Training Log Archive: CardiffajaxIn the 30 days ending Apr 30, 2014:
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Wednesday Apr 30, 2014 #
6 PM
Walking 1:00:00 [2] 3.0 mi (20:00 / mi) +250m 15:53 / mi
Easy walk round Orsieres (hotel at 880 m), Switzerland my home for the week. Really nice place.
Tuesday Apr 29, 2014 #
6 PM
Walking 40:00 [2] 2.0 mi (20:00 / mi) +50m 18:33 / mi
Walked part way home after being on the train all day. Nice evening.
Monday Apr 28, 2014 #
10 AM
Running 1:31:00 [3] 10.91 mi (8:20 / mi) +525m 7:15 / mi
Bit drier today. Another really fun run, super warm. Out from home, along the road to Llanishen Fach then up the Wenalt to the top, down and up Rhiwbina hill (really nice path) messed around in the woods through to Castle Coch then zig-zagged along the hill, back over the Wenalt and home. Paths still a bit muddy but not too bad. Legs felt good.
3 PM
Walking 40:00 [1] 2.0 mi (20:00 / mi)
Easy walk round the lake with Mum and Lucy.
Sunday Apr 27, 2014 #
8 AM
Running 1:06:00 [4] 8.2 mi (8:03 / mi) +400m 6:59 / mi
Really fun run today. Grey, wet and muddy, but felt great, forgot how good the footpaths are round here. Out past the golf course, cut through the woods (loads of bluebells) then up to the quarry, bit of scrambling. Followed the path round almost back to the road, then up to the top of the Graig and home. Felt really good, pushing the pace bit.
4 PM
Walking 1:00:00 [1] 3.0 mi (20:00 / mi)
Easy stroll to the village and back then round Waterloo gardens from Annie's house. Really nice part of Cardiff I'd not been to before.
Saturday Apr 26, 2014 #
Note
(rest day)
Spent all day travelling down south. Train ended up being quite late. Walked ~ 1 mile across town.
Friday Apr 25, 2014 #
8 AM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride to work for the last time! Super foggy and a bit cold.
5 PM
Cycling 50:00 [2] 13.1 mi (15.7 mph) +200m
Easy ride home with Oleg. Last day of work! Went back a different way, down through Tranent and Musselburgh then along the cycle path and up past Craigmillar. Sopping wet, hills hard going with heavy rucksack.
Thursday Apr 24, 2014 #
8 AM
Cycling 35:00 [3] 9.5 mi (16.3 mph) +150m
Easy ride to work. Pushing the pace a bit, felling more lively than yesterday evening.
5 PM
Cycling 35:00 [2] 9.5 mi (16.3 mph) +150m
Easy ride home with Oleg. Really nice evening, lovely tailwind.
Wednesday Apr 23, 2014 #
8 AM
Cycling 35:00 [2] 9.5 mi (16.3 mph) +150m
Easy ride to work. Nice little bubble of sunshine followed me in today. Legs feeling good.
5 PM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride home. Felling tired. Dry.
Tuesday Apr 22, 2014 #
8 AM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride to work. Rain and wind. Legs feeling better than yesterday.
5 PM
Cycling 40:00 [3] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride home with Oleg. Got shouted at by 3-4 cars today, more than I've had all year!
Monday Apr 21, 2014 #
8 AM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride to work. Pretty slow going, grey, drizzle and headwind. Feeling tired.
5 PM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride home. Stunning sunshine back again. Still quite tired.
Sunday Apr 20, 2014 #
11 AM
Cycling 3:30:00 [3] 57.4 mi (16.4 mph) +1100m
Nice ride in the sunshine. Went out to Gladhouse then over to Middleton, over the climb, down to Heriot, across to Soutra, along the lanes to East Saltoun and back. Legs a bit tired from yesterday and no food otherwsie would have good to have done a bit more today with the awesome weather. Wind seemed to be coming from all directions!
Saturday Apr 19, 2014 #
12 PM
Running 2:50:00 [3] 10.88 mi (15:37 / mi) +1700m 10:31 / mi
Crianlarich - Ben More - Stob Binnein - Ben More - Crianlarich
What a day! First time up north with nice weather! Glorious. Feels like cheating "navigating" with the cloud up. Caught the train out to Crianlarich ditched my clothes in the car park and ran out the 2 miles along the road to Ben More farm. Headed pretty much straight up, bit slippy and boggy in places. Picked up the tourist path at ~800m, which was annoyingly rocky and took a ridiculous contour round to the back of the summit. Stunning views (Ben Nevis looking good) from the top and plenty warm enough to hang around in shorts and T-shirt. Followed the ridge down to the col and back up the other side to Stob Binnein. Bit more snow at the top here. Again awesome views. Plan was to drop down and head up the next Munro over but from here you could see all suitable routes to the summit were snowed in, didn't fancy risking it on my own with no one knowing where I was and having to be back for the train. So decided to trace my steps back to Ben More and on to town. Descent off Ben More was a bit tedious below ~600m with lots of wet slippy stuff. Otherwise totally awesome day, felt great, strong at the end. Nice to have a wash in the river at the end too.
