Training Archive: QuirkeyIn the 7 days ending 2008-08-24:
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Sunday Aug 24 | ||
| Yoga 20:00 [1] | |
| slept:7.0 | ||
| at home
Basic Sun Salutation Series plus a few of the balance / stretch poses. | ||
| Core: Stability/Balance 15:00 [3] | |
| 20 reps each of a range of abs and lower back exercises, just to get myself back into it.
Been feeling the lack of strength in my core: whilst running through to just sitting at my desk. A wee bit of lower back ache/stiffness etc has given extra drive to get back to Yoga and Core stuff....... | ||
Saturday Aug 23 | ||
| Event: Purple Thistle | ||
| Note | |
| slept:10.5 | ||
| Another big sleep and i feel remarkably better.
Still not in the best of humours as i have to miss a weekend of 'Mighty Thistle' that i've been looking forward to for nearly two months ... grrrr | ||
| Cycle 45:00 [3] | |
| ahr:125 | ||
| A wee bit further than i anticipated to get the the local event at Levenhall nr Musselburgh.
Took a wee bit of searching to actually find registration due to misleading signage (i think lots of other folk had the same problem) | ||
| Orienteering 50:00 [5] ** 7.9 km (6:20 / km) | |
| ahr:169 max:178 spiked:17/19c shoes: Brooks Vapour | ||
| Levenhall, nr Musselburgh.
Thought it strange that no-one was on registration when i got there. Eventually got a start. Not colour coded, just distances. Time is an estimate as i didnt start my watch until out a bit. As the navigation seemed fairly straight forward i pushed myself physically all the way. Took the cross-country routes through undergrowth/water etc 'for training purposes' in a few places even where i knew that sticking to paths would actually be faster. Strategy could have been improved on 8-9 and 17-18 as i ended up running further than i should have needed to. Realised when i got back to an all but empty assembly that i'd been behind by an hour all the while without realising. i.e left the flat at 14:45 when i thought it was 13:45 ....... lucky for me the organisers were easy going enough to let me start late ... even if i didnt realise at the time. | ||
| Cycle 50:00 [4] | |
| ahr:127 max:148 | ||
| Decided to take the cycle path route back home. Was a little distructing of signs near big W which seemed to be pointing the wrong way. They were right. Could feel my energy levels slumping more and more as i went.
HR up around the 140bpm mark for most of the way. Considerably slower through town stopping for traffic lights and numpties crossing the road without looking. Cant believe i managed to avoid swearing at even one of them. Absolutely zapped by the time i got home. Allowing for the one hour error mentioned above, there still seemed to be some time that went missing this afternoon as it was heading for 6pm when i arrived home..... cant even think of where i could possibly have had a blackout .... eeerie Someone else wasn't impressed with my being VERY late for dinner!!!! | ||
| C • Safe? 2 | ||
| Stretching 10:00 [1] | |
| Should maybe do more....... | ||
Friday Aug 22 | ||
| Note | |
| slept:11.0 (sick) | ||
| Still not feeling the full shilling today. Big sleep but still not fantastic. Headache still there though not so bad. Slight dizzy feeling in the morning.
Contemplated a wee half hour jog in the evening but opted on the safe side, plus this allowed me to get a few things done at home before early to bed again. | ||
Thursday Aug 21 | ||
| Note | |
| slept:7.0 (rest day) | ||
| Tiredness and headache during the day. Had intended to run in the evening but so knackered by the time i got home i could hardly hold a conversation, so downed a bowl of cereal and went straight to bed. | ||
Wednesday Aug 20 | ||
| Climbing 1:30:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Scarpa - Vision | ||
| Shorter session than usual tonight. Traffic was insane getting out of town so we were late and we were both in need of catching up on sleep so finished early too.
10mins bouldering to warm up. Then on to top rope protected climbing: Progressed each time on route Grades 4+, 5, 5+, 6a all cleared no probs. B needed more rest from her prev climb after i'd done the 6a, so i went again almost straight away on a 5. It was a mistake as only got half way before the forearms had enough. Tiredness got me on another two 6a's before i eventually got a third 6a: and then to finish i cleared that 5 i'd got stuck on previously. c 10 mins bouldering to warm down. Quite pleased with my climbing. Feel almost as if i've come back from the near 3 week break with improved technique. Great Fun! Edit: Wee bit dizzy for 5 mins after changing. Not sure if it was on account of not drinking as usual during the session then downing a cold energy laden sports drink afterwards. | ||
| C • Run...? 2 | ||
| Stretching 20:00 [1] | |
| 10 in the morning before leaving the flat
10 more after climbing in the evening | ||
Tuesday Aug 19 | ||
| Cycle 20:00 [4] | |
| slept:8.0 | ||
| Was keen to do a 'long' run, but thought my calfs might not appreciate 1hr plus of pounding. Decided on a medley session instead.
About 5 mins easy cycle in traffic from office to Holyrood park, then a hard push for a full lap of the park; though i did ease off slightly on the long downhill as i wasnt fully confident of my narrow tyres holding the wet cambered road surface. Overall time is an estimate. | ||
| Run hills 35:00 [4] | |
| shoes: Brooks Vapour | ||
| Locked my bike up and did a lap of holyrood (with backpack).
Usually about 30 mins 'unladen' so 35min estimate for this. Tried to run fairly flat footed to take pressure of that calf niggle. Turned out as more work for other parts of my calfs. | ||
| Cycle 10:00 [3] | |
| Holyrood to the flat. Deliberately picked a route with plenty of cobbles to make it a little more of a challenge.
How come a little rain turns otherwise perfectly reasonable drivers into complete 'mentlers' ??? or is it that the calm folk stay indoors whilst the nutters come out into the rain? | ||
| C • rain 4 | ||
| Stretching 15:00 [1] | |
| Quads and glutes feeling a bit funny all day, but i suspect that was more to do with LACK of activity rather than the usual opposite cause of gip.
5 mins with the fitroll at the end. Felt it as i hadnt done so for a few weeks. | ||
Monday Aug 18 | ||
| Run 27:30 [3] | |
| slept:8.0 shoes: Brooks Vapour | ||
| Though still knackered, dragged myself out of bed before work to re-commence 'normal' training.
Water of Leith and Inverleith park etc. Included a few old mobilisation and new breathing exercises as i went. Slight tugging feeling on that central calf muscle near the end. | ||
| Stretching 10:00 [1] | |
| 5 when i hit inverleith
5 when i got home | ||