Training Log Archive: BrandNewMe

Tried to do a steady 6miles at 8 min/miling. My legs refused to run as far or as fast.

C • Brave move 1

Dumyat hill race

First hill race of the year. I previously ran in 2003 (45:50-ish) and 2005 (43-something) so was interested to see where I would end up. Not feeling great from the start, but it was fun to move through lots of people on the moor. Lots of students in the race, and trying to pick off the EUOC girls kept me going on the climb.

Passed Laura King and Jon X near the top and tried to push it on the descent. I had dobbs on which helped in the forest but I am a crap descender and Jon reeled me in. Damn. Next year! Pleased that the time is around what I had done before, and had a better time of it than when I was at the sol here earlier in the year.

Stagger around the lake after with some FVO

Arthurs Seat. Nice day for it, and WFH so at the crags in under a mile. The novelty of living so near the heart of a city, yet so near top quality running never ends.

Got home and accidentally dropped my Garmin down the loo. Less fun. #dettol

C • Garmin 1

One of these days I’ll do a run with Megan Wright when I am not incredibly hung over. Not yet tho.

Went to the Meadows forAlex’s session. Argi was taking it. 10 x 80secs on the grass w 60 secs. Cath Ferry was there who was a good pace for me. My legs were really stiff today but this felt ok.

Jon and Ali’s 50th birthday relays courtesy of the Wrights. Cerys stormed leg 1, I survived leg 2 and Ivor survived leg 3. 3rd team. V soft sand the whole way as the tide was right in.

Up to the Crags, down to St Margaret’s Loch, up the back of Whinny, across the Dry Dam and back across Pipers. Nice, but my legs are still totally, totally fucked from earlier in the week. Damn.