What a day! First time up north with nice weather! Glorious. Feels like cheating "navigating" with the cloud up. Caught the train out to Crianlarich ditched my clothes in the car park and ran out the 2 miles along the road to Ben More farm. Headed pretty much straight up, bit slippy and boggy in places. Picked up the tourist path at ~800m, which was annoyingly rocky and took a ridiculous contour round to the back of the summit. Stunning views (Ben Nevis looking good) from the top and plenty warm enough to hang around in shorts and T-shirt. Followed the ridge down to the col and back up the other side to Stob Binnein. Bit more snow at the top here. Again awesome views. Plan was to drop down and head up the next Munro over but from here you could see all suitable routes to the summit were snowed in, didn't fancy risking it on my own with no one knowing where I was and having to be back for the train. So decided to trace my steps back to Ben More and on to town. Descent off Ben More was a bit tedious below ~600m with lots of wet slippy stuff. Otherwise totally awesome day, felt great, strong at the end. Nice to have a wash in the river at the end too.
Friday Apr 18, 2014 #
8 AM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride to work. Possibly one of the nicest mornings I've to cycled to work in! Freezing cold but so clear and crisp.
5 PM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride home. Glorious evening.
Thursday Apr 17, 2014 #
8 AM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride to work. Grey and drizzly, back to normal! Feeling a bit better than last night.
5 PM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride home with Oleg. After being cold and grey all day this evening turned out pretty nice. Warm and sunny!
7 PM
Walking 40:00 [1] 2.0 mi (20:00 / mi)
Such a nice evening that I ended up walking to Tesco and back.
Wednesday Apr 16, 2014 #
7 AM
Running 1:08:05 [3] 9.4 mi (7:15 / mi) +150m 6:54 / mi
Easy run to work along the tracks (adds ~1-2 mins relative to the road). Felt surprisingly good today, set off at quite a slow pace, but felt pretty decent by the end. Another awesome morning, felt brilliant running through the wheat with views out over the Forth. Great stuff!
5 PM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride home. Weather starting to turn. Feeling tired.
Tuesday Apr 15, 2014 #
8 AM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride to work. Another perfect morning.
5 PM
Running 2:03:00 [3] 15.96 mi (7:42 / mi) +400m 7:09 / mi
Took a longer route home today. Such a nice evening, absolutely glorious. Not overly sure where I was going mostly just following the cycle path signs. Headed out from work across the tracks, then down to Inveresk. Such a nice village, looking resplendent in the evening light, lots of blossom. Along the river and into the outskirts of Musselburgh. Then along the cycle route to Arthur's Seat. Longer than I remember it being, inanely flat but fast going. Glad for the uphill after the endless tarmac. Climbed from Duddinston up the back and down the other side. Getting pretty hungry and tired, had to stop for a rest on a bench outside the swimming pool for a few moments. Managed to pull things together enough to make it home at not too bad a pace, although considerably slower than the earlier part of the run. Pretty glad to get back, could have definitely done with a bit of food and water before the end. Decent run though.
Monday Apr 14, 2014 #
8 AM
Cycling 32:00 [3] 9.5 mi (17.8 mph) +150m
Easy ride to work. Awesome morning, not a cloud in the sky. Big tailwind, flew in, feeling good.
5 PM
Cycling 40:00 [3] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride home. Warm and sunny, very nice!
Sunday Apr 13, 2014 #
Note
(rest day)
Didn't quite make it out for a run today. Legs felt great but ended up going to the beach with Catherine (last weekend before she's away for 3 weeks) ~2 miles walking about.
Saturday Apr 12, 2014 #
1 PM
Cycling 2:56:00 [3] 51.11 mi (17.4 mph) +890m
So nice to be back out on longer cycle ride. Catherine Dropped me off at Mark's house (Whim Farm) and we tinkered around with bike for a bit before setting off, conveniently missing the worst of the rain. Super windy day today but some glorious bits of sunshine! Headed out through Eddleston and along the back road to Peebles, then got blown along super quick to Innerleithen, starting out along the new cycle path to Cardona then along the old road. Felt really good heading out along the B709, alternating head/tail wind. Fun descent down the other side. Then back home via Rosebery, Temple and Bonnyrigg. Getting a bit hungry by the end but otherwise felt awesome all day, really strong. Having a functioning bike is rather lovely! Great having a bit of company on the bike too.
Friday Apr 11, 2014 #
8 AM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride to work. Less windy today, nice and sunny but cold.
5 PM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride home. Two more weeks in work!
Thursday Apr 10, 2014 #
8 AM
Cycling 35:00 [2] 9.5 mi (16.3 mph) +150m
Easy ride to work. Strong tailwind today. Grey but dry.
5 PM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride home. Super windy.
Wednesday Apr 9, 2014 #
8 AM
Running 1:03:54 [3] 9.33 mi (6:51 / mi) +150m 6:31 / mi
Home - Work
Pretty sleepy this morning, breathing a bit off too. Think the tailwind helped quite a lot this morning. Grey and drizzly. Legs felt good though.
Pretty sleepy this morning, breathing a bit off too. Think the tailwind helped quite a lot this morning. Grey and drizzly. Legs felt good though.
