Training Log Archive: SKWilson

FVO SOSOL Barr Wood, Brown Course (6.2 km, 170 m) in 56:59 (-3:10 errors). Melting snow made conditions underfoot tricky, making for a physical as well as a technical challenge. Big overshoot at 4 (-2:30) and small wobbles at 11 (-0.30) and 24 (-0.10) plus a scary not-really-in-control slide down the steep slippery slope to 3 (which lots of other people also struggled with).

Plean parkrun #51. An unexpectedly rapid return to Plean on a cold and crisp (but not wet or slippery) morning with Ben and Josie. Felt easier than last week, but ran almost exactly the same time (23:31 compared to 23:35 last week). Cold, wet and slippery when I got back to Bearsden. Disappointed that my official time (24:03) is wrong, and even more disappointed that I was denied a Plean PB when they refused to correct it.

Brief and gentle warm up.

Busy day, ending with the JOK Scotland Christmas Dinner.

CLYDE Terrain Run, The Slacks anticlockwise on a cold and clear evening with Dave, Ty, Mirjam, Iain and Alice in 50:54. Surprisingly cosy in thick tights and a thermal layer usually reserved for skiing. Great views across Erskine Bridge.

Garscube Strength and Conditioning. Introductory and testing session of 70 minutes, but probably will only about 20 minutes of exercise.

Garscube intervals at track. Warm up, stretching, 8 x 800 m all between 3:29 and 3:34 except last one in 3:14, warm down, stretching, jog back to car. Tough session (72:54) on a chilly evening.

Rest and recovery day.