really struggling for pace. Sking still in legs! But that was anticipated and why I did the session - to try to get some leg speed back.

Usual GT warm-up to bridge. Decked it 50m from and - just caught my right toe and BANG, done on dirt. Left had got a bit of skin missing now and right ankle bone swollen - must have hit it as I rolled in the fall. Various other bits a little tender but nothing broken.
Hey, ho JK is never the same without some drama before it...

Another rest day - feeling pretty washed out and want to rest properly before JK.