Training Log Archive: alanhilley87

turned into a full day of travelling and by the time we reached the hotel
it was late and we needed to eat. decided to have an early night rather than running

Slept long but was quite broken. don't think it was a deep sleep. went for a walk round whinlatter in the morning for 30mins to wake legs up as they felt very stiff. didn't mentally tired. had porridge around 8:30. took a bit longer to get sorted than anticipated and didn't set off until 1100. had banana just before starting. had full rack pack. got new salomon sense 10 one. felt good. comfortable and no bounce. plenty of storage. started off feeling very good. climbs onto catbells, maiden moor and high spy felt great, was able to run the whole way despite it being technical in parts. legs felt quite fresh. didn't take long to get used to using poles again but actually at this point running on the gentler uphills felt strong without poles as well. at this point i was feeling good about things and thought i hadn't lost too much hill conditioning over winter. got to the bottom of dale head and found this climb really difficult. the path was a bit stairy and a bit broken and was hard to get in a running rhythm so i hiked it and really felt my energy zapping. was a really tough climb. legs had pretty much gone at this point which was really disappointing. id actually been planning on going up robinson but didn't think it'd be worth it with the way my legs were feeling, plus i'd already gone over elevation plan. descent was frustrating technical so was quite slow. i know you said snowdonia is technical so maybe this was good prqctice.overall pretty disappointed how legs felt on second half. i think maybe not enough fuelling before. no injuries. wore the saucony peregrines, i like how they feel. noticeably less grip than vjs. had huel, banana and pasta and some bread when i finished. felt ok the rest of the day

had a chilled morning getting the van packed and getting ready to leave. tried not to rush around. still a bit snotty but energy levels good and snot levels decreasing. had pasta for lunch and huel around 1330. set off around 1400. decided to do whinlatter forest as i know the trails are all
good and runnable. legs a bit achy from strength work but didn't feel
too fatigued. felt pretty strong on the uphill tempo. was aiming to stay under 5min/km and managed that fine. was able to maintain a strong leg drive throughout and felt that i was moving well. rpe 8-9/10. had rice and veggy curry for diner and some more pasta. didn't sleep
amazing in van.

legs felt pretty stiff after the strength session. energy levels felt good.

legs felt pretty good. tried to do most of the cycle standing.

squats felt strong. definitely been aching in the thigh and glutes since. flute raises getting better. only one i struggled with was the romanian deadlift as i was. wearing my saucony speeds and it was fought to balance

felt good, 4min/kms felt nice and easy. had a relaxed day at work and felt fresh. not injury worries

run home from gym

slept pretty well but was quite tired when i woke up and legs felt a bit stiff and took a while to get going. took it pretty easy. felt quite tired for the rest of the day and got a bit of a snotty nose. don't feel unwell. chilled rest of the day. total cals 3660