5 PM
Cycling 1:15:00 [3] 17.98 mi (14.4 mph) +390m
Easy ride home via Crichton. Not the best evening for taking the long route home but Mark wanted to head out that way so I tagged along. Super windy, but always nice to cycle past Crichton castle.
Tuesday Apr 8, 2014 #
8 AM
Cycling 35:00 [3] 9.5 mi (16.3 mph) +150m
Easy ride to work. Bright sunshine with a big tailwind, still a bit chilly.
5 PM
Running 1:03:57 [4] 9.33 mi (6:51 / mi) +150m 6:32 / mi
Work - Home
Quite tough going today into a stiff headwind. Legs felt good, nice bit of evening sun, got in before the showers came. Right hand side of right calf a bit sore after sitting at home for a bit.
Quite tough going today into a stiff headwind. Legs felt good, nice bit of evening sun, got in before the showers came. Right hand side of right calf a bit sore after sitting at home for a bit.
Monday Apr 7, 2014 #
8 AM
Cycling 40:00 [3] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride to work. Bit colder than yesterday.
5 PM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride home. Warm and wet.
Sunday Apr 6, 2014 #
10 AM
Cycling 35:00 [3] 9.5 mi (16.3 mph) +150m
Easy ride into work to water the plants. Pushing a bit harder than usual, super warm and really windy. Legs felt good after yesterday.
12 PM
Cycling 35:00 [3] 9.5 mi (16.3 mph) +150m
Easy ride home. Again going a bit harder. Wind had picked up quite a bit, made for some fun cross winds. Caught out in a rain shower too.
Saturday Apr 5, 2014 #
6 AM
Cycling 15:00 [2] 4.35 mi (17.4 mph) +60m
Easy ride down to Oleg's bright and early. No fog this morning! Although there were still a few drops of rain around...
8 AM
Running 3:20:00 [3] 11.47 mi (17:26 / mi) +1400m 12:39 / mi
Car (Lay-by off A84 just N of Callander) - Ben Vorlich - Stuc a Chroin - Car
Fun little outing today! Set off along some nice tracks through the woods with glimpses of deer of the opposite hillsides. Followed the main river up to a set of rather nice waterfalls before following a trod across the moor and starting the climb up Ben Vorlich and into the mist. Pretty easy going to the summit especially once we joined the main tourist path. Headed out along the ridge following the fence posts to the climb up Stuc a Chroin. Snow made things a bit awkward at times but we managed to pick our way through the boulders, pretty glad to have taken some microspikes today. Spring clearly hasn't made it to these parts yet. Oleg kicked a nice set of stairs to get us off the face and onto the plateau on top where we met two snow hares racing away. Really nice paths then headed down off the summit until we turned off and headed down through the heather which became a bit tedious at times. Oleg resurrected me at the bottom with some jelly babies and we made good time back to the car. Running well at the end. Back to Edinburgh to find clear skies and 16C temperatures!
Fun little outing today! Set off along some nice tracks through the woods with glimpses of deer of the opposite hillsides. Followed the main river up to a set of rather nice waterfalls before following a trod across the moor and starting the climb up Ben Vorlich and into the mist. Pretty easy going to the summit especially once we joined the main tourist path. Headed out along the ridge following the fence posts to the climb up Stuc a Chroin. Snow made things a bit awkward at times but we managed to pick our way through the boulders, pretty glad to have taken some microspikes today. Spring clearly hasn't made it to these parts yet. Oleg kicked a nice set of stairs to get us off the face and onto the plateau on top where we met two snow hares racing away. Really nice paths then headed down off the summit until we turned off and headed down through the heather which became a bit tedious at times. Oleg resurrected me at the bottom with some jelly babies and we made good time back to the car. Running well at the end. Back to Edinburgh to find clear skies and 16C temperatures!
Friday Apr 4, 2014 #
8 AM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride to work. Still foggy, but getting warmer!
5 PM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride home. Damp and grey.
Thursday Apr 3, 2014 #
8 AM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride to work. How is it still foggy?! Damp with little wind.
5 PM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride home. Damp and grey.
Wednesday Apr 2, 2014 #
7 AM
Running 1:07:05 [3] 9.33 mi (7:11 / mi) +150m 6:51 / mi
Easy run into work. Felt surprisingly good this morning, again took a bit of time to get up to speed but felt comfortable in the end. Visibility improved enough to see AS but still not what you would call clear.
5 PM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride home. With Mark. Legs felt good. Few spots of rain before home. Accepted a an offer for a new job down south today, so will have to make the most of the hills before I go!
Tuesday Apr 1, 2014 #
8 AM
Cycling 40:00 [2] 9.5 mi (14.2 mph) +150m
Easy ride to work. Soaked just getting the bike out. Pretty wet, foggy and horrible.
5 PM
Running 1:07:15 [3] 9.33 mi (7:12 / mi) +150m 6:52 / mi
Easy run home from work. Start of "summer" training! On the slow side of average for this route. Started off pretty slow, forgot how long it takes to get into it after work. Ran about 9 mins for the first mile! Felt good through Dalkeith. Still foggy and wet although visibility better than this morning.