Training Log Archive: BrandNewMe

Firmly wedged in :-( at missing the Lairig Ghru, and hating myself for deciding not to do it and hating myself for knowing that it was the right decision to make, and hating myself for forcing myself to make he right decision, and general hateful frustrating gah-ness and misery. Next time I’ll just say fuckit and accept the inevitable year of Achilles pain. It’s much more tolerable. It’s amazing how, when you know :-(ness well, you can slip back into it so easily. It feels so familiar, almost comforting.

C • decision 1

Dropped the kids at school, then crags, up the dry dam to the top and home via duddingston and the innocent railway. Nice.

Back on it with a morning run. Achilles was not sore, but I could feel it. I had decided to do the Lairig Ghru last night definitely, but now I am thinking I really really ought not. I don’t want to get injured. I am fit, things are going well, this race is a stepping stone, not the be all and end all. Blah blah blah. But I really want to do it. Gah! What to do? What to do? This is torture.

C • Torture 1

Work charity indoor cycling competition.

The problem with this was that there was no resistance on the bike whatsoever. It was not a cv exercise - my legs don’t move quick enough to get the pulse up - it wasn’t strength either. It just gave me cramp in my hamstrings. Not good at all!

Home via the paint ship

Achilles not good.

Jukola leg 4

Interlopers. Ray did well in his first night o for 13 years, then Max had a solid run with a silly mistake, Colin had a fun time in the forest with Laura Goy for company. I headed out in daylight. Dropped time at 1, 2, 3, before doing better to 4,5 and 6. Then stuffed 7. Grr. Probably 5/6 mins of mistakes already. Nailed 8 by going slowly, and was lost at 9 and was heading out to relocate when I bumped into it. Nice! 11 I was pleased with, and 12 I forced myself to stop and think which helped. Twisted my ankle on way to 14 pretty badly but was able to run on after a bit. Stuffed the second last one badly, biggest mistake here. Was distracted by Chloe Potter, and dropped 2 mins at least, She dropped even more though.

Got to bed but my Achilles was hurting so much, and it felt like plantar fasciitis too, that I couldn't sleep so got up. Hmm. Lairig Ghru or not Lairig Ghru??? I really don't want to get injured now. Too many fun plans.


Great fun weekend with friends. Good to see interlopers Venla and Jukola teams running well. Amazing atmosphere, Personally I need agility and adrenaline if I want to do better.