Training Log Archive: wstewart88

Freezing overnight and woke up cold. Phone said -3 and certainly felt like it. Slept pretty well and a chilled morning. No niggles waking up today which was positive and legs tired but not too achy.

Headed out around 11ish after fannying about for 30mins taking photos and videos for a product test for work. Legs were moving pretty well today. I could feel yesterday’s session but I kept having to try and consciously ease off during the run despite feeling I wasn’t trying to ramp up the pace. Average pace still faster than normal easy runs though but didn’t feel like I was over exerting myself. Some proper dodgy pavement conditions so tried to run in the road or cycle lane for most of the run.

Hour passed pretty quickly and felt legs feeling good afterwards.

Back at it on S+C after a week or so with no sessions. Been a bit apprehensive with this and knee but realise that is a ‘chicken and egg’ scenario and without doing it may actually be contributing to the issue. Certainly felt the niggle during some of the exercises and as soon as it started getting sorer then I stopped. I also switched out Bulgarian Split Squats for just Split Squats. When left leg was at the back and on the bench it was increasingly sore.

Single leg glute bridge
1. L25 R25
2. L21 R21

Notes: first set on my left leg was noticing a sharp pain in left knee. Less so on set 2.

Side plank W raises
1. L30 R30
2. L30 R30

Hamstring Curl
1. 28
2. 20

Notes: Left knee noticeably sore and increased in second set so stopped.

Front Plank movements
1. Each movement x10
2. Each movement x10

Notes: feeling strong here.

Push ups
1. 25
2. 15

RDL (6’s)
1. L10 R10
2. L10 R10

Notes: dropped weight and focused on technique. Felt good and no issues

Angels (5’s)
1. 10
2. 8

Devils (5’s)
1. 5
2. 5

Split Squats (10’s)
1. L15 R15
2. L15 R15

Notes: suspected culprit for me. Attempted Bulgarian but when left foot on the bench then knee pain was increasing. Opted for split squat and knee noticeable but not worsening. Managed reps with consistency and good form.

Adductor side plank + raises
1. L20 R17
2. L20 R17

Ball Pass
1. 18
2. 15

Decent night sleep and up at 0630 to take the dogs out. First and thankfully, final fall of the day and some lethal conditions underfoot. Super sunny day and managed to get out at lunch. Knee still a little niggly getting out of bed but other than that then legs felt ready for the session.

Wasn't confident on getting the session in but headed up to the Meadows to see what the conditions were like. Apart from being absolutely mobbed and full of twats (what lockdown?!) then there was a good few paths that were ice free so after 20mins I just cracked on.

Found that balance of session tough and didn't really settle very well into a moderate pace for the 600's. The first 2 reps and the last 3 were good and fairly happy with those. The middle section was tough and felt like I was running through treacle, especially on rep 3. Didn't feel like I was falling away in the session or struggling to hit the pace on the km reps but just suffering with a shorter respite. Perhaps would have been easier with less people dodging. All 1km's were at or below target pace with the exception of rep 3 (+12s).

Took a short walk after the last rep and then an easy 15mins down the road. Legs feeling good but tight calves from the session. Pleased to get that in. Tough task master adding a rep and reducing the recoveries!!

A slightly restless night sleep - both dogs feeling the cold and fighting with each other through the night to get under the covers. Seriously trying my patience. A lot of snow overnight - seem to be right on the cusp of the weather warning. Woken early to take wife to work and the roads at 0630 were mental and the snow was still coming down pretty heavily. No niggles when waking up which was good and legs felt good after last night's run.

Ran at lunch today and nice to get daylight and some fresh air. Bright and clear day which is helping thaw the roads and pavements. It's also leading to seriously cold feet and a lot of slush and flooding. Run was good. A bit slippy in places but might not be too bad for tomorrow if this doesn't freeze overnight. Felt pretty hungry on the run and left knee a bit niggly again but no worse than before. Briefly travelled down my shin mid run but afterwards was back in knee. Legs felt fresh and as though I was moving well. Tailwind to begin with and slight headwind on the way back. Didn't try my luck with strides.

There is no rhyme or reason here. Knee niggly all day and stiff back when I woke up. Some stretching this morning and then ran at 1600. Felt bloody brilliant the whole run. Don’t get it!

Slept well and a lazy morning trying to loosen off. Busy day at work but sharp finish. Rained most of the day so the snow had cleared and was a nice night. Wee bit chilly but not too bad and good underfoot conditions.

Run felt great the whole way. Legs turning well and into a nice rhythm. Out and back along the canal and time passed pretty quickly to be honest. Really pleased with that but a bit stumped as to the knee the last couple of days.

Ok I’m at a loss with that. Since run yesterday morning my left knee has been persistently aching. On and off with the ice and ibuprofen before bed but still sore today while walking the dogs. Continued icing it and was in two minds whether to run tonight.

Headed out after work and just took it easy and stayed on the flat. Knee niggly to begin with then throughout the run the pain/tightness seemed to move into glute, lower back and then to the outside of the same knee. Never got any worse but never fully eased. Legs felt fine otherwise and well rested. Stretching off legs and lower back now but not sure how to explain that one.

A decent night sleep but cut short at half 5 with some bellend blaring his horn in the car park. Dogs kicking off so just got up. Stiff back getting out of bed but eased off. Out the door and running by 6. Nice morning but still a little breezy. Legs felt heavy for the first 5km but then loosened off after that and was moving much better by the end. Had to ease off at one point as I was drifting towards moderate pace.

Left knee proving problematic and niggly. An inconsistent sharp pain on the inside which, depending on the camber/gradient I either couldn’t feel it at all or it was pretty uncomfortable. Wonder if I might have tweaked it yesterday in the hills. Nothing really comes to mind. Gave the strideouts a miss just to be safe.

Pretty restless and interrupted night sleep. Up at 5 with the dogs and was considering just going for a run then but got back to sleep for another hour or so. Coffee and a bar before heading out the door. Nice morning and sunny but windy on the tops.

Ran from the house today as didn’t want to get caught out with the ice again up in the Pentlands. Legs felt really good today and moving well. Got the first couple of tops in the Pentlands in but it was still pretty icy in places so made the right call. Didn’t really fade in the run and if anything kept feeling strong towards the end. No fuelling throughout.