Training Log Archive: AllyBeaven

Longer but faster start/finish, much wetter underfoot, not sure how that shakes out.. Pretty much bang on the time for last year and Finlay was 3 minutes slower so who knows what that says about form. Acceptable, seeing as I've only been training for 4 weeks.

A bit of a funny one, never really felt like I had my race legs on and the race mentally definitely drifted in and out. At one point someone passed me on a descent and all I could think was "Good for him!" He closed fucking fast, not surprised I couldn't go with him. Nothing to report on the niggles/injuries front, just the usual beating from a 2+ hour fell race.

C • Passed on the descent 1

Plodding around, lower right leg still a little tight but mostly grand. Hill sprints were good, may have done a bonus one as a I lost count.

Woke up with a but of a case of the Can'tBeFuckeds. Trying to take it a bit easier before Saturday. Lower right leg feeling a bit gummed up, I'll dig into it with a lacrosse ball this evening.

Usual mod run trails, rooty technical bit 90% puddle. A few bits needing a little foam roller attention but mostly grand.

Turbo and gym. Bit tired today.

More watch bullshit regarding vert. Feckin' cold in the wind, a small diversion on the way back to the lodge to try and find my landlady's snow saw.

Pre breakfast jog. A few bits tight or tender from the weekend's exertions but nothing bad. First few strides a little laboured but the rest were fine.

Actual cycling because it's a lovely day, up the the ski car park. Probably working harder on the steepest bits than I would on the turbo but also having significantly more fun.

Gym fine. Noticing progress on the upper body stuff. Barkley '19 I'll be snapping more poles than Gary.

C • CYCLING 1

Mucking around on Cairngorm. Moving pretty well I think. 10' barefoot on the beach then a soak in the loch. The return to training has been less shitty than I'd feared it might be. It will be interesting to see where I am at SaC compared with last year.