Hill walking2:07:36 [1] 4.01 km (31:49 / km) +639m17:42 / km ahr:88 max:120 shoes: Salomon Speedtrak 2017
Family walk up Fraoch Bheinn, at the head of Glendessary. Many Corbett choices up here, but we opted for the easiest, given both the heat and the little legs. Glad we did; it was hot, the horse flies were horrific, and Eilidh moaned the entire way up. Fantastic viewpoint, though
Hill walking32:08 [1] 0.92 km (34:56 / km) +177m17:47 / km ahr:84 max:103 shoes: Salomon Speedtrak 2017
From lunch stop 1 to the top
Hill walking1:49:58 [1] 4.97 km (22:08 / km) +68m20:42 / km ahr:76 max:116 shoes: Salomon Speedtrak 2017
Back down. Much faster progress and waaaaay less moany.
I'd considered splitting off halfway down to jog up Sgurr na Murlaghain, but we were pretty late and my heels were blistering, so, not today. Bumped into Ange, Adam and Charlotte M in the car park and went for a jolly paddle in Loch Arkaig with them.
Running (Trail run) 30:00 3.4 km (8:49 / km) +80m7:54 / km shoes: Hoka Speedgoat 2
Ooof, scorchio. Too hot for much other than some running through the woods with the (much depleted) school athletics club. Jogged out to the woods at the back of Menteith View for a tempo lap of the trails, then on up to the woods by the Ryland Burn for a fun hill rep relay session. Very sweaty! Jog back.
Car on fire in Ochiltree, billowing huge clouds of toxic black smoke; hope folks hadn't left their house windows open... :-(
Orienteering12:15 [2] 1.23 km (9:58 / km) +5m9:45 / km shoes: Hoka Speedgoat 2
Jog around the Yellow course at Doune Ponds with Eilidh
What a cracking evening! Last WEE of the series at Doune Ponds - Beccy went out first and I got to go around the Yellow with Eilidh. If she put half as much effort into running as she does into talking...! Still, she has got the hang of orientating her map, at last, and was even remembering the control descriptions. Getting there.
Orienteering35:59*** 5.67 km (6:21 / km) +49m6:05 / km ahr:148 max:171 shoes: Salomon Speedtrak 2017
Jase had planned a cracking end to the WEE series for us. The first half of the 4.5 green course was Norwegian map memory, whilst for the second half we had the opportunity to use an experimentally coloured map as part of a PhD study.
It has been 20 years since I ran Norwegian map memory - and it was great fun! I have to say that it helped a lot that I knew the area very well, but it did make me think hard about what information I had to take in and remember when planning my route from one control to the next. I was a bit hesitant on a couple and meandered around in the circle, but didn't lose too much time. For the second part, I got a map where the open was white and the open forest was green; paths were grey rather than black. I found it very hard to see the wee grey paths in the light green runnable wood but, other than that, it was easy enough.
Had had a really enjoyable run and was thundering along to the finish when I ran past a woman with her kids and her small dog, not on a lead. It went for me. She tried to get it. It went for me again, I shouted at it and ran past. She couldn't grab it and it went for me again as I was running away, and got caught under my foot as I was bringing it through, and it took a right bash in the head. I stumbled, swore, ran on to the finish and came back, to find the lady rushing up to me cradling her moppet, claiming that I'd kicked it deliberately. It's not often that I lose the plot, but I yelled at the woman - in retrospect, I regret that, at least - told her that her dog attacked me, I had just been running, and I had never kicked a dog in anger in my life. Then I stomped off, still fuming. Unbelievable. How to ruin a very enjoyable run. Dogs that cannot be controlled should be kept on a lead at all times. What if it had been Esme Finch running past the dog, and it had gone for her? Still cross about it now, two hours later. TRIMP 77.8.
Cycling (Road) 2:09:56 54.46 km (25.1 kph) +466m ahr:122 max:155 shoes: Genesis Croix de Fer 30 2016
Morning Dunblane-Livingston ride
Lovely morning, so I cycled to work. Sadly, despite the weather, it was a pretty sh*tty cycle. The traffic through Larbert, Camelon & Falkirk is always pretty bad, but it was particularly rubbish today. The road surface was also cr*p in lots of places and I had to get through 8 - 8! - roadwork temporary lights. By contrast, Avon Gorge was almost pleasant and not its usual, terrifying, self.
Set a very easy pace and span up the hills, so, legs were fine, although my back was protesting by the end.
TRIMP 140.6
Note: rather glad I cycled because just after I had enjoyed my lunch, Matthew turned up with a huge chocolate birthday cake that he'd made for Andrew's birthday! Calorie deficit duly wiped out.
5 PM
Cycling (Road) 41:18 16.5 km (24.0 kph) +243m ahr:135 max:157 shoes: Genesis Croix de Fer 30 2016
Over the hill to Linlithgow after work, to catch the train home. Steady enough, quite warm! TRIMP 65.