Training Log Archive: kPa

Feeling much better today. Back to normal. Ran around the muddy fields. Still have a tiny bit of hamstring tightness but otherwise fine. 6 x strideouts

5 mins warm up on the bike.
2 sets, 6-8 reps

Suitcase deadlift (kg) 28 28 (with kettlebell)
Step ups (kg) 2 x 12 12 (51cm block)
Split squats (kg) 2 x 12 12
Hamstring curls (single leg reps) 20 20
Captains chair leg raises (reps) 30 30
Pull ups 9 6
Push ups 20 20
Single leg arabesque w/ 10kg (reps) 14 14
Reverse plank 60s
Side planks 70s
Adductor side plank 45s

20' sauna

I didn’t get back from work til late and didn’t sleep well. I ran around the woods. Not a great run. Just felt generally stiff and didn’t have heaps of energy. 6 x strideouts ok. Had a 1hr nap in the afternoon.

I slept really well and feel so much better today. Still woke up before my alarm so though I may as well go for a quick run. Around the lanes again. I felt quite stiff and clunky to start with but then ok.

Again, I could have done with more sleep. Jog around the lanes. I felt fairly good whilst running, but really tired for the rest of the day. By the evening my hamstrings had tightened up a bit. Still happy with how I'm feeling though, just need more sleep.

5 mins warm up on the bike.
2 sets, 6-8 reps

Suitcase deadlift (kg) 28 28 (with kettlebell)
Step ups (kg) 2 x 12 12 (51cm block)
Split squats (kg) 2 x 12 12
Hamstring curls (single leg reps) 20 20
Captains chair leg raises (reps) 30 30
Pull ups 9 6
Push ups 20 20
Single leg arabesque w/ 10kg (reps) 14 14
Reverse plank 60s
Side planks 70s
Adductor side plank 45s

I slept really badly for no real reason and felt tired all morning. I was going to run earlier but the weather was dreadful. Given both these things I wasn’t feeling motivated to do the session and wasn’t expecting great things. I ran on the road (all farm lanes so it was actually really muddy in places), the flattest route I could thing of. Mainly gently undulating with a few short, steep hills. The were a few showers but much dryer than it had been all day. I did carry 2 spare layers just in case. It turned out to be a really good run. It felt too comfortable for most of the run but given the pace I assumed I would get tired later on, but I didn’t. I felt fine after I finished, like it hadn’t been a particularly hard workout. 4 x Spring gels (1 every 30mins)

A nice loop around Haytor on Dartmoor with Adharanand before recording the podcast. Feeling good.

In Somerset for the weekend for some podcasting, wedding dress material shopping etc. Very steady run with various family members over the Quantocks to a cafe. Oat milk latte then ran back again. Horribly wet and cold. Legs a little heavy but no tightness or anything.