Training Log Archive: bradc

Tight R hamstring.

Usual 2 continuous loops of 30/5. L ankle (tweaked yesterday) not too chuffed, and certainly not at all happy with trying to jog to and from the session - had to walk.

Event: CompassPoint Scottish Orienteering League 3
 

SOL3 Drumlanrig. Short Brown: 8.3km, 280m climb. Usual slow start, dropped half a minute on each of the first three. Got into the swing of things then and was working pretty well until I tweaked my ankle on an uneven track shortly after leaving number 8. Lost a minute and a half hobbling and taking a round the houses route to 9, then was moving poorly for the next 20 minutes until I hit the open and finally managed to stretch out. Surprised to be 2nd, only 2m20 down on Dave; without my bad ankle I'd have been maybe 3 minutes faster.
Beccy twisted her ankle in exactly the same way, as did Caspian - must be a lesson in there somewhere. On the positive side, my back was great, L knee OK, it was a gorgeous day, and I scarfed half of Will's burger nom nom nom. TRIMP 163.3.

Saturday morning LSD on the GO - 2hrs maybe equivalent to a 15 mile run. A bit cool to start. Felt fine until the 90 minute mark then got progressively more tired - legs gone before 2 hours. That's what you get when you do no stamina work over winter. TRIMP 250.9.

Time to get back to it. Vario (XC15). Relatively gentle - minor aching from the gum to start, soon gone, and no bleeding. Think I'm good to go. TRIMP 51.7.

Core & 'bells.

Unexpected second rest day due to an unplanned emergency tooth extraction. No strenuous exercise (and some heavy duty painkillers) for the rest of the day. Boo.

Rest day required - back grumpy after yesterday's mammoth drive. L knee swollen again, too.