Training Log Archive: Old Daniel

Purdown old standard route yet again. This is actually getting a bit silly and more importantly the body is really starting to creak and groan. Weather changing now grey and quite a strong wind. This was a headwind on the way back so having to work hard for whole route so expecting to be quite slow but actually quicker again. Trying quite hard really all the way round.

Purdown old standard route again. Still sunny but the temperature has dropped a little. Quite buoyed up by running a bit faster yesterday and although not intending to started quite fast and had a young guy to chase on the return so actually ran faster again today. Its really odd for me to do the same run day in day out but at the moment that's ok and I do really have the opportunity to stay >3m pretty much for the whole route

Old standard Purdown route again. Its about as runnable as it will get and soon I will be complaining that it is too hard. Bright sunny warm spring day again. Ran earlier in the morning and pushed on. So the par time for this run is probably now just a bit over 70. I think I have been under 60mins but I guess that was probably 10 years ago and really racing, possibly hanging on to the coat tails of some youngster - I have slowed a lot. Quite pleased with todays effort

Old standard Purdown run and probably pushing a bit more than yesterday but lots of people blocking narrow bits so needed to repeatedly divert along minor woodland tracks etc. which explains longer times
Another nice sunny day

Its now lock down but also Spring and a few really nice sunny days which really lifts my spirit. So not looking at pc, not fussing about with orienteering nif naf and trivia just chilling out
Did the old standard Purdown run -much harder underfoot, not pushing at all but lots of hills so worthwhile. Did not enjoy as much as the recent runs but ok

Today was a bright sunny spring day with little wind and the ground is at last drying out. Ran the CW north from the Dog. Just felt great, running is sometimes a chore but not today. Ran quite hard for the last third.

A bright sunny Spring day, I was going to go over to Burrington Combe but I do have a slight sniffle, which could just be a start or weak response to something I pick up in Madrid or some such so I have been almost self isolating, so did not do this and chose a much less popular destination doing the loop from Cleeve village not the car park. Steady for most part but did kick on from the second hill