Training Log Archive: Rhesus

Event: 2017 Scottish 6 Days, Royal Deeside
 

Day 1 - Glen Tanar.

Mentally tired before I began, long week at work.
Stacked it into a pile of boulders within two
Minutes of starting - first time in a forest since Jukola showing! Have a nice scar to show for it now. Promptly blundered around the first 3 controls, pathetic o-ing. Not investing time in the map.

Got my act together on 4 but finding it very physical, unsurprising given my current shape. Only found 6 due to being told it was dodgy and on the crag below where it should've been.

Not sure how I found 8,9,10 really. Maybe decent compass. Couldn't read the sodding map. Nearly left the map on 11.

Actually got the rest cleanlishly but I was knackered already. Felt like I'd run 30km by the end, properly shattered. Going to have to accept that this week will be a physical struggle! Really need to wake up on the map reading though.

17th

Took it easy to relax after a hellish week in work and a week of body battering ahead

Slightly more adventurous jog. Feeling gradually better for it lungs wise, still somebody twinges but presume lungs are needing airing out. Optimistic on at least finishing the Scottish now anyway! Fitness won't be great so will need to be tight technically, more than ever really

Jog

Jog

Jog

More trotting. Discomfort entered around shoulder blades and left ribcage