Training Log: Big Jon

Rest day - feel I need it.

Pressendye pre-race grovel up.
Legs felt like lead. Too much running recently and probably too much gardening.

Lap of Potties from car park, south side of hill through field then loop round to north track. Legs feeling fairly heavy from intervals but nice warm day.

Boghead to Dinnet (usual start point) and back.

4x2+1 then 4 x 1+1. Much quicker min return - downhill, warmed up and shorter intervals :-)
Felt pretty sluggish at start, but first intervals for a long while so I'll take it.

lots of work on pilates ring - tough work on glues and abs and shoulders.

Academy run club - pretty miserable day but almost dry during this run. Only 4 kids with 3 adults! Still those who came are keen (3 girls 1 boy). Out to castle - through to Golf road and back via Low Road, green and Boat Inn. struggling a bit - aching from pilates!

decent warm-up (but still too short)

SOl Loch Ordie, Blue course. 6th (first older than 18...)
First few legs uphill - and boy did my lack of breathing show! 21st by third control (tho' that included a 45 sec error at 3). Then got caught by M16 and decided to try to hold on - citing all corners, minimising and optimising map reading. Worked a treat and the course stoped climbing at that point :-).
Held on till near end and a downhill leg... Bit of a run-in battle with WI - my inner M16 taking over my external M60 :-)
Nav pretty straight forward and running OK apart from uphills - legs pretty strong from all the surveying. Just need to work on aerobics over the next few weeks.

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