Training Log Archive: Lard

Achilles has been niggly since a hard surface session on Tuesday. Got progressively worse yesterday and quite sore last night. So, no bainer to miss today and a few days of running. Hopefully, I'll be OK for Wednesday - helping the WC guys on Kinnoull Hill.

Spent the day setting up and running the start from beginning to end with Marsella & Geoff. Sun came out, scenery was stunning. Life is good. I think the event was a success - happy to help anytime when the quality of orienteering is this good.

C • I stood at the start 2

JOK Chasing Sprint Rd 1, Faskally.
Raced hard and survived the technical and physical (bracshings!) challenge OK apart from 30 secs at one control. Don't think I'm as agile in this stuff as I should/could be.

JOK Chasing Sprint - Chase.
Behind Rog and Charlie and no hope of catching either. Plan was to try hold Ben off (20 secs) and I managed to do that simply because we were as knackered as each other. Spent.

From D&G Perth into work. Fiesta in for MOT & Service.

Work to garage. MOT and service with no bother (except they've moved the back wheels to the front for better grip and the back ones weren't balanced right! It'll have to go back in ;-(

Up Dumyat on way back from working in the Borders. Gorgeously sunny in singlet and shorts. Very busy. 27:20 to top from med centre. 18:30 back. I predict some DOMS. Lungs struggling. Legs good.

Stagger warm down.

First cycle of the year, first ride to work of the year. Couldn't resist the beautiful weather and although BALTIC to start (2 degrees) things soon warmed up and the back roads to Perth are Sooooo beautiful.

Tried to new sections which reduced distance considerably (by 3.6k) but the first bit was on the Braco-Crieff road and has too many fast cars on!

My butt didn't like it one bit.

First hard run for a while. Still tightnes in groin (Sand dunes!) but stride length improving. Sunny and dry (t-shirt and shorts!) weather. Usual route from work. Lungs struggling with the effort!